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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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Biogeochemistry
Organic Geochemistry
Oceanography
Stable Isotopes
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,511
23,783
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Tectonics
geodynamics
plate tectonics
paleomagnetism
paleogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,857
12,127
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
mantle dynamics
tectonics
geodesy
seismology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,771
10,218
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Tectonics
Sedimentary basins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,765
8,773
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimate
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,835
8,511
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Rock and fault mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,562
7,416
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Quaternary Geology
Palaeogeography
Sedimentology
Rhine delta
North Sea Basin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,114
5,402
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Climate
Planetary atmospheres
Clouds
Exoplanets
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,272
4,839
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
paleomagnetism
rock magnetism
geomagnetism
environmental magnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,197
4,780
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Geosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,360
3,735
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
seismology
inverse theory
mineral physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,133
3,727
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Geology
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,163
3,614
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Tectonophysics
Geodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,986
3,582
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Quaternary Geology
palaeoclimate
palaeoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,518
3,517
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Paleoclimate
Paleoceanography
Palynology
Mediterranean
Polar regions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,914
3,385
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
geocomputation
geoinformatics
hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,934
3,138
0.529
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Geosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,666
2,666
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Geology
Tectonics
Analogue modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,852
2,531
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Geodynamics of plate boundaries
lithosphere scale deformation processes and the expressions of these processes in observations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
2,385
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Fluid-Rock Interaction
Imaging science
Nanogeoscience
Mineralogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,289
2,343
0.712
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,323
2,267
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
upscaling in porous media
reactive/adsorptive transport
developing pore scale network modeling
two phase flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,714
1,996
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Experimental Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,484
1,853
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Tectonics
Structural Geology
Analogue Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,693
1,515
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Geology
Sedimentary Geology
Process and Experimental Sedimentology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,515
0.786
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,909
241
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jack J Middelburg
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,511
23,783
0.400
Biogeochemistry
Organic Geochemistry
Oceanography
Stable Isotopes
Geochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,440
741
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Douwe Van Hinsbergen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,857
12,127
0.643
Tectonics
geodynamics
plate tectonics
paleomagnetism
paleogeography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,491
961
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wim Spakman
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,771
10,218
0.382
mantle dynamics
tectonics
geodesy
seismology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,300
1,177
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sierd Cloetingh
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,765
8,773
0.276
Tectonics
Sedimentary basins
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,301
1,232
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gert Jan Reichart
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,835
8,511
0.506
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimate
Geochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,222
1,487
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christopher James Spiers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,562
7,416
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,886
2,228
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kim Cohen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,114
5,402
0.534
Quaternary Geology
Palaeogeography
Sedimentology
Rhine delta
North Sea Basin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,630
2,523
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Remco De Kok
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,272
4,839
0.522
Climate
Planetary atmospheres
Clouds
Exoplanets
Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,152
2,561
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mj Dekkers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,197
4,780
0.362
paleomagnetism
rock magnetism
geomagnetism
environmental magnetism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,948
3,288
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
André Niemeijer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,360
3,735
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,288
3,292
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Trampert Jeannot
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,133
3,727
0.368
seismology
inverse theory
mineral physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,296
3,392
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Mason
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,163
3,614
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,738
3,428
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mjr Wortel
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,986
3,582
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,894
3,484
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wim Hoek
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,518
3,517
0.413
Quaternary Geology
palaeoclimate
palaeoecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,438
3,635
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francesca Sangiorgi
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,914
3,385
0.490
Paleoclimate
Paleoceanography
Palynology
Mediterranean
Polar regions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,041
3,912
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Derek Karssenberg
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,934
3,138
0.529
geocomputation
geoinformatics
hydrology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,410
4,603
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Postma G
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,666
2,666
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,665
4,812
583
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dimitrios Sokoutis
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,852
2,531
0.369
Geology
Tectonics
Analogue modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,108
5,066
606
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rob Govers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
2,385
0.418
Geodynamics of plate boundaries
lithosphere scale deformation processes and the expressions of these processes in observations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,215
5,148
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Oliver Plümper
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,289
2,343
0.712
Fluid-Rock Interaction
Imaging science
Nanogeoscience
Mineralogy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,797
5,291
628
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Reinoud Vissers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,323
2,267
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,802
5,838
687
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amir Raoof
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,714
1,996
0.735
upscaling in porous media
reactive/adsorptive transport
developing pore scale network modeling
two phase flow
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,707
6,195
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thilo Behrends
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,484
1,853
0.532
Experimental Biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,522
7,247
835
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Willingshofer E.
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,693
1,515
0.563
Tectonics
Structural Geology
Analogue Modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,592
7,248
836
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
JT Eggenhuisen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,515
0.786
Geology
Sedimentary Geology
Process and Experimental Sedimentology