Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 4.748 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,535
43,289
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Atmospheric Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,550
35,724
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paleoclimatology
Climate
Geochronology
Isotope Geochemistry
Chemical Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,403
39,971
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
hydrometeorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,730
58,630
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,268
47,707
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
climate
climate change
climate modeling
atmospheric sciences
aerosols
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,729
26,592
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
ecohydrology
micrometeorology
ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,176
33,046
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Atmospheric chemistry
atmosphere-biosphere exchange
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,527
21,454
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
optics
spectroscopy
visual science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,358
25,429
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Numerical Weather Prediction
Data Assimilation
Population and Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,985
17,380
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
climate modeling
clouds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,021
19,646
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tropical Meteorology
Hurricanes
Tropical Cyclones
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,619
28,424
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Meteorology
Numerical Modeling
Atmospheric Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,986
26,327
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Climate
Aerosols
Radiative Forcing
Climate Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,208
25,413
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biometeorology
Micrometeorology
Soil Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,447
25,320
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Atmospheric aerosols
Amazonia
global climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,355
23,914
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Meteorology
Hydrology
Climatology
Numerical Weather Prediction
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,082
46,053
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Astronomy
physics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,658
18,958
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Climate Change
Climate Dynamics
Climate Modeling
Atmospheric Science
Hydroclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,996
28,763
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Atmospheric chemistry
aerosol science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,522
25,516
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
meteorology
atmospheric science
remote sensing
numerical weather prediction
climate science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,437
41,738
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hydrology
Systems Theory
Information theory
Machine Learning
Dynamical Systems Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,904
23,047
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Meteorology
Carbon Cycle
Oceanography
Atmospheric Transport
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,003
16,763
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Atmospheric Chemistry
Air Pollution
Biosphere Atmosphere Interactions
Volatile Organic Compounds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,416
23,574
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,015
17,544
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,599
1,228
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ronald J Stouffer
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,535
43,289
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,801
1,331
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel J Jacob
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,550
35,724
0.332
Atmospheric Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,866
1,358
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
R Lawrence 'Larry' Edwards
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,403
39,971
0.376
Paleoclimatology
Climate
Geochronology
Isotope Geochemistry
Chemical Oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,008
51
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Qiang Zhang （张强）
Sun Yat Sen University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,730
58,630
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,075
1,462
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean-Francois Lamarque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,268
47,707
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,237
184
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Filippo Giorgi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,729
26,592
0.267
climate
climate change
climate modeling
atmospheric sciences
aerosols
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,271
1,558
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dennis Baldocchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,176
33,046
0.333
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
ecohydrology
micrometeorology
ecosystem ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,036
1,910
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven Wofsy
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,527
21,454
0.242
Atmospheric chemistry
atmosphere-biosphere exchange
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,545
2,157
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ying-Ling Ann Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,358
25,429
0.309
optics
spectroscopy
visual science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,795
2,269
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eugenia Kalnay
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,985
17,380
0.217
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Numerical Weather Prediction
Data Assimilation
Population and Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,119
2,417
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Randall
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,021
19,646
0.255
climate modeling
clouds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,284
2,495
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kerry Emanuel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,619
28,424
0.376
Tropical Meteorology
Hurricanes
Tropical Cyclones
Climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,358
2,537
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jimy Dudhia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,986
26,327
0.351
Meteorology
Numerical Modeling
Atmospheric Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,543
464
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Haywood
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,208
25,413
0.347
Climate
Aerosols
Radiative Forcing
Climate Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,776
224
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ta Black
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,447
25,320
0.354
Biometeorology
Micrometeorology
Soil Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,788
57
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paulo Artaxo
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,355
23,914
0.335
Atmospheric aerosols
Amazonia
global climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,837
492
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gianpaolo Balsamo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,082
46,053
0.648
Meteorology
Hydrology
Climatology
Numerical Weather Prediction
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,887
232
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brian Schmidt
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,658
18,958
0.268
Astronomy
physics
cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,280
2,969
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aiguo Dai
University at Albany
Albany, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,996
28,763
0.423
Climate Change
Climate Dynamics
Climate Modeling
Atmospheric Science
Hydroclimate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,346
2,999
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philip Hopke
Clarkson University
Potsdam, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,522
25,516
0.378
Atmospheric chemistry
aerosol science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,356
545
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jean-Noel Thepaut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,437
41,738
0.619
meteorology
atmospheric science
remote sensing
numerical weather prediction
climate science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,425
3,035
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hoshin Gupta|Vijai Kumar Gupta, Hoshin Gupta, Hoshin V Gupta
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,904
23,047
0.344
Hydrology
Systems Theory
Information theory
Machine Learning
Dynamical Systems Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,751
262
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martin Heimann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,003
16,763
0.258
Meteorology
Carbon Cycle
Oceanography
Atmospheric Transport
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,574
3,588
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Allen H Goldstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,416
23,574
0.390
Atmospheric Chemistry
Air Pollution
Biosphere Atmosphere Interactions
Volatile Organic Compounds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,649
3,628
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Isaac Held
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,015
17,544
0.292