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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
4,953
Country Rank
115
Institution Rank : 1
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhang Zhifei](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cf/4472006.jpg)
Palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,781
43,064
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
59,351
Country Rank
2,316
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Tong Xian Liu|Tongxian Liu, TX Liu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/57/5292713.jpg)
Insect Ecology
Biological Control
Integrated Pest Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,776
7,863
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
110,233
Country Rank
4,564
Institution Rank : 10
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Quan Wang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/56/741253.jpg)
biotechnology
composting
heavy metal
greenhouse gas
microplastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,862
8,062
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
158,830
Country Rank
6,850
Institution Rank : 15
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Sanjeev Awasthi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c2/4988272.jpg)
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,323
6,135
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
172,198
Country Rank
7,509
Institution Rank : 8
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jinxi Song](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/60/700838.jpg)
Ecohydrology
Water Resources and Water Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,837
4,313
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
180,436
Country Rank
7,898
Institution Rank : 11
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ming Yue](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
UV-B
plant ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,566
3,715
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
184,766
Country Rank
67,564
Institution Rank : 50
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11585.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Holly Ernest](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/53/1361957.jpg)
wildlife biology
disease ecology
Pacific Northwest
hummingbirds
cougars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
3,400
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
337,398
Country Rank
15,653
Institution Rank : 31
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ruliang Pan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/01/700898.jpg)
Biology and Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,769
1,811
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
361,801
Country Rank
16,883
Institution Rank : 42
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Israel Ausin](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ee/727923.jpg)
Botany
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,537
1,093
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
395,971
Country Rank
18,617
Institution Rank : 39
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Feng Guan](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
1,676
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
488,417
Country Rank
23,004
Institution Rank : 62
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xin Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d9/741357.jpg)
botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
1,376
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
685,646
Country Rank
204,423
Institution Rank : 21
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![John J Durocher](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/46/1447225.jpg)
blood pressure regulation
cardiovascular health
human performance
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
513
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
702,177
Country Rank
208,478
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6472.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Gregg Dieringer](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Pollination Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
207
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
780,470
Country Rank
35,187
Institution Rank : 18
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zongwang Ma](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d0/724706.jpg)
Cyclic lipopeptides
Biocontrol
Plant-Microbe interaction
NMR and MS
Plant innate immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
553
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
821,290
Country Rank
36,844
Institution Rank : 78
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Kang Huang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/de/694300.jpg)
Zoology
Ecology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
502
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
861,821
Country Rank
38,582
Institution Rank : 101
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhixin Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9b/4507803.jpg)
forage production
soil ecology
crop ecology
crop modelling
invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
573
548
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
902,476
Country Rank
40,471
Institution Rank : 88
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Hao Yun|贠浩](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/50/4507914.jpg)
Cambrian Explosion
Small Shelly Fossils
Sponges
Evolution
Biomineralization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
476
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
942,397
Country Rank
42,375
Institution Rank : 105
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yalin Zhang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
entomology,taxonomy
insect pest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
164
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
943,742
Country Rank
42,462
Institution Rank : 92
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zheng Li](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Functional Glycomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
138
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
987,280
Country Rank
44,728
Institution Rank : 113
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ziheng Peng](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e5/4816115.jpg)
Ecology of Microbiology
Biodiversity
Microbiome
Land-use Change
Community Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
374
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,024,412
Country Rank
46,700
Institution Rank : 101
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Songbai Wu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3a/4581352.jpg)
Soil erosion and geomorphic evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
271
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,091,103
Country Rank
286,976
Institution Rank : 48
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7087.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Kenneth C Holford](/pictures/27/4593255.jpg)
Invertebrate Endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
54
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,328,286
Country Rank
62,937
Institution Rank : 138
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xianggui Dong](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8f/4816883.jpg)
Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
115
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,497,333
Country Rank
71,674
Institution Rank : 131
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Hanif Khan](/pictures/f3/5097400.jpg)
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
75
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
4,953
![China](/flags/cn.png)
115
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
1
Zhang Zhifei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,781
43,064
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
59,351
![China](/flags/cn.png)
2,316
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
7
Tong Xian Liu|Tongxian Liu, TX Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,776
7,863
0.532
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Insect Ecology
Biological Control
Integrated Pest Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
110,233
![China](/flags/cn.png)
4,564
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
10
Quan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,862
8,062
0.910
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biotechnology
composting
heavy metal
greenhouse gas
microplastic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
158,830
![China](/flags/cn.png)
6,850
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
15
Sanjeev Awasthi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,323
6,135
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
172,198
![China](/flags/cn.png)
7,509
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
8
Jinxi Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,837
4,313
0.739
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Ecohydrology
Water Resources and Water Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
180,436
![China](/flags/cn.png)
7,898
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
11
Ming Yue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,566
3,715
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
184,766
![United States](/flags/us.png)
67,564
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11585.jpg)
50
Holly Ernest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
3,400
0.626
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11585.jpg)
wildlife biology
disease ecology
Pacific Northwest
hummingbirds
cougars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
337,398
![China](/flags/cn.png)
15,653
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
31
Ruliang Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,769
1,811
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
361,801
![China](/flags/cn.png)
16,883
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
42
Israel Ausin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,537
1,093
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
395,971
![China](/flags/cn.png)
18,617
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
39
Feng Guan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
1,676
0.746
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
488,417
![China](/flags/cn.png)
23,004
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
62
Xin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
1,376
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
685,646
![United States](/flags/us.png)
204,423
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7087.png)
21
John J Durocher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
513
0.537
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7087.png)
blood pressure regulation
cardiovascular health
human performance
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
702,177
![United States](/flags/us.png)
208,478
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6472.png)
4
Gregg Dieringer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
207
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
780,470
![China](/flags/cn.png)
35,187
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6474.png)
18
Zongwang Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
553
0.758
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6474.png)
Cyclic lipopeptides
Biocontrol
Plant-Microbe interaction
NMR and MS
Plant innate immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
821,290
![China](/flags/cn.png)
36,844
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
78
Kang Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
502
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
861,821
![China](/flags/cn.png)
38,582
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
101
Zhixin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
573
548
0.956
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
forage production
soil ecology
crop ecology
crop modelling
invasive species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
902,476
![China](/flags/cn.png)
40,471
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
88
Hao Yun|贠浩
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
476
0.948
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
Cambrian Explosion
Small Shelly Fossils
Sponges
Evolution
Biomineralization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
942,397
![China](/flags/cn.png)
42,375
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
105
Yalin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
164
0.374
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
entomology,taxonomy
insect pest management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
943,742
![China](/flags/cn.png)
42,462
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
92
Zheng Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
138
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
987,280
![China](/flags/cn.png)
44,728
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
113
Ziheng Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
374
1.000
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Ecology of Microbiology
Biodiversity
Microbiome
Land-use Change
Community Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,024,412
![China](/flags/cn.png)
46,700
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
101
Songbai Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
271
0.829
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
Soil erosion and geomorphic evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,091,103
![United States](/flags/us.png)
286,976
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7087.png)
48
Kenneth C Holford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
54
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,328,286
![China](/flags/cn.png)
62,937
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
138
Xianggui Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
115
0.920
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6467.png)
Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,497,333
![China](/flags/cn.png)
71,674
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6475.png)
131
Hanif Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
75
1.000