U.S. Geological Survey is a prestigious institution university established in 1879 in United States. It is represented by 1,052 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Engineering & Technology (670 scientists), Natural Sciences (167 scientists), and Agriculture & Forestry (59 scientists).

Total 558 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Tim Collett
Energy Resources
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
55
0.705
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Walter D Mooney
crustal structure
crustal composition
lithosphere
earthquakes
tsunamis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
40
0.513
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
James R Hein
Marine geology/geochemistry
oceanography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
45
0.592
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Donald L Deangelis
Theoretical ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
40
0.526
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
James Bischoff
U-series dating
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
30
0.400
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
James G Moore
geology
volcanology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
25
0.333
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Robert Striegl
carbon biogeochemistry
hydrology
carbon dioxide
methane
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
51
0.718
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
David J Wald
Seismology
Earthquakes
Earthquake Engineering
Loss Modeling
Macroseismic intensity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
48
0.676
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
David A Lockner
geophysics
earthquakes
rock mechanics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
41
0.603
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Paul Cd Milly
hydrology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
43
0.652
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Jason Dunham
Aquatic Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
40
0.635
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Prasad Thenkabail
remote Sensing
global croplands
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
wetlands
droughts
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
45
0.726
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sasha C Reed
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
54
0.885
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Thomas C Hanks
earthquakes
earthquake ground motion
tectonic geomorphology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
29
0.483
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Pm Bradley
Contaminants
Exposure
Effects
Human
Environment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
32
0.542
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Laszlo Keszthelyi
Volcanology
Planetary Geology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
29
0.492
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
David Pyke
Restoration Ecology
Plant Population Biology
Fire Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
38
0.655
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Jonathan W Godt
Natural Hazards
soil physics
hillslope hydrology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
44
0.786
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Richard M Iverson
debris flows
landslides
geomorphology
geologic hazards
volcanology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Douglas Burns
Biogeochemistry
Hydrology
Nitrogen
Mercury
Carbon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
32
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Robert D Tucker
Geology
U-Pb geochronology
tectonics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
31
0.554
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Gregg A Swayze
Imaging Spectroscopy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
39
0.709
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Bruce Jaffe
tsunamis
sea level rise
climate change
estuaries
geomorphology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
30
0.545
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
David Pilliod
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Herpetology
Fire Ecology
Restoration Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
39
0.736
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Sauer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
37
0.457
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tim Collett
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
55
0.705
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Walter D Mooney
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
40
0.513
crustal structure
crustal composition
lithosphere
earthquakes
tsunamis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James R Hein
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
45
0.592
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Donald L Deangelis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
40
0.526
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Bischoff
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
30
0.400
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James G Moore
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
25
0.333
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert Striegl
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
51
0.718
carbon biogeochemistry
hydrology
carbon dioxide
methane
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David J Wald
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
48
0.676
Seismology
Earthquakes
Earthquake Engineering
Loss Modeling
Macroseismic intensity
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David A Lockner
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
41
0.603
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Cd Milly
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
43
0.652
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jason Dunham
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
40
0.635
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Prasad Thenkabail
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
45
0.726
remote Sensing
global croplands
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
wetlands
droughts
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sasha C Reed
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
54
0.885
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomas C Hanks
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
29
0.483
earthquakes
earthquake ground motion
tectonic geomorphology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pm Bradley
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
32
0.542
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laszlo Keszthelyi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
29
0.492
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Pyke
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
38
0.655
Restoration Ecology
Plant Population Biology
Fire Ecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan W Godt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
44
0.786
Natural Hazards
soil physics
hillslope hydrology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Richard M Iverson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
debris flows
landslides
geomorphology
geologic hazards
volcanology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Douglas Burns
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
32
0.571
Biogeochemistry
Hydrology
Nitrogen
Mercury
Carbon
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert D Tucker
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
31
0.554
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gregg A Swayze
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
39
0.709
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce Jaffe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
30
0.545
tsunamis
sea level rise
climate change
estuaries
geomorphology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Pilliod
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
39
0.736
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Herpetology
Fire Ecology
Restoration Ecology