The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
marine biology
Mediterranean island biodiversity
human impact on Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,079
4,654
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Functional Ecology
Marine Biology
Bioinvasions
Environmental Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,200
2,650
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Seagrass ecology
Crustacean txonomy and ecology
Aquaculture-environment interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,662
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fisheries Science and Natural Resource Management
Fish Biology
Population Dynamics
Marine Spatial Planning
Marine Litter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,275
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Proteomics
Protein Methylation
HSPs
METTL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
1,055
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Conservation education
Heritage Science
Earth observations for CH
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
835
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biology
Genetics
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,295
1,111
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Marine Ecotoxicology
Pollution Studies
Environmental Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
112
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Algae
Cyanobacteria
Microbial biofilms
Phycology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
947
710
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Computational Design
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Design Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
540
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evolutionary computation
computational creativity
procedural content generation
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
349
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Climate impact studies
agriculture
ecology...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
277
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Vegetation ecology and taxonomy
wetland ecology
phytosociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
168
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Bat ecology and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
119
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
biology
ecology
sustainability
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
Patrick J. Schembri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,079
4,654
0.513
marine biology
Mediterranean island biodiversity
human impact on Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems
Julian Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,200
2,650
0.828
Functional Ecology
Marine Biology
Bioinvasions
Environmental Monitoring
Joseph A Borg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,662
0.536
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Seagrass ecology
Crustacean txonomy and ecology
Aquaculture-environment interactions
Leyla Knittweis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,275
0.606
Fisheries Science and Natural Resource Management
Fish Biology
Population Dynamics
Marine Spatial Planning
Marine Litter
Byron Baron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
1,055
0.775
Proteomics
Protein Methylation
HSPs
METTL
JoAnn Cassar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
835
0.637
Conservation education
Heritage Science
Earth observations for CH
Climate change
Adriana Vella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,295
1,111
0.858
Victor Axiak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
112
0.115
Marine Ecotoxicology
Pollution Studies
Environmental Management
Gabrielle Zammit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
947
710
0.750
Algae
Cyanobacteria
Microbial biofilms
Phycology
Microbiology
Theodoros Galanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
540
0.951
Computational Design
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Design Intelligence
Daniele Gravina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
349
0.870
Evolutionary computation
computational creativity
procedural content generation
machine learning
Eman Calleja
Malta College of Arts Science & Technology
Raħal Ġdid,, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
277
0.827
Climate impact studies
agriculture
ecology...
Sandro Lanfranco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
168
0.611
Vegetation ecology and taxonomy
wetland ecology
phytosociology
Clare Marie Mifsud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
119
0.975
Andrea Francesca Bellia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
biology
ecology
sustainability
climate change