Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Earth Sciences Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,333
85,669
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
ozone depletion
stratosphere
climate and climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,599
19,540
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
geobiology and astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,452
19,048
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,968
8,351
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
geology
tectonics
geodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,089
9,846
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ocean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,833
12,378
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Seismology
Mantle dynamics
Regional tectonics (E. Asia)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,296
8,789
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Geodetic methods
Earth rotation
atmospheric propagation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,210
7,581
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,331
3,978
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
geophysics
statistical physics
applied mathematics
geobiology
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,340
4,538
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
seismology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,879
3,843
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Geomaterials
geophysics
structural geology
geomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,785
3,124
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Observational Cosmology
Star Formation
Gravitational Lensing
Galaxy Cluster Astrophysics
High-z Galaxies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,337
6,868
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
planetary sciences
geophysics
paleomagnetism and geomagnetism
meteoritics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,745
5,888
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,921
2,398
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,325
4,759
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
geology
geophysics
rock physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,985
1,956
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Geomorphology
Surface Processes
Planetary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,272
4,039
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Geotechnical
reliability-based design
slopes
ground improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
2,682
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
biogeochemistry
Precambrian
mass extinction
stable isotope
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,089
3,309
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
geology
geochemistry
igneous petrology
metamorphic petrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
2,054
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soil and Environmental Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,668
2,269
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
petrology
tectonics
geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
3,035
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
ultrasound
imaging
machine learning
inverse problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,420
1,416
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
planetary science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
2,201
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,406
1,140
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fabrice Matichard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,333
85,669
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,229
2,478
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Susan Solomon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,599
19,540
0.262
ozone depletion
stratosphere
climate and climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,804
4,663
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roger Summons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,452
19,048
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,403
7,263
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ed Boyle
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,968
8,351
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,220
8,519
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leigh Royden
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,089
9,846
0.289
geology
tectonics
geodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,299
8,997
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Marshall
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,833
12,378
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,172
10,684
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert D Van Der Hilst
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,296
8,789
0.300
Seismology
Mantle dynamics
Regional tectonics (E. Asia)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,837
11,843
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Herring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,210
7,581
0.279
Geodetic methods
Earth rotation
atmospheric propagation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,474
17,504
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bradford Hager
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,331
3,978
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,054
22,793
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel H Rothman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,340
4,538
0.278
geophysics
statistical physics
applied mathematics
geobiology
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,486
29,984
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Fehler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,879
3,843
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,798
33,003
615
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brian Evans
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,785
3,124
0.265
Geomaterials
geophysics
structural geology
geomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,698
34,409
633
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew Bayliss
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,337
6,868
0.606
Observational Cosmology
Star Formation
Gravitational Lensing
Galaxy Cluster Astrophysics
High-z Galaxies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,268
36,375
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Benjamin Weiss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,745
5,888
0.548
planetary sciences
geophysics
paleomagnetism and geomagnetism
meteoritics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,056
39,405
724
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
William Durham
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,921
2,398
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,786
46,827
845
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shuhei Ono
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,325
4,759
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,495
48,720
864
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephen R Brown
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,985
1,956
0.245
geology
geophysics
rock physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,011
53,092
921
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
J Taylor Perron
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,272
4,039
0.555
Geomorphology
Surface Processes
Planetary Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,424
56,758
971
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bak Kong Low|B. K. Low
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
2,682
0.397
Geotechnical
reliability-based design
slopes
ground improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,650
71,917
1,175
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Genming Luo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,089
3,309
0.650
biogeochemistry
Precambrian
mass extinction
stable isotope
biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,845
75,278
1,230
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nilanjan Chatterjee
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
2,054
0.427
geology
geochemistry
igneous petrology
metamorphic petrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,083
77,106
1,263
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Benjamin D Kocar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,668
2,269
0.486
Soil and Environmental Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,528
80,222
1,315
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Oliver Jagoutz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
3,035
0.684
petrology
tectonics
geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,487
80,493
1,319
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gregory Ely
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,420
1,416
0.320
ultrasound
imaging
machine learning
inverse problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,753
82,282
1,340
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jason Soderblom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
2,201
0.513