Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Geoscience
Climatology
Hydrology
Environmental Sciences
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,784
18,057
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biorefinery
Biofuels
Bioproducts
Bioeconomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,321
4,821
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Geodesy
Remote Sensing
Surface Deformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,724
4,739
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Geophysics
Scientific programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,386
5,656
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Coastal Dynamics
Coastal Hazards
Coastal Management
Marine Geology
Marine Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
3,800
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
1,974
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pre-treatments
biorefinery
hemicelluloses
lignin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
2,864
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Energy & Fuels
Microbiology
Biorefinery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,442
2,844
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sismologia
Geofísica
Sismotectónica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
2,458
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
geology
earth sciences
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,648
2,599
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Geotechnics
Transportation geotechnics
Soil Mechanics
Railway Geotechnics
Pavement Geotechnics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,539
3,066
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,204
1,622
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Geology
volcanology
volcano-stratigraphy
geological mapping
neotectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
1,868
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Tectonophysics
Geodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,898
1,621
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
geologia costeira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,876
1,561
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Geologia
Geologia Estrutural
Tectónica
Geofísica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,736
1,172
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,642
1,186
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
paleontologia
biostratigrafia
património geológico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
1,653
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Geoinformatics
Geomatics
Geodynamics
Geo-referencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,336
1,939
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Geologia
Geoquímica
Mineralogia
Metalogenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
1,393
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Geodynamics
GIS Mapping
Hydrogeomechanics
Groundwater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,046
1,339
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Geodesy
SAR interferometry
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
1,704
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
geostatistics
optimization
groundwater
environmental
risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
1,643
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Igneous Petrology
Chemical Geodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,851
1,490
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Earth Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Sustainability
Statistics and Probability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
2,602
0.920
Ricardo M Trigo
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,784
18,057
0.534
Geoscience
Climatology
Hydrology
Environmental Sciences
Astronomy
Rafal M. Lukasik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,321
4,821
0.467
Biorefinery
Biofuels
Bioproducts
Bioeconomy
Catalao J.
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,724
4,739
0.543
Geodesy
Remote Sensing
Surface Deformation
Joaquim Luis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,386
5,656
0.674
Geophysics
Scientific programming
Óscar Ferreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
3,800
0.465
Coastal Dynamics
Coastal Hazards
Coastal Management
Marine Geology
Marine Energy
Maria Freitas
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
1,974
0.269
Florbela Carvalheiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
2,864
0.420
Pre-treatments
biorefinery
hemicelluloses
lignin
Luís C. Duarte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,442
2,844
0.441
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Energy & Fuels
Microbiology
Biorefinery
Luis Matias
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
2,458
0.405
Sismologia
Geofísica
Sismotectónica
Cesar Andrade
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,648
2,599
0.460
geology
earth sciences
environment
Gomes Correia, A.
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,539
3,066
0.554
Geotechnics
Transportation geotechnics
Soil Mechanics
Railway Geotechnics
Pavement Geotechnics
Fernando Barriga
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,204
1,622
0.386
José Madeira
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
1,868
0.451
Geology
volcanology
volcano-stratigraphy
geological mapping
neotectonics
Fernando Ornelas Marques
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,898
1,621
0.416
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Tectonophysics
Geodynamics
Cristina Bernardes
Universidade de Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,876
1,561
0.403
Paulo Emanuel Fonseca
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,736
1,172
0.314
Geologia
Geologia Estrutural
Tectónica
Geofísica
Margarida Fontes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,642
1,186
0.326
Maria Helena Henriques
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
1,653
0.484
paleontologia
biostratigrafia
património geológico
Rui Fernandes
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,336
1,939
0.581
Geoinformatics
Geomatics
Geodynamics
Geo-referencing
A. Mateus
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
1,393
0.429
Geologia
Geoquímica
Mineralogia
Metalogenia
Helder I Chaminé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,046
1,339
0.440
Geodynamics
GIS Mapping
Hydrogeomechanics
Groundwater
Joao Catalao
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
1,704
0.593
Geodesy
SAR interferometry
remote sensing
Luis M Nunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
1,643
0.576
geostatistics
optimization
groundwater
environmental
risk
Joao Mata
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,851
1,490
0.523
Igneous Petrology
Chemical Geodynamics
Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis|Pimenta Dinis, Maria Alzira, Dinis, M. A. P., Dinis, Maria Alzira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
2,602
0.920
Earth Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Sustainability
Statistics and Probability