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
remote sensing
biogeosciences
canopy structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,943
3,406
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,860
1,394
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
glacial geology
chronostratigraphy
paleoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,360
662
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
bioinformatics
metabarcoding
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,413
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Microbial ecology
Forest Ecology
Mycology
Community ecology
Climate change.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
1,120
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Geology
CO2 storage
CCS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
291
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
CO2 Geological Storage
3-D geological modelling
seismic modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
218
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
geochemistry and mineralogy
mineral resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
198
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
geochemistry
paleoredox
stable isotopes
Paleoproterozoic
pyrite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
354
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Geodesy
geodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
145
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
geodesy
GNSS
sea level
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
122
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
hydrogeology
hydrology
geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
203
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Curative mud
Lake sediments
Geochemistry
Organic matter
Ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
62
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
paleolimnology
C/N ratio
human impact
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
126
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Palaeoecology
ecology
biodiversity
Quaternary geology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
122
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Mining
Exploration
SLO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
2
0.023
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Geospatial data analysis
LULC
Carbon estimations
Carbon markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quaternary geology
lake sediments
palaeoclimate
isotopes
geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
10
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Bioinformatics
metabarcoding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
geology
geochimie
hydrogeology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Jan Pisek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,943
3,406
0.689
remote sensing
biogeosciences
canopy structure
Leho Ainsaar
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,860
1,394
0.487
Volli Kalm
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,360
662
0.281
glacial geology
chronostratigraphy
paleoclimate
Vladimir Mikryukov
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,413
0.938
bioinformatics
metabarcoding
biodiversity
Niloufar Hagh Doust
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
1,120
0.967
Microbial ecology
Forest Ecology
Mycology
Community ecology
Climate change.
Alla Shogenova
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
291
0.333
Kazbulat Shogenov
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
218
0.454
CO2 Geological Storage
3-D geological modelling
seismic modelling
Rutt Hints
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
198
0.495
geochemistry and mineralogy
mineral resources
Kärt Paiste|Kärt Üpraus
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
354
0.957
geochemistry
paleoredox
stable isotopes
Paleoproterozoic
pyrite
Tarmo Kall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
145
0.599
Aive Liibusk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
122
0.587
Oliver Koit
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
203
0.990
hydrogeology
hydrology
geochemistry
Galina Kapanen
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
62
0.304
Curative mud
Lake sediments
Geochemistry
Organic matter
Ecosystem services
Merlin Liiv
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
126
0.818
paleolimnology
C/N ratio
human impact
climate change
Ansis Blaus
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
122
1.000
Palaeoecology
ecology
biodiversity
Quaternary geology
climate change
Karin Robam
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
2
0.023
Akua Oparebea Asare Ansah
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Geospatial data analysis
LULC
Carbon estimations
Carbon markets
Liina Laumets
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
10
0.476
Quaternary geology
lake sediments
palaeoclimate
isotopes
geochemistry
Ali Hakimzadeh
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Bioinformatics
metabarcoding
Mawo Ndiaye
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
geology
geochimie
hydrogeology