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
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,717
40,044
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Forest desert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,984
5,629
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tropical forest ecology- Dendrochronology- Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,395
10,985
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
forestry
climate change
plant ecophysiology
forest carbon
greenhouse gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,332
3,570
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tropical Forests
Carbon Cycle
Climate Impacts
Land Use Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,941
8,082
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
forest ecology
global change
ecosystem functioning
allometry
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,150
9,015
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Forest ecology
biodiversity
restoration
conservation
invasive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,152
4,168
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant disease
agriculture
climate change
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,121
5,914
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Forest ecosystems
Atmospheric science
air pollution
cirrus
polar stratospheric clouds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,120
3,061
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tree genetic resources
barley
agroforestry
orphan crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,067
3,061
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tropical forest ecology
forest conservation
global environmental change
botany and ethnobotany
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,755
5,439
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tropical forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
4,936
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Forest & wildlife management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
2,527
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
climate change adaptation
forest restoration
forest risk
tree physiology
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,899
1,766
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Forest fires
Atmospheric chemistry
Air quality
Earth Observation
Data assimilation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,514
2,342
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
remote sensing
forest
diseases
crops
drylands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,299
2,399
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Forest cultivation
Restoration and sustainability ecology
Silviculture
Environmental conservation
Soil biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
3,089
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Remote sensing
Forestry
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
1,055
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
environmental social science
forestry
fisheries
land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,997
2,259
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
human dimensions of conservation
environmental justice
CBNRM
gender equity
human wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
1,731
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Climate Change
Forestry
Risk
Decision-Making
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,906
2,417
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
remote sensing
GIS
forestry
monitoring
time series analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,906
1,904
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Forest
Carbon Management
Business Studies
Carbon
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
1,158
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tropical Forest Ecology
Biodiversity
Ecosystem functioning
Conservation Science
Insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
2,526
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bio-economic modelling
Agroforestry
Water resource allocation
Adoption of recommended practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
1,868
0.796
Oliver L Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,717
40,044
0.446
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
Alan Grainger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,984
5,629
0.297
Roel Brienen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,395
10,985
0.632
Tropical forest ecology- Dendrochronology- Climate Change
James Il Morison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,332
3,570
0.219
forestry
climate change
plant ecophysiology
forest carbon
greenhouse gases
David Galbraith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,941
8,082
0.580
Tropical Forests
Carbon Cycle
Climate Impacts
Land Use Change
Tommaso Jucker
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,150
9,015
0.809
forest ecology
global change
ecosystem functioning
allometry
remote sensing
John Healey
Bangor University
Noakhali, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,152
4,168
0.411
Forest ecology
biodiversity
restoration
conservation
invasive
Dan Bebber
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,121
5,914
0.584
Plant disease
agriculture
climate change
forest ecology
Angus Robert MacKenzie
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,120
3,061
0.430
Forest ecosystems
Atmospheric science
air pollution
cirrus
polar stratospheric clouds
Ian K Dawson
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,067
3,061
0.433
Tree genetic resources
barley
agroforestry
orphan crops
Aida Cuni Sanchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,755
5,439
0.805
Tropical forest ecology
forest conservation
global environmental change
botany and ethnobotany
ecosystem services
Sophie Fauset
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
4,936
0.744
Norman Dandy
Bangor University
Noakhali, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
2,527
0.487
Bruce Nicoll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,899
1,766
0.360
climate change adaptation
forest restoration
forest risk
tree physiology
biomechanics
Mark Parrington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,514
2,342
0.666
Forest fires
Atmospheric chemistry
Air quality
Earth Observation
Data assimilation
Rocío Hernández Clemente
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,299
2,399
0.727
remote sensing
forest
diseases
crops
drylands
Taimoor Hassan Farooq
Bangor University
Noakhali, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
3,089
0.978
Forest cultivation
Restoration and sustainability ecology
Silviculture
Environmental conservation
Soil biogeochemistry
Daniel Donoghue
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
1,055
0.350
Julie Urquhart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,997
2,259
0.754
environmental social science
forestry
fisheries
land use
Nicole Gross Camp
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
1,731
0.587
human dimensions of conservation
environmental justice
CBNRM
gender equity
human wellbeing
Michal Petr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,906
2,417
0.832
Climate Change
Forestry
Risk
Decision-Making
uncertainty
Cristina Gómez
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,906
1,904
0.655
remote sensing
GIS
forestry
monitoring
time series analysis
Genevieve Patenaude
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
1,158
0.401
Forest
Carbon Management
Business Studies
Carbon
Strategy
Filipe França
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
2,526
0.893
Tropical Forest Ecology
Biodiversity
Ecosystem functioning
Conservation Science
Insects
Silvestre Garcia De Jalon
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
1,868
0.796
Bio-economic modelling
Agroforestry
Water resource allocation
Adoption of recommended practices