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
plant ecology
biodiversity
biological invasions
macroecology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,935
54,012
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
biological invasions
plant ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,787
23,992
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
multivariate statistics
plant community ecology
arbuscular mycorrhiza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,477
9,037
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
ecology
botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,621
11,190
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Vegetation Classification and Analysis
Plant Ecoloty
Software Development for Field Research
Restoration Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,868
10,440
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Protein engineering
Protein design
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,296
10,376
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Vascular Plant Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,526
8,745
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
fyziologie
molekulární biologie
diabetes
metabolický syndrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,388
7,594
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
imunologie
mol. biologie
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,361
1,947
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ecology
tuberculosis
zoonoses
sapronoses
epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,586
4,059
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
toxoplasma
evolution
parasitology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,157
5,418
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,655
4,804
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ecology-botany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,449
7,847
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
botanika
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,401
6,723
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
invasion biology
microbial ecology
mycorrhizal fungi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,120
8,514
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,592
5,633
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecology
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,512
3,830
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant Biology
Plant Hormones
Cytoskeleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,479
4,461
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
biophysics and biochemistry of plants
trace metal metabolism in plants
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,269
4,236
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
3,398
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Comparative Genomics
Virus-host interactions
Bacteriophages
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,162
4,632
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Biology
RNA
ADAR
inosine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,886
3,647
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Human behavioural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,419
4,274
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
ecology
community ecology
population ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,267
5,278
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Diversity of aquatic invertebrates
Biological invasions
Daphnia
Crayfish
Crayfish plague
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,935
4,169
0.525
Petr Pyšek
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,935
54,012
0.535
plant ecology
biodiversity
biological invasions
macroecology
conservation
Jan Pergl
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,787
23,992
0.690
biological invasions
plant ecology
Petr Šmilauer
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,477
9,037
0.287
multivariate statistics
plant community ecology
arbuscular mycorrhiza
Jan Lepš
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,621
11,190
0.405
Lubomír Tichý
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,868
10,440
0.525
Vegetation Classification and Analysis
Plant Ecoloty
Software Development for Field Research
Restoration Ecology
Jiri Damborsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,296
10,376
0.538
Protein engineering
Protein design
Karol Marhold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,526
8,745
0.499
Monika Cahova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,388
7,594
0.494
fyziologie
molekulární biologie
diabetes
metabolický syndrom
Vaclav Horejsi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,361
1,947
0.127
Ivo Pavlík
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,586
4,059
0.278
ecology
tuberculosis
zoonoses
sapronoses
epidemiology
Jaroslav Flegr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,157
5,418
0.383
toxoplasma
evolution
parasitology
Miroslav Obornik
University of South Bohemia in Ceské Budejovice
České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,655
4,804
0.412
Jiri Dolezal
University of South Bohemia in Ceské Budejovice
České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,449
7,847
0.685
Jiří Danihelka
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,401
6,723
0.590
Petr Kohout
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,120
8,514
0.766
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
invasion biology
microbial ecology
mycorrhizal fungi
Rozman Jan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,592
5,633
0.532
Jeffrey Nekola
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,512
3,830
0.364
Jan Petrášek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,479
4,461
0.426
Plant Biology
Plant Hormones
Cytoskeleton
Hendrik Küpper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,269
4,236
0.413
biophysics and biochemistry of plants
trace metal metabolism in plants
Ales Kovarik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
3,398
0.353
Rohit Ghai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,162
4,632
0.506
Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Comparative Genomics
Virus-host interactions
Bacteriophages
Mary A O Connell
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,886
3,647
0.410
Jan Havlíček
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,419
4,274
0.508
Pierre Liancourt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,267
5,278
0.638
ecology
community ecology
population ecology
Adam Petrusek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,935
4,169
0.525
Diversity of aquatic invertebrates
Biological invasions
Daphnia
Crayfish
Crayfish plague