Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,403
85,346
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Fisheries
marine ecosystems
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,281
54,872
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Aquatic microbial ecology
limnology
estuarine and coastal ecology and biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,141
34,382
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Conservation Science
Conservation Physiology
Freshwater Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,587
42,877
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Fisheries
conservation
population dynamics
ecosystem modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,484
13,972
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Coral reefs
marine ecology
marine conservation
fisheries
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,024
29,095
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Aquaporins
Malaria
Human Rights
Science Diplomacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,323
9,042
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
fisheries
ornithology
ecology
conservation biology
water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,765
9,108
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Fish nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,961
18,413
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Conservation Biology
Marine Conservation
Fisheries
Extinction
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,206
21,929
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
fish
fisheries
conservation
aquatic ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,814
9,248
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Fisheries
Fish behaviour
Ecosystems
Governance
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,425
9,706
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
marine ecology
historical ecology
coastal ecosystems
human impacts...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,281
16,467
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Marine biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,756
13,889
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Biology
Endangered Species
Hawaii
Conservation Reliant Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,403
8,249
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Applied Marine Ecology and Fisheries Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,100
12,137
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Aquatic Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Microbial Ecology
Theoretical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,005
16,884
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
fisheries
otolith
shark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,015
9,221
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marine biogeochemistry and microbial genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,775
12,476
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sharks and rays
elasmobranch fisheries
acoustic telemetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,215
17,917
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Fish Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,727
11,773
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Marine Virology
Marine Microbiology
Microbial Diversity
Biological Oceanography
Virus Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,574
10,984
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,079
18,062
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
oceanography
limnology
hydrology
climate
arctic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,786
9,489
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
fisheries
aquaculture
food systems
blue economy
international development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,439
16,568
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,215
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos M Duarte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,403
85,346
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,364
53
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel Pauly
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,281
54,872
0.360
Fisheries
marine ecosystems
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,817
2,289
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hans W Paerl
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,141
34,382
0.440
Aquatic microbial ecology
limnology
estuarine and coastal ecology and biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,826
228
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven J Cooke
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,587
42,877
0.616
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Conservation Science
Conservation Physiology
Freshwater Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,957
261
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carl Walters
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,484
13,972
0.224
Fisheries
conservation
population dynamics
ecosystem modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,809
295
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter J Mumby
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,024
29,095
0.501
Coral reefs
marine ecology
marine conservation
fisheries
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,199
3,911
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Agre
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,323
9,042
0.161
Aquaporins
Malaria
Human Rights
Science Diplomacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,857
4,225
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James R Karr
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,765
9,108
0.169
fisheries
ornithology
ecology
conservation biology
water quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,600
922
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Douglas R Tocher
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,961
18,413
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,013
501
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicholas Dulvy
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,206
21,929
0.520
Conservation Biology
Marine Conservation
Fisheries
Extinction
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,197
7,615
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter B Moyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,814
9,248
0.251
fish
fisheries
conservation
aquatic ecosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,444
656
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tony J Pitcher
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,425
9,706
0.266
Fisheries
Fish behaviour
Ecosystems
Governance
Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,296
712
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Heike K Lotze
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,281
16,467
0.467
marine ecology
historical ecology
coastal ecosystems
human impacts...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,499
156
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pei Yuan Qian
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,756
13,889
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,800
8,777
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
JM Scott
University of Idaho
Moscow, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,403
8,249
0.247
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Biology
Endangered Species
Hawaii
Conservation Reliant Species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,059
8,892
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hunter S Lenihan
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,100
12,137
0.367
Applied Marine Ecology and Fisheries Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,147
470
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jef Huisman
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,005
16,884
0.512
Aquatic Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Microbial Ecology
Theoretical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,122
20
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Steven Campana
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,015
9,221
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,365
828
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julie Laroche
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,775
12,476
0.393
Marine biogeochemistry and microbial genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,961
896
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Colin Simpfendorfer
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,215
17,917
0.574
Sharks and rays
elasmobranch fisheries
acoustic telemetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,434
9,918
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ronald W Hardy
University of Idaho
Moscow, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,727
11,773
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,584
889
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Curtis Suttle
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,574
10,984
0.359
Marine Virology
Marine Microbiology
Microbial Diversity
Biological Oceanography
Virus Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,160
758
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xianhu Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,079
18,062
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,514
924
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eddy Carmack
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Ontario, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,786
9,489
0.319
oceanography
limnology
hydrology
climate
arctic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,524
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Edward H Allison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,439
16,568
0.604
fisheries
aquaculture
food systems
blue economy
international development