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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 15 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
ecology
forest scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
1,281
0.303
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fossil Fuels
Environment
Anthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
617
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,503
612
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Distributed Systems
Data Centers
Prison Education
Web Search
Edge Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
326
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
271
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Physiology
Behavioral Ecology
Cognition
Behavioral Endocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
219
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physical Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
173
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Animal Behavior
Eco-Physiology
Avian Ecology
Conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
153
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
thermal biology
amphibians
disease
coral reef biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
138
0.387
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Environmental politics
political theory
immigration
social movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
138
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
chemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
112
0.228
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
80
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Justice
Ethics
Rawls
Lov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
73
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Food Security
Sustainable Food Systems
Ecofeminis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
23
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sri Lanka
Political Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,468
117,682
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kerry Woods
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
1,281
0.303
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,358
183,611
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Bond
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
617
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,185
184,297
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Amie J Mcclellan
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,503
612
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,466
240,284
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew Cencini
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
326
0.369
Distributed Systems
Data Centers
Prison Education
Web Search
Edge Computin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
991,765
256,322
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Noah Coburn
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
271
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,093,843
274,207
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Blake Carlton Jones
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
219
0.668
Physiology
Behavioral Ecology
Cognition
Behavioral Endocrinolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,210,233
293,029
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Amber N Hancock
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
173
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,272,208
302,402
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sara Bebus
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
153
0.546
Animal Behavior
Eco-Physiology
Avian Ecology
Conservatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,324,442
310,242
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elizabeth Sherman
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
138
0.387
thermal biology
amphibians
disease
coral reef biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325,780
310,390
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Hultgren
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
138
0.802
Environmental politics
political theory
immigration
social movement
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,429,169
325,205
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John P Bullock
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
112
0.228
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,592,551
347,336
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jude Higdon
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
80
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,635,841
352,889
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul Voice
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
73
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,072,940
405,800
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tatiana Abatemarco
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
23
0.920
Food Security
Sustainable Food Systems
Ecofeminis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,142,745
413,538
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thisuri Wanniarachchi
Bennington College
Bennington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000