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
Biogeography
Macroecology
Ecoinformatics
Biodiversity Dynamics
Nature Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,952
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Biodiversity
Ecology
Remote Sensing
Conservation
Threatened species. Habitat condition metrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,322
1,854
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Freshwater ecology
macroinvertebrates
biodiversity
toxicology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,322
1,095
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Marine Ecology
Oceanography
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,425
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Sea ice ecology
photobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
857
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
population genetics and molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,146
1,156
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Protein chemistry
Enzyme discovery
Biocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
1,466
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Microbial ecology
Aerobiology
Astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
1,625
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
ecology
plant-animal interactions
mutualistic networks
pollinator movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,081
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Echolocation
Sensory physiology
Foraging ecology
Bioacoustics
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
1,586
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Conservation Science
Ecology
Ecological Restoration
Rewilding
Quaternary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,973
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Evolutionary Ecology
Population Genetics
Plant-pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,920
1,040
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Macroevolution
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,565
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Social dilemmas
Evolutionary Game Theory
Social simulation
Evolution of Trust
Evolution of Cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,809
569
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
ecophysiology
ecotoxicology
slugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,298
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Evolutionary Biology
Animal Behavior
Sexual Selection
Speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
526
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
biological invasions
biogeography
biodiversity
conservation
macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,594
1,302
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
CO2 Methanation
SOEC
Gas Hydrate
flow assurance
phase behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
1,358
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
LC-MS
proteomics
recombinant proteins
biotechnology.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
911
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,568
504
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Spatial ecology
modelling
sensor development for ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
557
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Ecology
macroecology
phylogenetics
community ecology
coastal dunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,420
1,218
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Environmental Microbiology
Geomicrobiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
1,037
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Microbial Ecology
Microsensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
552
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Parasite Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,293
1,029
0.796
Anne Blach Overgaard
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,952
0.824
Biogeography
Macroecology
Ecoinformatics
Biodiversity Dynamics
Nature Conservation
Jesper Erenskjold Moeslund
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,322
1,854
0.798
Biodiversity
Ecology
Remote Sensing
Conservation
Threatened species. Habitat condition metrics
Peter Wiberg Larsen
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,322
1,095
0.472
Freshwater ecology
macroinvertebrates
biodiversity
toxicology
conservation
Anna B Neuheimer
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,425
0.634
Marine Ecology
Oceanography
Modelling
Lars Chresten Lund Hansen
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
857
0.389
Jesper Bechsgaard
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,146
1,156
0.539
population genetics and molecular evolution
Raushan K Singh
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,142
1,466
0.684
Protein chemistry
Enzyme discovery
Biocatalysis
Tina Santl Temkiv
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
1,625
0.782
Microbial ecology
Aerobiology
Astrobiology
Melanie Hagen
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,081
0.521
ecology
plant-animal interactions
mutualistic networks
pollinator movements
Danuta Maria Wisniewska
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
1,586
0.785
Echolocation
Sensory physiology
Foraging ecology
Bioacoustics
Biomechanics
Simon D Schowanek
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,973
0.993
Conservation Science
Ecology
Ecological Restoration
Rewilding
Quaternary Ecology
Tove H Jorgensen
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,920
1,040
0.542
Evolutionary Ecology
Population Genetics
Plant-pathogen interactions
Miao Sun|Miao Sun
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,565
0.863
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Macroevolution
Bioinformatics
Lars A Bach
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,809
569
0.315
Social dilemmas
Evolutionary Game Theory
Social simulation
Evolution of Trust
Evolution of Cooperation
Stine Slotsbo
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,298
0.744
ecophysiology
ecotoxicology
slugs
Machteld Verzijden
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
526
0.327
Evolutionary Biology
Animal Behavior
Sexual Selection
Speciation
Wen Yong Guo
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,594
1,302
0.817
biological invasions
biogeography
biodiversity
conservation
macroecology
Behzad Partoon
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
1,358
0.855
CO2 Methanation
SOEC
Gas Hydrate
flow assurance
phase behavior
Giuseppe Dionisio
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
911
0.575
LC-MS
proteomics
recombinant proteins
biotechnology.
Nini Skovgaard
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,568
504
0.321
David Wallis
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
557
0.384
Spatial ecology
modelling
sensor development for ecology
Ane Kirstine Brunbjerg
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,420
1,218
0.858
Ecology
macroecology
phylogenetics
community ecology
coastal dunes
Ian PG Marshall
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
1,037
0.734
Environmental Microbiology
Geomicrobiology
Microbial Ecology
Lars Riis Damgaard
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
552
0.409
Christian Selbach
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,293
1,029
0.796