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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
22,759
Country Rank
775
Institution Rank : 1
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yansui Liu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6e/4972607.jpg)
human geography
human-environment interaction
regional sustainable development
land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,105
22,013
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
32,944
Country Rank
1,171
Institution Rank : 2
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Fulu Tao](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
global change impact and adaptation
agroecosystem modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,698
14,923
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
40,569
Country Rank
1,498
Institution Rank : 3
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xiangzheng Deng](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/66/4972595.jpg)
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Economics
Urban-Rural Integration
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,575
12,607
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
41,354
Country Rank
1,530
Institution Rank : 4
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Weidong Liu](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,308
11,751
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
41,537
Country Rank
1,544
Institution Rank : 5
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Shuli Niu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c2/4972598.jpg)
global change ecology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,239
14,783
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
47,403
Country Rank
1,805
Institution Rank : 6
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Linxiu Zhang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,445
8,314
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
47,443
Country Rank
1,809
Institution Rank : 7
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yongqiang Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a6/4972590.jpg)
evapotranspiration
hydrology
remote sensing
climate change
water resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,435
10,910
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
47,897
Country Rank
1,829
Institution Rank : 8
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Hualou Long (龙花楼)](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/13/4972594.jpg)
Land use policy
Rural development
Urbanization
Rural restructuring
Land use transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,313
12,435
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
55,208
Country Rank
2,146
Institution Rank : 9
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Qiuhong Tang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/59/4972586.jpg)
Hydrology
Water Resources
Climate Change
Hydrometeorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,582
11,694
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
58,624
Country Rank
2,287
Institution Rank : 10
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jinwei Dong](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f1/4972593.jpg)
Land Cover and Land Use Change
Global Change Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,891
12,432
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
59,662
Country Rank
2,342
Institution Rank : 11
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Dong Jiang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6f/4972582.jpg)
remote sensing
gis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,693
10,797
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
75,824
Country Rank
3,070
Institution Rank : 12
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xingliang Xu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5c/4972584.jpg)
Plant N acquisition strategies、Rhizosphere priming effect、Plant-microbial interactions、Above- and below-ground interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
8,560
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
82,316
Country Rank
3,356
Institution Rank : 13
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![杨林生](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,380
6,147
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
96,775
Country Rank
4,005
Institution Rank : 14
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jun Qin](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/db/4972573.jpg)
data assimilation
quantitative remote sensing
climatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,925
6,795
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
100,435
Country Rank
4,143
Institution Rank : 15
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Guoyong Leng](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a6/4972583.jpg)
Climate change
Water resources
Crop production
Hazards
Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,595
8,628
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
106,526
Country Rank
4,410
Institution Rank : 16
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Mingxing Chen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d5/4972557.jpg)
new urbanization
urbanization and economic growth
regional development
regional planning
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,116
6,597
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
123,115
Country Rank
5,182
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Li Yurui](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/07/4972524.jpg)
geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,013
6,675
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
125,909
Country Rank
5,317
Institution Rank : 18
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhang Yangjian](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c6/4972560.jpg)
global change
Ecosystem ecology
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,853
5,634
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
126,976
Country Rank
5,373
Institution Rank : 19
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Shen Lei](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3e/4972561.jpg)
资源经济与政策;energy and mineral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
4,290
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
136,731
Country Rank
5,795
Institution Rank : 21
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yang Zhou](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/36/4995063.jpg)
Poverty
Rural Revitalization
Land use change
Food security
Environmental economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,280
6,495
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
134,372
Country Rank
5,690
Institution Rank : 20
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Hengxing Lan](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Engineering Geology
Geological Hazards
GIS
RS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,401
5,071
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
146,136
Country Rank
6,227
Institution Rank : 22
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Renfu Luo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Nutrition
Health
Education
Early Childhood Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,837
3,807
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
150,608
Country Rank
6,446
Institution Rank : 23
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Song Wei](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/74/4972562.jpg)
My research focusses on land use and policies in rural areas. The specific research interests include four aspects: (1) land use change monitoring using remote sensing technology
(2) land use change modelling
such as the development of System Dynamics Model and Multi-agent Model
(3) effects of land use change on ecosystem services
and (4) land use policies.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,642
4,791
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
151,409
Country Rank
6,478
Institution Rank : 24
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xiaoyan Yang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/51/4972533.jpg)
Archaeobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,610
3,419
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
155,161
Country Rank
6,663
Institution Rank : 25
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Wu Hua](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
thermal infrared remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,454
4,493
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
22,759
Country Ranking
775
Institution Ranking
1
Yansui Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,105
22,013
0.756
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
human geography
human-environment interaction
regional sustainable development
land use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
32,944
Country Ranking
1,171
Institution Ranking
2
Fulu Tao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,698
14,923
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
40,569
Country Ranking
1,498
Institution Ranking
3
Xiangzheng Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,575
12,607
0.644
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Economics
Urban-Rural Integration
Global Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
41,354
Country Ranking
1,530
Institution Ranking
4
Weidong Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,308
11,751
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
41,537
Country Ranking
1,544
Institution Ranking
5
Shuli Niu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,239
14,783
0.768
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
global change ecology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
47,403
Country Ranking
1,805
Institution Ranking
6
Linxiu Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,445
8,314
0.477
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rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
47,443
Country Ranking
1,809
Institution Ranking
7
Yongqiang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,435
10,910
0.626
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
evapotranspiration
hydrology
remote sensing
climate change
water resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
47,897
Country Ranking
1,829
Institution Ranking
8
Hualou Long (龙花楼)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,313
12,435
0.718
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Land use policy
Rural development
Urbanization
Rural restructuring
Land use transition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
55,208
Country Ranking
2,146
Institution Ranking
9
Qiuhong Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,582
11,694
0.750
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Hydrology
Water Resources
Climate Change
Hydrometeorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
58,624
Country Ranking
2,287
Institution Ranking
10
Jinwei Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,891
12,432
0.835
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
59,662
Country Ranking
2,342
Institution Ranking
11
Dong Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,693
10,797
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
75,824
Country Ranking
3,070
Institution Ranking
12
Xingliang Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
8,560
0.703
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Plant N acquisition strategies、Rhizosphere priming effect、Plant-microbial interactions、Above- and below-ground interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
82,316
Country Ranking
3,356
Institution Ranking
13
杨林生
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,380
6,147
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
96,775
Country Ranking
4,005
Institution Ranking
14
Jun Qin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,925
6,795
0.685
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data assimilation
quantitative remote sensing
climatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
100,435
Country Ranking
4,143
Institution Ranking
15
Guoyong Leng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,595
8,628
0.899
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Climate change
Water resources
Crop production
Hazards
Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
106,526
Country Ranking
4,410
Institution Ranking
16
Mingxing Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,116
6,597
0.724
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new urbanization
urbanization and economic growth
regional development
regional planning
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
123,115
Country Ranking
5,182
Institution Ranking
17
Li Yurui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,013
6,675
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
125,909
Country Ranking
5,317
Institution Ranking
18
Zhang Yangjian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,853
5,634
0.717
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global change
Ecosystem ecology
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
126,976
Country Ranking
5,373
Institution Ranking
19
Shen Lei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
4,290
0.550
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资源经济与政策;energy and mineral economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
136,731
Country Ranking
5,795
Institution Ranking
21
Yang Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,280
6,495
0.892
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Poverty
Rural Revitalization
Land use change
Food security
Environmental economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
134,372
Country Ranking
5,690
Institution Ranking
20
Hengxing Lan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,401
5,071
0.685
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Engineering Geology
Geological Hazards
GIS
RS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
146,136
Country Ranking
6,227
Institution Ranking
22
Renfu Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,837
3,807
0.557
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Nutrition
Health
Education
Early Childhood Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
150,608
Country Ranking
6,446
Institution Ranking
23
Song Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,642
4,791
0.721
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My research focusses on land use and policies in rural areas. The specific research interests include four aspects: (1) land use change monitoring using remote sensing technology
(2) land use change modelling
such as the development of System Dynamics Model and Multi-agent Model
(3) effects of land use change on ecosystem services
and (4) land use policies.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
151,409
Country Ranking
6,478
Institution Ranking
24
Xiaoyan Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,610
3,419
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
155,161
Country Ranking
6,663
Institution Ranking
25
Wu Hua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,454
4,493
0.696
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thermal infrared remote sensing