Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 649 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom Rankings - 2025
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
Microplastics
ecology of coastal defences
marine ecology
marine pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,829
74,299
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Radiocarbon dating and calibration
marine and freshwater reservoir corrections
carbon cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,163
21,232
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Coastal Systems
Climate Change
Impacts
Adaptation
Integrated Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,544
27,142
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
comparative immunology
fish immunology
marine microbiology
marine biotechnology
SOI-USTAN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,719
27,706
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Climate Dynamics
Oceanography
Predictablity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,492
19,607
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marine Ecology
Benthos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,134
8,993
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Coral Reefs
Fisheries
Resilience
Coral Reef Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,243
20,565
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marine ecology
Statistical methods
Marine benthos
Meiofauna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,488
10,676
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ocean conservation
marine protected areas
fisheries
environmental history
seabed carbon storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,593
11,160
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mesozoic palaeoceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,550
12,011
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
marine ecology
estuarine ecology
human impacts
marine policy
estuaries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,683
12,951
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
acoustic communication
vocal learning
marine mammals
SMRU
SOI-USTAN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,696
10,890
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,114
11,003
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Population ecology
Coastal ecology
Environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,098
5,811
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology
Public Health
Oceans and Human Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,272
14,215
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marine Geophysics
Marine Geology
Gravity
Isostasy
Tectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,663
5,462
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Conservation
Coral
Seagrass
Mangrove
Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,523
7,572
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
marine ecology
movement ecology
sharks
conservation
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,853
10,766
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benthic Marine Ecology
Climate Change Ecology
Marine Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,289
16,581
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plankton
Ocean ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,188
9,391
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mantle Convection
Ridge-Plume Interaction
Mantle-Climate Links
Mid Ocean Ridge and Continental Tectonics
Seismic Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,715
9,925
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marine Ecology
Marine Biodiversity
Deep-sea biology
Ocean Acidification
Phycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,438
9,851
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,080
9,713
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marine geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,525
3,790
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maritime and Offshore Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,560
9,828
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,746
216
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Thompson
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,829
74,299
0.683
Microplastics
ecology of coastal defences
marine ecology
marine pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,119
517
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
PJ Reimer
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,163
21,232
0.307
Radiocarbon dating and calibration
marine and freshwater reservoir corrections
carbon cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,013
602
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert J Nicholls
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,544
27,142
0.427
Coastal Systems
Climate Change
Impacts
Adaptation
Integrated Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,163
616
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Valerie J Smith
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,719
27,706
0.442
comparative immunology
fish immunology
marine microbiology
marine biotechnology
SOI-USTAN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,995
782
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Magdalena Alonso Balmaseda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,492
19,607
0.360
Climate Dynamics
Oceanography
Predictablity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,348
814
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rm Warwick
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,134
8,993
0.169
Marine Ecology
Benthos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,564
1,269
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nick Graham
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,243
20,565
0.511
Coral Reefs
Fisheries
Resilience
Coral Reef Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,029
1,306
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul J. Somerfield
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,488
10,676
0.270
Marine ecology
Statistical methods
Marine benthos
Meiofauna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,244
1,416
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Callum Roberts
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,593
11,160
0.297
Ocean conservation
marine protected areas
fisheries
environmental history
seabed carbon storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,715
1,559
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hugh C Jenkyns
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,550
12,011
0.338
Mesozoic palaeoceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,388
1,623
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Mike Elliott
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,683
12,951
0.373
marine ecology
estuarine ecology
human impacts
marine policy
estuaries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,227
1,705
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter L Tyack
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,696
10,890
0.323
acoustic communication
vocal learning
marine mammals
SMRU
SOI-USTAN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,754
1,931
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shubha Sathyendranath
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,114
11,003
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,956
2,024
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Watkinson
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,098
5,811
0.193
Population ecology
Coastal ecology
Environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,982
2,105
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lora E Fleming
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,272
14,215
0.486
Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology
Public Health
Oceans and Human Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,557
2,397
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
AB Watts
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,663
5,462
0.205
Marine Geophysics
Marine Geology
Gravity
Isostasy
Tectonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,782
2,426
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David J Smith
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,523
7,572
0.285
Conservation
Coral
Seagrass
Mangrove
Restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,613
2,670
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David W. Sims
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,853
10,766
0.433
marine ecology
movement ecology
sharks
conservation
fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,711
3,122
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dan Smale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,289
16,581
0.744
Benthic Marine Ecology
Climate Change Ecology
Marine Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,937
3,145
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Edwards
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,188
9,391
0.423
Plankton
Ocean ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,047
3,246
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephen M Jones
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,715
9,925
0.457
Mantle Convection
Ridge-Plume Interaction
Mantle-Climate Links
Mid Ocean Ridge and Continental Tectonics
Seismic Oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,742
3,294
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jason M Hall Spencer|Jason Hall-Spencer
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,438
9,851
0.460
Marine Ecology
Marine Biodiversity
Deep-sea biology
Ocean Acidification
Phycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,659
3,375
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alex David Rogers
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,080
9,713
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,184
3,504
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
IN McCave
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,525
3,790
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,830
3,730
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jin Wang
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,560
9,828
0.502
Maritime and Offshore Engineering