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
climate dynamics
oceanography
atmospheric sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,707
11,292
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Marine Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Radiochemistry
Aquatic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,551
7,841
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
coastal resilience
flood risk
hazard mitigation
disasters
environmental planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,840
6,230
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,287
4,513
0.222
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
marine mammals
behavior
ecology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,119
4,500
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
marianismo
acculturation
intragroup marginalization
mexican american college students
college persistence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,128
3,635
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
organic geochemistry
isotope geochemistry
oceanography
environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
3,634
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,594
3,627
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biogeochemistry
Arctic Oceanography
Carbon Cycle
Climate
Gulf of Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,443
3,446
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biogeochemistry of bioactive elements - Arctic oceanography and soil biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,748
3,293
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Complex Fluid dynamics
Turbulence
Mixing
Hypersonics
Turbulent combustion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,415
3,046
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
ecology
oceanography
coagulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,782
2,901
0.246
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biological Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,379
2,738
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Oceanography
Southern Ocean
Antarctica
Physical Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,024
2,556
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Trace metal biogeochemistry
Chemical Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,358
2,425
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Oceanography
Ocean Observing Systems
mchatlas.tamu.edu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,937
2,385
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Marine Biology
Caves
Anchialine
Ecology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,211
2,334
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
marine microbiology
marine virology
metagenomics
single cell genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,845
2,324
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marine Geology
Micropaleontology
Paleoceanography
Deep Sea Benthos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,762
2,208
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
ecogeomorphology
morphodynamics
coastal processes
sediment transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
2,121
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Micropaleontology
paleoceanography
biostratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
2,053
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Marine Microbial Ecology
Deep Biosphere
Hydrothermal Vents
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,701
2,039
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Evolution
Ichthyology
Coral Reefs
Phylogenetics
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,839
1,994
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Marine fisheries ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,024
1,973
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Oceanography
Antarctica
Environmental Chemistry
Science and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,460
1,958
0.231
Ping Chang
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,707
11,292
0.457
climate dynamics
oceanography
atmospheric sciences
Peter H Santschi
Texas A&M University Galveston
Galveston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,551
7,841
0.265
Marine Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Radiochemistry
Aquatic Chemistry
Samuel D Brody
Texas A&M University Galveston
Galveston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,840
6,230
0.485
coastal resilience
flood risk
hazard mitigation
disasters
environmental planning
Tony Knap
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,287
4,513
0.222
Bernd Wursig
Texas A&M University Galveston
Galveston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,119
4,500
0.263
marine mammals
behavior
ecology
conservation
Linda G Castillo
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,128
3,635
0.510
marianismo
acculturation
intragroup marginalization
mexican american college students
college persistence
Chen Xu
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
3,634
0.692
organic geochemistry
isotope geochemistry
oceanography
environmental chemistry
Benjamin S Giese
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,594
3,627
0.378
Rainer Mw Amon|Rainer Amon, RMW Amon, R. Amon
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,443
3,446
0.330
Biogeochemistry
Arctic Oceanography
Carbon Cycle
Climate
Gulf of Mexico
Karl Kaiser
Texas A&M University Galveston
Galveston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,748
3,293
0.488
Biogeochemistry of bioactive elements - Arctic oceanography and soil biogeochemistry
Sharath S Girimaji
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,415
3,046
0.362
Complex Fluid dynamics
Turbulence
Mixing
Hypersonics
Turbulent combustion
George A Jackson
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,782
2,901
0.246
ecology
oceanography
coagulation
Lisa Campbell
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,379
2,738
0.264
Biological Oceanography
Alejandro H Orsi
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,024
2,556
0.319
Oceanography
Southern Ocean
Antarctica
Physical Oceanography
Jessica Fitzsimmons
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,358
2,425
0.722
Trace metal biogeochemistry
Chemical Oceanography
Steven F Dimarco
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,937
2,385
0.483
Oceanography
Ocean Observing Systems
mchatlas.tamu.edu
Thomas M Iliffe
Texas A&M University Galveston
Galveston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,211
2,334
0.324
Marine Biology
Caves
Anchialine
Ecology
Evolution
Jessica Labonté
Texas A&M University Galveston
Galveston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,845
2,324
0.604
marine microbiology
marine virology
metagenomics
single cell genomics
Carlos A Alvarez Zarikian
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,762
2,208
0.587
Marine Geology
Micropaleontology
Paleoceanography
Deep Sea Benthos
Orencio Duran Vinent
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
2,121
0.573
ecogeomorphology
morphodynamics
coastal processes
sediment transport
Denise Kulhanek
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
2,053
0.732
Micropaleontology
paleoceanography
biostratigraphy
Jason B Sylvan
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,701
2,039
0.551
Marine Microbial Ecology
Deep Biosphere
Hydrothermal Vents
Ron I Eytan
Texas A&M University Galveston
Galveston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,839
1,994
0.519
Evolution
Ichthyology
Coral Reefs
Phylogenetics
Population Genetics
RJ David Wells
Texas A&M University Galveston
Galveston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,024
1,973
0.652
Marine fisheries ecology
Mahlon C Kennicutt II
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,460
1,958
0.231
Oceanography
Antarctica
Environmental Chemistry
Science and policy