Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Plymouth Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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 :51
Virology Immunology Vaccines Hemorrhagic Viral Disease Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
2,855
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
genetics
nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,331
2,964
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,308
1,847
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Sustainability and health / healthcare
health and climate change
complementary therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,306
2,656
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
liver disease
non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
hepatitis C virus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,225
4,233
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
methodology
reproductive disruption & non/parental experience & identity
love
travel
health.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,091
2,387
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Auditory cognition
auditory warnings
alarm design
auditory displays
music cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,975
2,170
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Building Performance Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,855
4,267
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Nursing
Critical Care
Pediatrics
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,818
4,214
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
hydrology
geomorphology
catchment science and management
sediment tracing
environmental radioactivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,804
3,705
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,683
4,232
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Fitness to Practice
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Patient Values
NCDs
Reproductive Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,673
2,637
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Community Ecology
Global Change Biology
Nocturnal Ecology
Artificial Light Pollution
Digital Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,616
4,750
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Coastal dynamics
beaches
storms
coasts
surf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
2,872
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
animal behaviour
behavioural ecology
ethology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,534
3,021
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,417
2,096
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Composites
non-destructive testing
microscopy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
2,588
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
cyber security
biometrics
digital forensics
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,204
2,756
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
medical microbiology
bacterial genomics
pathogenicity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
2,518
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
1,925
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
amplitudes on strong backgrounds
QFT in external fields
intense laser physics
Schwinger effect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,003
3,882
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Sustainability Education
Higher Education
International Education
Widening Participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,956
4,015
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Tropical ecology
Marine ecology
Community ecology
Behavioural ecology
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,946
2,843
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,791
2,718
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
1,845
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,096
10,761
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Michael A Jarvis
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
2,855
0.383
Virology Immunology Vaccines Hemorrhagic Viral Disease Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,542
10,914
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Heather Skirton
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,331
2,964
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,009
10,960
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Rob Ellis
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,308
1,847
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,050
10,965
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Janet Richardson
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,306
2,656
0.364
Sustainability and health / healthcare
health and climate change
complementary therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,684
11,076
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
David Sheridan
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,225
4,233
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,455
11,241
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Gayle Letherby
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,091
2,387
0.337
methodology
reproductive disruption & non/parental experience & identity
love
travel
health.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,982
11,438
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Judy Reed Edworthy
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,975
2,170
0.311
Auditory cognition
auditory warnings
alarm design
auditory displays
music cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,567
11,611
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Pieter De Wilde
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,855
4,267
0.622
Building Performance Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,400
11,674
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Jos M Latour
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,818
4,214
0.618
Nursing
Critical Care
Pediatrics
Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,717
11,699
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Will H Blake
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,804
3,705
0.545
hydrology
geomorphology
catchment science and management
sediment tracing
environmental radioactivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,509
11,869
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Ralph Fyfe
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,683
4,232
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,745
11,887
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Mariam Vahdaninia
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,673
2,637
0.395
Fitness to Practice
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Patient Values
NCDs
Reproductive Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,064
11,960
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Thomas Davies
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,616
4,750
0.718
Community Ecology
Global Change Biology
Nocturnal Ecology
Artificial Light Pollution
Digital Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,866
12,025
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Paul Russell
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
2,872
0.436
Coastal dynamics
beaches
storms
coasts
surf
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,021
12,097
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Mark Briffa
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,534
3,021
0.462
animal behaviour
behavioural ecology
ethology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,914
12,315
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Edwin Lasonder
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,417
2,096
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,456
12,485
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
John Summerscales
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
2,588
0.410
Composites
non-destructive testing
microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,365
12,659
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Nathan Clarke
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,204
2,756
0.444
cyber security
biometrics
digital forensics
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,718
12,809
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Mathew Upton
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
2,518
0.412
medical microbiology
bacterial genomics
pathogenicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,854
12,970
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Robert Puschendorf
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
1,925
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,836
13,025
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Anton Ilderton
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,003
3,882
0.647
amplitudes on strong backgrounds
QFT in external fields
intense laser physics
Schwinger effect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,145
13,116
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Debby Cotton
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,956
4,015
0.674
Sustainability Education
Higher Education
International Education
Widening Participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,430
13,132
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Pete Cotton
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,946
2,843
0.478
Tropical ecology
Marine ecology
Community ecology
Behavioural ecology
Higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,949
13,440
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Matthias E Futschik|Matthias Futschik
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,791
2,718
0.469
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,133
13,646
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Miguel Franco
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
1,845
0.325