Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
infectious disease ecology
pathogen emergence
zoonotic disease
wildlife epidemiology
emerging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,052
7,794
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Predator Prey
Predator-Prey Interactions
Behavioral Endocrinology
Population Ecology
Animal Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,692
7,628
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
theoretical ecology
ecological statistics
philosophy of statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,212
5,330
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
phylogenetics
systematics
biogeography
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,908
4,604
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
modeling plant populations
invasive plant ecology
adaptive management
agriculture input optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,840
3,274
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Hydro-ecology
Landscape Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Stream Ecology
Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,249
3,207
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
invasive
weeds
rangeland
plant ecology
plant management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,977
3,076
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Freshwater Ecology
Food webs
Ecosystems
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,506
2,647
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
paleontology
taphonomy
paleoecology
dinosaurs
traces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,214
2,540
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,023
2,438
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Disturbance Ecology
Fire
Paleoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,110
2,102
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
2,025
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ecology
biogeochemistry
ecosystem ecology
ecosystem biogeochemistry
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,467
1,969
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,240
1,930
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
insect ecology
environmental risk assessment
integrated pest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,489
1,745
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Macroevolution
Genome evolution
Paleobiology
Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,989
1,731
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Structural Biology
CRISPR/Cas
Iron Transport
Archaea
Archaeal Viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,481
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
vegetation ecology
multivariate analysis
ecological modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,849
1,348
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
molecular ecology
microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
1,170
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biological Control
Plant-Microbe interactions
Secondary Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
938
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Erosion
Chemical Weathering
Cosmogenic Nuclides
Fallout Nuclides
Landscape Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
858
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Biology
Plant biology
Crop science
molecular biology
gene delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
818
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Wildlife Ecology
Population Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
816
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Disease Ecology
Zoonotic Spillover
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
811
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
wildlife ecology
habitat relationships
disturbance
nonnative species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
773
0.541
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,411
19,959
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Raina Plowright
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,052
7,794
0.775
infectious disease ecology
pathogen emergence
zoonotic disease
wildlife epidemiology
emerging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,045
20,533
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Scott Creel
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,692
7,628
0.352
Predator Prey
Predator-Prey Interactions
Behavioral Endocrinology
Population Ecology
Animal Behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,349
32,015
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark L Taper
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,212
5,330
0.293
theoretical ecology
ecological statistics
philosophy of statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,012
37,765
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matt Lavin
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,908
4,604
0.357
phylogenetics
systematics
biogeography
biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,295
54,247
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bruce Maxwell
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,840
3,274
0.333
modeling plant populations
invasive plant ecology
adaptive management
agriculture input optimization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,061
55,324
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Geoffrey C Poole
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,249
3,207
0.347
Hydro-ecology
Landscape Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Stream Ecology
Geomorphology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,705
57,571
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lisa Rew
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,977
3,076
0.515
invasive
weeds
rangeland
plant ecology
plant management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,891
66,693
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wyatt F Cross
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,506
2,647
0.481
Freshwater Ecology
Food webs
Ecosystems
Global Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,881
69,430
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Varricchio
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,214
2,540
0.409
paleontology
taphonomy
paleoecology
dinosaurs
traces
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,019
72,119
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Diane Debinski
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,023
2,438
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,511
82,500
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Mcwethy
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,110
2,102
0.676
Disturbance Ecology
Fire
Paleoecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,059
85,206
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marcel Huijser
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
2,025
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,431
87,303
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jack Brookshire
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,467
1,969
0.568
ecology
biogeochemistry
ecosystem ecology
ecosystem biogeochemistry
global change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,797
88,869
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rebecca Mueller
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,240
1,930
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,240
96,681
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert Kd Peterson
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,489
1,745
0.389
insect ecology
environmental risk assessment
integrated pest management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,425
97,320
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chris Organ
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,989
1,731
0.434
Macroevolution
Genome evolution
Paleobiology
Phylogenetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,456
110,210
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
C Martin Lawrence
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,481
0.341
Structural Biology
CRISPR/Cas
Iron Transport
Archaea
Archaeal Viruses
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,033
118,469
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David W Roberts
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,849
1,348
0.278
vegetation ecology
multivariate analysis
ecological modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,631
131,065
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anthony Bertagnolli
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
1,170
0.837
molecular ecology
microbial diversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,199
151,407
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Qing Yan
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
938
0.690
Biological Control
Plant-Microbe interactions
Secondary Metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,324
159,831
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jean L Dixon
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
858
0.569
Erosion
Chemical Weathering
Cosmogenic Nuclides
Fallout Nuclides
Landscape Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,624
164,267
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dongjin Kim
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
818
0.653
Biology
Plant biology
Crop science
molecular biology
gene delivery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,479
164,504
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lance Mcnew
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
816
0.587
Wildlife Ecology
Population Ecology
Spatial Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,980
165,109
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Manuel Ruiz-Aravena
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
811
0.946
Disease Ecology
Zoonotic Spillover
Public Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,154
169,536
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrea R Litt
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
773
0.541
wildlife ecology
habitat relationships
disturbance
nonnative species