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United States 780 Scientists H-Index Natural Sciences / Geography Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Forest ecology
fire ecology
biogeography
disturbance ecology
geography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
53
0.461
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Ecology
Landscape
Global Change
Land Use
Urban
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
68
0.642
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
73
0.695
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
physical geography
climatology
paleoclimatology
paleoecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
51
0.526
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Remote sensing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
61
0.635
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
76
0.826
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Remote Sensing
Environment
GIS
Land cover
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
45
0.495
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
polar weather
polar climate
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
45
0.517
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
governance
extractive industry
development geography
socio-environmental conflicts
political ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
48
0.558
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Land use and land cover change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
49
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
geography
sustainability
land change
anthropology
archaeology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
50
0.610
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Remote Sensing
fire
land use and land cover change
geography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
62
0.765
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Ecological Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
69
0.873
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
GIScience
location modeling
spatial optimization
regional science
urban planning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
44
0.557
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Migration
housing
residential mobility
neighborhoods
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
42
0.532
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Agriculture
Soils
Climate Change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
44
0.564
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Global Ecology
Anthropocene
Land use change
Landscape Ecology
Sustainable Land Management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
65
0.855
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Land use and land cover change
global change
remote sensing
grassland ecosystems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
50
0.658
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
34
0.447
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Remote Sensing
Terrestrial Carbon Cycle
Biodiversity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
54
0.720
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Cartography
geographic information systems
urban modeling
geocomputation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
46
0.639
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Geopolitics
territorial politics
international political economy
territory
Italy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
38
0.543
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
race and ethnic groups
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
46
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Paleoecology
Paleoclimatology
Global Climate Change
Open Data
Novel Ecosystems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
46
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
GIScience
visual analytics
cartography
spatial cognition
geovisualization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
33
0.478
Veblen TT
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
53
0.461
Forest ecology
fire ecology
biogeography
disturbance ecology
geography
Jiquan Chen
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
68
0.642
Ecology
Landscape
Global Change
Land Use
Urban
Shunlin Liang
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
73
0.695
Patrick J Bartlein
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
51
0.526
physical geography
climatology
paleoclimatology
paleoecology
Dar A Roberts
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
61
0.635
Karen C Seto
Yale University
New Haven, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
76
0.826
John Townshend
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
45
0.495
Remote Sensing
Environment
GIS
Land cover
David Bromwich
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
45
0.517
Anthony Bebbington
Clark University
Worcester, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
48
0.558
governance
extractive industry
development geography
socio-environmental conflicts
political ecology
Emilio Moran
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
49
0.583
Bl Turner II
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
50
0.610
geography
sustainability
land change
anthropology
archaeology
David P Roy
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
62
0.765
Remote Sensing
fire
land use and land cover change
geography
Kuishuang Feng
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
69
0.873
Alan T Murray
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
44
0.557
GIScience
location modeling
spatial optimization
regional science
urban planning
William Av Clark
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
42
0.532
Migration
housing
residential mobility
neighborhoods
Roberto Cesar Izaurralde
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
44
0.564
Erle C Ellis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
65
0.855
Global Ecology
Anthropocene
Land use change
Landscape Ecology
Sustainable Land Management
Jiaguo Qi
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
50
0.658
Land use and land cover change
global change
remote sensing
grassland ecosystems
Gregory Glass
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
34
0.447
Ralph Dubayah
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
54
0.720
Remote Sensing
Terrestrial Carbon Cycle
Biodiversity
Keith C Clarke
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
46
0.639
Cartography
geographic information systems
urban modeling
geocomputation
J Agnew
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
38
0.543
Geopolitics
territorial politics
international political economy
territory
Italy
James P Allen
California State University Northridge
Northridge, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
46
0.667
John Williams
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
46
0.667
Paleoecology
Paleoclimatology
Global Climate Change
Open Data
Novel Ecosystems
Alan M Maceachren
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
33
0.478
GIScience
visual analytics
cartography
spatial cognition
geovisualization