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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,634
9,273
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,237
8,040
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
forests
climate change
sustainability
ecosystem services
adaptive management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,678
8,096
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Evolution
Genomics
Ecology
Conservation
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,297
5,947
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
forestry
ecology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,505
8,506
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,153
3,677
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
forest ecology
soil science
carbon cycle
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,287
7,256
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,355
5,065
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
forest inventory
airborne laser scanning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,263
4,730
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wood and biomass chemistry
Analytical methods
Biorefinery
Renewable materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,019
6,240
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Forest Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Forest productivity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,433
5,454
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Prof. in Silvicultural sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,430
5,206
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
forest ecology
vegetation dynamics
disturbance ecology
ecological restoration
sustainable forest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,245
4,750
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant-microbe interactions
Arctic soils
Bacteria
Fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,148
8,165
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rhizobium
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Soil Microbiology
the N Cycle
Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,881
3,727
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mobile laser scanning
geomorphology
forestry
urban land use
infratructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,013
6,468
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
3,512
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Geoinformatics
Forest Sciences
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,900
6,754
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
forest governance
REDD+
adaptation
policy analysis
social network analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,888
5,648
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
mire ecology
forestry
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,593
3,206
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
forest ecology
biodiversity
forest disturbances
retention forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,300
3,910
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
agriculture
crop science
food science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,759
5,200
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
forest entomology
forest biodiversity
natural forests
biodiversity-oriented management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,365
3,172
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
biogeochemistry
forest ecosystems
forest soils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,000
3,809
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Forestry
Radiative transfer
Remote sensing
Phytoactinometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,941
2,273
0.229
Jaakko Kangasjärvi
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,634
9,273
0.362
Alan Schulman
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,237
8,040
0.346
Marcus Lindner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,678
8,096
0.411
forests
climate change
sustainability
ecosystem services
adaptive management
Craig Primmer
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,297
5,947
0.308
Evolution
Genomics
Ecology
Conservation
Fisheries
Markku Kanninen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,505
8,506
0.460
Hari Pertti
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,153
3,677
0.214
Jukka Pumpanen
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,287
7,256
0.446
forest ecology
soil science
carbon cycle
climate change
Timo Pukkala
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,355
5,065
0.330
Matti Maltamo
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,263
4,730
0.310
forest inventory
airborne laser scanning
Stefan Willför
Abo Akademi University
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,019
6,240
0.445
Wood and biomass chemistry
Analytical methods
Biorefinery
Renewable materials
Frank Berninger
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,433
5,454
0.406
Forest Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Forest productivity
Heli Peltola
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,430
5,206
0.388
Timo Kuuluvainen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,245
4,750
0.359
forest ecology
vegetation dynamics
disturbance ecology
ecological restoration
sustainable forest management
Manoj kumar
Natural Resources Institute, Finland
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,148
8,165
0.621
Plant-microbe interactions
Arctic soils
Bacteria
Fungi
Kristina Lindström
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,881
3,727
0.289
Rhizobium
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Soil Microbiology
the N Cycle
Sustainable Agriculture
Antero Kukko
National Land Survey of Finland
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,013
6,468
0.538
Mobile laser scanning
geomorphology
forestry
urban land use
infratructure
Kurt Fagerstedt
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
3,512
0.294
Mikko Vastaranta
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,900
6,754
0.568
Geoinformatics
Forest Sciences
Remote Sensing
Maria Brockhaus
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,888
5,648
0.475
forest governance
REDD+
adaptation
policy analysis
social network analysis
Vasander Harri
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,593
3,206
0.277
Jari Kouki
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,300
3,910
0.346
forest ecology
biodiversity
forest disturbances
retention forestry
Fred Stoddard
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,759
5,200
0.483
agriculture
crop science
food science
Juha Siitonen
Natural Resources Institute, Finland
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,365
3,172
0.306
forest entomology
forest biodiversity
natural forests
biodiversity-oriented management
Heljä Sisko Helmisaari
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,000
3,809
0.381
biogeochemistry
forest ecosystems
forest soils
Pauline Stenberg Formerly Oker Blom
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,941
2,273
0.229
Forestry
Radiative transfer
Remote sensing
Phytoactinometry