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 :51
animal physiology
ecotoxicology
endocrinology
sustainable aquaculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,406
12,080
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Fish systematics
African Freshwater Biodiversity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,295
9,614
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
fish and shellfish immunology
fish and shellfish genomics
fish and shellfish infectious diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,174
6,320
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
marine natural products
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,097
4,452
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
aquatic ecology
stream ecology
wetland ecology
ecosystem restoration
emerging contaminants
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,859
5,759
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Quantitative Ecology
Life History Theory
Population Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,788
14,261
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Aquatic Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,780
9,374
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Fisheries
population dynamics
marine ecology
ecosystem effects of fishing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,718
7,125
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
natural product chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,444
4,374
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Fisheries
climate change
food security
coastal fish habitats
stock enhancement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,407
7,809
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
fisheries
interactive governance
indigenous peoples
co-management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,265
6,801
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Wildlife Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,189
9,543
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Evolution
Genomics
Ecology
Conservation
Fisheries
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,868
6,535
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Aquatic ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,825
7,881
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
fish physiology
environmental stressors
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,823
4,304
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
fish
model
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,586
7,398
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Fish taxonomy
Biogeography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,399
7,508
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Aquaculture
University of Stirling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,306
11,701
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Animal Science
Environmental Science
WEF Nexus
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,226
17,542
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Aquaculture
Immunomodulation
Fish Nutrition
Feed Additives
Prebiotics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,023
15,734
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,935
11,817
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,568
6,224
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Fisheries and Wildlife
Invasive Species Control
Practical Implications of Pheremones
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,515
7,718
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Aquaculture
Inland fisheries
Biodiversity
Conservation
Fish Nutrition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,466
5,071
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
climate readiness
dynamic ocean management
landscape connectivity
sustainable fisheries
applied conservation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,411
8,726
0.501
Werner Kloas
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,406
12,080
0.592
animal physiology
ecotoxicology
endocrinology
sustainable aquaculture
Melanie Stiassny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,295
9,614
0.474
Fish systematics
African Freshwater Biodiversity
Ikuo Hirono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,174
6,320
0.313
fish and shellfish immunology
fish and shellfish genomics
fish and shellfish infectious diseases
Murray HG Munro
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,097
4,452
0.222
Gary A Lamberti
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,859
5,759
0.290
aquatic ecology
stream ecology
wetland ecology
ecosystem restoration
emerging contaminants
Mollie Brooks
Technical University of Denmark
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,788
14,261
0.721
Quantitative Ecology
Life History Theory
Population Ecology
Daniel Hering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,780
9,374
0.474
Adriaan Rijnsdorp
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,718
7,125
0.361
Fisheries
population dynamics
marine ecology
ecosystem effects of fishing
Shigeki Matsunaga
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,444
4,374
0.225
Johann Bell
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,407
7,809
0.402
Fisheries
climate change
food security
coastal fish habitats
stock enhancement
Svein Jentoft
University of Tromso
Tromsø,, Norway
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,265
6,801
0.353
fisheries
interactive governance
indigenous peoples
co-management
Kevin Crooks
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,189
9,543
0.497
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Wildlife Biology
Craig Primmer
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,868
6,535
0.346
Evolution
Genomics
Ecology
Conservation
Fisheries
Emily Stanley
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,825
7,881
0.419
Aquatic ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry
George Iwama
Quest University
Squamish, Canada
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,823
4,304
0.229
fish physiology
environmental stressors
Kenneth A Rose
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,586
7,398
0.398
Peter Robert Last
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,399
7,508
0.408
David C Little
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,306
11,701
0.639
Mahmoud Dawood
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,226
17,542
0.962
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Animal Science
Environmental Science
WEF Nexus
Sustainability
Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,023
15,734
0.873
Aquaculture
Immunomodulation
Fish Nutrition
Feed Additives
Prebiotics
Michael Berumen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,935
11,817
0.659
Geir Ottersen
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,568
6,224
0.354
Weiming Li
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,515
7,718
0.441
Fisheries and Wildlife
Invasive Species Control
Practical Implications of Pheremones
Sena S De Silva
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,466
5,071
0.290
Aquaculture
Inland fisheries
Biodiversity
Conservation
Fish Nutrition
Rebecca Lewison
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,411
8,726
0.501
climate readiness
dynamic ocean management
landscape connectivity
sustainable fisheries
applied conservation