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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,214
7,337
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Pathology
Mycology
Population genetics
Evolution
Forest Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,416
11,888
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecosystems ecology
soil science
forests
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,616
7,214
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,309
7,140
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant litter decomposition
Carbon sequestration
Nutrient dynamics in decomposing litter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,797
6,323
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plant development
phase change
flowering
RNA splicing
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,127
7,488
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
plant-soil-microorganism interactions
microbial ecology
mycorrhizal symbiosis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,660
7,375
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Microbial Ecology & Biogeochemstry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,364
11,111
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
sustainability science
landscape ecology
conservation biology
collaborative learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,222
6,537
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agroecology
Soil science
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,711
7,764
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,420
5,761
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant-soil interactions and climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,132
10,549
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
food systems
corporate biosphere stewardship
value chains
eco-certification
blue food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,754
14,331
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
water quality modeling
hydrologic modelling
water policy
catchment science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,311
9,965
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant sciences
Genetics
Developmental Biology
Molecular Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,910
4,651
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
wood chemistry
biorefinery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,442
5,765
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant ecology
Peatland ecology
Spagnum biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,290
4,065
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
plant breeding
horticulture
fruit crop
molecular markers
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,856
3,081
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,593
3,733
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Spatial ecology
Metacommunity dynamics
Diversity-functioning relationships
Dung beetles
Arctic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,462
8,266
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
evolutionary ecology
plant adaptation
biotic interactions
pollination
plant reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,304
4,328
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fisheries
Co-managment
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,254
6,193
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mass spectrometry
PFAS
Pesticides
Environmental medicine
Human biomonitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,247
8,425
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mycorrhiza
Nature Conservation
Plant Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Soil Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,798
5,692
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental geochemistry
soil chemistry
geochemical modeling
water treatment..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,754
5,051
0.396
Göran Sandberg
Umea University
Umeå, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,214
7,337
0.192
Jan Stenlid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,416
11,888
0.367
Plant Pathology
Mycology
Population genetics
Evolution
Forest Management
Peter Högberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,616
7,214
0.228
Ecosystems ecology
soil science
forests
Stefan Jansson
Umea University
Umeå, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,309
7,140
0.252
Björn Berg
University of Gavle
Gävle, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,797
6,323
0.236
Plant litter decomposition
Carbon sequestration
Nutrient dynamics in decomposing litter
Markus Schmid
Umea University
Umeå, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,127
7,488
0.298
plant development
phase change
flowering
RNA splicing
genomics
Roger D Finlay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,660
7,375
0.299
plant-soil-microorganism interactions
microbial ecology
mycorrhizal symbiosis
Stefan Bertilsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,364
11,111
0.476
Microbial Ecology & Biogeochemstry
Per Angelstam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,222
6,537
0.294
sustainability science
landscape ecology
conservation biology
collaborative learning
Erik Steen Jensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,711
7,764
0.375
Agroecology
Soil science
Sustainable Development
Henrik Andren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,420
5,761
0.297
Paul Kardol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,132
10,549
0.654
Plant-soil interactions and climate change
Malin Jonell
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,754
14,331
0.910
food systems
corporate biosphere stewardship
value chains
eco-certification
blue food
Martyn N Futter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,311
9,965
0.651
water quality modeling
hydrologic modelling
water policy
catchment science
Catherine Bellini
Umea University
Umeå, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,910
4,651
0.312
Plant sciences
Genetics
Developmental Biology
Molecular Biology
Gunnar Henriksson
Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,442
5,765
0.399
Håkan Rydin
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,290
4,065
0.284
Plant ecology
Peatland ecology
Spagnum biology
Hilde Nybom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,856
3,081
0.222
plant breeding
horticulture
fruit crop
molecular markers
systematics
Vaughan Hurry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,593
3,733
0.275
Tomas Roslin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,462
8,266
0.614
Spatial ecology
Metacommunity dynamics
Diversity-functioning relationships
Dung beetles
Arctic
Jon Ågren
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,304
4,328
0.325
evolutionary ecology
plant adaptation
biotic interactions
pollination
plant reproduction
Tim M Daw
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,254
6,193
0.467
Fisheries
Co-managment
Ecosystem Services
Lindh Christian
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,247
8,425
0.636
Mass spectrometry
PFAS
Pesticides
Environmental medicine
Human biomonitoring
Pål Axel Olsson
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,798
5,692
0.445
Mycorrhiza
Nature Conservation
Plant Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Soil Ecology
Jon Petter Gustafsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,754
5,051
0.396
Environmental geochemistry
soil chemistry
geochemical modeling
water treatment..