Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Universitat de Barcelona Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Geography 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
Spain
Marc Oliva
Geomorphology
Quaternary
paleoenvironments
polar regions
mountain areas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,372
4,250
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Spain
M. Belén Gómez Martín
Geografía
Turismo
Clima
Desarrollo sostenible
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
1,239
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Spain
Mariano Moreno De Las Heras
Dryland Eco-hydrology and eco-geomorphology
Ecological Restoration
Soil Erosion
Surface Hydrology
Badland geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,460
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Spain
Enric Mendizabal
human geography
cultural geography
historical geography
landscape geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
64
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Spain
Esteve Dot Jutglà
Economic Geography
Urban Planning
Local Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
126
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Spain
Joan Manuel Soriano López
paisatge
àrees de muntanya
geohistòria ambiental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
79
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Spain
Eduard Sala
Geografia Humana
Right to the City
Social Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
120
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Spain
Jordi Nadal Tersa
Geografia Física
medi ambient
climatologia
paisatge vegetal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
57
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Spain
Roser Rodríguez Carreras
Geografia rural
percepcions del paisatge agroforestal
desequilibris regionals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
49
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Spain
Josep Coma Guitart
geografia
territori
turisme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
7
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Spain
Margalida Mestre Morey
geografia
ordenación del territorio
delimitación áreas metropolitanas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Spain
Jaime Martínez Ruiz
Planificación y Gestión territorial
Políticas Publicas
Gobernanza
Conflictos sociales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spain
Benjamin Irvine
urban political ecology
economic geography
ecological economics
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Spain
Alex Sancliment Muñoz
meteorologia
climatologia
canvi climàtic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Spain
Gaspar Fouré Carloza
geografía
planificación territorial
planificación urbana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,154
Spain
5,120
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marc Oliva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,372
4,250
0.791
Geomorphology
Quaternary
paleoenvironments
polar regions
mountain areas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,442
Spain
9,432
569
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
M. Belén Gómez Martín
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
1,239
0.411
Geografía
Turismo
Clima
Desarrollo sostenible
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,222
Spain
12,113
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mariano Moreno De Las Heras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,460
0.645
Dryland Eco-hydrology and eco-geomorphology
Ecological Restoration
Soil Erosion
Surface Hydrology
Badland geomorphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007,805
Spain
33,181
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Enric Mendizabal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
64
0.167
human geography
cultural geography
historical geography
landscape geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,219,823
Spain
41,380
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Esteve Dot Jutglà
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
126
0.555
Economic Geography
Urban Planning
Local Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,312,324
Spain
44,556
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joan Manuel Soriano López
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
79
0.434
paisatge
àrees de muntanya
geohistòria ambiental
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,443,768
Spain
48,631
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eduard Sala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
120
0.902
Geografia Humana
Right to the City
Social Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,526,810
Spain
50,914
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jordi Nadal Tersa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
57
0.523
Geografia Física
medi ambient
climatologia
paisatge vegetal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,624,725
Spain
53,449
1,775
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roser Rodríguez Carreras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
49
0.576
Geografia rural
percepcions del paisatge agroforestal
desequilibris regionals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,038,286
Spain
61,714
2,097
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Josep Coma Guitart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
7
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,133,351
Spain
63,364
826
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Margalida Mestre Morey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
geografia
ordenación del territorio
delimitación áreas metropolitanas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,291,662
Spain
66,087
2,254
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jaime Martínez Ruiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Planificación y Gestión territorial
Políticas Publicas
Gobernanza
Conflictos sociales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,291,662
Spain
66,087
883
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamin Irvine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
urban political ecology
economic geography
ecological economics
political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,312,862
Spain
66,424
2,264
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alex Sancliment Muñoz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
meteorologia
climatologia
canvi climàtic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,396,768
Spain
67,766
933
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gaspar Fouré Carloza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
geografía
planificación territorial
planificación urbana