Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Geography Highly Cited Researchers 8 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
China
Chi Zhang (张弛)
Global change
Carbon cycle
Urban ecosystem
Model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,013
5,379
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
Lanhai Li
modeling
climate change
snow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,079
4,049
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Alim Samat
Remote Sensing
RS for Aridland Ecology
Wetland Remote Sensing
Urban Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
2,397
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Xiaofei Ma
Land surface simulation
Global warming
ecosystem service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
1,871
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Feng Xu
Ornithology
Herpetology
Animal Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
370
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
China
Yongxiao Ge
wind erosion and land surface process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
583
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,427
China
4,908
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chi Zhang (张弛)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,013
5,379
0.597
Global change
Carbon cycle
Urban ecosystem
Model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,788
China
7,766
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lanhai Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,079
4,049
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,580
China
14,759
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alim Samat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
2,397
0.748
Remote Sensing
RS for Aridland Ecology
Wetland Remote Sensing
Urban Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,656
China
17,393
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xiaofei Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
1,871
0.706
Land surface simulation
Global warming
ecosystem service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,804
China
19,469
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wenjuan Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,296
1,749
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,993
China
34,464
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Feng Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
370
0.439
Ornithology
Herpetology
Animal Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,728
China
37,591
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yongxiao Ge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
583
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976,540
China
44,296
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hydropower Engineering
Water Resources
Hydrology
Modeling
Remote Sensing