Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Resources Institute (WRI) Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
forest ecology
biogeochemistry
carbon cycle
land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
7,998
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
environment
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,490
4,758
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecological Economics
Environmental Valuation
Green Accounting
Payment for Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,344
5,468
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,781
3,483
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
clean energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,202
2,611
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
3,830
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nanomaterials
Water treatment
Urban Water Management
Wetlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,000
1,666
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
762
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Forest Monitoring
Carbon Storage
REDD+
International Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
2,128
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
1,926
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Environmental landscapes
climate change mitigation
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
1,734
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Environmental Economics
Ecological Ecoomics
Economic Development
Governance
econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,419
742
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Food Processing and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
1,854
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
agriculture
climate
land use
livestock
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,953
1,581
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Forestry
Conservation
Landscape Restoration
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,778
1,325
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Forest monitoring
GIS
ecology
forest carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
1,598
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,636
1,577
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
energy access
integrated planning
GIS
energy systems
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
1,054
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Valuation
Socio-economic impact of LULUC and Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,302
692
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Climate change vulnerability and Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,224
1,035
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Climate change
climate data
energy data
systems change
Climate Watch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
951
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
598
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Energy Economics - Industrial Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
387
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Energy Policy
Production-Consumption Systems
Political Economy
Ecological Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
419
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Forest Economics
Policy
Optimization
Landscape Restoration
Spatial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
459
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,034
36,642
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nancy Harris
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
7,998
0.750
forest ecology
biogeochemistry
carbon cycle
land use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,093
41,159
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Janet Ranganathan
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,490
4,758
0.501
environment
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,498
52,611
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Madhu Verma
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,344
5,468
0.745
Ecological Economics
Environmental Valuation
Green Accounting
Payment for Ecosystem Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,697
56,538
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fred Stolle
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,781
3,483
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,466
70,663
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lori Bird
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,202
2,611
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,903
71,399
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Taryn Fransen
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
3,830
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,778
106,945
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Prathna Tc
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,000
1,666
0.555
Nanomaterials
Water treatment
Urban Water Management
Wetlands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,591
107,472
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Norbert Henninger
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
762
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,782
110,079
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sarah Carter
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
2,128
0.739
Forest Monitoring
Carbon Storage
REDD+
International Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,818
112,283
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brian Lipinski
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
1,926
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,082
117,611
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arief Wijaya
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
1,734
0.664
Environmental landscapes
climate change mitigation
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,894
123,580
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gopal K Kadekodi
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,419
742
0.307
Environmental Economics
Ecological Ecoomics
Economic Development
Governance
econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,133
140,236
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nitya Sharma
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
1,854
0.938
Food Processing and Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,903
141,240
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lindsey Sloat
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,953
1,581
0.810
agriculture
climate
land use
livestock
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,113
149,351
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kathleen Buckingham
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,778
1,325
0.745
Forestry
Conservation
Landscape Restoration
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,592
152,600
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David A. Gibbs
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
1,598
0.933
Forest monitoring
GIS
ecology
forest carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,870
156,688
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mikaela J. Weisse
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,636
1,577
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,333
175,905
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dimitris Mentis
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
1,054
0.798
energy access
integrated planning
GIS
energy systems
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,331
177,161
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Helen (Hongyu) Ding
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,302
692
0.531
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Valuation
Socio-economic impact of LULUC and Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,895
182,698
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shashidhar Kumar Jha
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,224
1,035
0.846
Climate change vulnerability and Adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,860
194,083
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Johannes Friedrich
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
951
0.881
Climate change
climate data
energy data
systems change
Climate Watch
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
660,824
196,852
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Francis Gassert
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
598
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,601
208,986
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
387
0.424
Energy Economics - Industrial Organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,884
230,632
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Manu V. Mathai|Manu Mathai, Manu Verghese Mathai
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
419
0.599
Energy Policy
Production-Consumption Systems
Political Economy
Ecological Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,145
232,022
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rene Zamora-Cristales
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
459
0.669
Forest Economics
Policy
Optimization
Landscape Restoration
Spatial Economics