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
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,325
15,152
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,168
10,891
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Spatial ecology
self-organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,133
9,902
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Organic geochemistry
isotope geochemistry
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
2,356
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
2,345
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,441
1,681
0.147
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
deep-sea hydrothermal vents
ecology
disturbance
recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,294
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Movement Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Foraging
Sociality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
1,249
0.751
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Animal Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
1,215
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Migration
population ecology
behaviour
evolution
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
1,011
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecology
population dynamics
ornithology
conservation
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
803
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
deep-sea biology
deep-seabed mining
trophic ecology
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
693
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Behavioural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
838
530
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecologie
Oesters
Zeegras
Sediment
Restauratie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
365
0.567
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
289
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
269
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
ecology
floodplains
estuaries and coasts
nature based solutions
genus Salix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
68
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,425
510
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Theunis Piersma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,325
15,152
0.334
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,167
877
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Linda Amaral Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,168
10,891
0.634
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,953
1,009
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Johan Van De Koppel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,133
9,902
0.469
Spatial ecology
self-organization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,511
5,109
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marcel Tj Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
2,356
0.461
Organic geochemistry
isotope geochemistry
microbial ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,603
5,128
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Olivier Beauchard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
2,345
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,724
6,686
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jan Beukema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,441
1,681
0.147
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,897
8,079
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sabine Gollner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,294
0.682
deep-sea hydrothermal vents
ecology
disturbance
recovery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,435
8,275
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Allert I. Bijleveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
1,249
0.751
Movement Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Foraging
Sociality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,504
8,423
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeroen Reneerkens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
1,215
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,866
9,363
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tamar Lok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
1,011
0.569
Migration
population ecology
behaviour
evolution
conservation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,982
10,572
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rosemarie Kentie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
803
0.546
Ecology
population dynamics
ornithology
conservation
evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,623
11,308
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tanja Stratmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
693
0.909
deep-sea biology
deep-seabed mining
trophic ecology
biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,102
12,725
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Oudman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
838
530
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861,099
14,919
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wouter Suykerbuyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
365
0.567
Ecologie
Oesters
Zeegras
Sediment
Restauratie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
964,061
16,374
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tadao Kunihiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
289
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
996,749
16,839
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Roeland Bom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
269
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,617,475
23,661
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Heike Markus-Michalczyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
68
0.731
ecology
floodplains
estuaries and coasts
nature based solutions
genus Salix