Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
remote sensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,425
15,971
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
water cycle
hydrology
water resources
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,482
10,608
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Earth observation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,427
12,862
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
定量遥感、全球变化
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,673
7,357
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
remote sensing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,293
6,044
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Remote Sensing
Ecology
Global Change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,487
7,510
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,962
6,235
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
hyperspectral
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
5,321
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Remote sensing
GIS
Hydrology
Global change
Natural disaster
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,455
3,530
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,727
4,606
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,515
3,615
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
wetlands
remote sensing
GIS
environment
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,439
3,330
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
remote sensing
evapotranspiration
Agro-Hyydrology
Eco-Hydrology
Cryosphere
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,061
3,062
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,026
3,096
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Vegetation remote sensing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,722
3,535
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,640
2,153
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
InSAR
Moonbased Earth Observation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,623
2,845
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,580
3,107
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cloud remote sensing
Light scattering by ice particles
Energy consumption
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,545
3,134
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Remote Sensing
Urban environment，Urban sustainability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
2,615
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,135
2,473
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Big Earth Data for cropland monitoring
crop monitoring with remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
2,302
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Remtoe Sensing
Image Processing
Sparse Representation
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
2,035
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Hyperspectral remote sensing
SIF
Agricultural applications
Cotton disease detection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
2,522
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Remote Sensing
Satellite Oceanography
Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
1,707
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,438
1,102
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wenjiang Huang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,425
15,971
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,028
1,380
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jiancheng Shi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,482
10,608
0.518
water cycle
hydrology
water resources
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,923
1,638
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bingfang Wu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,427
12,862
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,455
2,592
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
钦火 柳
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,673
7,357
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,955
3,372
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Liangyun Liu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,293
6,044
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,636
3,717
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Li Zhang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,487
7,510
0.716
Remote Sensing
Ecology
Global Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,443
4,477
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Li Zhengqiang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,962
6,235
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,267
6,163
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lifu Zhang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
5,321
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,941
6,638
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wanchang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,455
3,530
0.547
Remote sensing
GIS
Hydrology
Global change
Natural disaster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,824
7,623
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chao Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,727
4,606
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,457
7,936
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
王雷
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,515
3,615
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,927
8,042
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zhenguo Niu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,439
3,330
0.612
wetlands
remote sensing
GIS
environment
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,157
8,689
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Li Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,061
3,062
0.605
remote sensing
evapotranspiration
Agro-Hyydrology
Eco-Hydrology
Cryosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,500
8,776
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lei Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,026
3,096
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,217
11,929
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Baodong Xu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,722
3,535
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,272
12,190
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jiancheng Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,640
2,153
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,320
12,236
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Liu Guang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,623
2,845
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,124
12,385
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
陈方
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,580
3,107
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,422
12,476
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Husi Letu Husiletu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,545
3,134
0.884
Cloud remote sensing
Light scattering by ice particles
Energy consumption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,354
13,423
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Linlin Lu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
2,615
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,552
13,945
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
王力li Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,135
2,473
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,946
15,257
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Miao Zhang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
2,302
0.813
Big Earth Data for cropland monitoring
crop monitoring with remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,723
15,567
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
2,035
0.734
Remtoe Sensing
Image Processing
Sparse Representation
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,577
15,609
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Changping Huang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
2,522
0.912
Hyperspectral remote sensing
SIF
Agricultural applications
Cotton disease detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,940
16,787
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xiaofeng Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
1,707
0.672
Remote Sensing
Satellite Oceanography
Synthetic Aperture Radar