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
Agricultural water management
evapotranspiration
crop water requirements
water scarcity
drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,222
30,118
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Animal Cell Technology
Biologics
Bioprocess
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,280
7,596
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fish Nutrition
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,497
7,445
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Biotechnology
Phytochemistry
Plant Stress
Plant Volatiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,206
4,619
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
"cell and molecular biology"
"plant sciences"
"biotechnology"
"microbiology and microbiomes"
"cell signalling"
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,063
5,268
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,038
4,039
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
groundwater ecology
intertidal ecology
scientific writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,840
6,231
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,327
6,186
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Biotechnology
Germplasm conservation
Plant biocompounds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,662
4,235
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aquacultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,360
4,107
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wood Science
Chemometrics
FTIR
FT-NIR
Analytical pyrolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,473
2,332
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
solos e nutriçāo das plantas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,763
1,880
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agriculture
Sheep
Goat
carcass
meat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,669
2,591
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,507
2,823
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Nutrition
Sustainability
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
3,781
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Forestry
Water Resources
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,938
1,356
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aquacultura
animais aquáticos
nutrição de peixes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,883
1,698
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
forest
agroforestry
modelling
planning
environmental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,676
2,759
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Animal Physiology
Stress Biology
Biomarkers
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,594
2,154
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fisheries
Population Dynamics
Stock assessment
Elasmobranchs
Bycatch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,441
2,230
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tratamento e Valorização de efluentes Agro-pecuarios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,365
2,345
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
fish
biology
conservation
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,300
1,856
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fish Migration
Freshwater Fish Ecology
Ecohydraulics
River Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
2,306
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fish populations
Fish communities
Nurseries
Connectivity
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,737
1,571
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Postharvest Biology and Technology
Horticultural Sciences
Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,402
0.381
Luis Santos Pereira
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,222
30,118
0.362
Agricultural water management
evapotranspiration
crop water requirements
water scarcity
drought
Paula M Alves
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,280
7,596
0.440
Animal Cell Technology
Biologics
Bioprocess
Biotechnology
Aires Oliva Teles
Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,497
7,445
0.480
Ana Cristina Da Silva Figueiredo
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,206
4,619
0.378
Plant Biotechnology
Phytochemistry
Plant Stress
Plant Volatiles
Conceição Santos
Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,063
5,268
0.437
"cell and molecular biology"
"plant sciences"
"biotechnology"
"microbiology and microbiomes"
"cell signalling"
Karim Erzini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,038
4,039
0.366
ACF Silva
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,840
6,231
0.575
groundwater ecology
intertidal ecology
scientific writing
Vitor D Alves
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,327
6,186
0.663
Anabela Romano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,662
4,235
0.553
Plant Biotechnology
Germplasm conservation
Plant biocompounds
Pedro Pousão-Ferreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,360
4,107
0.558
José Carlos Carvalho Rodrigues
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,473
2,332
0.360
Wood Science
Chemometrics
FTIR
FT-NIR
Analytical pyrolysis
Amarilis de Varennes
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,763
1,880
0.326
Alfredo Teixeira
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Bragança, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,669
2,591
0.457
Agriculture
Sheep
Goat
carcass
meat
Bruno Esteves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,507
2,823
0.513
Marta Vasconcelos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
3,781
0.697
Plant Nutrition
Sustainability
Genetics
Jorge David
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,938
1,356
0.275
Rema Paulo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,883
1,698
0.348
Aquacultura
animais aquáticos
nutrição de peixes
João Palma
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,676
2,759
0.590
forest
agroforestry
modelling
planning
environmental
Carlos Gravato|C Gravato, Gravato C
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,594
2,154
0.469
Animal Physiology
Stress Biology
Biomarkers
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Rui Coelho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,441
2,230
0.502
Fisheries
Population Dynamics
Stock assessment
Elasmobranchs
Bycatch
David Fangueiro
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,365
2,345
0.537
Tratamento e Valorização de efluentes Agro-pecuarios
Emanuel J. Gonçalves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,300
1,856
0.432
José Maria Santos
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
2,306
0.564
Fish Migration
Freshwater Fish Ecology
Ecohydraulics
River Restoration
Rita P. Vasconcelos
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,737
1,571
0.420
Fish populations
Fish communities
Nurseries
Connectivity
Biodiversity
Domingos Almeida
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,402
0.381
Postharvest Biology and Technology
Horticultural Sciences
Food Science