Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Earth Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,210
4,306
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sedimentology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,594
2,625
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Catchment hydrology
Forest hydrology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,653
4,240
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Geology
Earth Sciences
Himalaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,277
3,003
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Recreation ecology
recreation impact
trail and campsite impacts
Leave No Trace
visitor use management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,793
2,689
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Geotechnical Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,669
3,655
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
geomorphology
neotectonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,628
1,132
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
continental crustal dynamics
Earth resources
natural hazards
exploration seismology
seismic and radar imaging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
827
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
hydrogeology
remote sensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
1,635
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
hydrogeology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,072
1,235
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Geoscience Coupling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,736
1,519
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Earth Science
Petrology
Metamorphic Petrology
Tectonics
Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,735
1,645
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cities
Watersheds
Biogeochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,534
1,814
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
seismic imaging
interferometry
distributed acoustic sensing
streaming data
computational geophysics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,202
2,051
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
seismology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
916
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
geotechnical modelling - advanced numerical methods - material point method - slope stability -
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,673
1,421
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Geochemistry
Mining
Environmental and Social impacts
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,300
338
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Paleoseismology
Sea-level rise
Diatoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
881
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neotectonics
Earthquake Geology
Paleoseismology
Structural Geology
Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,146
726
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Geofluids
Numerical Modeling
Geostatistics
Reservoir Simulation
Hydrogeology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
888
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Seismology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
321
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Geomorphology
Hydrology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
382
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
EPMA
Volcanology
Geochemistry
Melt inclusions
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
574
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Space Physics
Active Space Experiments
Remote Sensing
Ionosphere
Aeronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519
309
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Geotechnical engineering
Rock mechanics
Particle Flow Code
DEM
CFD-DEM coupling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,250
21,043
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul L Angermeier
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,210
4,306
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,326
40,094
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kenneth Eriksson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,594
2,625
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,867
44,393
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kevin Mcguire
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,653
4,240
0.490
Catchment hydrology
Forest hydrology
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,687
46,368
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard D Law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,277
3,003
0.363
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Geology
Earth Sciences
Himalaya
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,853
49,107
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeffrey L Marion
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,793
2,689
0.345
Recreation ecology
recreation impact
trail and campsite impacts
Leave No Trace
visitor use management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,831
56,515
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Russell A Green
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,669
3,655
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,054
92,103
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James A Spotila
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,628
1,132
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,542
93,992
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Hole
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,529
827
0.234
continental crustal dynamics
Earth resources
natural hazards
exploration seismology
seismic and radar imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,635
98,405
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas J Burbey
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
1,635
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,733
103,860
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Madeline Schreiber
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,072
1,235
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,415
112,404
621
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Fuka
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,736
1,519
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,488
112,422
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Caddick
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,735
1,645
0.601
Earth Science
Petrology
Metamorphic Petrology
Tectonics
Geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,718
118,374
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Meredith K Steele
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,534
1,814
0.716
Cities
Watersheds
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,182
129,490
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eileen R Martin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,202
2,051
0.931
seismic imaging
interferometry
distributed acoustic sensing
streaming data
computational geophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,400
130,905
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin C Chapman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
916
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,460
152,813
865
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alba Yerro
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,673
1,421
0.849
geotechnical modelling - advanced numerical methods - material point method - slope stability -
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,394
175,597
990
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John Chermak
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,300
338
0.260
Geochemistry
Mining
Environmental and Social impacts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,469
185,618
1,044
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tina Dura
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
881
0.758
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Paleoseismology
Sea-level rise
Diatoms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,508
186,925
1,051
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sean Bemis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,146
726
0.634
Neotectonics
Earthquake Geology
Paleoseismology
Structural Geology
Geomorphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,389
195,318
1,098
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ryan Pollyea
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
888
0.850
Geofluids
Numerical Modeling
Geostatistics
Reservoir Simulation
Hydrogeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,416
199,340
1,119
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ying Zhou
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
321
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,684
216,314
1,234
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jamie Buscher
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
382
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,314
231,324
1,319
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lowell Moore
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
574
0.844
EPMA
Volcanology
Geochemistry
Melt inclusions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
889,333
250,081
1,370
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alireza Mahmoudian
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519
309
0.595
Space Physics
Active Space Experiments
Remote Sensing
Ionosphere
Aeronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,167,166
426,489
1,419
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Armin Ramezanzad
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Geotechnical engineering
Rock mechanics
Particle Flow Code
DEM
CFD-DEM coupling