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
Regional sea-level
Climate
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
5,927
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
3,474
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
foraging
anti-predation
digestion
carrying capacity
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,182
2,689
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
coral reefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,468
2,599
0.193
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,151
1,902
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
1,750
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,989
1,703
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,575
1,184
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
1,134
0.928
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bird Migration
Arctic Ecosystems
Global Warming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
876
0.947
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
869
0.748
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
phylogenetics
microbiology
evolution
origin of life
eukaryogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
454
0.964
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
298
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
microbial ecology
microbiology
molecular ecology
biochemistry
marine plastic pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
292
0.983
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
marine microbiology
microbial ecology
molecular ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
291
0.986
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Comparative physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
286
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
256
0.985
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Oceanography
Ocean currents
Climate Change
Deep convection
Ocean mesoscale eddies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
197
0.966
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Coral Reefs
DOM
Metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
196
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Microbiology
Lipid biochemistry
Lipid Analysis
Lipid metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
180
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
bioturbation
macrobenthos
marine heatwaves
transgenerational effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
165
0.959
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
161
0.958
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Marine ecology
abiotic-biotic interactions
community and functional ecology
trophic connections.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
157
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Environmental Microbiology
Marine Biodiversity
Molecular Ecology
Oceanography
Functional Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
155
0.987
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Carbonate budgets on coral reefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
152
0.950
Aimée Slangen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
5,927
0.846
David W. Thieltges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
3,474
0.465
Jan A. Van Gils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,182
2,689
0.374
Rolf Pm Bak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,468
2,599
0.193
Furu Mienis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,151
1,902
0.604
Fleur C. Van Duyl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
1,750
0.342
Lennart De Nooijer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,989
1,703
0.570
L. Peperzak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,575
1,184
0.331
Annika Vaksmaa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
1,134
0.928
Thomas Lameris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
876
0.947
Nicole Bale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
869
0.748
Tara A. Mahendrarajah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
454
0.964
phylogenetics
microbiology
evolution
origin of life
eukaryogenesis
Douwe Maat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
298
0.723
Maaike Goudriaan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
292
0.983
microbial ecology
microbiology
molecular ecology
biochemistry
marine plastic pollution
Emna Zeghal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
291
0.986
Katharina Alter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
286
0.813
Emil De Borger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
256
0.985
Aleksandr Fedorov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
197
0.966
Oceanography
Ocean currents
Climate Change
Deep convection
Ocean mesoscale eddies
Milou Gi Arts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
196
1.000
Diana X Sahonero-Canavesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
180
0.968
Microbiology
Lipid biochemistry
Lipid Analysis
Lipid metabolism
Zhengquan Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
165
0.959
bioturbation
macrobenthos
marine heatwaves
transgenerational effects
AnnaSelma Van Der Kaaden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
161
0.958
Lauren E Wiesebron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
157
0.877
Marine ecology
abiotic-biotic interactions
community and functional ecology
trophic connections.
Pierre Ramond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
155
0.987
Environmental Microbiology
Marine Biodiversity
Molecular Ecology
Oceanography
Functional Ecology
Alice E. Webb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
152
0.950