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BRICS Natural Sciences / Geography i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,384,784 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,462 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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Brazil, Russia, India , China, South Africa

* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
China
Wenjiao Xiao
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Accretionary Complex
Central Asian Orogenic Belt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
392
0.901
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
张运林 Yunlin Zhang|Yunlin Zhang, YL Zhang
lake optics
water color remote sensing
biogeochemistry of CDOM
lake thermodynamics
lake ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
211
0.670
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Zongming Wang
Remote Sensing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
155
0.683
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Lu Zhang
Lake Environment
Lake pollution
Nutrient
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
155
0.795
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Jianhua Xu, 徐建华
Water Resource
Regional Economics
Environmental Science
Climate Change
Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
68
0.356
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brazil
Bernardo Mançano Fernandes
Geografia
Geografia Humana
Geografia Agrária
Território
Questão Agrária
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
109
0.574
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Indonesia
Rama Dirgamantara Aziz
Geografi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
166
0.907
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Wenbin Wu
Remote Sensing
Land system
Global Change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
146
0.802
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
David D Zhang 章典|Zhang Dian, Dian Zhang, David Dian Zhang
climate change and human responses
geomorphology
Quaternary science
hydrochemistry
environmental sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
54
0.302
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Russia
Наталья Зубаревич
региональное и городское развитие
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
68
0.412

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Jonathan Adams
microbial ecology
biogeography
climate
soils
biogeochemical cycles
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
130
0.798
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Michael Meadows
Physical Geography
the Anthropocene
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
113
0.743
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Dengsheng Lu
land use and land cover change
biomass estimation
impervious surface
land degradation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
127
0.870
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brazil
Roberto Lobato Corrêa
Geografia Cultural
Geografia Urbana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
90
0.616
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Iran
Mahla Etemadi
geogeraphy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
117
0.830
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
China
Shiming Ding
in-situ sampling
sediment pollution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
117
0.900
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
China
Shaohua Wu
Geography
urban soil
urban ecosystem
soil pollution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
105
0.808
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Iran
Maryam Moradi
Linguistics
Social Linguistics
Russian Language Teaching
Russian Literature
Cultural Studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
97
0.752
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South Africa
Susan Parnell
Urban
Africa
SDGs
local government
global change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
87
0.674
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brazil
Jose Aldemir De Oliveira
Geografia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
63
0.488
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
China
Jianjun Wang
aquatic microbial ecology
biogeography
biogeochemistry
DOM
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
98
0.772
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
China
Min Chen
Geographic Modeling&Simulation
Virtual Geographic Environments (VGEs)
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
108
0.864
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
South Africa
Bruce Hewitson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
77
0.631
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wenjiao Xiao
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
392
0.901
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Accretionary Complex
Central Asian Orogenic Belt
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
lake optics
water color remote sensing
biogeochemistry of CDOM
lake thermodynamics
lake ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zongming Wang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
155
0.683
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lu Zhang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
155
0.795
Lake Environment
Lake pollution
Nutrient
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jianhua Xu, 徐建华
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
68
0.356
Water Resource
Regional Economics
Environmental Science
Climate Change
Ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bernardo Mançano Fernandes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
109
0.574
Geografia
Geografia Humana
Geografia Agrária
Território
Questão Agrária
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rama Dirgamantara Aziz
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
166
0.907
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wenbin Wu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
146
0.802
Remote Sensing
Land system
Global Change
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David D Zhang 章典|Zhang Dian, Dian Zhang, David Dian Zhang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
54
0.302
climate change and human responses
geomorphology
Quaternary science
hydrochemistry
environmental sciences
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Наталья Зубаревич
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
68
0.412
региональное и городское развитие

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan Adams
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
130
0.798
microbial ecology
biogeography
climate
soils
biogeochemical cycles
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tie Liu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
109
0.699
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Meadows
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
113
0.743
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dengsheng Lu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
127
0.870
land use and land cover change
biomass estimation
impervious surface
land degradation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roberto Lobato Corrêa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
90
0.616
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mahla Etemadi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
117
0.830
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zhengwen Liu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
99
0.744
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shiming Ding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
117
0.900
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shaohua Wu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
105
0.808
Geography
urban soil
urban ecosystem
soil pollution
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maryam Moradi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
97
0.752
Linguistics
Social Linguistics
Russian Language Teaching
Russian Literature
Cultural Studies
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Susan Parnell
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
87
0.674
Urban
Africa
SDGs
local government
global change
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jose Aldemir De Oliveira
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
63
0.488
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jianjun Wang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
98
0.772
aquatic microbial ecology
biogeography
biogeochemistry
DOM
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Min Chen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
108
0.864
Geographic Modeling&Simulation
Virtual Geographic Environments (VGEs)
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bruce Hewitson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
77
0.631