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
Insect ecology
Landscape ecology
Decomposition ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,432
4,662
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Collembola
taxonomy
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
1,346
0.270
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
ecology
botany
charophytes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,799
944
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Fire
Ornithology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
541
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Aquatic ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
281
0.270
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
invasive species
plant ecology
climate-change
restoration ecology
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
156
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
vertebrate ecology
marsupial thermophysiology
Little Penguins
environmental education
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
145
0.177
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecology
Wildlife rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
3
0.333
Philip Barton
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,432
4,662
0.725
Insect ecology
Landscape ecology
Decomposition ecology
Penelope Greenslade
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
1,346
0.270
Collembola
taxonomy
conservation
Michelle T Casanova
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,799
944
0.337
Grant Palmer
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
541
0.479
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Fire
Ornithology
Peter Newall
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
281
0.270
Talia Humphries
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
156
0.934
invasive species
plant ecology
climate-change
restoration ecology
environmental science
Robert Wallis
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
145
0.177
vertebrate ecology
marsupial thermophysiology
Little Penguins
environmental education
sustainable development
Sharon Reid
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
3
0.333