Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Bank Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Abhas K Jha
Cities
Climate Change
Technology
Urban Resilience
Infrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
1,506
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Jun Rentschler
Climate change
energy
resilience
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
2,379
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
David Treguer
Green Growth
Climate Change
Water in Agriculture
Biofuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,409
1,501
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Juan Jose Miranda
Environmental
Urban
Behavioral
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,470
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Syud Amer Ahmed
International Development
Trade
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
782
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Caroline Van Den Berg
water
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,324
626
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Amelia Midgley
Climate change
water resource management
resilience
water security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,305
1,218
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Zhimin Mao
Water
energy and environment policy
climate change
risk management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
597
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Ozgul Calicioglu
Biomass and Bioenergy
Anaerobic Biotechnology
Biorefineries
Bioeconomy
Circular Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
1,080
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Jingjie Chu
environmental and natural resources economics
policy
international trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
872
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Charles E Di Leva
environment
climate change
indigenous
forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
324
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Uju Dim
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
535
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Jose A Rehbein
Energy planning
conservation planning
climate change
energy transition
blue economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
569
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Anne T Kuriakose
climate change
adaptation
gender
rural development
social protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
263
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Pablo Cardinale|P Cardinale, Pablo Cardinale-Pizani, P Cardinale Pizani
Sustainability
Biodiversity
Infrastructure
E&S Management
CIA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
43
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,225
United States
108,465
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Abhas K Jha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
1,506
0.522
Cities
Climate Change
Technology
Urban Resilience
Infrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,734
United States
115,038
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jun Rentschler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
2,379
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,010
United States
122,360
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Treguer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,409
1,501
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,734
United States
136,561
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Juan Jose Miranda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,470
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,497
United States
153,927
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Syud Amer Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
782
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,928
United States
173,897
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Caroline Van Den Berg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,324
626
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,794
United States
175,181
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Amelia Midgley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,305
1,218
0.933
Climate change
water resource management
resilience
water security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,593
United States
190,540
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zhimin Mao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
597
0.542
Water
energy and environment policy
climate change
risk management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,034
United States
190,658
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ozgul Calicioglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
1,080
0.982
Biomass and Bioenergy
Anaerobic Biotechnology
Biorefineries
Bioeconomy
Circular Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,039
United States
194,989
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jingjie Chu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
872
0.831
environmental and natural resources economics
policy
international trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,148
United States
208,795
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Charles E Di Leva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
324
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,537
United States
237,315
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Uju Dim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
535
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858,962
United States
243,644
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jose A Rehbein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
569
0.995
Energy planning
conservation planning
climate change
energy transition
blue economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
967,898
United States
263,666
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anne T Kuriakose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
263
0.620
climate change
adaptation
gender
rural development
social protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,629,367
United States
356,454
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pablo Cardinale|P Cardinale, Pablo Cardinale-Pizani, P Cardinale Pizani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
43
0.512
Sustainability
Biodiversity
Infrastructure
E&S Management
CIA