Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Spanish National Research Council Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
global ecology
atmosphere-biosphere interactions
remote sensing
climate change impacts
ecometabolomics and biogenic VOCs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,235
98,489
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cosmology & Astroparticle Physics
Transdisciplinary research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,205
29,847
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Medicinal chemistry
Pharmacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,049
28,727
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Autophagy
cell death
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,888
22,442
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Surface Hydrology
Hydroclimatology
Water Resources
Climate Hazards
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,297
20,735
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Green processes
Foodomics
compressed fluids
supercritical fluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,748
15,242
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Molecular Astrophysics
Molecular Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,540
14,621
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
foodomics
food analysis
metabolomics
functional foods
capillary electrophoresis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,698
14,443
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
pathology
immunology
genomics
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,614
13,525
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ageing Envejecimiento Latinoamerica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,933
13,286
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Food Science
Cereals
Bakery Products
Food Ingredients
Food Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,574
12,571
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Molecular Microbiology
Food Microbiology
Bioinformatics
Commensal Microbe-Human interactions
Artificial Inteligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,881
9,439
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,183
9,086
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Gravitation
Cosmology
Fundamental Physics
Black Holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,336
9,040
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Atmospheric chemistry
climate
biogeochemical cycles
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,203
8,937
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Food analysis
Green extraction processes
Bioactivity
Natural compounds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,206
8,828
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Evolution
Phylogenetics
Genomics
Speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,075
8,823
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
wind speed
wind extremes
climate change and variability
atmospheric circulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,549
8,350
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Solar System exploration and exoplanetary atmospheres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,719
8,188
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant Nutrition & Stress Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,405
7,923
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Complex Systems
Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,520
7,395
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Quantum Field Theory
High Energy Physics
Quantum Algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,326
7,249
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Demography
Life histories
Population dynamics
Social behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,248
6,991
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Microbiology
Yeast genetics
wine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,382
6,949
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
materials
electronic properties
ARPES
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,222
6,743
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Josep Penuelas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,235
98,489
0.615
global ecology
atmosphere-biosphere interactions
remote sensing
climate change impacts
ecometabolomics and biogenic VOCs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,935
150
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francisco Prada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,205
29,847
0.488
Cosmology & Astroparticle Physics
Transdisciplinary research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,371
158
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Angela Ribeiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,049
28,727
0.925
Medicinal chemistry
Pharmacy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,809
223
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patricia Boya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,888
22,442
0.563
Autophagy
cell death
cell biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,177
255
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Santiago Beguería|Santiago Beguería-Portugués
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,297
20,735
0.642
Surface Hydrology
Hydroclimatology
Water Resources
Climate Hazards
Data Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,331
361
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elena Ibanez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,748
15,242
0.496
Green processes
Foodomics
compressed fluids
supercritical fluids
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,648
390
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jose Cernicharo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,540
14,621
0.370
Astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Molecular Astrophysics
Molecular Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,043
401
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alejandro Cifuentes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,698
14,443
0.470
foodomics
food analysis
metabolomics
functional foods
capillary electrophoresis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,320
439
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antonio Figueras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,614
13,525
0.428
pathology
immunology
genomics
virology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,941
452
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Red Envejecimiento Alap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,933
13,286
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,002
497
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cristina M. Rosell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,574
12,571
0.456
Food Science
Cereals
Bakery Products
Food Ingredients
Food Quality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,910
789
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Borja Sanchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,881
9,439
0.634
Molecular Microbiology
Food Microbiology
Bioinformatics
Commensal Microbe-Human interactions
Artificial Inteligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,121
833
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Giulio Pellegrini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,183
9,086
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,473
847
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carlos F. Sopuerta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,336
9,040
0.733
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Gravitation
Cosmology
Fundamental Physics
Black Holes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,189
858
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alfonso Saiz-Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,203
8,937
0.629
Atmospheric chemistry
climate
biogeochemical cycles
remote sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,914
870
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Miguel Herrero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,206
8,828
0.513
Food analysis
Green extraction processes
Bioactivity
Natural compounds
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,952
871
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jose Castresana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,075
8,823
0.400
Evolution
Phylogenetics
Genomics
Speciation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,558
946
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cesar Azorin-Molina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,549
8,350
0.723
wind speed
wind extremes
climate change and variability
atmospheric circulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,918
975
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luisa M. Lara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,719
8,188
0.521
Solar System exploration and exoplanetary atmospheres
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,251
1,023
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jose M. Pardo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,405
7,923
0.388
Plant Nutrition & Stress Physiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,444
1,144
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Victor M. Eguiluz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,520
7,395
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,066
1,182
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germán Rodrigo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,326
7,249
0.544
Quantum Field Theory
High Energy Physics
Quantum Algorithms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,107
1,256
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniel Oro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,248
6,991
0.405
Demography
Life histories
Population dynamics
Social behaviour
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,610
1,271
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Agustín Aranda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,382
6,949
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,213
1,337
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maria C. Asensio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,222
6,743
0.474
materials
electronic properties
ARPES