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Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2026

The Top 100 scientists are ranked based on total H-index scores at the global, regional, national, and institutional levels. Rankings cover 10 regions, 13 main fields, and 221 subfields. Subject field rankings (at world, region, country, and university levels) are currently in Beta version and updated in near real-time.
Note: Researchers classified as "others" (currently 1,122,060 profiles whose fields are undetermined or unedited) are excluded from subject and regional rankings. These rankings will dynamically evolve as the “others” profiles are reviewed and properly categorized.

* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,692
World Rank
471
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
human geography | human-environment interaction | regional sustainable development | land us

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    98
  • i10 Index
    284
  • Citation Counts
    34,939
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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20,071
World Rank
956
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
global change ecology | ecosystem ecology | biogeochemistr

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    82
  • i10 Index
    251
  • Citation Counts
    24,482
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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27,156
World Rank
1,338
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Social Policy
rural development | rural education | off-farm employment | public investment | povert

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    75
  • i10 Index
    247
  • Citation Counts
    19,256
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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28,178
World Rank
1,363
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
Land Cover and Land Use Change | Global Change Remote Sensin

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    74
  • i10 Index
    202
  • Citation Counts
    19,242
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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28,216
World Rank
1,368
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
global change impact and adaptation | agroecosystem modellin

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    74
  • i10 Index
    237
  • Citation Counts
    25,525
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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28,285
World Rank
1,384
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Natural Resource Management | Environmental Economics | Urban-Rural Integration | Global Chang

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    74
  • i10 Index
    280
  • Citation Counts
    24,338
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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29,444
World Rank
1,429
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Others
Land use policy | Rural development | Urbanization | Rural restructuring | Land use transitio

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    73
  • i10 Index
    168
  • Citation Counts
    20,554
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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32,398
World Rank
1,615
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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33,624
World Rank
1,669
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
evapotranspiration | hydrology | remote sensing | climate change | water resource

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    70
  • i10 Index
    220
  • Citation Counts
    21,455
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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35,142
World Rank
1,736
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Hydrology | Water Resources | Climate Change | Hydrometeorolog

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    69
  • i10 Index
    230
  • Citation Counts
    19,477
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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36,802
World Rank
1,814
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
remote sensing | gi

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    68
  • i10 Index
    359
  • Citation Counts
    18,982
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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50,911
World Rank
2,584
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Climate change | Water resources | Crop production | Hazards | Modelin

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    61
  • i10 Index
    171
  • Citation Counts
    12,585
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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53,674
World Rank
2,758
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant N acquisition strategies、Rhizosphere priming effect、Plant-microbial interactions、Above- and below-ground interactio

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    60
  • i10 Index
    167
  • Citation Counts
    14,817
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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75,522
World Rank
3,909
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Others
new urbanization | urbanization and economic growth | regional development | regional planning | Chin

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    53
  • i10 Index
    166
  • Citation Counts
    11,711
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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79,148
World Rank
4,072
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
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

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    52
  • i10 Index
    157
  • Citation Counts
    9,632
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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80,311
World Rank
4,151
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition | Health | Education | Early Childhood Developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    52
  • i10 Index
    122
  • Citation Counts
    7,550
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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87,177
World Rank
4,446
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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87,616
World Rank
4,538
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
data assimilation | quantitative remote sensing | climatolog

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    50
  • i10 Index
    99
  • Citation Counts
    11,651
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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87,673
World Rank
4,547
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
global change | Ecosystem ecology | remote sensin

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    50
  • i10 Index
    143
  • Citation Counts
    9,149
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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91,828
World Rank
4,732
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Development Economics | Rural Revitalization | Land Use Change | Food Security | Environmental Economic

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    49
  • i10 Index
    94
  • Citation Counts
    9,531
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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93,166
World Rank
4,883
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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96,762
World Rank
4,998
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Engineering Geology | Geological Hazards | GIS | R

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    48
  • i10 Index
    186
  • Citation Counts
    9,625
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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97,316
World Rank
5,093
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
资源经济与政策;energy and mineral economic

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    48
  • i10 Index
    214
  • Citation Counts
    9,425
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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125,344
World Rank
6,537
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Others
tropical forest-swidden-plantation | border gegoraph

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    43
  • i10 Index
    133
  • Citation Counts
    5,925
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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126,916
World Rank
6,708
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
农田生态系统与环境 | Agro-ecosystem and environmen

H-Index Metrics

  • H-Index
    43
  • i10 Index
    137
  • Citation Counts
    5,919
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