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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
Ecosystem services
biodiversity
pollination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,608
41,552
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
evolution
phylogenetics
comparative methods
evolutionary biology
language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,452
10,655
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,330
7,776
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Individual Based Models in Ecology
Metabolic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,426
6,532
0.267
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ecological modelling
Climate change ecology
Ecosystem function and biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,814
6,218
0.705
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
restoration ecology
plant community ecology
plant:soil interactions
agri-environmental policy
agri-environmental indicators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,514
4,175
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
ecosystem services
natural capital
biodiversity conservation
stakeholder engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,725
3,692
0.781
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Tropical palaeoecology
Amazonia
South America
pollen analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
3,264
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,931
2,744
0.212
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Conservation biology
Ecology
Population modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,973
2,290
0.770
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ecotoxicology
mosquito ecology
insecticide resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,873
2,274
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ecology
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Climate
Land use & Environmental change impacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
1,839
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
archaeology
bioarchaeology
archaeological science
isotope analysis
Roman and Medieval Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,812
1,722
0.452
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
urban ecology
human-wildlife interactions
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,667
1,640
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ecology
Pest Control
Biological Control
Pollination
Ecosystem Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,515
0.853
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Human Geography
Human-Nature Relations
Political Ecology/Geology
Coastlines
Water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
1,347
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Platelets
ITAM
Signalling
Tyrosine Kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,245
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
ecology
symbioses
climate change
mycorrhizal fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,628
1,176
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Acarology
Pediculus humans
ancient DNA
Micromalthus
forensic acarology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,467
1,151
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Conservation Biology
Entomology
Stored Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,539
1,098
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Population ecology
Spatial ecology
Urban ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,348
912
0.677
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
structural biology
protein biochemistry
crystallography
enzymology
membrane proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
894
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neuroendocrinology
molecular endocrinology
cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
774
0.315
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Evolutionary biology
population dynamics
ecology
crop protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
769
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
715
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,137
323
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Simon Potts
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,608
41,552
0.624
Ecosystem services
biodiversity
pollination
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,438
2,969
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Pagel
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,452
10,655
0.245
evolution
phylogenetics
comparative methods
evolutionary biology
language
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,607
4,511
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matt Greenwell
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,330
7,776
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,910
5,630
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Sibly
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,426
6,532
0.267
Individual Based Models in Ecology
Metabolic Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,525
5,970
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tom Oliver
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,814
6,218
0.705
Ecological modelling
Climate change ecology
Ecosystem function and biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,301
9,446
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Simon Mortimer
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,514
4,175
0.490
restoration ecology
plant community ecology
plant:soil interactions
agri-environmental policy
agri-environmental indicators
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,834
10,806
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yuan Pan
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,725
3,692
0.781
ecosystem services
natural capital
biodiversity conservation
stakeholder engagement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,845
12,260
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Francis Mayle
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
3,264
0.425
Tropical palaeoecology
Amazonia
South America
pollen analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,338
14,568
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Philip G Knight
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,931
2,744
0.212
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,494
17,151
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manuela Gonzalez Suarez
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,973
2,290
0.770
Conservation biology
Ecology
Population modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,077
17,250
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amanda Callaghan
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,873
2,274
0.387
ecotoxicology
mosquito ecology
insecticide resistance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,765
20,629
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Deepa Senapathi
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,124
1,839
0.866
Ecology
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Climate
Land use & Environmental change impacts
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,934
21,740
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gundula Müldner
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,812
1,722
0.452
archaeology
bioarchaeology
archaeological science
isotope analysis
Roman and Medieval Archaeology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,838
22,529
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Fellowes
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,667
1,640
0.447
urban ecology
human-wildlife interactions
entomology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,625
23,943
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Victoria Wickens
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,515
0.853
Ecology
Pest Control
Biological Control
Pollination
Ecosystem Service
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,310
25,999
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alex Arnall
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
1,347
0.486
Human Geography
Human-Nature Relations
Political Ecology/Geology
Coastlines
Water
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,900
27,463
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Craig Hughes
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,245
0.525
Platelets
ITAM
Signalling
Tyrosine Kinases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,882
28,474
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brian J Pickles
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,628
1,176
0.722
ecology
symbioses
climate change
mycorrhizal fungi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,107
28,853
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
M Alejandra Perotti
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,467
1,151
0.467
Acarology
Pediculus humans
ancient DNA
Micromalthus
forensic acarology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,063
29,727
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Graham J Holloway
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,539
1,098
0.310
Conservation Biology
Entomology
Stored Products
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,392
33,101
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yolanda Melero
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,348
912
0.677
Population ecology
Spatial ecology
Urban ecology
Conservation Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,447
33,479
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kimberly A. Watson
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
894
0.306
structural biology
protein biochemistry
crystallography
enzymology
membrane proteins
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,603
36,122
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nandini Vasudevan
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
774
0.315
Neuroendocrinology
molecular endocrinology
cell signaling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,113
36,245
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alexey Mikaberidze
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
769
0.730
Evolutionary biology
population dynamics
ecology
crop protection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,811
37,496
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Natalie E Clark
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
715
0.632