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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
organic geochemistry
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,730
35,970
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
coastal and estuarine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,757
18,232
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,092
10,035
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,792
8,003
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,724
7,570
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,536
6,227
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,478
5,710
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,958
5,316
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
coastal ecology
ecosystem conservation and restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,157
4,275
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,464
3,897
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,834
3,719
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
3,052
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,129
2,859
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
2,813
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Spatial Ecology
Stability of Complex Systems
Resilience
Self-organization
Coastal Processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
2,541
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
marine biology
marine ecology
photobiology
microbiology
bio-optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,486
2,309
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Geophysics
Earth Sciences
Oceanography
Climatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,470
2,308
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Marine microbiology
lipid biomarkers
microbial lipids
microbial evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,240
2,247
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marine carbonate chemistry
Ocean acidification
Oceanography
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,772
1,507
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
hydrodynamics
sediment transport
biogeochemistry
morphodynamics
marine ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,472
1,392
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
physical oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
1,342
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,421
1,334
0.128
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,612
1,120
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
biogeochemistry
sediment geochemistry
ocean science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
990
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecosystem modelling
oceanography
marine biogeochemical processes
end-to-end modelling
riverine loads
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
964
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,798
112
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jaap Sinninghe Damste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,730
35,970
0.354
organic geochemistry
microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,646
336
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tjeerd J Bouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,757
18,232
0.613
coastal and estuarine ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,790
928
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jung-Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,092
10,035
0.476
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,931
1,259
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karline Soetaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,792
8,003
0.385
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,775
1,351
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hein De Baar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,724
7,570
0.283
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,489
1,749
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Erik Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,536
6,227
0.540
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,601
1,942
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Corina Brussaard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,478
5,710
0.424
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,826
2,127
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Myron Peck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,958
5,316
0.534
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,651
2,727
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tjisse Van Der Heide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,157
4,275
0.694
coastal ecology
ecosystem conservation and restoration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,287
2,985
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jaap Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,464
3,897
0.289
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,217
3,135
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cj Camphuysen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,834
3,719
0.314
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,954
3,813
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Middag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
3,052
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,087
4,075
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Henk W. Van Der Veer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,129
2,859
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,266
4,141
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andreas Haas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
2,813
0.615
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,727
4,563
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jim Van Belzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
2,541
0.774
Spatial Ecology
Stability of Complex Systems
Resilience
Self-organization
Coastal Processes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,612
4,954
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jacco C Kromkamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,486
2,309
0.272
marine biology
marine ecology
photobiology
microbiology
bio-optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,770
4,957
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paolo Stocchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,470
2,308
0.665
Geophysics
Earth Sciences
Oceanography
Climatology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,909
5,090
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laura Villanueva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,240
2,247
0.694
Marine microbiology
lipid biomarkers
microbial lipids
microbial evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,088
6,978
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthew P. Humphreys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,772
1,507
0.850
Marine carbonate chemistry
Ocean acidification
Oceanography
Biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,926
7,375
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Johan Van Der Molen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,472
1,392
0.563
hydrodynamics
sediment transport
biogeochemistry
morphodynamics
marine ecosystems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,342
7,582
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marieke Femke De Jong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
1,342
0.733
physical oceanography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,044
7,610
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gccadee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,421
1,334
0.128
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,748
8,565
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cjm Philippart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,612
1,120
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,631
9,185
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Kraal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
990
0.638
biogeochemistry
sediment geochemistry
ocean science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,905
9,319
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sonja Van Leeuwen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
964
0.580
Ecosystem modelling
oceanography
marine biogeochemical processes
end-to-end modelling
riverine loads