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
microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
microbial physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,645
8,727
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbial Diversity
Microbial Ecology
Deep Sea Ecology
Polar Biology
Microbial biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
2,508
0.742
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Microbial Ecology
Nitrogen Cycling
Nitrification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
1,081
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Evolution
Eco-Evo-Devo
Bioinformatics
Host-Symbiont interactions
Metazoan evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
334
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
264
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Glycobiology
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
138
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biology
Ecology
Climate Change
Ocean acidification
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
27
0.458
Dirk De Beer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,645
8,727
0.305
microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
microbial physiology
Christina Bienhold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
2,508
0.742
Microbial Diversity
Microbial Ecology
Deep Sea Ecology
Polar Biology
Microbial biogeography
Katharina Kitzinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
1,081
0.837
Microbial Ecology
Nitrogen Cycling
Nitrification
André Luiz De Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
334
0.854
Evolution
Eco-Evo-Devo
Bioinformatics
Host-Symbiont interactions
Metazoan evolution
Eileen Kröber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
264
0.930
Vipul Solanki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
138
0.746
Glycobiology
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Felix F Raulf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
27
0.458
Biology
Ecology
Climate Change
Ocean acidification
Microbial ecology