Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Functional Ecology
Plant Ecophysiology
Root ecology
Soil Biology
Scientific Instruments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,322
4,129
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
remote sensing
earth observation
forestry
wildlife management
habitat modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,295
3,355
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
wood technology
wood for automotive engineering
gluing
mechanical testing
shearing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
1,924
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Forest Ecology
Forest Soils
Nutrient Cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,474
1,919
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Forestry
Ecology
Wood Structure-Function
Plant Taxonomy
fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,498
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
1,674
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
carbon cycle
forestry
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,750
1,511
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
remote sensing for forestry
land use and land cover & change
sensor fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
741
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
forest operations
energy wood
mathematical optimization
productivity modeling
cable yarding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
544
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Forestry
Ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,125
856
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Forestry
Soil Sciences
Biomass
Renewable Energy
Biochar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
743
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
forestry
timber supply
multi criteria decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
507
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Forest genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
720
484
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Forest Engineering
Energy Wood
Timber Harvesting
Round Wood Transport
Wood Chip Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
367
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Forests
Forestry
Indicators
Bioeconomy
Forest Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
542
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
entomology
insect physiology and biochemistry
insect ecology
invasive species
forest pests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
142
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Remote Sensing
Forestry
COPERNICUS
time-series
forest inventory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
261
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
412
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
forest ecology
research for development
non-timber forest products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
295
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
148
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Forest Inventory
Remote Sensing
Laser Scanning
Coding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
208
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
forest roads
road network planning
forest engineering
decision making
multiple criteria analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
130
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Forestry
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
83
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
forest ecology
sea turtle conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
Boris Rewald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,322
4,129
0.776
Functional Ecology
Plant Ecophysiology
Root ecology
Soil Biology
Scientific Instruments
Markus Immitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,295
3,355
0.781
remote sensing
earth observation
forestry
wildlife management
habitat modeling
Ulrich Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
1,924
0.468
wood technology
wood for automotive engineering
gluing
mechanical testing
shearing
Klaus Katzensteiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,474
1,919
0.552
Forest Ecology
Forest Soils
Nutrient Cycling
Hugh Morris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,498
0.750
Forestry
Ecology
Wood Structure-Function
Plant Taxonomy
fungi
Fulvio Di Fulvio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
1,674
0.842
Mathias Neumann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,750
1,511
0.863
carbon cycle
forestry
remote sensing
Manuela Hirschmugl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
741
0.514
remote sensing for forestry
land use and land cover & change
sensor fusion
Christian Kanzian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
544
0.416
forest operations
energy wood
mathematical optimization
productivity modeling
cable yarding
Moonil Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,125
856
0.761
Viktor J. Bruckman
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
743
0.830
Forestry
Soil Sciences
Biomass
Renewable Energy
Biochar
Martin Kühmaier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
507
0.596
forestry
timber supply
multi criteria decision support
Charalambos Neophytou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
720
484
0.672
Franz Holzleitner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
367
0.523
Forest Engineering
Energy Wood
Timber Harvesting
Round Wood Transport
Wood Chip Transport
Stefanie Linser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
542
0.813
Forests
Forestry
Indicators
Bioeconomy
Forest Policy
Christa Schafellner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
142
0.220
entomology
insect physiology and biochemistry
insect ecology
invasive species
forest pests
Heinz Gallaun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
261
0.425
Remote Sensing
Forestry
COPERNICUS
time-series
forest inventory
Christoph Clar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
412
0.766
András Darabant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
295
0.557
forest ecology
research for development
non-timber forest products
Iftekhar Uddin Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
148
0.619
Andreas Tockner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
208
0.963
Forest Inventory
Remote Sensing
Laser Scanning
Coding
Adrian Enache
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
130
0.660
forest roads
road network planning
forest engineering
decision making
multiple criteria analysis
Ardalan Daryaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
83
0.814
Steinparzer Matthias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Marie Lambropoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
forest ecology
sea turtle conservation