The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Developmental biology
stem cells
lung repair
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,027
15,543
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
tropical ecology
plant-animal interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,067
20,270
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Conservation
conservation biology
ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,303
20,299
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
fungi: systematics
genetics
ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,258
17,177
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
RNA Structural Biology
Biopolymers
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,821
20,728
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecosystem Physiology
Plant Ecophysiology
Forest Hydrology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,334
10,872
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecology
Global Change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,140
11,643
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
genetic variation in plant populations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,366
8,626
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
landscape ecology
ecology
conservation
ecosystems
connectivity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,151
8,646
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,963
6,967
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evolutionary biology
symbiosis
phylogenetics
systematic biology
lichenology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
9,359
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Developmental Physiology and Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,182
6,973
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,133
11,184
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Systems Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,126
6,845
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,844
11,316
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Wetlands
Ecology
biogeochemistry
phosphorus
carbon cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,133
5,158
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
evolutionary anthropology
Primate paleontology
paleobiology
vertebrate paleontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,800
3,894
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,454
5,498
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
community and ecosystem ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,298
8,728
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
evolution
genetics
speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,987
3,626
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
biology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,845
1,934
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
animal communication
animal behavior
neuroethology
evolution
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,944
3,961
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant biology
Ca2+ signaling
sensory Ca2+ channels
nitric oxide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,136
4,674
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Mitochondria
Exercise
Aging
Muscle
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,753
5,149
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
evolutionary biology
conservation genetics
genomics
madagascar
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,676
4,252
0.364
Brigid Hogan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,027
15,543
0.171
Developmental biology
stem cells
lung repair
John Terborgh
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,067
20,270
0.316
tropical ecology
plant-animal interactions
Stuart Pimm
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,303
20,299
0.342
Conservation
conservation biology
ornithology
Rytas Vilgalys
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,258
17,177
0.380
fungi: systematics
genetics
ecology
Gary Kapral
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,821
20,728
0.462
RNA Structural Biology
Biopolymers
Ram Oren
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,334
10,872
0.291
Ecosystem Physiology
Plant Ecophysiology
Forest Hydrology
James S Clark
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,140
11,643
0.313
Thomas Mitchell Olds
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,366
8,626
0.267
genetic variation in plant populations
Dean Urban
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,151
8,646
0.278
landscape ecology
ecology
conservation
ecosystems
connectivity
Douglas Marchuk
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,963
6,967
0.225
Francois Lutzoni
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
9,359
0.349
Evolutionary biology
symbiosis
phylogenetics
systematic biology
lichenology
H Frederik Nijhout
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,182
6,973
0.288
Developmental Physiology and Evolution
Susan C Alberts
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,133
11,184
0.483
Gregory Wray
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,126
6,845
0.309
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Systems Biology
John R Poulsen
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,844
11,316
0.543
Curtis J Richardson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,133
5,158
0.284
Wetlands
Ecology
biogeochemistry
phosphorus
carbon cycling
Richard F Kay
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,800
3,894
0.219
evolutionary anthropology
Primate paleontology
paleobiology
vertebrate paleontology
Kathleen Pryer
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,454
5,498
0.334
Justin Wright
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,298
8,728
0.536
Mohamed Noor
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,987
3,626
0.259
Clifford Cunningham
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,845
1,934
0.140
Stephen Nowicki
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,944
3,961
0.306
animal communication
animal behavior
neuroethology
evolution
ecology
Zhen Ming Pei
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,136
4,674
0.385
Plant biology
Ca2+ signaling
sensory Ca2+ channels
nitric oxide
Timothy R Koves
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,753
5,149
0.438
Mitochondria
Exercise
Aging
Muscle
Metabolism
Anne D Yoder
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,676
4,252
0.364
evolutionary biology
conservation genetics
genomics
madagascar
population genetics