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 :176
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,813
1,921
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :177
Tribology
Performance in aggressive environments
Elevated and high temperature properties
Design of equipment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,810
2,516
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :178
Atmospheric Physics
Aerosol Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,777
676
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :179
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
1,478
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :180
Neuroimmune psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,728
2,399
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :181
Molecular Biology
Genetics
microRNA
Evolutionary Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
1,120
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :182
Littoral ecology
coastal eutrophication
benthic macroalgae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,680
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :183
ancient DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
2,533
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :184
solid state theory
condensed matter physics
quantum optics
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
524
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :185
Hydrobiology
Limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
2,424
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :186
Plant ecophysiology
photosynthesis limitations
mesophyll conductance
carbon sequestring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,500
2,173
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :187
physics
NMR
condensed matter physics
quantum magnetism
superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,465
1,209
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :188
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,400
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :189
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Solid State Physics
Magnetism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,438
1,389
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :190
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,437
1,446
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :191
archaeozoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,436
1,807
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :192
physical optics
ultrafast optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,426
824
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :193
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,417
1,406
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :194
Technology-Enhanced Learning
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,401
2,763
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :195
obstetrics and gynaecology
reproductive health and behaviour
fertility and infertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,486
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :196
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
1,468
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :197
photovoltaics
inorganic semiconductors
photoluminescence
capacitance spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
1,344
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :198
forestry
silviculture
carbon and nitrogen cycilng in forest ecosystems
biomass production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
1,683
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :199
enzymology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,370
1,422
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :200
exercise motivation
physical activity
mental toughness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,583
0.472
Villem Aruoja
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,813
1,921
0.504
Maksim Antonov
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,810
2,516
0.660
Tribology
Performance in aggressive environments
Elevated and high temperature properties
Design of equipment
Hannes Tammet
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,777
676
0.179
Atmospheric Physics
Aerosol Science
Tuuli Kaambre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
1,478
0.393
Li Tian
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,728
2,399
0.644
Tarmo Annilo
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
1,120
0.302
Molecular Biology
Genetics
microRNA
Evolutionary Genomics
Georg Martin
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,680
0.457
Littoral ecology
coastal eutrophication
benthic macroalgae
Lehti Saag
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
2,533
0.696
Vladimir Hizhnyakov
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
524
0.146
solid state theory
condensed matter physics
quantum optics
nonlinear optics
Alo Laas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
2,424
0.688
Tiina Tosens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,500
2,173
0.621
Plant ecophysiology
photosynthesis limitations
mesophyll conductance
carbon sequestring
Raivo Stern
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,465
1,209
0.349
physics
NMR
condensed matter physics
quantum magnetism
superconductivity
Aaro Toomela
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,400
0.405
Ivo Heinmaa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,438
1,389
0.404
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Solid State Physics
Magnetism
Kalle Kilk
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,437
1,446
0.421
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
Lembi LÞµugas
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,436
1,807
0.526
Peeter Saari
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,426
824
0.241
Urmas Nagel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,417
1,406
0.411
María Jesús Rodríguez Triana
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,401
2,763
0.812
Technology-Enhanced Learning
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
Helle Karro
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,486
0.439
obstetrics and gynaecology
reproductive health and behaviour
fertility and infertility
Toomas RÞµÞµm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
1,468
0.434
Maarja Grossberg
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
1,344
0.398
photovoltaics
inorganic semiconductors
photoluminescence
capacitance spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Veiko Uri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
1,683
0.499
forestry
silviculture
carbon and nitrogen cycilng in forest ecosystems
biomass production
Priit Väljamäe
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,370
1,422
0.422
Lennart Raudsepp
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,583
0.472
exercise motivation
physical activity
mental toughness