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 :26
marine ecology
ecotoxicology
environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,929
24,144
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
social-ecological systems
geography
small-scale fisheries
human dimensions
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,776
14,816
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Fish ecology
fish bioenergetics
fish behaviour
life history
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,645
7,111
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
fisheries
recreational fisheries
aquatic ecology
social-ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,867
15,005
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Fish and Lamprey biology
Fisheries
Estuarine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,679
6,486
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Fisheries
Marine Ecology
Marine Biology
Conservation Biology
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,343
8,103
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,069
13,283
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Fish Biology
Aquaculture
Fish Physiology
Fish Nutrition
Physiological Energetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,585
4,998
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
aquatic ecology
freshwater ecology
marine ecology
invasive species
biological invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,372
6,937
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
fisheries science
fish ecology
oceanography
marine science
fisheries management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,370
5,915
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Marine Chemistry
Nutrients and carbon cycle
Ocean acidification
Global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,304
9,531
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Marine ecosystems
Marine ecology
Environmental managment
Benthic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,070
8,319
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Theoretical ecology
Invasion biology
Ecological novelty
Urban ecology
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,006
17,166
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Aquatic ecology
evolution
toxicology
behavior
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,556
8,911
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Aquatic ecology and evolution
protists
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,335
9,293
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
aquaculture
aquatic ecology
fisheries
environmental management
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,256
8,032
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Fish Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,959
9,125
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Marine Ecology
biotelemetry
foraging
demography
ecological modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,933
9,874
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
aquatic feeds
nutrition
aquaculture
feeds and feeding
food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,772
8,267
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Inland Fisheries
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,613
8,680
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Marine Science
Automated monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,512
13,327
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
biogeochemistry
water
wetlands
nutrients
carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,455
9,234
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
fish feeding food marine ecosystem lake ocean ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,261
8,840
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Marine Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,988
9,560
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Freshwater Fisheries and Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,871
16,326
0.782
Chelsea M Rochman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,929
24,144
0.897
marine ecology
ecotoxicology
environmental chemistry
Joshua Cinner
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,776
14,816
0.553
social-ecological systems
geography
small-scale fisheries
human dimensions
conservation
Bror Jonsson
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Trondheim, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,645
7,111
0.267
Fish ecology
fish bioenergetics
fish behaviour
life history
fisheries
Robert Arlinghaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,867
15,005
0.580
fisheries
recreational fisheries
aquatic ecology
social-ecology
Ian Potter
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,679
6,486
0.253
Fish and Lamprey biology
Fisheries
Estuarine Ecology
Michel J Kaiser
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,343
8,103
0.320
Fisheries
Marine Ecology
Marine Biology
Conservation Biology
Aquaculture
Peter Bossier
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,069
13,283
0.530
Malcolm Jobling
University of Tromso
Tromsø,, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,585
4,998
0.203
Fish Biology
Aquaculture
Fish Physiology
Fish Nutrition
Physiological Energetics
Gerard Van Der Velde
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,372
6,937
0.285
aquatic ecology
freshwater ecology
marine ecology
invasive species
biological invasions
Edward D Houde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,370
5,915
0.243
fisheries science
fish ecology
oceanography
marine science
fisheries management
Chen Tung Arthur Chen
National Sun Yat Sen University
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,304
9,531
0.392
Marine Chemistry
Nutrients and carbon cycle
Ocean acidification
Global change
Simon Thrush
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,070
8,319
0.346
Marine ecosystems
Marine ecology
Environmental managment
Benthic ecology
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,006
17,166
0.715
Theoretical ecology
Invasion biology
Ecological novelty
Urban ecology
Conservation biology
Rick Relyea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,556
8,911
0.378
Aquatic ecology
evolution
toxicology
behavior
environmental science
Vyverman Wim
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,335
9,293
0.416
Aquatic ecology and evolution
protists
biogeography
Malcolm Beveridge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,256
8,032
0.361
aquaculture
aquatic ecology
fisheries
environmental management
development
Bronwyn May Gillanders
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,959
9,125
0.416
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Fish Ecology
Mark Hindell
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,933
9,874
0.450
Marine Ecology
biotelemetry
foraging
demography
ecological modelling
Albert GJ Tacon
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,772
8,267
0.380
aquatic feeds
nutrition
aquaculture
feeds and feeding
food security
Ian Cowx
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,613
8,680
0.402
Rod Connolly
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,512
13,327
0.620
Marine Science
Automated monitoring
Bernhard Wehrli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,455
9,234
0.430
biogeochemistry
water
wetlands
nutrients
carbon
Jason Link
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,261
8,840
0.416
fish feeding food marine ecosystem lake ocean ecology
Ivan Nagelkerken
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,988
9,560
0.455
Muhammad Javed
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,871
16,326
0.782
Freshwater Fisheries and Toxicology