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
organic geochemistry
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,730
35,970
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
coastal and estuarine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,757
18,232
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,472
14,422
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,660
10,395
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,092
10,035
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Spatial ecology
self-organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,607
9,416
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,792
8,003
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,724
7,570
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,536
6,227
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,478
5,710
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,958
5,316
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Regional sea-level
Climate
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
5,268
0.831
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
coastal ecology
ecosystem conservation and restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,157
4,275
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biogeochemistry of unconventional C-substrates (plastic
methane)
microbial food webs
climate and lipid biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,911
4,159
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Microbiome
Bacteria
Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
4,047
0.865
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,464
3,897
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,834
3,719
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
3,358
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,313
3,331
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
3,052
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,129
2,859
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
2,813
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
foraging
anti-predation
digestion
carrying capacity
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,032
2,572
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Spatial Ecology
Stability of Complex Systems
Resilience
Self-organization
Coastal Processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
2,541
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
coral reefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,353
2,495
0.187
Jaap Sinninghe Damste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,730
35,970
0.354
organic geochemistry
microbiology
Tjeerd J Bouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,757
18,232
0.613
coastal and estuarine ecology
Theunis Piersma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,472
14,422
0.324
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
Linda Amaral Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,660
10,395
0.624
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
Jung-Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,092
10,035
0.476
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
Johan Van De Koppel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,607
9,416
0.457
Spatial ecology
self-organization
Karline Soetaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,792
8,003
0.385
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
Hein De Baar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,724
7,570
0.283
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
Erik Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,536
6,227
0.540
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
Corina Brussaard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,478
5,710
0.424
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
Myron Peck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,958
5,316
0.534
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
Aimée Slangen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
5,268
0.831
Tjisse Van Der Heide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,157
4,275
0.694
coastal ecology
ecosystem conservation and restoration
Helge Niemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,911
4,159
0.526
biogeochemistry of unconventional C-substrates (plastic
methane)
microbial food webs
climate and lipid biomarkers
Nina Dombrowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
4,047
0.865
Microbiome
Bacteria
Sequencing
Jaap Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,464
3,897
0.289
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
Cj Camphuysen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,834
3,719
0.314
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
Jan-Berend Stuut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
3,358
0.468
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimate
David W. Thieltges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,313
3,331
0.455
Middag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
3,052
0.612
Henk W. Van Der Veer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,129
2,859
0.282
Andreas Haas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
2,813
0.615
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Jan A. Van Gils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,032
2,572
0.366
Jim Van Belzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
2,541
0.774
Spatial Ecology
Stability of Complex Systems
Resilience
Self-organization
Coastal Processes
Rolf Pm Bak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,353
2,495
0.187