Subject Rankings
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Subject Rankings 2025
AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) offers the broadest spectrum of branches, providing analysis in 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses can be based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, as well as their values from the last 6 years. As of Nov 21, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (873.864) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:1
human geography
human-environment interaction
regional sustainable development
land use
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
276
30,396
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:2
global change ecology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
225
20,277
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:3
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
232
17,905
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:4
global change impact and adaptation
agroecosystem modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
226
23,558
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:5
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
276
20,353
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:6
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Economics
Urban-Rural Integration
Global Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
252
21,365
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:7
Land use policy
Rural development
Urbanization
Rural restructuring
Land use transition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
153
18,070
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:8
Land Cover and Land Use Change
Global Change Remote Sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
181
15,873
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:9
evapotranspiration
hydrology
remote sensing
climate change
water resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
193
18,351
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:10
Hydrology
Water Resources
Climate Change
Hydrometeorology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
204
16,388
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:11
remote sensing
gis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
305
15,455
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:12
Plant N acquisition strategies、Rhizosphere priming effect、Plant-microbial interactions、Above- and below-ground interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
157
12,718
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:13
Climate change
Water resources
Crop production
Hazards
Modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
149
10,235
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:14
Nutrition
Health
Education
Early Childhood Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
114
7,047
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:15
new urbanization
urbanization and economic growth
regional development
regional planning
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
139
9,679
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:16
资源经济与政策；energy and mineral economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
192
8,100
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:17
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
146
11,710
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:18
data assimilation
quantitative remote sensing
climatology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
85
10,265
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:19
global change
Ecosystem ecology
remote sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
134
8,136
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:20
geography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
87
8,425
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:21
My research focusses on land use and policies in rural areas. The specific research interests include four aspects: (1) land use change monitoring using remote sensing technology
(2) land use change modelling
such as the development of System Dynamics Model and Multi-agent Model
(3) effects of land use change on ecosystem services
and (4) land use policies.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
110
6,963
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:22
Poverty
Rural Revitalization
Land use change
Food security
Environmental economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
91
7,827
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:23
Engineering Geology
Geological Hazards
GIS
RS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
148
7,780
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:24
Hydrology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
59
4,114
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:25
农田生态系统与环境
Agro-ecosystem and environment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
125
5,029
Yansui Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
93
276
30,396
human geography
human-environment interaction
regional sustainable development
land use
Shuli Niu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
225
20,277
global change ecology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
Linxiu Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
73
232
17,905
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
Fulu Tao
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
226
23,558
Weidong Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
276
20,353
Xiangzheng Deng
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
70
252
21,365
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Economics
Urban-Rural Integration
Global Change
Hualou Long (龙花楼)
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
69
153
18,070
Land use policy
Rural development
Urbanization
Rural restructuring
Land use transition
Jinwei Dong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
69
181
15,873
Yongqiang Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
193
18,351
evapotranspiration
hydrology
remote sensing
climate change
water resources
Qiuhong Tang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
204
16,388
Hydrology
Water Resources
Climate Change
Hydrometeorology
Dong Jiang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
305
15,455
Xingliang Xu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
157
12,718
Plant N acquisition strategies、Rhizosphere priming effect、Plant-microbial interactions、Above- and below-ground interaction
Guoyong Leng
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
149
10,235
Climate change
Water resources
Crop production
Hazards
Modeling
Renfu Luo
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
114
7,047
Nutrition
Health
Education
Early Childhood Development
Mingxing Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
139
9,679
new urbanization
urbanization and economic growth
regional development
regional planning
China
Shen Lei
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
192
8,100
资源经济与政策；energy and mineral economics
杨林生
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
146
11,710
Jun Qin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
85
10,265
data assimilation
quantitative remote sensing
climatology
Zhang Yangjian
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
134
8,136
global change
Ecosystem ecology
remote sensing
Li Yurui
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
87
8,425
Song Wei
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
110
6,963
My research focusses on land use and policies in rural areas. The specific research interests include four aspects: (1) land use change monitoring using remote sensing technology
(2) land use change modelling
such as the development of System Dynamics Model and Multi-agent Model
(3) effects of land use change on ecosystem services
and (4) land use policies.
Yang Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
91
7,827
Poverty
Rural Revitalization
Land use change
Food security
Environmental economics
Hengxing Lan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
148
7,780
Engineering Geology
Geological Hazards
GIS
RS
Xiaomang Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
59
4,114
Fadong Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
125
5,029