Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 40 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 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: 2
Atmospheric chemistry
Air Quality
Climate Change
Ozone layer science
science-policy interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,292
8,643
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Weather and climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,164
9,428
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Atmospheric aerosols
atmospheric chemistry
aerosol-cloud interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,482
10,787
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
atmospheric aerosols
ice nucleation
atmospheric chemistry
cloud physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,123
11,554
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Climate
atmospheric science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,414
7,256
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Atmospheric Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,242
5,059
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Radar meteorology
cloud physics
atmospheric electricity
atmospheric science
lightning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,323
4,256
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Atmospheric Science
Carbon Cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,886
3,455
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Atmospheric chemistry
air quality
atmospheric science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,646
7,436
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
atmospheric aerosols
aerosols
air quality
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,151
9,960
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tropical meteorology
Climate dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,440
6,491
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
biogeosciences
atmospheric science
carbon cycle
land-atmosphere exchange
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,630
2,774
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tropical Meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,709
4,265
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
mesoscale meteorology
precipitation
weather systems
numerical weather prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,566
3,291
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
atmospheric science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,257
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Atmospheric Science
Tropical Cyclones
Radar Meteorology
Mesoscale Meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,472
2,298
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Atmospheric Science
satellite and mesoscale meteorology
spaceborne radar observations
floods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,383
2,455
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Atmospheric Science
Environmental Engineering
Climate Change
Air Quality
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,787
1,920
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Atmospheric Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,691
1,305
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
atmospheric science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,686
437
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
atmospheric science
aerosols
air quality
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
1,958
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
atmospheric chemistry
marine & arctic aerosol
CATCH science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,421
1,672
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cloud microphysics
polarimetric radar
rainfall estimation
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,291
1,120
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Atmospheric Chemistry
Air Quality
Aerosol Processes
Bioaerosols
Trace Gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,730
930
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,119
2,417
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
11,579
5,491
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
AR Ravishankara
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,292
8,643
0.187
Atmospheric chemistry
Air Quality
Climate Change
Ozone layer science
science-policy interface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,039
5,704
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Hurrell
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,164
9,428
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,305
9,393
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sonia Kreidenweis
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,482
10,787
0.332
Atmospheric aerosols
atmospheric chemistry
aerosol-cloud interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,094
11,083
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul J Demott
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,123
11,554
0.397
atmospheric aerosols
ice nucleation
atmospheric chemistry
cloud physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,313
12,045
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Wj Thompson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,414
7,256
0.265
Climate
atmospheric science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,154
16,997
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard H Johnson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,242
5,059
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,576
17,917
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven A Rutledge
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,323
4,256
0.209
Radar meteorology
cloud physics
atmospheric electricity
atmospheric science
lightning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,845
19,559
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Scott Denning
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,886
3,455
0.183
Atmospheric Science
Carbon Cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,653
19,885
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jeff Collett
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,646
7,436
0.399
Atmospheric chemistry
air quality
atmospheric science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,112
22,064
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jeffrey Pierce
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,151
9,960
0.581
atmospheric aerosols
aerosols
air quality
climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,496
29,293
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric Maloney
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,440
6,491
0.483
Tropical meteorology
Climate dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,848
46,253
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ian Baker|IT Baker
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,630
2,774
0.321
biogeosciences
atmospheric science
carbon cycle
land-atmosphere exchange
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,950
58,235
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Phil Klotzbach
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,709
4,265
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,150
68,256
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Russ Schumacher
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,566
3,291
0.591
mesoscale meteorology
precipitation
weather systems
numerical weather prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,892
73,923
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jenny Hand
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,257
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,090
81,357
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael M Bell
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,472
2,298
0.514
Atmospheric Science
Tropical Cyclones
Radar Meteorology
Mesoscale Meteorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,295
100,199
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kristen L Rasmussen
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,383
2,455
0.726
Atmospheric Science
satellite and mesoscale meteorology
spaceborne radar observations
floods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,709
114,612
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Da Pan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,787
1,920
0.689
Atmospheric Science
Environmental Engineering
Climate Change
Air Quality
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,742
117,411
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Arsineh Hecobian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,691
1,305
0.485
Atmospheric Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,324
117,560
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stanley Q Kidder
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,686
437
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,762
125,357
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John K Kodros
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
1,958
0.804
atmospheric science
aerosols
air quality
climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,369
125,825
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Megan D Willis
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,421
1,672
0.691
atmospheric chemistry
marine & arctic aerosol
CATCH science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,680
130,212
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brenda Dolan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,291
1,120
0.489
cloud microphysics
polarimetric radar
rainfall estimation
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,240
154,300
610
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Katherine Benedict
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,730
930
0.538
Atmospheric Chemistry
Air Quality
Aerosol Processes
Bioaerosols
Trace Gases