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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
4,000
Country Rank
324
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11133.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Oliver L Phillips](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b3/1148130.jpg)
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,552
42,488
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
4,698
Country Rank
11
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11299.jpg)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Mike Wingfield](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/08/93896.jpg)
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,670
34,718
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
5,756
Country Rank
2,745
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/15216.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![John Aber](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d1/4352927.jpg)
Forest and agricultural ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,868
11,708
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,168
Country Rank
403
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11488.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Robin L Chazdon](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2a/130074.jpg)
forest dynamics
succession
forest regeneration
tropical biology
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,438
23,330
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,635
Country Rank
246
Institution Rank : 15
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11830.png)
![Netherlands](/flags/nl.png)
![Lourens Poorter](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1e/1796639.jpg)
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,014
27,432
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
11,178
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/28735.png)
![Kenya](/flags/ke.png)
![Meine Van Noordwijk|Noordwijk, Meine van, van Noordwijk, Meine](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5f/4375604.jpg)
roots
agroforestry
ecosystem services
landscape
water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,578
17,211
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
11,355
Country Rank
197
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10544.png)
![France](/flags/fr.png)
![A Pizzi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c4/1706170.jpg)
Wood adhesives
Wood Chemistry
polymers from renewable resources
polymer chemistry
tannins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,086
19,868
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
12,886
Country Rank
6,157
Institution Rank : 393
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3215.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![J William Munger](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f9/1414278.jpg)
forest atmosphere exchange
carbon fluxes
air pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,759
13,856
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
14,540
Country Rank
6,910
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11263.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Xiangming Xiao (萧向明)](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d0/1468579.jpg)
remote sensing
ecology
agriculture
forestry
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,708
24,340
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
15,219
Country Rank
7,222
Institution Rank : 441
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3215.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Aaron M Ellison](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e2/1331054.jpg)
Ecology
statistics
biostatistics
art history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,616
16,579
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
15,296
Country Rank
122
Institution Rank : 35
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1252.png)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Bart Muys](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c3/1405918.jpg)
forest ecology
forest management
silviculture
sustainability
bioenergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,514
17,166
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16,054
Country Rank
7,601
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/18149.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Bruce Morgan Campbell](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
climate change agriculture forestry savanna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,372
17,918
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16,297
Country Rank
7,720
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11074.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Kurt Pregitzer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/24/1632228.jpg)
forest ecology
biogeochemical cycling
climate change
sustainable natural resources management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,027
7,529
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16,771
Country Rank
7,923
Institution Rank : 47
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10826.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Thomas W Swetnam](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/09/1740530.jpg)
Forest Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Fire Ecology
Dendrochronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,360
11,054
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16,923
Country Rank
135
Institution Rank : 38
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2866.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Kris Verheyen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/80/1398682.jpg)
Forest ecology
Forest Management
Ecological Restoration
Functional Biodiversity Research
Global Change Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,146
20,872
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,248
Country Rank
765
Institution Rank : 11
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/4515.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Susan GW Laurance](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4c/131772.jpg)
Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,466
14,557
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,707
Country Rank
8,788
Institution Rank : 136
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12060.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Peter A Raymond](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5f/837700.jpg)
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,927
19,996
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,783
Country Rank
833
Institution Rank : 36
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8788.png)
![Germany](/flags/de.png)
![Hans Pretzsch](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
mixed forest dynamics
forest modelling
stress and climatic change impact
urban tree growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,826
19,628
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
19,875
Country Rank
9,291
Institution Rank : 25
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6604.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Thomas A Spies](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/70/894202.jpg)
Forest Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Coupled Human and Natural Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,712
7,914
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,026
Country Rank
337
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/28882.png)
![Spain](/flags/es.png)
![J. Julio (Chechu) Camarero|Jesús Julio Camarero, J.J. Camarero](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7b/4418227.jpg)
dendroecology
drought
forest dieback
treeline
tree mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,544
21,769
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,503
Country Rank
833
Institution Rank : 98
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10873.jpg)
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
![Dan Binkley](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/14/641397.jpg)
Forest ecology
forest production
forest soils
forest restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,105
7,477
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,568
Country Rank
348
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9261.png)
![Spain](/flags/es.png)
![Emilio Chuvieco](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/84/4333203.jpg)
teledeteccion incendios forestales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,050
14,249
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
21,082
Country Rank
9,818
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/15751.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Charles D Canham](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3d/4375909.jpg)
Forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,529
7,180
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
21,122
Country Rank
157
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16250.jpg)
![Brazil](/flags/br.png)
![Niro Higuchi](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
forest
floresta
biomassa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,488
12,269
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
21,502
Country Rank
162
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/13784.jpg)
![Brazil](/flags/br.png)
![Luiz Aragao](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d8/4412438.jpg)
Environmental Sciences
Natural Sciences
Ecology
Earth Sciences
forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,121
19,598
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
4,000
Country Ranking
324
Institution Ranking
5
Oliver L Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,552
42,488
0.497
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11133.jpg)
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
4,698
Country Ranking
11
Institution Ranking
1
Mike Wingfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,670
34,718
0.447
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11299.jpg)
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
5,756
Country Ranking
2,745
Institution Ranking
4
John Aber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,868
11,708
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
10,168
Country Ranking
403
Institution Ranking
1
Robin L Chazdon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,438
23,330
0.482
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11488.jpg)
forest dynamics
succession
forest regeneration
tropical biology
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
10,635
Country Ranking
246
Institution Ranking
15
Lourens Poorter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,014
27,432
0.583
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11830.png)
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
11,178
Country Ranking
7
Institution Ranking
2
Meine Van Noordwijk|Noordwijk, Meine van, van Noordwijk, Meine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,578
17,211
0.378
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/28735.png)
roots
agroforestry
ecosystem services
landscape
water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
11,355
Country Ranking
197
Institution Ranking
2
A Pizzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,086
19,868
0.441
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10544.png)
Wood adhesives
Wood Chemistry
polymers from renewable resources
polymer chemistry
tannins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
12,886
Country Ranking
6,157
Institution Ranking
393
J William Munger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,759
13,856
0.332
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3215.jpg)
forest atmosphere exchange
carbon fluxes
air pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
14,540
Country Ranking
6,910
Institution Ranking
7
Xiangming Xiao (萧向明)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,708
24,340
0.629
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11263.jpg)
remote sensing
ecology
agriculture
forestry
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
15,219
Country Ranking
7,222
Institution Ranking
441
Aaron M Ellison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,616
16,579
0.441
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3215.jpg)
Ecology
statistics
biostatistics
art history
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
15,296
Country Ranking
122
Institution Ranking
35
Bart Muys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,514
17,166
0.458
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1252.png)
forest ecology
forest management
silviculture
sustainability
bioenergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
16,054
Country Ranking
7,601
Institution Ranking
2
Bruce Morgan Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,372
17,918
0.493
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/18149.png)
climate change agriculture forestry savanna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
16,297
Country Ranking
7,720
Institution Ranking
3
Kurt Pregitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,027
7,529
0.209
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11074.jpg)
forest ecology
biogeochemical cycling
climate change
sustainable natural resources management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
16,771
Country Ranking
7,923
Institution Ranking
47
Thomas W Swetnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,360
11,054
0.313
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10826.jpg)
Forest Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Fire Ecology
Dendrochronology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
16,923
Country Ranking
135
Institution Ranking
38
Kris Verheyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,146
20,872
0.594
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2866.jpg)
Forest ecology
Forest Management
Ecological Restoration
Functional Biodiversity Research
Global Change Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
18,248
Country Ranking
765
Institution Ranking
11
Susan GW Laurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,466
14,557
0.435
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/4515.jpg)
Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
18,707
Country Ranking
8,788
Institution Ranking
136
Peter A Raymond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,927
19,996
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
18,783
Country Ranking
833
Institution Ranking
36
Hans Pretzsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,826
19,628
0.598
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8788.png)
mixed forest dynamics
forest modelling
stress and climatic change impact
urban tree growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
19,875
Country Ranking
9,291
Institution Ranking
25
Thomas A Spies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,712
7,914
0.250
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6604.jpg)
Forest Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Coupled Human and Natural Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
20,026
Country Ranking
337
Institution Ranking
3
J. Julio (Chechu) Camarero|Jesús Julio Camarero, J.J. Camarero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,544
21,769
0.690
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/28882.png)
dendroecology
drought
forest dieback
treeline
tree mortality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
20,503
Country Ranking
833
Institution Ranking
98
Dan Binkley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,105
7,477
0.240
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10873.jpg)
Forest ecology
forest production
forest soils
forest restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
20,568
Country Ranking
348
Institution Ranking
3
Emilio Chuvieco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,050
14,249
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
21,082
Country Ranking
9,818
Institution Ranking
7
Charles D Canham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,529
7,180
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
21,122
Country Ranking
157
Institution Ranking
2
Niro Higuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,488
12,269
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
21,502
Country Ranking
162
Institution Ranking
3
Luiz Aragao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,121
19,598
0.651
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/13784.jpg)
Environmental Sciences
Natural Sciences
Ecology
Earth Sciences
forestry