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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
Geoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,539
5,261
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
water resources management
hydrology
land use land cover change
ecosystem services
urban land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
720
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
kalahari botswana quaternary stalagmite southern africa lakes chilwa okavango rupununi trinidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
710
0.181
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Economics
Input-output
Regional development
Impacts Assessment and Forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
672
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Geografie fizică
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
567
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Geografie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
520
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Spatial planning
urban regeneration
economic development
comparative study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
501
0.302
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sustainable transport
ICTs
travel time use
public transport
cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
647
487
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Planning Theory
Cemeteries
Urban Planning
Postsecular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
471
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Geography Education
Active Learning
Self-directed Learning
Problem-based Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
390
0.798
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Geography
(Urban) Geomorphology
(Cultural) Stone Deterioration
Humanistic Geography
Landscape
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
354
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
human settlements
land-use
waste management
economic growth
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
344
0.627
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
deaf studies
human geography
regional studies
policy studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
215
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Geography of Elections
Redistricting
Gerrymandering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
207
0.235
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
snow avalanches
dendrogeomorphology
biogeography
physical geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
179
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
geografie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
157
0.292
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
geomorphology
GIS
climatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
125
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Geografie
Dezvoltare durabilă
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
97
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
geografie regională
organizarea spațiului
geografie teoretică
geografia turismului
dezvoltare locală și regională
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
67
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Geografie
Stiinta solului
Geologie
Geomorfologie
Pedologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
29
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Geografie
Analiza peisajului
Spatiul rural
Dezvoltare locala si regionala
GIS si cartografie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
26
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
GIS
Remote Sensing
Deep Learning
Semantic Segmentation
Geomorphic Mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Geografie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,888
328
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stefan Siebert
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,539
5,261
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,101
2,892
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lobina Palamuleni
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
720
0.692
water resources management
hydrology
land use land cover change
ecosystem services
urban land use
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,809
53
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Shaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,912
710
0.181
kalahari botswana quaternary stalagmite southern africa lakes chilwa okavango rupununi trinidad
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,824
177,767
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Randall Jackson
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
672
0.305
Economics
Input-output
Regional development
Impacts Assessment and Forecasting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,842
1,300
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Onaca Alexandru
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
567
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,301
1,434
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mircea Ardelean
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
520
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,658
42,121
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
501
0.302
Spatial planning
urban regeneration
economic development
comparative study
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,909
42,654
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
William Billy Clayton|William Clayton, Billy Clayton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
647
487
0.753
Sustainable transport
ICTs
travel time use
public transport
cycling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,689
43,246
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Katie McClymont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
471
0.617
Planning Theory
Cemeteries
Urban Planning
Postsecular
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,033
4,370
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aubrey Golightly
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
390
0.798
Geography Education
Active Learning
Self-directed Learning
Problem-based Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,908
36
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Casey Duane Allen|Case Allen, C Duane Allen, CD Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
354
0.543
Geography
(Urban) Geomorphology
(Cultural) Stone Deterioration
Humanistic Geography
Landscape
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862,169
4,743
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tm Ruhiiga
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
344
0.627
human settlements
land-use
waste management
economic growth
ecosystem services
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,619
60,227
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sarah Batterbury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
215
0.343
deaf studies
human geography
regional studies
policy studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088,021
275,878
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kenneth C Martis
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
207
0.235
Geography of Elections
Redistricting
Gerrymandering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,154,877
4,544
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mircea Voiculescu
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
179
0.409
snow avalanches
dendrogeomorphology
biogeography
physical geography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,215,341
4,544
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jaroslav Dokoupil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
157
0.292
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,321,240
1,788
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stoyanov, K.
South-West University Neofit Rilski Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
125
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,434,684
7,077
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nicolae POPA
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
97
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,591,736
8,589
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cătălina Ancuța
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
67
0.429
geografie regională
organizarea spațiului
geografie teoretică
geografia turismului
dezvoltare locală și regională
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,886,750
11,323
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ionut Zisu
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
29
0.806
Geografie
Stiinta solului
Geologie
Geomorfologie
Pedologie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,915,835
11,588
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ana-Neli Ianas
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
26
0.448
Geografie
Analiza peisajului
Spatiul rural
Dezvoltare locala si regionala
GIS si cartografie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,094,607
417,461
782
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sarah Farhadpour
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
GIS
Remote Sensing
Deep Learning
Semantic Segmentation
Geomorphic Mapping
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,159,999
13,747
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Berceanu Iancu
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000