Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Dakota State University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences Rankings 2025
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
Polymer Science
Materials Science
Composite Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,401
10,696
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Wetland Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,535
4,092
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics
Floral Evolution
Pollinators and Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,321
4,626
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Population Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Reproductive Biology
Conservation Genetics
Plant Pollinator Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,912
4,452
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ecology
Wetlands
Rivers
seed dispersal
alternative agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,570
1,803
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
soft matter
biophysics
statistical mechanics
lipid membranes
soft matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,556
1,886
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nanomaterials computaional chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
3,110
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bioinformatics
computational biology
solid-state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,247
4,285
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Organometallic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,077
934
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
soft matter physics
computer simulations
statistical mechanics
colloidal suspensions
polymers and microgels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,869
1,958
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
1,833
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
aquatic ecology
limnology
Arctic invertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,697
1,353
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Wildlife Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
1,829
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
evolutionary ecology
behavioral syndromes
quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,961
3,239
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cheminformatics
Materials Informatics
Polymeric Materials
Nanotoxicology
QSAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,870
2,697
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
photosensitizers
photodynamic therapy
NIR absorbing and emitting materials
nonlinear optical materials
photophysics of organ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
1,847
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
kinetic theory
nonequilibrium statistical physics
active matter
pattern formation
complex fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
1,252
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cell Biology
Immunology
Microscopy
Macrophage
Phagocytosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
1,460
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social Media in Higher Education
Student Engagement
Student Success
Student Retention
First Year
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
1,518
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biology and Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,962
2,888
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Hyperbolic Geometry
Mathematical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
1,152
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
accelerator/beam physics
nonlinear dynamics
ionization cooling
rocketry
STEM Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
2,847
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Catalysis
Biomass and bioenergy
Waste to energy
Bio-composites
3D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
2,727
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Novel magnetic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
1,612
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Bioenergetics
Trophic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,268
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,487
14,315
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael R Kessler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,401
10,696
0.457
Polymer Science
Materials Science
Composite Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,023
20,550
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carol A Johnston
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,535
4,092
0.233
Wetland Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Soil Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,643
30,960
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Charles B Fenster
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,321
4,626
0.375
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics
Floral Evolution
Pollinators and Sustainable Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,789
32,097
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michele R Dudash
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,912
4,452
0.374
Population Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Reproductive Biology
Conservation Genetics
Plant Pollinator Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,595
40,180
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carter Johnson
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,570
1,803
0.188
Ecology
Wetlands
Rivers
seed dispersal
alternative agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,515
57,405
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sylvio May
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,556
1,886
0.288
soft matter
biophysics
statistical mechanics
lipid membranes
soft matter physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,450
59,287
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Svetlana V Kilina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
3,110
0.492
nanomaterials computaional chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,226
59,851
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven Xijin Ge
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,247
4,285
0.686
Bioinformatics
computational biology
solid-state physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,787
61,236
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Philip Boudjouk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,077
934
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,670
63,126
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alan R Denton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,869
1,958
0.334
soft matter physics
computer simulations
statistical mechanics
colloidal suspensions
polymers and microgels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,464
64,610
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Keith Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
1,833
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,712
64,682
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Malcolm G Butler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,697
1,353
0.237
aquatic ecology
limnology
Arctic invertebrates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,090
70,602
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan Jenks
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
1,829
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,048
72,433
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ned A Dochtermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,961
3,239
0.653
evolutionary ecology
behavioral syndromes
quantitative genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,664
73,524
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bakhtiyor Rasulev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,870
2,697
0.554
Cheminformatics
Materials Informatics
Polymeric Materials
Nanotoxicology
QSAR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,665
76,784
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wenfang Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
1,847
0.401
photosensitizers
photodynamic therapy
NIR absorbing and emitting materials
nonlinear optical materials
photophysics of organ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,203
77,846
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Ihle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
1,252
0.276
kinetic theory
nonequilibrium statistical physics
active matter
pattern formation
complex fluids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,527
83,236
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adam Hoppe
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
1,460
0.351
Cell Biology
Immunology
Microscopy
Macrophage
Phagocytosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,508
85,334
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Greg Heiberger
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
1,518
0.377
Social Media in Higher Education
Student Engagement
Student Success
Student Retention
First Year
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,149
86,413
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dan Wang
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,962
2,888
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,112
88,954
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Abraham Ungar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
1,152
0.303
Hyperbolic Geometry
Mathematical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,452
97,236
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James A Maloney
Dakota State University
Madison, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
2,847
0.845
accelerator/beam physics
nonlinear dynamics
ionization cooling
rocketry
STEM Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,849
98,757
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xianhui Zhao
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
2,727
0.827
Catalysis
Biomass and bioenergy
Waste to energy
Bio-composites
3D printing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,474
103,219
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Parashu Ram Kharel
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
1,612
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,294
105,653
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steve Chipps
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,268
0.423