The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
plant systematics
phylogenetics
genomics
parasitic plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,116
8,590
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant genetics
genomics
biology
biochemistry
evolution.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
4,051
0.895
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecology
botany
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,020
3,978
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant physiology
plant ecophysiology
ecotoxicology
nanotoxicology
phytoremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,310
1,965
0.236
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Systems Biology
Plant Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,851
1,502
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Climate Change
Coastal Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Wetlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,400
765
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
plant mating systems
ecological genetics
evolution and climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
653
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
295
0.248
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Systematics and Evolution
Orchidaceae
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
115
0.602
Daniel L Nickrent
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,116
8,590
0.388
plant systematics
phylogenetics
genomics
parasitic plants
Naoufal Lakhssassi
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
4,051
0.895
Plant genetics
genomics
biology
biochemistry
evolution.
Dj Gibson
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,020
3,978
0.331
Stephen Ebbs
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,310
1,965
0.236
Plant physiology
plant ecophysiology
ecotoxicology
nanotoxicology
phytoremediation
Matt Geisler
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,851
1,502
0.310
Plant Systems Biology
Plant Biology
Loretta L Battaglia
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,400
765
0.319
Climate Change
Coastal Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Wetlands
Jennifer Weber
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
653
0.518
plant mating systems
ecological genetics
evolution and climate change
Darron Luesse
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
295
0.248
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Janice Valencia-D
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
115
0.602
Plant Systematics and Evolution
Orchidaceae
Conservation