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Highly Cited Researchers 962 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
Drowning
farm safety
injury prevention
public health
safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,520
78,353
0.591
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Coral Reefs
climate change
resilience
ecology
coral reef ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,193
42,569
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Conservation Biology
Tropical Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,843
41,663
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Host-Pathogen Interaction
Vaccines
Micronutrient
Microbiom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,714
29,835
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
global change biology
tropical ecology
tropical biology
climate change biology
macroecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,395
18,530
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sharks and rays
elasmobranch fisheries
acoustic telemetr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,512
17,488
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
vascula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,368
16,915
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Landscape Ecology
Conservation
Social-Ecological Systems
Conservation Biology
Community Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,180
16,726
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Coral Reef Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,710
16,652
0.480
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Injury
Epidemiology/Research Methods
Paediatrics
Mental Health/Substance Use
Emergency an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,245
16,309
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Resilience
Coral reefs
functional ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,764
15,621
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Coral Reef Science
Coral Biology and Ecology
Evolutionary Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,794
15,533
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nursing
Nursing Education
Grounded theory methodology
Qualitative researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,571
15,394
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,102
14,683
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,187
14,657
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
social-ecological systems
geography
small-scale fisheries
conservation biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,761
14,551
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
environmental change
stable isotopes
radiocarbon
geoarchaeology
biocha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,813
13,669
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,879
13,442
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Systematic Conservation Planning
Sustainable Management
Integrated Coastal Planning
Decision Support Systems
Marine Protect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,286
13,271
0.269
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
reef fish ecology. climate change. ocean acidification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,854
12,977
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marine Microbial Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,154
12,467
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
host-parasite interactions
drug discovery
inflammatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,337
11,941
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
macroalgae
bioremediation
bioproduct
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,719
11,059
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Coral biology
metabolic scaling
energy budgets
behavioral ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,998
10,901
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,483
10,799
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,344
70
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard C Franklin
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,520
78,353
0.591
Drowning
farm safety
injury prevention
public health
safet
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,786
189
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Terry Hughes
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,193
42,569
0.393
Coral Reefs
climate change
resilience
ecology
coral reef ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,911
195
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William F Laurance
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,843
41,663
0.409
Conservation Biology
Tropical Ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,631
312
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bemnet Amare Tedla
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,714
29,835
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,869
646
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen E Williams
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,395
18,530
0.391
global change biology
tropical ecology
tropical biology
climate change biology
macroecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,187
710
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Colin Simpfendorfer
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,512
17,488
0.522
Sharks and rays
elasmobranch fisheries
acoustic telemetr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,933
751
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan Golledge
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,368
16,915
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,202
766
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Graeme S Cumming
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,180
16,726
0.489
Landscape Ecology
Conservation
Social-Ecological Systems
Conservation Biology
Community Ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,312
772
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew H Baird
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,710
16,652
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,837
799
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kerrianne Watt
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,245
16,309
0.360
Injury
Epidemiology/Research Methods
Paediatrics
Mental Health/Substance Use
Emergency an
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,955
872
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Hoey
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,764
15,621
0.631
Resilience
Coral reefs
functional ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,118
885
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bette L Willis
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,794
15,533
0.390
Coral Reef Science
Coral Biology and Ecology
Evolutionary Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,372
900
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Melanie Birks
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,571
15,394
0.714
Nursing
Nursing Education
Grounded theory methodology
Qualitative researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,729
966
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Susan GW Laurance
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,102
14,683
0.407
Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,770
969
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonathan Lloyd
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,187
14,657
0.298
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,976
983
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joshua Cinner
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,761
14,551
0.506
social-ecological systems
geography
small-scale fisheries
conservation biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,988
1,083
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bird Michael I
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,813
13,669
0.444
environmental change
stable isotopes
radiocarbon
geoarchaeology
biocha
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,580
1,111
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott F Heron
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,879
13,442
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,013
1,128
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bob Pressey
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,286
13,271
0.269
Systematic Conservation Planning
Sustainable Management
Integrated Coastal Planning
Decision Support Systems
Marine Protect
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,812
1,166
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philip Munday
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,854
12,977
0.395
reef fish ecology. climate change. ocean acidification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,285
1,235
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David G Bourne
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,154
12,467
0.538
Marine Microbial Ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,015
1,330
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alex Loukas
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,337
11,941
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,249
1,480
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rocky De Nys
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,719
11,059
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,928
1,511
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mia Hoogenboom
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,998
10,901
0.727
Coral biology
metabolic scaling
energy budgets
behavioral ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,350
1,533
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philip Pearce
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,483
10,799
0.332
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communitie