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
Climate change
Marine Ecophysiology
Global Change Biology
Marine Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,341
5,857
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
coast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,873
5,254
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ornithology
Marine Ecology and Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,432
3,849
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paleoceanography/Paleoclimate
stable isotopes
planktonic foraminifers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,366
2,785
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marine chemistry
Biogeochemistry of elements in aquatic environment
Contamination
Microplastics in aquatic environment
Chemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,976
3,510
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marine Ecology
Oceanography
Primary Production
Phytoplankton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,945
3,257
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paleoceanography
paleoclimate
peimary production
diatoms
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,935
2,188
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
marine ecology
food webs
climate warming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,183
3,170
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marine Geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,866
1,638
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marine Biomaterials
Bioinspired materials
Tissue Engineering
Marine Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
4,481
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marine geology
rift tectonics
neotectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,624
2,190
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Oceanography
Marine Biology
Physical-Biological interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,368
1,785
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tropical Marine Ecology
Larval Ecology
Mangroves
Rocky Shores
Marine Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,715
1,508
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Oceanografia Geológica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,712
1,573
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Earth Sciences
Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,496
1,452
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Coastal Hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,334
2,015
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marine Ecology and Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,295
2,518
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Micropaleontology (calcareous nannofossils)
Paleoecology
Paleoceanography
Biostratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,147
1,345
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Development of new seafood products
Upgrading of underutilized fish species
Quality control of seafood products
Marine bio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,075
1,599
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marine Biotechnology
Health Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
2,583
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paleoclimatology
Marine palynology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,673
1,685
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Estuarine and Marine Ecology
Growth and Condition
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,665
1,937
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sensors
microelectronics
marine applications
thermoelectrics
MEMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
1,723
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marine Fish
Acoustic telemetry
GIS
Highly Migratory Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,463
1,149
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marine Ecosystem
Fisheries
Fish Population Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,383
1,556
0.460
Rui Rosa
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,341
5,857
0.566
Climate change
Marine Ecophysiology
Global Change Biology
Marine Biogeography
Alice Newton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,873
5,254
0.592
Paulo Catry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,432
3,849
0.456
Ornithology
Marine Ecology and Conservation
Antje Hl Voelker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,366
2,785
0.378
Paleoceanography/Paleoclimate
stable isotopes
planktonic foraminifers
Miguel Caetano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,976
3,510
0.503
Marine chemistry
Biogeochemistry of elements in aquatic environment
Contamination
Microplastics in aquatic environment
Chemi
Vanda Brotas
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,945
3,257
0.469
Marine Ecology
Oceanography
Primary Production
Phytoplankton
Fatima Abrantes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,935
2,188
0.316
Paleoceanography
paleoclimate
peimary production
diatoms
biogeochemistry
Catarina Vinagre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,183
3,170
0.513
marine ecology
food webs
climate warming
Jorge Miguel Miranda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,866
1,638
0.279
Tiago H. Silva
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
4,481
0.782
Marine Biomaterials
Bioinspired materials
Tissue Engineering
Marine Biotechnology
Pedro Terrinha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,624
2,190
0.389
Marine geology
rift tectonics
neotectonics
A. Miguel Piecho-Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,368
1,785
0.333
Oceanography
Marine Biology
Physical-Biological interactions
Jose Paula
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,715
1,508
0.320
Tropical Marine Ecology
Larval Ecology
Mangroves
Rocky Shores
Marine Conservation
Rui Taborda
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,712
1,573
0.334
Oceanografia Geológica
Alvaro Peliz
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,496
1,452
0.323
Earth Sciences
Oceanography
Maria Ana Viana Baptista
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,334
2,015
0.465
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Coastal Hazards
Miguel Costa Leal
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,295
2,518
0.586
Marine Ecology and Biotechnology
Mário Cachão
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,147
1,345
0.324
Micropaleontology (calcareous nannofossils)
Paleoecology
Paleoceanography
Biostratigraphy
Rogério Mendes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,075
1,599
0.392
Development of new seafood products
Upgrading of underutilized fish species
Quality control of seafood products
Marine bio
Joana Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
2,583
0.690
Marine Biotechnology
Health Biotechnology
Filipa Naughton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,673
1,685
0.459
Paleoclimatology
Marine palynology
Vanessa F. Fonseca
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,665
1,937
0.529
Estuarine and Marine Ecology
Growth and Condition
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Biomarkers
Lm Goncalves
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
1,723
0.474
Sensors
microelectronics
marine applications
thermoelectrics
MEMS
Pedro G. Lino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,463
1,149
0.332
Marine Fish
Acoustic telemetry
GIS
Highly Migratory Species
Maria De Fatima Borges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,383
1,556
0.460
Marine Ecosystem
Fisheries
Fish Population Dynamics