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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Soil and plant water relations
Water Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
2,325
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Microwave circuits
antennas
electromagnetic modeling
RFID
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,605
2,252
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Family Firm
Innovation
Earnings Management
Gender Studies
Industry 4.0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
2,208
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Total Quality Management
ISO 9001
EFQM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,871
2,075
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
sintesis de procesos
simulación de procesos
optimización de procesos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,514
2,058
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Neural Networks
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Bioacoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,401
1,993
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Contamination
Infrared spectroscopy
geochemistry
soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
1,968
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Food technology
biodegradable polymers
thermoplastic starch
water treatment
valorization of by-products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
1,957
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,053
1,955
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Tratamiento de aguas
Biomateriales de bajo costo
Materiales adsorbentes
Biomasas residuales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,467
1,950
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Computational Chemistry
Drug Design
Photohemistry
New materials
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,885
1,947
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Public and Family Health
Child abuse
Pediatric Dentistry
Quality of life
oral health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,997
1,921
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
soil sensor
ornamental plant
irrigation
substrate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
1,895
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Food Engineering
Food Packaging
Food Processing Systems Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,205
1,878
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Flower development
Plant development
plant biotechnology
plant circadian clock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,192
1,876
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Agrometeorology. crop physiology
irrigation management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,585
1,853
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Bioenergy Biofuels Green Chemistry Ionic liquids Separation Biocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,283
1,848
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
agricultural water management
pond evaporation
desalination for crop irrigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,839
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Precision agriculture
Sensors
Soil sensing
Irrigation management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,824
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Life Cycle Assessment for agricultural systems
Energy-Water-GHG emissions in agriculture
Agricultural mechanization
Sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,601
1,747
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,243
1,694
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
cartografía y sistemas de educación geográfico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,534
1,692
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Computational Intelligence
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Statistical Pattern Recognition
Brain Computer Interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,696
1,684
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Plant Production
Abiotic Stress
Horticulture
Revegetation
Transplant and Stand Establishment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
1,661
0.372
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Mobile Networks
Vehicular Communications
IoT
Smart Cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,811
1,659
0.590
Rafael Domingo Miguel
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
2,325
0.484
Soil and plant water relations
Water Management
Alejandro Alvarez Melcón
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,605
2,252
0.489
Microwave circuits
antennas
electromagnetic modeling
RFID
Antonia Madrid-Guijarro
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
2,208
0.595
Family Firm
Innovation
Earnings Management
Gender Studies
Industry 4.0
Angel Rafael Martinez-Lorente
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,871
2,075
0.353
Angel-Dario Gonzalez-Delgado
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,514
2,058
0.819
sintesis de procesos
simulación de procesos
optimización de procesos
José Luis Sancho-Gómez
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,401
1,993
0.586
Neural Networks
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Bioacoustics
José Martín Soriano Disla
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
1,968
0.722
Contamination
Infrared spectroscopy
geochemistry
soil
Rodrigo Ortega-Toro
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
1,957
0.837
Food technology
biodegradable polymers
thermoplastic starch
water treatment
valorization of by-products
Laura García
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,053
1,955
0.952
Candelaria Tejada Tovar
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,467
1,950
0.790
Tratamiento de aguas
Biomateriales de bajo costo
Materiales adsorbentes
Biomasas residuales
José Pedro Cerón-Carrasco
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,885
1,947
0.675
Computational Chemistry
Drug Design
Photohemistry
New materials
Catalysis
Shyrley Díaz Cárdenas
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,997
1,921
0.641
Public and Family Health
Child abuse
Pediatric Dentistry
Quality of life
oral health
Sebastián Bañón
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
1,895
0.417
soil sensor
ornamental plant
irrigation
substrate
Antonio López Gómez
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,205
1,878
0.447
Food Engineering
Food Packaging
Food Processing Systems Optimization
Marcos Egea Cortines
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,192
1,876
0.448
Flower development
Plant development
plant biotechnology
plant circadian clock
Alain Baille
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,585
1,853
0.281
Agrometeorology. crop physiology
irrigation management
Víctor Manuel Ortiz Martínez
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,283
1,848
0.809
Bioenergy Biofuels Green Chemistry Ionic liquids Separation Biocatalysis
Victoriano Martinez-Alvarez
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,839
0.609
agricultural water management
pond evaporation
desalination for crop irrigation
Roque Torres
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,824
0.768
Precision agriculture
Sensors
Soil sensing
Irrigation management
Bernardo Martin-Gorriz
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,601
1,747
0.672
Life Cycle Assessment for agricultural systems
Energy-Water-GHG emissions in agriculture
Agricultural mechanization
Sensors
Joan Garcia-Haro
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,243
1,694
0.399
Daniela Anaya Castro
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,534
1,692
0.373
Pedro J. García-Laencina
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,696
1,684
0.625
Computational Intelligence
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Statistical Pattern Recognition
Brain Computer Interfaces
José Antonio Franco
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
1,661
0.372
Plant Production
Abiotic Stress
Horticulture
Revegetation
Transplant and Stand Establishment
Jose Santa
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,811
1,659
0.590
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Mobile Networks
Vehicular Communications
IoT
Smart Cities