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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Sediments. Fractured rocks. Complex fluids. Energy GeoEngineering. Geotechnical Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,220
15,405
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Seismic imaging/inversion and machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,332
7,675
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Climate
atmospheric physics
aerosols
radiative transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,127
5,751
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
seismic imaging and modeling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,248
5,287
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
earthquake physics
seismic wave propagation
earthquake engineering & seismic hazard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,992
4,861
0.541
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Petroleum Engineering
Ecology
Biofuels
Thermodynamics
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,532
4,464
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Crustal Deformation - InSAR - Earthquakes - Volcanoes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,638
3,286
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Geomechanics
Peridynamics
Phase-field model
Fracture & Localization
Data-driven Strategy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
2,661
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computational Seismology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,992
2,035
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
earthquake-source model
ground-motion simulations
seismic hazard analysis
engineering seismology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,619
1,634
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Surface wave
GPR
Seismic inversion and Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,094
1,466
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
earthquake physics
earthquake geology
geomorphology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,146
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
carbonate geology
stratigraphy
diagenesis
pore networks
geothermal energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
1,113
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Inverse Problems
Seismology
Wave Propagation
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
1,094
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Isotope Geochemistry
Geochemistry
Biogeochemistry
Earth Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,458
1,072
0.196
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Seismic imaging/inversion
Parallel computing
Finite element method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
936
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
901
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Exploration Geophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
249
0.929
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Seismology
Earthquake Physics
Seismic Hazard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
225
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Structural geology
strike-slip tectonics
regional assessment
subsurface
CO2 sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
185
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Seismology
Geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
174
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
tectonics
neotectonics
paleoseismology
earthquake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
carbonate
outcrop
geophysics
deep learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
149
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Basin analysis
tectonics
stratigraphy
source-to-sink
CCUS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
148
0.943
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Earth Science
Seismic Imaging
Geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
144
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,651
77
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
J Carlos Santamarina
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,220
15,405
0.510
Sediments. Fractured rocks. Complex fluids. Energy GeoEngineering. Geotechnical Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,767
221
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tariq Alkhalifah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,332
7,675
0.576
Seismic imaging/inversion and machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,848
333
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Georgiy Stenchikov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,127
5,751
0.380
Climate
atmospheric physics
aerosols
radiative transfer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,364
381
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gerard Schuster
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,248
5,287
0.371
seismic imaging and modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,661
428
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Martin Mai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,992
4,861
0.541
earthquake physics
seismic wave propagation
earthquake engineering & seismic hazard
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,921
479
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
TW Patzek
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,532
4,464
0.307
Petroleum Engineering
Ecology
Biofuels
Thermodynamics
Energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,993
742
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sigurjón Jónsson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,638
3,286
0.495
Crustal Deformation - InSAR - Earthquakes - Volcanoes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,333
961
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yunteng Wang（王允腾）
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
2,661
0.934
Geomechanics
Peridynamics
Phase-field model
Fracture & Localization
Data-driven Strategy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,501
1,283
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel Peter
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,992
2,035
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,678
1,624
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kiran Kumar Thingbaijam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,619
1,634
0.624
earthquake-source model
ground-motion simulations
seismic hazard analysis
engineering seismology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,189
1,830
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jing Li 李静|Jing Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,094
1,466
0.700
Surface wave
GPR
Seismic inversion and Interferometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,238
2,347
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Olaf Zielke
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,146
0.572
earthquake physics
earthquake geology
geomorphology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,843
2,402
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Volker C Vahrenkamp
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
1,113
0.427
carbonate geology
stratigraphy
diagenesis
pore networks
geothermal energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,649
2,434
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matteo Ravasi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
1,094
0.737
Inverse Problems
Seismology
Wave Propagation
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,337
2,481
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Teofilo Abrajano
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,458
1,072
0.196
Isotope Geochemistry
Geochemistry
Biogeochemistry
Earth Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,159
2,806
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zedong Wu 伍泽东
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
936
0.763
Seismic imaging/inversion
Parallel computing
Finite element method
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,328
2,908
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Abdulkader M Afifi|Abdulkader Alafifi, Aboud Afifi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
901
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,005,067
6,315
752
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Guanchao Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
249
0.929
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,457
6,850
790
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bo Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
225
0.941
Seismology
Earthquake Physics
Seismic Hazard
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,141,461
7,722
862
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jakub Fedorik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
185
0.984
Structural geology
strike-slip tectonics
regional assessment
subsurface
CO2 sequestration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,168,501
7,947
876
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jagdish Chandra Vyas
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
174
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,186,237
8,101
893
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rémi Matrau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
tectonics
neotectonics
paleoseismology
earthquake
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,241,697
8,507
926
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ahmad Ramdani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
149
0.937
carbonate
outcrop
geophysics
deep learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,244,904
8,529
929
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jing Ye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
148
0.943
Basin analysis
tectonics
stratigraphy
source-to-sink
CCUS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,256,963
8,605
932
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ali Aldawood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
144
0.758
Earth Science
Seismic Imaging
Geophysics