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
Freshwater Mussels
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,734
7,003
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
shorebirds
arctic ecology
migration ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
2,382
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Grasslands
Sagebrush
Conservation Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,987
1,838
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
applied ecology
conservation biology
foraging behavior
wildlife disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,783
1,831
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Quantitative Ecology
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Migration Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
1,647
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
quantitative ecology
conservation biology
freshwater science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
2,023
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Chemistry
Wildlife Forensics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,578
1,340
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Wildlife space use
movement ecology
resource selection
behavioral ecology
wildlife management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,504
1,504
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Wildlife trade
human-wildlife conflict
big cats
endangered species
socio-ecological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
2,084
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Endangered Species Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
National Environmental Policy Act
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
632
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Wildlife Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,191
615
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
ecological statistics
Bayesian estimation
small area estimation
time series analysis
seasonal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
534
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spatial ecology
Remote Sensing
Wildlife Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
1,007
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
conservation biology
community ecology
biodiversity
landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,318
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Phylogenetics
Conservation Biology
Invertebrates
Molluscs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,189
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,166
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
ecology
evolution
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
501
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
727
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Conservation Biology
Population Dynamics
Applied Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
1,064
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecology
Wildlife Management
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
472
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Statistics
Fisheries
Riverine Ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
690
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
wildlife disease
statistical and quantitative ecology
decision analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
530
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Migration ecology
avian conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
837
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Wildlife Forensics
Fish population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
291
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
wildlife management
wildlife biology
population ecology
adaptive management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
672
0.590
Jess Jones
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,734
7,003
0.355
Freshwater Mussels
Conservation Biology
richard lanctot
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
2,382
0.487
shorebirds
arctic ecology
migration ecology
Kevin E Doherty
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,987
1,838
0.461
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Grasslands
Sagebrush
Conservation Planning
Jeremy TH Coleman
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,783
1,831
0.484
applied ecology
conservation biology
foraging behavior
wildlife disease
Jeffrey Hostetler
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
1,647
0.578
Quantitative Ecology
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Migration Ecology
Daniel B Fitzgerald
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
2,023
0.769
quantitative ecology
conservation biology
freshwater science
Edgard Espinoza
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,578
1,340
0.520
Ryan R Wilson
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,504
1,504
0.601
Wildlife space use
movement ecology
resource selection
behavioral ecology
wildlife management
Jennifer Rb Miller
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
2,084
0.858
Wildlife trade
human-wildlife conflict
big cats
endangered species
socio-ecological
Angela D Anders
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
632
0.266
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Endangered Species Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
National Environmental Policy Act
Mark Seamans
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,191
615
0.281
Mark C Otto
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
534
0.253
ecological statistics
Bayesian estimation
small area estimation
time series analysis
seasonal
Steven Sesnie
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
1,007
0.538
Spatial ecology
Remote Sensing
Wildlife Ecology
Brian Klingbeil
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,318
0.728
conservation biology
community ecology
biodiversity
landscape ecology
Nathan Whelan
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,189
0.662
Phylogenetics
Conservation Biology
Invertebrates
Molluscs
Paul Schuette
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,166
0.692
Steve Morey
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
501
0.348
ecology
evolution
conservation biology
Nathan R Franssen
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
727
0.537
Judy Che-Castaldo
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
1,064
0.811
Conservation Biology
Population Dynamics
Applied Ecology
Roy C Averill-Murray
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
472
0.363
Ecology
Wildlife Management
Conservation Biology
Nicholas A Som
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
690
0.556
Statistics
Fisheries
Riverine Ecosystems
Erik E Osnas
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
530
0.429
wildlife disease
statistical and quantitative ecology
decision analysis
James A Johnson
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
837
0.711
Migration ecology
avian conservation
Mary Burnham Curtis
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
291
0.254
Wildlife Forensics
Fish population genetics
G Scott Boomer
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
672
0.590
wildlife management
wildlife biology
population ecology
adaptive management