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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Marine Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,439
82,161
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Marine biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,248
13,421
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,603
11,494
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
fish
model
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,303
7,124
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
fish and shellfish immunology
fish and shellfish genomics
fish and shellfish infectious diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,007
6,168
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
fisheries science
fish ecology
oceanography
marine science
fisheries management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,156
5,736
0.237
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Fish Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,154
5,221
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
fish physiology
fish behaviour
thermal biology
evolutionary physiology
fish ecophysiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
4,422
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Marine Plankton Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,774
4,267
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Fisheries
Aquatic ecology
Marine Biodiversity
Climate change
aquatic pollution.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
3,824
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Marine Robotics
Autonomous Vehicles
Nonlinear Control
Ship Control
Multi-robot Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
3,282
0.759
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
food microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,452
3,011
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Fish Immunology
Innate Immunity
Microbiology
Inflammation
Sepsis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,235
2,704
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Fisheries science
Fishing gear technology
Fisheries management
Fisheries Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,543
2,634
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Aquaculture Ecology
Microalgae
Macroalgae
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,028
2,498
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Marine environment
pollution monitoring and toxicology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,161
2,213
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Microbiology
Bioreactor Technology
Molecular biology
Animal cell culture
RNAi technology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,627
2,048
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
recruitment
fishery management
crab fisheries
stock assessment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,696
2,012
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
fish disease and vaccine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
1,832
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Marine ecology
Acoustics
Mesopelagic fishes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,788
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,853
1,601
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Marine Microbiology and Biotechnology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
1,478
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Marine Pollution
Estuarine Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,910
1,448
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Aquaculture Biotechnology
Fish Proteomics
Molecular Physiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,008
1,411
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
hydrodynamics
experimental methods
aquaculture technology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,336
0.610
Carlos M Duarte
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,439
82,161
0.522
Pei Yuan Qian
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,248
13,421
0.404
Michael Berumen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,603
11,494
0.653
Kenneth A Rose
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,303
7,124
0.389
Ikuo Hirono
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,007
6,168
0.308
fish and shellfish immunology
fish and shellfish genomics
fish and shellfish infectious diseases
Edward D Houde
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,156
5,736
0.237
fisheries science
fish ecology
oceanography
marine science
fisheries management
David Secor
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,154
5,221
0.304
Fredrik Jutfelt
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
4,422
0.659
fish physiology
fish behaviour
thermal biology
evolutionary physiology
fish ecophysiology
Hongbin Liu
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,774
4,267
0.486
M Belal Hossain
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
3,824
0.810
Fisheries
Aquatic ecology
Marine Biodiversity
Climate change
aquatic pollution.
Xianbo Xiang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
3,282
0.759
Marine Robotics
Autonomous Vehicles
Nonlinear Control
Ship Control
Multi-robot Systems
Bon Kimura
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,452
3,011
0.467
Yang Dahai
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,235
2,704
0.836
Fish Immunology
Innate Immunity
Microbiology
Inflammation
Sepsis
Tadashi Tokai
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,543
2,634
0.580
Fisheries science
Fishing gear technology
Fisheries management
Fisheries Biology
Ki Reitan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,028
2,498
0.355
Aquaculture Ecology
Microalgae
Macroalgae
Jinping Cheng
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,161
2,213
0.532
Marine environment
pollution monitoring and toxicology
IS Bright Singh
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,627
2,048
0.443
Microbiology
Bioreactor Technology
Molecular biology
Animal cell culture
RNAi technology
Thomas Miller
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,696
2,012
0.261
recruitment
fishery management
crab fisheries
stock assessment
Shih Chu Chen
National Pingtung University of Science & Technology
Pingtung City, Taiwan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
1,832
0.521
Anders Røstad
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,788
0.659
Marine ecology
Acoustics
Mesopelagic fishes
Sou Miyake
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,853
1,601
0.330
M Chandrasekaran
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
1,478
0.416
Marine Microbiology and Biotechnology
S Bijoy Nandan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,910
1,448
0.758
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Marine Pollution
Estuarine Ecology
Saeed Keyvanshokooh
Khorramshahr University of Marine Science & Technology
Khorramshahr, Iran
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,008
1,411
0.703
Aquaculture Biotechnology
Fish Proteomics
Molecular Physiology
Pål Lader
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,336
0.610
hydrodynamics
experimental methods
aquaculture technology