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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
biologia
ecologia
botanica marina
tassonomia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,498
9,667
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ecology
Fishery management
fish behaviour
ecotoxicology
organismal biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,326
4,627
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biodiversity - Deep Sea - Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,917
3,458
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Behavioral biology
Evolution and function of neural structures
Neuroscience
Cephalopods
Octopus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,561
2,845
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
phytoplankton taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
2,587
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biological Invasions
Macroecology
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,804
2,383
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plankton
Evolutionary Ecology
Food Webs
Socio-ecological systems
Science Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
2,334
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecology
Conservation biology
Species Distribution Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
2,217
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Zooplankton ecology
Planktonic food webs
Copepod taxonomy
Copepod behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,901
2,074
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Developmental Biology
Evo Devo
Gene Regulation
Developmental Regulatory Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,420
2,025
0.273
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
seagrasses
chemical ecology
decapod crustaceans
Hippolyte inermis
plant-animal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
1,778
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biotechnologies
bioremediation
microbial ecology
bioprospecting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
1,518
0.869
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Wildlife
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
1,488
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plankton ecology & taxonomy
numerical ecology
gelatinous zooplankton
fish & environmental impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
1,369
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biology of reproduction
gamete physiology
enviromental stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,746
1,327
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Lipid biosynthesis in microalgae
phycoremediation
phytoplankton
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
1,175
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
ecologia marina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
1,085
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Glycobiology
Structural Biology
Protein biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,681
978
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
reproductive biology
ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
916
0.811
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
eco-physiology
anthropogenic stressors
marine ecology
ocean acidification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
858
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Gelatinous zooplankton trophic webs
stable isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,036
726
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Zooplankton integrated taxonomy and ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
680
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
zoology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
655
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Conservation biology
Animal behaviour
Population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
614
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Invertebrate zoology
Stylasteridae
benthic ecology
integrative taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
589
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,568
1,358
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Adriana Zingone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,498
9,667
0.552
biologia
ecologia
botanica marina
tassonomia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,430
3,786
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Teresa Romeo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,326
4,627
0.731
Ecology
Fishery management
fish behaviour
ecotoxicology
organismal biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,495
5,607
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simonepietro Canese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,917
3,458
0.703
Biodiversity - Deep Sea - Robotics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,994
7,227
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Graziano Fiorito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,561
2,845
0.512
Behavioral biology
Evolution and function of neural structures
Neuroscience
Cephalopods
Octopus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,000
8,121
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eleonora Scalco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
2,587
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,520
8,895
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luciano Bosso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,804
2,383
0.850
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biological Invasions
Macroecology
Biogeography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,210
9,088
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Domenico D′Alelio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
2,334
0.716
Plankton
Evolutionary Ecology
Food Webs
Socio-ecological systems
Science Communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,913
9,621
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Manuela D'Amen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
2,217
0.716
Ecology
Conservation biology
Species Distribution Modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,732
10,399
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maria Grazia Mazzocchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,901
2,074
0.423
Zooplankton ecology
Planktonic food webs
Copepod taxonomy
Copepod behaviour
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,617
10,673
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maria İna Arnone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,420
2,025
0.273
Developmental Biology
Evo Devo
Gene Regulation
Developmental Regulatory Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,440
12,197
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Valerio Zupo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
1,778
0.503
seagrasses
chemical ecology
decapod crustaceans
Hippolyte inermis
plant-animal
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,885
14,219
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carmen Rizzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
1,518
0.869
Biotechnologies
bioremediation
microbial ecology
bioprospecting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,656
14,490
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mario Santoro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
1,488
0.654
Wildlife
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,054
15,603
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Priscilla Licandro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
1,369
0.481
plankton ecology & taxonomy
numerical ecology
gelatinous zooplankton
fish & environmental impact
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,685
16,040
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Elisabetta Tosti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,746
1,327
0.354
Biology of reproduction
gamete physiology
enviromental stress
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,047
17,758
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sergio Balzano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
1,175
0.624
Lipid biosynthesis in microalgae
phycoremediation
phytoplankton
microbial ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,459
18,903
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laura Tamburello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
1,085
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,865
20,345
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Serena Leone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,681
978
0.582
Glycobiology
Structural Biology
Protein biochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,699
21,207
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alessandra Gallo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
916
0.811
reproductive biology
ecotoxicology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,998
22,105
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marco Munari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
858
0.685
eco-physiology
anthropogenic stressors
marine ecology
ocean acidification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,014
24,318
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Isabella D'Ambra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,036
726
0.701
Gelatinous zooplankton trophic webs
stable isotopes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,764
25,155
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Iole Di Capua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
680
0.717
Zooplankton integrated taxonomy and ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,145
25,587
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simone Bava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
655
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,576
26,370
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fulvio Maffucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
614
0.483
Conservation biology
Animal behaviour
Population genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,944
26,852
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daniela Pica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
589
0.819
Invertebrate zoology
Stylasteridae
benthic ecology
integrative taxonomy