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
organic geochemistry
microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,224
31,904
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
coastal and estuarine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,697
17,639
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,220
6,555
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Climate change impacts on coasts
Coastal risk assessment
coastal zone management
numerical modelling of coasts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,424
19,155
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,758
8,767
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,566
7,576
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Coastal engineering
coastal morphology
numerical modeling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,514
7,138
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oceanography
Marine Plastic Litter
Climate Science
Public Engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,127
13,406
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marine Geochemistry & (paleo)Chemical oceanography
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,742
4,431
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
marine ecosystems
plastic pollution
top predators
polar ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,879
9,749
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
biogeochemistry
oceanography
environmental sciences
paleoceanography
geobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,383
7,534
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
corals
coral reefs
marine biodiversity
natural history
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,390
6,296
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,981
5,247
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,902
3,557
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
phylogeography
phylogenetics
populations genetics/genomics
hybrid zones
invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,976
3,115
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,170
3,424
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,164
6,249
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Multi-Machine Operations
Smart Shipping
Smart Logistics
Synchromodal Transport
Distributed Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,122
7,571
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
conservation
genetics
genomics
marine mammals
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
3,674
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ocean wave dynamics
climate and statistics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,925
1,873
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
nearshore processes
coastal dunes
beach-dune interaction
aeolian processes
biogeomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,745
4,173
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
nearshore coastal dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,117
4,275
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chemical Oceanography / Atmospheric Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,701
6,036
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
1,135
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,537
5,099
0.484
Jaap Sinninghe Damste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,224
31,904
0.306
organic geochemistry
microbiology
Tjeerd J Bouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,697
17,639
0.556
coastal and estuarine ecology
Hein De Baar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,220
6,555
0.241
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
Roshanka Ranasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,424
19,155
0.753
Climate change impacts on coasts
Coastal risk assessment
coastal zone management
numerical modelling of coasts
Jung-Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,758
8,767
0.403
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
Karline Soetaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,566
7,576
0.351
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
Dano Ja Roelvink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,514
7,138
0.386
Coastal engineering
coastal morphology
numerical modeling
Erik Van Sebille
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,127
13,406
0.740
Oceanography
Marine Plastic Litter
Climate Science
Public Engagement
Gert J De Lange
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,742
4,431
0.250
Marine Geochemistry & (paleo)Chemical oceanography
JA Van Franeker Jan Andries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,879
9,749
0.578
marine ecosystems
plastic pollution
top predators
polar ecology
Caroline P Slomp
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,383
7,534
0.460
biogeochemistry
oceanography
environmental sciences
paleoceanography
geobiology
Bert W. Hoeksema
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,390
6,296
0.409
corals
coral reefs
marine biodiversity
natural history
taxonomy
Corina Brussaard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,981
5,247
0.375
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
Jaap Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,902
3,557
0.256
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
Jeanine L Olsen
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,976
3,115
0.240
phylogeography
phylogenetics
populations genetics/genomics
hybrid zones
invasive species
Cj Camphuysen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,170
3,424
0.281
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
Erik Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,164
6,249
0.514
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
Rudy R. Negenborn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,122
7,571
0.625
Multi-Machine Operations
Smart Shipping
Smart Logistics
Synchromodal Transport
Distributed Control
Per J Palsbøll
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
3,674
0.307
conservation
genetics
genomics
marine mammals
climate change
Sofia Caires
Deltares
Delft, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,925
1,873
0.157
ocean wave dynamics
climate and statistics
Bg Ruessink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,745
4,173
0.355
nearshore processes
coastal dunes
beach-dune interaction
aeolian processes
biogeomorphology
Ad Reniers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,117
4,275
0.385
nearshore coastal dynamics
Steven Van Heuven
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,701
6,036
0.564
Chemical Oceanography / Atmospheric Chemistry
Gccadee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
1,135
0.108
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
Myron Peck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,537
5,099
0.484
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems