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Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Glacier energy and mass balance
Climate change at high altitude region
Glacier hydology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,740
35,214
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Atmosperic Environment
Cryosphere
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,643
27,356
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Data assimilation
remote sensing hydrology
remote sensing of cryosphere
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,054
17,324
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,793
16,495
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Atmospheric Sciences
Meteorology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,385
11,190
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Lake change
Hazard
Cryosphere
Remote Sensing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,552
8,048
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cryospheric Sciences
Global Change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,558
7,902
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Dendroecology
Forest dynamics
Treeline
tree ring
Xylogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,982
6,481
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Atmospheric Chemistry
Himalayas
Tibetan Plateau
Climate
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,912
5,799
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Alpine ecology
Grassland management
Tibetan Plateau
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,206
5,348
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Hydrometeorology
Land surface processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,244
4,898
0.784
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Hydrology
Hydrological modeling
Geochemistry
Sediment transportation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,814
4,703
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
4,518
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Remote sensing
glacier
glacial lake
glacial lake outburst flood
GLOF
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,144
4,343
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Remote sensing
Land cover
Geospatial processing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,708
4,031
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
isotope geochonology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
4,003
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
land surface hydrology
climate change
cryosphere
water resources management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,914
3,523
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Paleoclimatology
Organic Geochemistry
Paleolimnology
Tibetan Plateau
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,325
3,472
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,450
3,462
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Quaternary
pollen
vegetation and climate reconstruction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
3,429
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Glaciology-Climate chage
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
3,226
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Paleoclimate Dynamics
Abrupt climate change
AMOC
glacial cycles
Paleoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
3,108
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Hydrometeorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,707
2,836
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Environmental Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
2,650
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Climatology
Meteorology
Mountain Climate
Glacier
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,605
2,438
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,205
207
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shenghai Li （李生海）
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,740
35,214
0.431
Glacier energy and mass balance
Climate change at high altitude region
Glacier hydology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,754
355
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shichang Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,643
27,356
0.690
Atmosperic Environment
Cryosphere
Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,584
900
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xin Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,054
17,324
0.596
Data assimilation
remote sensing hydrology
remote sensing of cryosphere
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,843
993
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ding Lin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,793
16,495
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,287
1,982
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ma Yaoming
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,385
11,190
0.609
Atmospheric Sciences
Meteorology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,050
3,247
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Guoqing Zhang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,552
8,048
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,389
3,348
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Qianggong Zhang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,558
7,902
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,293
4,432
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eryuan Liang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,982
6,481
0.590
Dendroecology
Forest dynamics
Treeline
tree ring
Xylogenesis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,780
5,125
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zhiyuan Cong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,912
5,799
0.733
Atmospheric Chemistry
Himalayas
Tibetan Plateau
Climate
Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,287
5,643
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jian Sun
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,206
5,348
0.862
Alpine ecology
Grassland management
Tibetan Plateau
Biogeography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,290
6,292
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yingying Chen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,244
4,898
0.784
Hydrometeorology
Land surface processes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,236
6,658
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fan Zhang（张凡）
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,814
4,703
0.809
Hydrology
Hydrological modeling
Geochemistry
Sediment transportation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,407
6,967
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wenjun Tang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
4,518
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,679
7,297
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Weicai Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,144
4,343
0.844
Remote sensing
glacier
glacial lake
glacial lake outburst flood
GLOF
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,027
7,966
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Min Feng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,708
4,031
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,010
8,045
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yahui Yue
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
4,003
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,904
9,299
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lei Wang (王磊)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,914
3,523
0.596
land surface hydrology
climate change
cryosphere
water resources management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,375
9,452
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Juzhi Hou
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,325
3,472
0.652
Paleoclimatology
Organic Geochemistry
Paleolimnology
Tibetan Plateau
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,864
9,481
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fulong Cai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,450
3,462
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,502
9,575
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xianyong Cao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
3,429
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,092
10,211
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wei Yang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
3,226
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,864
10,669
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xu Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
3,108
0.802
Paleoclimate Dynamics
Abrupt climate change
AMOC
glacial cycles
Paleoclimate
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,503
11,712
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lan Cuo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,707
2,836
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,301
12,501
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Huang Jie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
2,650
0.662
Environmental Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,395
13,578
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dambaru Ballab Kattel|D.B.Kattel
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,605
2,438
0.676
Climatology
Meteorology
Mountain Climate
Glacier