The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Climatologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,211
10,148
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Climate Modelling
Paleoclimatology
Southern Ocean
Data assimilation
Antarctic Sea ice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,971
10,901
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Land–Atmosphere Interactions
Global Hydrology
Ecohydrology
Hydrometeorology
Climate Extremes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,642
20,813
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Climate
climate change
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,912
12,963
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Climate Change
Biogeochemical cycles
Ecology
Biometeorology
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,145
13,589
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Climate science
climate models
palaeoclimates
Milankovitch
dynamical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,634
7,596
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
urban climate
urban meteorology
land surface modelling
downscaling
numerical weather prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,021
7,116
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
climate extremes
climate modelling
land-climate iteractions
climate change impacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,275
7,708
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Climate policy
electric sector transition
renewable energy policy
cogeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,836
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Atmospheric sciences
Environmental sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,948
2,588
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
atmospheric sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
2,477
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Climate change
biodiversity
climate-species interactions
community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
3,077
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Dynamical Meteorology and Climatology
Predictability
Chaos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,215
2,013
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Micrometeorology
Meteorology
Greenhouse Gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
2,493
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Atmospheric science
planetary science
atmospheric modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,821
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Seasonal forecast
Tropical meteorology
Ensemble prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
1,247
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sea ice
Climate
Numerical modeling
Ice sheets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
2,080
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
climate & agro-meteorology
risk analysis
early warning systems
decision-support
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,297
1,529
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Data Science
Climate risk
Energy modelling
Climate Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
1,668
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
929
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
ozone
aerosol
dispersion modelling
CTM
trajectory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,468
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Space Physics
Mathematical Modelling
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,036
742
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
K-Pg boundary
mass extinctions
paleoclimatology
dinocysts
Eocene seasonality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,773
1,534
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Land-Atmosphere interactions
Groundwater
Hydrometeorology
Climate Change
Extremes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,472
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
748
0.461
Fichefet Thierry
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,211
10,148
0.360
Hugues Goosse
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,971
10,901
0.404
Climate Modelling
Paleoclimatology
Southern Ocean
Data assimilation
Antarctic Sea ice
Diego Miralles
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,642
20,813
0.845
Land–Atmosphere Interactions
Global Hydrology
Ecohydrology
Hydrometeorology
Climate Extremes
Jean Pascal Van Ypersele
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,912
12,963
0.620
Climate
climate change
sustainable development
Mirco Migliavacca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,145
13,589
0.710
Climate Change
Biogeochemical cycles
Ecology
Biometeorology
Remote Sensing
Michel Crucifix
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,634
7,596
0.519
Climate science
climate models
palaeoclimates
Milankovitch
dynamical systems
Rafiq hamdi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,021
7,116
0.789
urban climate
urban meteorology
land surface modelling
downscaling
numerical weather prediction
Wim Thiery
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,275
7,708
0.931
climate extremes
climate modelling
land-climate iteractions
climate change impacts
Aviel Verbruggen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,836
0.420
Climate policy
electric sector transition
renewable energy policy
cogeneration
Stefano Galmarini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,948
2,588
0.435
Atmospheric sciences
Environmental sciences
Luca Pozzoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
2,477
0.539
Xin Jing
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
3,077
0.891
Climate change
biodiversity
climate-species interactions
community ecology
Stéphane Vannitsem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,215
2,013
0.626
Dynamical Meteorology and Climatology
Predictability
Chaos
Nicola Arriga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
2,493
0.883
Micrometeorology
Meteorology
Greenhouse Gases
Lori Neary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,821
0.750
Atmospheric science
planetary science
atmospheric modelling
Christophe LAVAYSSE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
1,247
0.519
Seasonal forecast
Tropical meteorology
Ensemble prediction
David Docquier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
2,080
0.885
Sea ice
Climate
Numerical modeling
Ice sheets
Elena Tarnavsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,297
1,529
0.666
climate & agro-meteorology
risk analysis
early warning systems
decision-support
policy
Matteo De Felice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
1,668
0.755
Data Science
Climate risk
Energy modelling
Climate Services
Nicolas Clerbaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
929
0.437
Andy Delcloo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,468
0.692
ozone
aerosol
dispersion modelling
CTM
trajectory
Stanimir Stankov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,036
742
0.364
Space Physics
Mathematical Modelling
Scientific Computing
Johan Vellekoop
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,773
1,534
0.865
K-Pg boundary
mass extinctions
paleoclimatology
dinocysts
Eocene seasonality
Jessica Keune
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,472
0.862
Land-Atmosphere interactions
Groundwater
Hydrometeorology
Climate Change
Extremes
Laurent Delobbe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
748
0.461