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
Microbial ecology
Microbial genomics
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,295
6,336
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
geomicrobiology
geochemistry
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,619
3,566
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbial ecology
microbiology
astrobiology
carbon sequestration
metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,914
1,587
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
735
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
229
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Microbiology
Immunology
Virology
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
186
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Evolution
Molecular Ecology
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
74
1.000
Carl J Yeoman
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,295
6,336
0.682
Microbial ecology
Microbial genomics
Microbiology
William P Inskeep
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,619
3,566
0.262
geomicrobiology
geochemistry
genomics
Luke Mckay
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,914
1,587
0.829
microbial ecology
microbiology
astrobiology
carbon sequestration
metagenomics
Jennifer Thomson
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
735
0.665
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Proteomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Muhammad Umer Masood
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
229
0.996
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Fenali Parekh
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
186
0.772
Microbiology
Immunology
Virology
Molecular biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Gregory M Chorak
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
74
1.000
Evolution
Molecular Ecology
Genetics
Genomics