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 :76
Fish Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,368
5,436
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
marine mammal life histories
population dynamics
foraging ecology and diet
fisheries interactions
predation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,296
4,783
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
aquatic ecology
applications of microalgae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,208
9,889
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Fish Nutrition
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,117
8,456
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
marine biology
fisheries
conservation
reproductive biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,028
5,461
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Aquatic and riparian ecology
Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
Global change ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,837
6,073
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
marine mammals
population biology
population dynamics
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,572
5,556
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Marine biodiversity
conservation
macroecology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,554
10,443
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
fish physiology
aquatic animals anesthesia
fish osmoregulation
fish culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,548
9,491
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Aquatic Biogeochemistry
Dissolved Organic Matter
Microplastics
Emerging Contaminants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,311
6,547
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Fish ecotoxicology
stress biology
fish behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,168
3,319
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Marine mammal ecology
behavioural acoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,121
6,316
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,848
6,147
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Helminthology
Fisheries
Biochemistry
Zooplankton
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,735
5,839
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Fisheries
Conservation Biology
Marine Ecology
Fisheries Science
Limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,592
9,338
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Estuarine Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Restoration Planning
Juvenile Salmon Life History and Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,581
4,461
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Aquaculture
Microbiome
Microalgae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,470
7,281
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
shrimp
virology
shrimp disease
shrimp aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,382
4,443
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Fisheries
Modelling
Statistics
Conservation biology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,329
10,865
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Ecology
behavior
population structure
conservation
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,273
5,983
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,105
8,366
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Fish Nutrition
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,996
8,010
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,965
5,214
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Aquaculture nutrition
Aquaculture Ecology
Aquaculture production
Aquaculture sustainability
marine biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,899
9,554
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
food science and technology
seafood
biogenic amines
lactic acid bacteria
phenolic compounds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,708
10,076
0.685
David Secor
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,368
5,436
0.313
W Don Bowen
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,296
4,783
0.277
marine mammal life histories
population dynamics
foraging ecology and diet
fisheries interactions
predation
Muylaert Koenraad
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,208
9,889
0.575
aquatic ecology
applications of microalgae
Simon Davies
Harper Adams University
Newport, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,117
8,456
0.494
Yvonne Sadovy De Mitcheson
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,028
5,461
0.321
marine biology
fisheries
conservation
reproductive biology
Eric Chauvet
Université de Toulouse III
Toulouse, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,837
6,073
0.361
Aquatic and riparian ecology
Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
Global change ecology
Andrew W Trites
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,572
5,556
0.335
marine mammals
population biology
population dynamics
fisheries
Derek Tittensor
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,554
10,443
0.631
Marine biodiversity
conservation
macroecology
climate change
Bernardo Baldisserotto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,548
9,491
0.574
fish physiology
aquatic animals anesthesia
fish osmoregulation
fish culture
Laodong Guo
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,311
6,547
0.401
Aquatic Biogeochemistry
Dissolved Organic Matter
Microplastics
Emerging Contaminants
Tom G Pottinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,168
3,319
0.205
Fish ecotoxicology
stress biology
fish behaviour
John KB Ford
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,121
6,316
0.392
Marine mammal ecology
behavioural acoustics
Craig Johnson
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,848
6,147
0.388
P Anil Kumar
Pithapur Rajah's College
Kakinada, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,735
5,839
0.371
Helminthology
Fisheries
Biochemistry
Zooplankton
Conservation Biology
Olaf Jensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,592
9,338
0.599
Fisheries
Conservation Biology
Marine Ecology
Fisheries Science
Limnology
Charles Simenstad
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,581
4,461
0.286
Estuarine Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Restoration Planning
Juvenile Salmon Life History and Ecology
Kiron Viswanath
Nord University
Bodø, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,470
7,281
0.471
Chu-Fang Lo
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,382
4,443
0.289
shrimp
virology
shrimp disease
shrimp aquaculture
Christopher J Brown
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,329
10,865
0.709
Fisheries
Modelling
Statistics
Conservation biology
climate change
Robin W Baird
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,273
5,983
0.392
Ecology
behavior
population structure
conservation
fisheries
Francis Juanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,105
8,366
0.554
Aires Oliva Teles
Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,996
8,010
0.534
Christopher Mcquaid
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,965
5,214
0.348
Jianguang Qin
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,899
9,554
0.641
Aquaculture nutrition
Aquaculture Ecology
Aquaculture production
Aquaculture sustainability
marine biotechnology
Fatih Özoğul
Çukurova University
Adana, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,708
10,076
0.685
food science and technology
seafood
biogenic amines
lactic acid bacteria
phenolic compounds