Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Earthquake-induced ground motion
Seismic performance and risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,224
7,245
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fluvial Geomorphology
Rivers
Geomorphology
Sediment Transport
Geomatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,293
6,908
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
geological structures and tectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
6,017
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,452
5,094
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
geotechnical earthquake engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,285
4,886
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
paleoclimate
geomorphology
paleoecology
sedimentology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,897
3,902
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
active tectonics
structural geology
landscape evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,930
2,396
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,889
2,144
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geomorphology
earth sciences
erosion mechanics
disaster reduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
2,084
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
public health
population health
GIS
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,213
2,066
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
geothermal microbiology
methane oxidation
biotechnology
microbial ecology
hydrogenases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
1,828
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Ground Improvement
Environmental Geotechnics
DEM modeling
Computational Geotechnics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,266
1,728
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
geochemistry
volcanology
petrology
volatiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,013
1,567
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Surface water hydrodynamics
flood modeling
GIS
spatial analysis
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,708
1,559
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Timber Structures
Timber Engineering
Wood Mechanics
Seismic Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
1,298
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
GIS
spatial data science
(geo)health
geovisualisation
geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
905
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Earthquake Hazards
Neotectonics
Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
818
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment
Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis
Collapse Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
651
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Geology
geophysics
geomorphology
education
structural geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
575
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Education Research
Structural Geology
Fluid Flow
Geospatial Technician
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
486
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
478
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Earthquake engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
434
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
geotechnical earthquake engineering
soil-structure interaction
soil dynamics
engineering seismology
geotechnical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
341
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tectonic geomorphology
active tectonics
geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
324
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Geotechnical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
318
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,747
229
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brendon A Bradley
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,224
7,245
0.593
Earthquake-induced ground motion
Seismic performance and risk assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,721
254
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Brasington
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,293
6,908
0.520
Fluvial Geomorphology
Rivers
Geomorphology
Sediment Transport
Geomatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,246
321
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Nicol
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
6,017
0.494
geological structures and tectonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,958
407
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rajesh Dhakal
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,452
5,094
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,846
429
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cubrinovski Misko
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,285
4,886
0.526
geotechnical earthquake engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,439
580
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Shulmeister
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,897
3,902
0.494
paleoclimate
geomorphology
paleoecology
sedimentology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,718
1,077
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
jarg pettinga
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,930
2,396
0.404
active tectonics
structural geology
landscape evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,972
1,206
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zawar reza
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,889
2,144
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,141
1,257
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Timothy RH Davies
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
2,084
0.354
Geomorphology
earth sciences
erosion mechanics
disaster reduction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,488
1,272
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matthew Hobbs
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,213
2,066
0.934
public health
population health
GIS
physical activity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,628
1,476
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlo Carere
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
1,828
0.678
geothermal microbiology
methane oxidation
biotechnology
microbial ecology
hydrogenases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,165
1,563
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gabriele Chiaro
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,266
1,728
0.763
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Ground Improvement
Environmental Geotechnics
DEM modeling
Computational Geotechnics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,442
1,737
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alex Nichols
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,013
1,567
0.520
geochemistry
volcanology
petrology
volatiles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,892
1,744
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew Wilson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,708
1,559
0.420
Surface water hydrodynamics
flood modeling
GIS
spatial analysis
remote sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,975
2,064
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Minghao Li
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
1,298
0.820
Timber Structures
Timber Engineering
Wood Mechanics
Seismic Resilience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,233
2,735
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lukáš Marek
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
905
0.862
GIS
spatial data science
(geo)health
geovisualisation
geography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,255
2,898
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Timothy Stahl
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
818
0.570
Earthquake Hazards
Neotectonics
Geomorphology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,254
3,303
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Reagan Chandramohan
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
651
0.765
Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment
Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis
Collapse Simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,725
3,504
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Katherine Pedley
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
575
0.550
Geology
geophysics
geomorphology
education
structural geology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
741,961
3,761
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jonathan Davidson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
486
0.836
Education Research
Structural Geology
Fluid Flow
Geospatial Technician
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,289
3,779
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ben Mackey
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
478
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
787,656
3,917
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robin Lee
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
434
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,188
4,236
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nikolaos Ntritsos
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
341
0.909
geotechnical earthquake engineering
soil-structure interaction
soil dynamics
engineering seismology
geotechnical engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,848
4,312
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jaime Delano
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
324
0.994
Tectonic geomorphology
active tectonics
geology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
921,338
4,330
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Abdul Lahil Baki
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
318
0.624