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
Freshwater ecology
invasive species
seed dispersal
waterbird ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,130
9,542
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Evolutionary ecology
emerging infectious diseases
conservation
wetland ecology
behavioral ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,525
8,466
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,527
7,484
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
animal ecology
conservation
natural resources
scavenging
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,705
6,428
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Conservation Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Biological Invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,348
6,303
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Evolutionary ecology
Plant ecology
Plant-animal interactions
Plant reproductive ecology
Molecular ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,739
6,107
0.247
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
evolutionary biology
conservation genetics
molecular ecology
hybridization
domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,834
5,772
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecologia
medio ambiente
ecología evolutiva Biologia de la conservacion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,147
5,681
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Conservation Biology
Rewilding
Science-policy Interface
Global Change Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,547
5,320
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Zoologia
Ecologia
Parasitologia
Ecoepidemiologia
Ungulados
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,606
4,718
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Historical ecology
Biological invasions
Freshwater fish
Mediterranean streams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,449
4,454
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ancient DNA
conservation genetics
biogeography
phylogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,137
4,372
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ecología
conservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,924
4,273
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biología de la conservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,504
4,026
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
conservation biology
applied ecology
raptors
ornithology
seabirds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,272
3,122
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
demography
habitat quality
individual quality
interactions
top predators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,891
3,043
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bats evolutionary ecology and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,653
2,892
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
population biology
plant ecology
plant genetics
adaptive evolution
Arabidopsis thaliana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
2,843
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
ants
community ecology
behavioural ecology
thermophyly
Cataglyphis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
2,812
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Conservation genetics
molecular ecology
population genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,206
2,693
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
developmental plasticity
life-history evolution
adaptation
amphibians
phenotypic plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,344
2,445
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Conservation Biology
Animal Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Sea Turtles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
2,432
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Conservation Biology
Remote Sensing
Ornithology
Species Distribution Models
Lesser kestrel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,030
2,240
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
ecology
ornithology
endocrinology
behavior
behavioral endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,056
2,209
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biologia de la Consevación
Ecología Marina
Ecología trófica
Isótopos Estables
Ornitología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,425
2,197
0.342
Andy J. Green
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,130
9,542
0.431
Freshwater ecology
invasive species
seed dispersal
waterbird ecology
Jordi Figuerola
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,525
8,466
0.457
Evolutionary ecology
emerging infectious diseases
conservation
wetland ecology
behavioral ecology
Eloy Revilla
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,527
7,484
0.427
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Global Change
José Antonio Donázar
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,705
6,428
0.385
animal ecology
conservation
natural resources
scavenging
wildlife
José L. Tella
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,348
6,303
0.386
Conservation Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Biological Invasions
Carlos M. Herrera
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,739
6,107
0.247
Evolutionary ecology
Plant ecology
Plant-animal interactions
Plant reproductive ecology
Molecular ecology
Carles Vilà
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,834
5,772
0.343
evolutionary biology
conservation genetics
molecular ecology
hybridization
domestication
Fernando Hiraldo
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,147
5,681
0.375
Ecologia
medio ambiente
ecología evolutiva Biologia de la conservacion
Laetitia M. Navarro
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,547
5,320
0.813
Conservation Biology
Rewilding
Science-policy Interface
Global Change Biology
Rc Soriguer
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,606
4,718
0.491
Zoologia
Ecologia
Parasitologia
Ecoepidemiologia
Ungulados
Miguel Clavero
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,449
4,454
0.527
Historical ecology
Biological invasions
Freshwater fish
Mediterranean streams
Jennifer A. Leonard
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,137
4,372
0.393
Francisco Palomares Fernandez
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,924
4,273
0.331
Juan José Negro
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,504
4,026
0.350
Miguel Ferrer
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,272
3,122
0.304
conservation biology
applied ecology
raptors
ornithology
seabirds
Fabrizio Sergio
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,891
3,043
0.386
demography
habitat quality
individual quality
interactions
top predators
Javier Juste
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,653
2,892
0.435
Bats evolutionary ecology and conservation
F. Xavier Picó
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
2,843
0.518
population biology
plant ecology
plant genetics
adaptive evolution
Arabidopsis thaliana
Xim Cerda
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
2,812
0.374
ants
community ecology
behavioural ecology
thermophyly
Cataglyphis
Jose A. Godoy
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,206
2,693
0.374
Conservation genetics
molecular ecology
population genomics
Ivan Gomez-Mestre
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,344
2,445
0.563
developmental plasticity
life-history evolution
adaptation
amphibians
phenotypic plasticity
Adolfo Marco
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
2,432
0.400
Conservation Biology
Animal Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Sea Turtles
Javier Bustamante Díaz
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,030
2,240
0.371
Conservation Biology
Remote Sensing
Ornithology
Species Distribution Models
Lesser kestrel
Julio Blas
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,056
2,209
0.437
ecology
ornithology
endocrinology
behavior
behavioral endocrinology
Manuela González Forero
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,425
2,197
0.342
Biologia de la Consevación
Ecología Marina
Ecología trófica
Isótopos Estables
Ornitología