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Highly Cited Researchers 147 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
Immunology
Vaccinology
CM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,462
14,398
0.996
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
marine ecology
microplastics
biodiversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,952
8,099
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Microbial Ecology
Marine Microbiology
Microbial Oceanograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,256
4,585
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fishery management
Spatial modelling
Bayesian Analyse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
4,147
0.830
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marine Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
4,107
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
oceanography
marine litter
plastic debris
microplastics
global chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,249
4,028
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,143
3,416
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
plankton ecology
nitrogen dynamics
food web
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,211
3,256
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Estres oxidativo
inflamación
Envejecimient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
3,203
0.865
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Physical Oceanography
Climate Variability
Climate Change
Sea Level
Mediterranean Se
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,111
3,117
0.610
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,188
3,105
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,703
3,097
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marine pollution
Marine ecotoxicology
Environmental quality
Environmental protectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,652
2,994
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microalga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,851
2,938
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
spatial modelling
biogeography
marine ecology
fishing managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,624
2,737
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fisheries ecology
fisheries oceanography
population dynamics
decadal variability
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,818
2,667
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
marine geology
tectonics
active tectonics
geomorphology
geohazard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
2,625
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ecología planctónica
floraciones de microalgas nociva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,266
2,613
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
biología y ecología marina
ecofisiología
biología de la conservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
2,584
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marine Ecology
Seagrass ecophysiology
Seagrass transcriptomics
Global change
Molecular ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,213
2,509
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,527
2,403
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
marine phytoplankto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,971
2,325
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marine pollutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,225
2,241
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Contaminacion Marin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,668
2,153
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Phytoplancton Ecology
Toxic Phytoplancton
Harmful Algal Bloom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,677
2,102
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,681
379
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marta Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,462
14,398
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,353
931
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Salud Deudero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,952
8,099
0.678
marine ecology
microplastics
biodiversit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,820
2,319
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Isabel Ferrera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,256
4,585
0.632
Microbial Ecology
Marine Microbiology
Microbial Oceanograph
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,174
2,682
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maria Grazia Pennino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
4,147
0.830
Fishery management
Spatial modelling
Bayesian Analyse
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,512
2,715
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carme Alomar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
4,107
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,299
2,779
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jesus Gago
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,249
4,028
0.767
oceanography
marine litter
plastic debris
microplastics
global chang
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,291
3,516
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mariluz Fernandez De Puelles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,143
3,416
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,711
3,754
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antonio Bode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,211
3,256
0.397
plankton ecology
nitrogen dynamics
food web
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,689
3,830
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xavier Capo Fiol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
3,203
0.865
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,653
3,978
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gabriel Jorda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,111
3,117
0.610
Physical Oceanography
Climate Variability
Climate Change
Sea Level
Mediterranean Se
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,311
4,007
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Begoña Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,188
3,105
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,803
4,017
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jesus M Arrieta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,703
3,097
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,194
4,212
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Juan Bellas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,652
2,994
0.530
Marine pollution
Marine ecotoxicology
Environmental quality
Environmental protectio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,835
4,327
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francisco Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,851
2,938
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,860
4,728
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jose M Bellido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,624
2,737
0.592
spatial modelling
biogeography
marine ecology
fishing managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,287
4,902
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Manuel Hidalgo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,818
2,667
0.699
Fisheries ecology
fisheries oceanography
population dynamics
decadal variability
climate chang
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,574
5,007
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan-Tomás Vázquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
2,625
0.427
marine geology
tectonics
active tectonics
geomorphology
geohazard
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,481
5,039
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Beatriz Reguera Ramírez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,266
2,613
0.360
Ecología planctónica
floraciones de microalgas nociva
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,920
5,101
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Covadonga Orejas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
2,584
0.489
biología y ecología marina
ecofisiología
biología de la conservación
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,365
5,286
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lázaro Marín-Guirao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,213
2,509
0.596
Marine Ecology
Seagrass ecophysiology
Seagrass transcriptomics
Global change
Molecular ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,971
5,565
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Montserrat Compa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,527
2,403
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,445
5,781
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mikel Latasa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,971
2,325
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,225
6,054
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Victor M. León
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,225
2,241
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,052
6,354
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lucia Viñas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,668
2,153
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,856
6,527
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Isabel Bravo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,677
2,102
0.370
Phytoplancton Ecology
Toxic Phytoplancton
Harmful Algal Bloom