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 :226
material science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,415
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :227
applied mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,907
1,140
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :228
physical oceanography
marine ecology
coastal processes
climate change
storms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
998
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :229
Neonatal animals
Acute phase response
Immunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,867
1,495
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :230
Geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,860
1,394
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :231
Coastal geomorphology and management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,168
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :232
Quantum Mechanics
Statistical Mechanics
Condensed Matter
Complex Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,826
917
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :233
oceanography
biodiversity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,805
1,019
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :234
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
1,570
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :235
Human Population Genetics
Human Ancient DNA Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
1,420
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :236
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
829
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :237
osteology
archaeology
archaeothanatology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
1,799
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :238
test
verification
fault tolerance
reliability
robust DNNs
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
920
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :239
plant water relations
plant ecophysiology
plant hydraulics
forest ecology
climate change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,707
936
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :240
fish and crayfish population genetics
conservation genetics
genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,690
867
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :241
Fractional-order Calculus
Embedded Systems
Computer Science
Extended Reality
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,680
1,991
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :242
CCUS
oil shale ash
CO2 mineralization
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,413
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :243
Labour economics
foreign direct investments
innovations
international trade
research policy.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,616
943
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :244
Multiomics
Data Science
Next generation sequencing
Bioinformatics
#unitartucs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
1,100
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :245
Astronomy
Mathematical Statistics
Instrumentation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
678
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :246
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,497
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :247
ribosomes
translation
RNA
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,579
962
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :248
Human geography
Urban Geography
Human Mobility
Digital Humanities
Big Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,574
2,011
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :249
CO2 capture and conversion
Electrocatalysis
Materials Science
Energy Conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,571
1,114
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :250
Molecular mechanisms of genetic adaptation of bacteria
Bacterial evolution under stress
DNA replication and repair
regulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,564
686
0.268
Tarmo Tamm
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,415
0.484
Ülo Lepik
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,907
1,140
0.392
Ülo Suursaar
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
998
0.347
physical oceanography
marine ecology
coastal processes
climate change
storms
Toomas Orro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,867
1,495
0.521
Neonatal animals
Acute phase response
Immunology
Leho Ainsaar
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,860
1,394
0.487
Kevin Parnell
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,168
0.409
Coastal geomorphology and management
Marco Patriarca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,826
917
0.324
Quantum Mechanics
Statistical Mechanics
Condensed Matter
Complex Systems
Kalle Olli
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,805
1,019
0.363
Marika Mänd
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
1,570
0.562
Mari Järve
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
1,420
0.508
Ergo Nommiste
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
829
0.298
Liivi Varul
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
1,799
0.655
Jaan Raik
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
920
0.335
Arne Sellin
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,707
936
0.346
plant water relations
plant ecophysiology
plant hydraulics
forest ecology
climate change
Riho Gross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,690
867
0.322
fish and crayfish population genetics
conservation genetics
genomics
Aleksei Tepljakov
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,680
1,991
0.743
Fractional-order Calculus
Embedded Systems
Computer Science
Extended Reality
Mai Uibu
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,642
1,413
0.535
Jaan Masso
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,616
943
0.360
Labour economics
foreign direct investments
innovations
international trade
research policy.
Balaji Rajashekar
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
1,100
0.421
Multiomics
Data Science
Next generation sequencing
Bioinformatics
#unitartucs
Jaan Pelt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
678
0.261
Astronomy
Mathematical Statistics
Instrumentation
Katre Juganson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,497
0.577
jaanus remme
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,579
962
0.373
Olle Järv
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,574
2,011
0.781
Human geography
Urban Geography
Human Mobility
Digital Humanities
Big Data Analysis
Nadezda Kongi
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,571
1,114
0.433
CO2 capture and conversion
Electrocatalysis
Materials Science
Energy Conversion
Maia Kivisaar
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,564
686
0.268
Molecular mechanisms of genetic adaptation of bacteria
Bacterial evolution under stress
DNA replication and repair
regulation