Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 76 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
24,212
World Rank
11,085
Country Rank
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total30,113
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Last 6 Years13,176
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Last 6 Years / Total0.438
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
27,893
World Rank
12,651
Country Rank
57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Earth Science | Climate Change | Ecology | Tropical Forests | Fir
Earth Science | Climate Change | Ecology | Tropical Forests | Fir
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Total27,392
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Last 6 Years14,043
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Last 6 Years / Total0.513
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
34,975
World Rank
15,615
Country Rank
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Plate tectonics | Earthquake strain accumulation | California deformation and water resource
Plate tectonics | Earthquake strain accumulation | California deformation and water resource
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Total23,427
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Last 6 Years6,926
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Last 6 Years / Total0.296
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
38,561
World Rank
17,070
Country Rank
83
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total21,894
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Last 6 Years7,313
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Last 6 Years / Total0.334
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,354
World Rank
18,155
Country Rank
87
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total20,835
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Last 6 Years8,280
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Last 6 Years / Total0.397
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
46,698
World Rank
20,219
Country Rank
101
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total19,053
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Last 6 Years12,510
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Last 6 Years / Total0.657
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
60,472
World Rank
25,527
Country Rank
130
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total15,731
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Last 6 Years5,845
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Last 6 Years / Total0.372
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
61,118
World Rank
25,786
Country Rank
134
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Earth System Science | remote sensing | water and carbon cycles | atmospheric chemistr
Earth System Science | remote sensing | water and carbon cycles | atmospheric chemistr
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Total15,605
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Last 6 Years7,916
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Last 6 Years / Total0.507
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
63,322
World Rank
26,605
Country Rank
141
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total15,180
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Last 6 Years2,997
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Last 6 Years / Total0.197
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
84,378
World Rank
34,221
Country Rank
197
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total12,088
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Last 6 Years6,630
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Last 6 Years / Total0.548
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
85,207
World Rank
34,542
Country Rank
199
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
climate | energy | physics | radiative transfer | remote sensin
climate | energy | physics | radiative transfer | remote sensin
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Total11,983
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Last 6 Years2,407
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Last 6 Years / Total0.201
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
85,303
World Rank
34,552
Country Rank
200
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total11,981
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Last 6 Years6,412
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Last 6 Years / Total0.535
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
96,010
World Rank
38,321
Country Rank
235
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Exoplanets | Archean geochemistry | planetary atmospheres | astrobiolog
Exoplanets | Archean geochemistry | planetary atmospheres | astrobiolog
Citation Metrics
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Total10,843
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Last 6 Years6,411
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Last 6 Years / Total0.591
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
118,449
World Rank
45,975
Country Rank
288
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total9,025
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Last 6 Years5,429
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Last 6 Years / Total0.602
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
123,993
World Rank
47,771
Country Rank
301
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
GNSS | remote sensing | infrasound seismology | ionosphere | geodes
GNSS | remote sensing | infrasound seismology | ionosphere | geodes
Citation Metrics
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Total8,664
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Last 6 Years3,702
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Last 6 Years / Total0.427
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
131,434
World Rank
50,241
Country Rank
316
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total8,218
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Last 6 Years6,402
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Last 6 Years / Total0.779
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
157,780
World Rank
58,636
Country Rank
359
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geomorphology | Planetary Geology | Fluvial Processes | Hydrology | Hydrogeolog
Geomorphology | Planetary Geology | Fluvial Processes | Hydrology | Hydrogeolog
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Total6,929
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Last 6 Years1,930
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Last 6 Years / Total0.279
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
161,312
World Rank
59,753
Country Rank
364
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
geophysics | volcanoes | earthquakes | fault mechanics | InSA
geophysics | volcanoes | earthquakes | fault mechanics | InSA
Citation Metrics
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Total6,783
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Last 6 Years2,684
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Last 6 Years / Total0.396
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
164,215
World Rank
60,687
Country Rank
372
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
polar ice sheets | airborne geophysics | laser altimetry | gsfc-cry
polar ice sheets | airborne geophysics | laser altimetry | gsfc-cry
Citation Metrics
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Total6,669
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Last 6 Years2,469
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Last 6 Years / Total0.370
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
191,308
World Rank
69,101
Country Rank
423
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
geostationary satellites | remote sensing | instrument characterization | imaging spectromete
geostationary satellites | remote sensing | instrument characterization | imaging spectromete
Citation Metrics
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Total5,731
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Last 6 Years3,909
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Last 6 Years / Total0.682
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
211,189
World Rank
75,010
Country Rank
460
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total5,178
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Last 6 Years2,679
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Last 6 Years / Total0.517
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
212,367
World Rank
75,370
Country Rank
464
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total5,147
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Last 6 Years4,227
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Last 6 Years / Total0.821
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
213,390
World Rank
75,665
Country Rank
466
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total5,121
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Last 6 Years2,682
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Last 6 Years / Total0.524
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
220,133
World Rank
77,607
Country Rank
475
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geophysics | seismology | magnetics | lunar studies | heat flo
Geophysics | seismology | magnetics | lunar studies | heat flo
Citation Metrics
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Total4,960
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Last 6 Years1,272
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Last 6 Years / Total0.256
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
221,401
World Rank
78,040
Country Rank
477
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Volcanology | Remote Sensing | Planetary Geology | Geomorpholog
Volcanology | Remote Sensing | Planetary Geology | Geomorpholog
Citation Metrics
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Total4,928
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Last 6 Years998
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Last 6 Years / Total0.203
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