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 :26
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
1,202
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
plant pathology
biocontrol
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
1,724
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Marine Fisheries
Fishery biology
stock assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
1,478
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Limnology
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Marine Biology
Habitat Connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,184
1,585
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,342
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
phytopathology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
917
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Fisheries
Marine ecology
climate effects on fish
fish productivity
seabed impacts of fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
912
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Functional-Structural Plant Models
Crop models
Plant Water Relations
Plant Phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
1,236
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
water
soil
agriculture
climate
geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,379
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Animal husbandry - pig production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
1,058
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Marine Fisheries
Mangrove Ecology
Fish Biodiversity
Fish Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
889
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Fisheries ecology
Fish Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Fisheries Management
Aquatic Environmental Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
901
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
963
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
968
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
plant pathology
Phytophthora
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
514
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
fisheries biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
940
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
crustacean fisheries
crustacean taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
1,087
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Transposons
Genomics
non-coding RNAs
Bioinformatics
Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
1,012
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
virology
shellfish
herpesvirus
ostreid herpesvirus-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
768
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Marine litter
Ocean acidification
marine pollution
Biogeochemistry
and EIA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
911
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Taxonomy of fishes
Biodiversity
Biology of sharks
ECOPATH
Population dynamics of Marine fishes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
652
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Fisheries
marine ecology
marine mammals
marine biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
933
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
life sciences
phytopathology
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
734
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
plant viruses
phloem bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
822
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Mariculture
marine finfish seed production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
701
0.702
Kris Hostens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
1,202
0.503
Jane Debode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
1,724
0.732
plant pathology
biocontrol
microbiome
Pu Zacharia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
1,478
0.634
Marine Fisheries
Fishery biology
stock assessment
Ismael A. Kimirei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,184
1,585
0.726
Limnology
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Marine Biology
Habitat Connectivity
Hilde Muylle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,342
0.648
Cottyn Bart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
917
0.465
Jochen Depestele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
912
0.488
Fisheries
Marine ecology
climate effects on fish
fish productivity
seabed impacts of fisheries
Tom De Swaef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
1,236
0.670
Functional-Structural Plant Models
Crop models
Plant Water Relations
Plant Phenotyping
Sarah Garré
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,379
0.781
water
soil
agriculture
climate
geophysics
Marijke Aluwé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
1,058
0.617
Enamul Hoq
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute
Mymensingh-, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
889
0.576
Marine Fisheries
Mangrove Ecology
Fish Biodiversity
Fish Quality
Mary Alphonce Kishe|Mary Alphonce Kishe_Machmu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
901
0.589
Fisheries ecology
Fish Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Fisheries Management
Aquatic Environmental Quality
Xi-Wen Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
963
0.631
Abdussamad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
968
0.636
Kris Van Poucke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
514
0.354
plant pathology
Phytophthora
population genetics
Bart Vanelslander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
940
0.661
S Lakshmi Pillai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
1,087
0.863
crustacean fisheries
crustacean taxonomy
Ilya Kirov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
1,012
0.814
Transposons
Genomics
non-coding RNAs
Bioinformatics
Programming
Changming Bai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
768
0.637
virology
shellfish
herpesvirus
ostreid herpesvirus-1
Eric Okuku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
911
0.803
Marine litter
Ocean acidification
marine pollution
Biogeochemistry
and EIA
KK Joshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
652
0.585
Taxonomy of fishes
Biodiversity
Biology of sharks
ECOPATH
Population dynamics of Marine fishes
Nina Wambiji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
933
0.846
Fisheries
marine ecology
marine mammals
marine biodiversity
Steve Baeyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
734
0.669
life sciences
phytopathology
computational biology
De Jonghe Kris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
822
0.820
Jayakumar R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
701
0.702
Mariculture
marine finfish seed production