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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,749
Country Rank
28
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ming Li](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,666
79,349
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,200
Country Rank
1,030
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1756.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Johannes Lehmann](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,448
61,221
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
3,034
Country Rank
51
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1514.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Fusuo Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9c/4993571.jpg)
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,996
55,851
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
3,824
Country Rank
148
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11561.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Rengel Zed](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/de/65439.jpg)
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,852
32,197
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
3,911
Country Rank
315
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11168.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Richard Bardgett](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9b/1501925.jpg)
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,577
44,309
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
5,397
Country Rank
220
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11228.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Philip W. S. Newall](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/87/65455.jpg)
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,785
49,227
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6,035
Country Rank
159
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Fang Jie Zhao](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1b/692915.jpg)
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,916
31,112
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6,063
Country Rank
2,890
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1726.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Keith Paustian](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ec/910186.jpg)
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,708
26,354
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6,263
Country Rank
246
Institution Rank : 21
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11421.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Alex McBratney](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/87/65432.jpg)
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,401
31,142
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
7,704
Country Rank
3,690
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10949.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Donald Sparks](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d1/1777523.jpg)
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,492
19,775
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
7,965
Country Rank
180
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11830.png)
![Netherlands](/flags/nl.png)
![Wim De Vries](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/eb/1873006.jpg)
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
8,550
Country Rank
343
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8788.png)
![Germany](/flags/de.png)
![Ingrid Kögel Knabner](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/32/1781121.jpg)
soil organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,045
25,994
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
9,037
Country Rank
47
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7435.png)
![Türkiye](/flags/tr.png)
![İsmail Çakmak](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2d/211339.jpg)
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,178
23,341
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
9,207
Country Rank
4,416
Institution Rank : 13
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1726.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Eldor A Paul](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Natural Resource Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,540
12,304
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
9,596
Country Rank
4,610
Institution Rank : 31
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10898.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Joshua P Schimel](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/19/1832353.jpg)
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,219
22,804
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
9,730
Country Rank
4,668
Institution Rank : 18
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10895.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Jiri Simunek](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/54/1770522.jpg)
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,840
19,909
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,731
Country Rank
429
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/4515.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Jonathan Lloyd](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5c/1415318.jpg)
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,748
15,377
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
11,924
Country Rank
5,706
Institution Rank : 39
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16478.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Eoin Brodie](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5a/4443352.jpg)
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,735
21,836
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
12,718
Country Rank
6,073
Institution Rank : 154
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10888.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Mary K Firestone](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Soil Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,032
16,277
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
12,811
Country Rank
546
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10402.png)
![Germany](/flags/de.png)
![Georg Guggenberger](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ae/1784522.jpg)
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,880
19,322
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
13,216
Country Rank
6,297
Institution Rank : 48
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11177.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Ray Weil](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/09/1292614.jpg)
soil science
environmental science
sustainable agriculture
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,088
14,077
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
13,662
Country Rank
544
Institution Rank : 44
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11421.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Budiman Minasny](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/82/65559.jpg)
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,256
25,239
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
13,869
Country Rank
594
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16673.png)
![Germany](/flags/de.png)
![Vereecken Harry](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Soil science and Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,887
19,669
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
13,906
Country Rank
6,625
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/4250.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![M Ali Tabatabai](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,820
10,942
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
14,093
Country Rank
6,721
Institution Rank : 19
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1726.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Le Sommers](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,484
12,039
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,749
Country Ranking
28
Institution Ranking
1
Ming Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,666
79,349
0.603
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
2,200
Country Ranking
1,030
Institution Ranking
12
Johannes Lehmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,448
61,221
0.526
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1756.jpg)
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
3,034
Country Ranking
51
Institution Ranking
1
Fusuo Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,996
55,851
0.564
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1514.jpg)
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
3,824
Country Ranking
148
Institution Ranking
5
Rengel Zed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,852
32,197
0.366
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11561.png)
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
3,911
Country Ranking
315
Institution Ranking
12
Richard Bardgett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,577
44,309
0.512
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11168.jpg)
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
5,397
Country Ranking
220
Institution Ranking
3
Philip W. S. Newall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,785
49,227
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
6,035
Country Ranking
159
Institution Ranking
1
Fang Jie Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,916
31,112
0.465
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
6,063
Country Ranking
2,890
Institution Ranking
8
Keith Paustian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,708
26,354
0.395
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1726.jpg)
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
6,263
Country Ranking
246
Institution Ranking
21
Alex McBratney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,401
31,142
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
7,704
Country Ranking
3,690
Institution Ranking
5
Donald Sparks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,492
19,775
0.344
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
7,965
Country Ranking
180
Institution Ranking
12
Wim De Vries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11830.png)
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
8,550
Country Ranking
343
Institution Ranking
12
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,045
25,994
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
9,037
Country Ranking
47
Institution Ranking
1
İsmail Çakmak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,178
23,341
0.447
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7435.png)
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
9,207
Country Ranking
4,416
Institution Ranking
13
Eldor A Paul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,540
12,304
0.239
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1726.jpg)
Natural Resource Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
9,596
Country Ranking
4,610
Institution Ranking
31
Joshua P Schimel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,219
22,804
0.454
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10898.jpg)
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
9,730
Country Ranking
4,668
Institution Ranking
18
Jiri Simunek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,840
19,909
0.399
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10895.png)
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
10,731
Country Ranking
429
Institution Ranking
5
Jonathan Lloyd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,748
15,377
0.329
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/4515.jpg)
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
11,924
Country Ranking
5,706
Institution Ranking
39
Eoin Brodie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,735
21,836
0.499
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16478.png)
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
12,718
Country Ranking
6,073
Institution Ranking
154
Mary K Firestone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,032
16,277
0.387
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10888.jpg)
Soil Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
12,811
Country Ranking
546
Institution Ranking
3
Georg Guggenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,880
19,322
0.461
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10402.png)
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
13,216
Country Ranking
6,297
Institution Ranking
48
Ray Weil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,088
14,077
0.343
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11177.jpg)
soil science
environmental science
sustainable agriculture
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
13,662
Country Ranking
544
Institution Ranking
44
Budiman Minasny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,256
25,239
0.627
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11421.jpg)
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
13,869
Country Ranking
594
Institution Ranking
2
Vereecken Harry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,887
19,669
0.493
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16673.png)
Soil science and Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
13,906
Country Ranking
6,625
Institution Ranking
8
M Ali Tabatabai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,820
10,942
0.275
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/4250.jpg)
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
14,093
Country Ranking
6,721
Institution Ranking
19
Le Sommers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,484
12,039
0.305
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1726.jpg)
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management