Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 908 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Spain
Susana Rodríguez
Motivación
autorregulación
aprendizaje
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,762
2,938
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Spain
Rosa Cobo
sociología
política
feminismo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,530
2,658
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Spain
Ana Maseda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
3,616
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Spain
Javier López
Integración de información
virtualización de datos
information retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,425
2,073
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Spain
Millán Calenti
Aging
Older people
Neurodegenerative diseases
Alzheimer's disease
ICT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,375
3,617
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Spain
Vanessa Valdiglesias
Toxicology
Nanotoxicology
Genetics
Psychobiology
Molecular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,954
3,748
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Spain
Antonio Paz González
Ciencia del Suelo
Variabilidad espacial
Climatología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,820
1,769
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Spain
Moisés Canle
green chemistry
catalysis
photochemistry
reaction mechanisms
water decontamination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,758
2,461
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Spain
Mercedes Gonzalez Sanmamed
Formación docente
innovación educatica
integración tecnología en la enseñanza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,746
3,123
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Spain
Carlos Jimenez
Organic Chemistry
Marine Natural Products
Siderophores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,517
2,064
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Spain
Luis Fernando Barral Losada
Biodegradable Polymers
Nanotechnology
Biopolymer Characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,512
2,388
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Spain
Concepcion Herrero
Biochemical variability
Cytomics
Ecotoxicology
Microalgae
Pesticides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
1,560
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Spain
Javier Samper
Hidrologia subterranea
modelos numéricos
transporte reactivo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,454
1,389
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Spain
Luis Castedo
Signal Processing
Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,368
2,321
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Spain
Fernando Cordido
Neuroendocrinology
Pituitary
Growth Hormone
Obesity
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,245
1,526
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Spain
Jaime Rodriguez
Organic Chemistry
Structure Elucidation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,229
1,615
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Spain
Noelia Sánchez-Maroño
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,164
2,761
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Spain
Oscar Cabeza Gras
Física de Materiales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,015
1,791
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Spain
Fernando Avecilla
Inorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,942
1,963
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Spain
Jeronimo Puertas
Ingeniería Hidráulica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
2,442
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Spain
Manuel López-Vicente
Soil science
Catchment hydrology
Sediment connectivity
Vineyard
Soil conservation measures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
3,293
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Spain
Angeles Cid
Biochemical Variability
Cytomics
Ecotoxicology
Microalgae
Pesticides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
1,744
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Spain
Federico Pomar
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,676
1,494
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Spain
Julio Abalde
Biotecnología de Microalgas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
1,311
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Spain
Luis Cea
Computational Hydraulics
Flood Risk
Hydrological modelling
Urban hydrology
Soil erosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,533
2,764
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,691
Spain
4,086
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Susana Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,762
2,938
0.434
Motivación
autorregulación
aprendizaje
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,328
Spain
4,289
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Rosa Cobo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,530
2,658
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,887
Spain
4,309
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Ana Maseda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
3,616
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,074
Spain
4,375
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Javier López
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,425
2,073
0.323
Integración de información
virtualización de datos
information retrieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,385
Spain
4,419
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Millán Calenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,375
3,617
0.567
Aging
Older people
Neurodegenerative diseases
Alzheimer's disease
ICT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,002
Spain
4,783
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Vanessa Valdiglesias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,954
3,748
0.629
Toxicology
Nanotoxicology
Genetics
Psychobiology
Molecular Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,145
Spain
4,921
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Antonio Paz González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,820
1,769
0.304
Ciencia del Suelo
Variabilidad espacial
Climatología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,082
Spain
4,985
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Moisés Canle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,758
2,461
0.427
green chemistry
catalysis
photochemistry
reaction mechanisms
water decontamination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,435
Spain
4,991
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Mercedes Gonzalez Sanmamed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,746
3,123
0.544
Formación docente
innovación educatica
integración tecnología en la enseñanza
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,765
Spain
5,228
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Carlos Jimenez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,517
2,064
0.374
Organic Chemistry
Marine Natural Products
Siderophores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,940
Spain
5,236
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Luis Fernando Barral Losada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,512
2,388
0.433
Biodegradable Polymers
Nanotechnology
Biopolymer Characterization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,565
Spain
5,261
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Concepcion Herrero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
1,560
0.284
Biochemical variability
Cytomics
Ecotoxicology
Microalgae
Pesticides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,927
Spain
5,308
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Javier Samper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,454
1,389
0.255
Hidrologia subterranea
modelos numéricos
transporte reactivo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,979
Spain
5,410
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Luis Castedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,368
2,321
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,380
Spain
5,546
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Fernando Cordido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,245
1,526
0.291
Neuroendocrinology
Pituitary
Growth Hormone
Obesity
Diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,971
Spain
5,558
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jaime Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,229
1,615
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,398
Spain
5,629
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Noelia Sánchez-Maroño
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,164
2,761
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,312
Spain
5,811
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Oscar Cabeza Gras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,015
1,791
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,291
Spain
5,925
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Fernando Avecilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,942
1,963
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,800
Spain
5,977
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jeronimo Puertas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
2,442
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,187
Spain
6,133
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Manuel López-Vicente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
3,293
0.686
Soil science
Catchment hydrology
Sediment connectivity
Vineyard
Soil conservation measures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,219
Spain
6,134
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Angeles Cid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,801
1,744
0.363
Biochemical Variability
Cytomics
Ecotoxicology
Microalgae
Pesticides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,643
Spain
6,316
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Federico Pomar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,676
1,494
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,099
Spain
6,401
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Julio Abalde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
1,311
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,172
Spain
6,545
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Luis Cea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,533
2,764
0.610
Computational Hydraulics
Flood Risk
Hydrological modelling
Urban hydrology
Soil erosion