Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 24 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Climate science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,609
14,091
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
climate change
Arctic
science policy
atmospheric composition
risk mitigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,605
4,952
0.575
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Radiative Transfer
Climate Change
Water Vapor Continuum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,366
4,551
0.848
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Climate Science
Tropical Cyclones
Antarctic Sea Ice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,995
4,158
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tropical Dynamics
Climate Change and prediction
Numerical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,761
3,970
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Emissions
Air Quality
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
3,687
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
water cycle
water resources
climate change
climate dynamics
climate modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,540
3,551
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
climate change
aerosol indirect effects
boundary layer clouds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
2,692
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
land-surface modeling
weather forecast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,116
2,480
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Evapotranspiration
Drought
Hydroclimatology
Hydrology
Climate change and variability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
2,154
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Air Quality Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,788
1,882
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Climate Change
Climate Prediction
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
1,013
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Greenhouse gases
climate change
data assimilation
carbon cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
983
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emissions
Air Pollution
R
Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
969
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
atmospheric composition
data assimilation
air quality
human health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
909
0.315
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Climate change
Atmospheric Chemistry
Satellite application
Model Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,352
852
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
climate change
solar geoengineering
stratosphere-troposphere coupling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
710
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Corals and Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
482
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Remote Sensing
Global Water Cycle
Precipitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
294
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Oceanography
Climate Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
292
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Numerical Weather Prediction
Air quality modeling
WRF
cold air pool
land-atmosphere interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
203
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
ozone
atmospheric chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
environmental science
water research
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
94
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hydrology
Cartography
GIS
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
43
0.827
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,802
7,404
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Knutson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,609
14,091
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,466
30,808
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Benjamin J Deangelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,605
4,952
0.575
climate change
Arctic
science policy
atmospheric composition
risk mitigation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,167
33,978
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Paynter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,366
4,551
0.848
Radiative Transfer
Climate Change
Water Vapor Continuum
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,430
37,605
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Howard Diamond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,995
4,158
0.594
Climate Science
Tropical Cyclones
Antarctic Sea Ice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,496
39,552
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Baoqiang Xiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,761
3,970
0.689
Tropical Dynamics
Climate Change and prediction
Numerical Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,835
42,868
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brian C Mcdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
3,687
0.825
Emissions
Air Quality
Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,429
44,625
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yi Ming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,540
3,551
0.416
water cycle
water resources
climate change
climate dynamics
climate modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,517
59,358
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Huan Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
2,692
0.769
climate change
aerosol indirect effects
boundary layer clouds
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,861
64,249
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tatiana G Smirnova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,116
2,480
0.405
land-surface modeling
weather forecast
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,805
73,435
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mike Hobbins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
2,154
0.479
Evapotranspiration
Drought
Hydroclimatology
Hydrology
Climate change and variability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,531
82,942
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hyun Cheol Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,788
1,882
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,222
134,455
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dan Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
1,013
0.590
Climate Change
Climate Prediction
Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,314
137,134
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lei Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
983
0.513
Greenhouse gases
climate change
data assimilation
carbon cycle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,273
138,436
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sergio Ibarra Espinosa|Sergio Ibarra, Sergio I Espinosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
969
0.816
Emissions
Air Pollution
R
Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,002
144,147
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ivanka Stajner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
909
0.315
atmospheric composition
data assimilation
air quality
human health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,013
150,320
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hang Lei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,352
852
0.630
Climate change
Atmospheric Chemistry
Satellite application
Model Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,773
167,127
542
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Antara Banerjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
710
0.854
climate change
solar geoengineering
stratosphere-troposphere coupling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,399
201,638
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Erica K Towle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
482
0.740
Corals and Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,055
244,978
746
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Janice L Bytheway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
294
0.708
Remote Sensing
Global Water Cycle
Precipitation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,075
245,562
749
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Soumi Chakravorty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
292
0.692
Oceanography
Climate Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,099,215
275,669
824
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xia Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
203
0.481
Numerical Weather Prediction
Air quality modeling
WRF
cold air pool
land-atmosphere interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,405,712
323,731
930
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Effertz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
ozone
atmospheric chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,464,883
332,494
947
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cuiyin Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
94
0.989
environmental science
water research
GIS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,777,207
376,421
1,003
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
W Scott Lincoln
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
43
0.827
Hydrology
Cartography
GIS
Environmental Science