The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Environmental Law and Economics
Payments for Ecosystem Services
REDD+
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,872
1,121
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
1,183
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public international law
international human rights law
international environmental law
mining policy
energy policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
203
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
International Law
European Law
Human Rights
Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
241
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
environmental
energy and planning law
sustainable urban development
public participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
246
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International Law
Law of the Sea
International Marine Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
31
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
23
0.885
Lasse Loft
Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung
Müncheberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,872
1,121
0.599
Environmental Law and Economics
Payments for Ecosystem Services
REDD+
Governance
Naeem Shahid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,433
1,183
0.826
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Law
Thoko Kaime
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
203
0.375
Public international law
international human rights law
international environmental law
mining policy
energy policy
Birgit Peters (Schlütter)
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
241
0.499
International Law
European Law
Human Rights
Environmental Law
Cathrin Zengerling
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
246
0.845
environmental
energy and planning law
sustainable urban development
public participation
Andree Kirchner
Hochschule Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
31
0.211
International Law
Law of the Sea
International Marine Environmental Law
Mrinalini Shinde
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
23
0.885