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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
81,700
Country Rank
33,575
Institution Rank : 9
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Sundar Christopher](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/12/1702872.jpg)
Satellite Remote Sensing
Aerosols
AIr Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,454
3,463
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
120,241
Country Rank
46,986
Institution Rank : 13
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Lawrence D Carey](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/60/1702879.jpg)
thunderstorms
atmospheric electricity
lightning
radar meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,188
3,284
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
184,348
Country Rank
67,497
Institution Rank : 26
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Richard Mcnider](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Atmospheric science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,435
1,341
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
271,251
Country Rank
93,237
Institution Rank : 44
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Kevin Knupp](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
atmospheric science
severe storms
boundary layer
thunderstorms
mesoscale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,584
1,238
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
405,475
Country Rank
130,951
Institution Rank : 70
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Leiqiu Hu (胡蕾秋)|胡蕾秋](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ad/1736088.jpg)
Urban climatology
Remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
1,847
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
486,304
Country Rank
152,806
Institution Rank : 80
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10809.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Ge Peng](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Climate variability
Earth science data
Scientific data stewardship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,031
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
495,703
Country Rank
155,389
Institution Rank : 81
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Themis Chronis](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Lightning climatology
severe weather remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
700
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
832,498
Country Rank
238,625
Institution Rank : 130
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10809.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Shi Kuang](/pictures/50/1739771.jpg)
Atmospheric Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
392
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,243,861
Country Rank
309,667
Institution Rank : 175
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Brian Freitag](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Meteorology
Numerical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
160
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,463,986
Country Rank
342,429
Institution Rank : 200
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Sebastian Harkema](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
81,700
Country Ranking
33,575
Institution Ranking
9
Sundar Christopher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,454
3,463
0.302
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10809.png)
Satellite Remote Sensing
Aerosols
AIr Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
120,241
Country Ranking
46,986
Institution Ranking
13
Lawrence D Carey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,188
3,284
0.401
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10809.png)
thunderstorms
atmospheric electricity
lightning
radar meteorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
184,348
Country Ranking
67,497
Institution Ranking
26
Richard Mcnider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,435
1,341
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
271,251
Country Ranking
93,237
Institution Ranking
44
Kevin Knupp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,584
1,238
0.345
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10809.png)
atmospheric science
severe storms
boundary layer
thunderstorms
mesoscale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
405,475
Country Ranking
130,951
Institution Ranking
70
Leiqiu Hu (胡蕾秋)|胡蕾秋
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
1,847
0.849
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10809.png)
Urban climatology
Remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
486,304
Country Ranking
152,806
Institution Ranking
80
Ge Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,031
0.612
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10809.png)
Climate variability
Earth science data
Scientific data stewardship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
495,703
Country Ranking
155,389
Institution Ranking
81
Themis Chronis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
700
0.427
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10809.png)
Lightning climatology
severe weather remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
832,498
Country Ranking
238,625
Institution Ranking
130
Shi Kuang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
392
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,243,861
Country Ranking
309,667
Institution Ranking
175
Brian Freitag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
160
1.000
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10809.png)
Meteorology
Numerical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,463,986
Country Ranking
342,429
Institution Ranking
200
Sebastian Harkema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988