Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Princeton University 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
planet imaging
stellar astrophysics
interstellar medium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,532
31,412
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,774
24,255
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Climate Change - Physcial Science
Impacts and Risks
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,280
31,779
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Seismology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,555
11,455
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
geoscience
geochemistry
geochronology
geology
tectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,516
10,493
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Geophysics
high-pressure research
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,834
4,100
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
planetary science
origins of life
electrodynamics
nuclear nonproliferation and arms control
biological security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,808
2,566
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
metamorphic petrology
tectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,701
1,856
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
geology
geophysics
geochemistry
earth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,502
4,827
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
geochemistry
carbon cycle
carbonate chemistry
stable isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,544
4,519
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,021
2,344
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Geochemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Clay Minerals
Mineral-Water Interfaces
Soft Earth Geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,672
3,893
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Microbial Biogeochemistry
Environmental Microbiology
Geobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,384
1,820
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
geochemistry
geology
diagenesis
paleoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,141
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
earth surface processes
granular materials
geophysics
friction
fault mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
504
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
microbial oceanography
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
625
359
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Microbial ecology
Biogeochemistry
Geomicrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
226
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sedimentology
carbonates
dolomite
Earth history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
182
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Environmental Chemistry
Geochemistry
Organic Contaminants
Clay Minerals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
142
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Geochronology
Paleontology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
133
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
121
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Geophyiscs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
53
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
MD Simulation
Interface
Aerosol
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
88
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Space Science
Geophysics
Solar Physics
Space Weather
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
73
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
geobiology
environmental microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
71
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,890
858
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gillian Knapp
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,532
31,412
0.243
planet imaging
stellar astrophysics
interstellar medium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,687
2,699
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jorge L Sarmiento
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,774
24,255
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,057
4,324
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Oppenheimer
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,280
31,779
0.596
Climate Change - Physcial Science
Impacts and Risks
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,575
13,024
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeroen Tromp
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,555
11,455
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,537
22,670
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Blair Schoene
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,516
10,493
0.635
geoscience
geochemistry
geochronology
geology
tectonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,483
27,937
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Duffy
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,834
4,100
0.296
Geophysics
high-pressure research
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,037
36,416
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christopher Chyba
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,808
2,566
0.237
planetary science
origins of life
electrodynamics
nuclear nonproliferation and arms control
biological security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,100
36,782
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lincoln S Hollister
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,701
1,856
0.173
metamorphic petrology
tectonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,374
41,413
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adam C Maloof
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,502
4,827
0.508
geology
geophysics
geochemistry
earth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,897
58,664
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Andrew Higgins
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,544
4,519
0.691
geochemistry
carbon cycle
carbonate chemistry
stable isotopes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,761
63,078
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frederik J Simons
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,021
2,344
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,297
66,315
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ian Bourg
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,672
3,893
0.686
Geochemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Clay Minerals
Mineral-Water Interfaces
Soft Earth Geophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,822
98,830
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xinning Zhang
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,384
1,820
0.538
Microbial Biogeochemistry
Environmental Microbiology
Geobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,501
187,077
877
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anne Sofie C Ahm
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,141
0.969
geochemistry
geology
diagenesis
paleoclimate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
784,456
226,708
1,037
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Behrooz Ferdowsi
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
504
0.679
earth surface processes
granular materials
geophysics
friction
fault mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,509
239,436
1,073
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicolas Van Oostende
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
625
359
0.574
microbial oceanography
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,242,418
303,736
1,274
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Linta Reji
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
226
1.000
Microbial ecology
Biogeochemistry
Geomicrobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,312,031
313,248
1,329
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Julia Wilcots
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
182
0.948
sedimentology
carbonates
dolomite
Earth history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,440,570
330,644
1,438
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jennifer Willemsen
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
142
1.000
Environmental Chemistry
Geochemistry
Organic Contaminants
Clay Minerals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,462,265
333,639
1,458
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Noe-Heon Kim
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
133
0.985
Geochronology
Paleontology
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,494,714
338,068
1,483
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emma Bertran
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
121
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,520,415
341,461
1,503
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yajun Peng
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
53
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,634,670
356,944
1,617
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xiaohan Li
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
88
1.000
MD Simulation
Interface
Aerosol
Climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,690,165
364,518
1,658
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nirakar Sapkota
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
73
0.961
Space Science
Geophysics
Solar Physics
Space Weather
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,713,374
367,634
1,673
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Devan Nisson
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
71
1.000
geobiology
environmental microbiology