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 ecophysiology
volatile organic compound emission
adaptation
stress biology
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,393
37,314
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
6,649
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
forest soils
bottomland hardwoods
disturbance
restoration
climate change adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,819
4,649
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,425
5,075
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
forestry
forest pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,769
5,164
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,108
1,232
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Aquatic ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,017
2,328
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
plant ecology
conservation genetics
landscape ecology
landscape genetics
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
2,465
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
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 :10
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 :11
soil microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,345
1,964
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant ecology
conservation biology
wetland ecology
bryophytes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,520
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
2,082
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
vegetation typology and ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,065
1,191
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
1,570
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
plant water relations
plant ecophysiology
plant hydraulics
forest ecology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,707
936
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
fish and crayfish population genetics
conservation genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,690
867
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Silviculture
Forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
960
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant ecophysiology
leaf traits
phenotypic plasticity
stress biology
Mediterranean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
1,839
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Forest Ecology
Forest Disturbances
Forest Regeneration
Silviculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,762
1,348
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
988
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
soil quality
soil organic matter
pedometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
673
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biomass
carbon and nutrient cyclings
thinnings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
860
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
plant stress
phytochemicals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
1,103
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Silviculture
Forestry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
858
0.673
Ülo Niinemets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,393
37,314
0.546
plant ecophysiology
volatile organic compound emission
adaptation
stress biology
global change
Peeter NÞµges
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
6,649
0.546
John A Stanturf
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,819
4,649
0.473
forest soils
bottomland hardwoods
disturbance
restoration
climate change adaptation
Hannes Kollist
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,425
5,075
0.538
Rein Drenkhan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,769
5,164
0.763
Agu Laisk
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,108
1,232
0.202
margit heinlaan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,017
2,328
0.464
Tsipe Aavik
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
2,465
0.570
plant ecology
conservation genetics
landscape ecology
landscape genetics
conservation biology
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
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
Marika Truu
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,345
1,964
0.587
Kai Vellak
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,275
1,520
0.464
Plant ecology
conservation biology
wetland ecology
bryophytes
Ebe Merilo
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
2,082
0.647
Jaanus Paal
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,065
1,191
0.389
vegetation typology and ecology
Marika Mänd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
1,570
0.562
Arne Sellin
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
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
Hardi Tullus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
960
0.462
Giacomo Puglielli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
1,839
0.962
Plant ecophysiology
leaf traits
phenotypic plasticity
stress biology
Mediterranean
Marek Metslaid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,762
1,348
0.765
Forest Ecology
Forest Disturbances
Forest Regeneration
Silviculture
Floor Vodde|Floortje Vodde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
988
0.661
Alar Astover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
673
0.488
soil quality
soil organic matter
pedometrics
Jürgen Aosaar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
860
0.627
Biomass
carbon and nutrient cyclings
thinnings
Astrid Kannaste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
1,103
0.823
Mats Varik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
858
0.673