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
Plant immune mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,328
13,649
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
soils
ecosystem science
forest soils
critical zone science
city soils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,996
8,783
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant Hormone Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,369
10,087
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fisheries Economics
Spatial-dynamics
Coastal Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,960
4,761
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Marine Biology
Fisheries Ecology
Habitat Modeling
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,069
3,073
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,458
3,035
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
metabolism
nutrition
metabolomics
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,086
2,610
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
plant-microbe interactions
hormone perception and signaling
post translational regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,039
1,821
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
social-ecological systems
resilence
social capital
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,355
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Animal Behaviour
Bioacoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,718
996
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant-Microbiota interaction
Biochemistry
Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,682
1,253
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sustainable apparel
Cotton
Life cycle assessment
Agriculture
Biofuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,579
1,215
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Fisheries
bycatch
marine mammals
MMPA
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
719
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant defense mechanisms
Plant immunity
Cell biology
Cell-to-cell communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,396
1,013
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
plant cell biology
metabolomics
lipidomics
peptidomics
proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
576
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
soil science
sustainability
teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
365
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
common-pool resources
small-scale fisheries
gender and environment
environmental governance
sustainable food systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
462
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant cell wall
Plant immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
200
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
fisheries management
marine conservation
evidence synthesis
phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
62
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant immunity
translational regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
plant ecology and evolution
plant dispersal
dormancy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Animal Behavior
Behavioral endocrinology
Comparative neuroanatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
small-scale fisheries
human rights
common pool resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,010
6,626
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Xinnian Dong
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,328
13,649
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,343
15,823
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel D Richter
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,996
8,783
0.399
soils
ecosystem science
forest soils
critical zone science
city soils
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,006
21,209
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Nolan *
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,369
10,087
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,321
43,635
590
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin D Smith
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,960
4,761
0.531
Fisheries Economics
Spatial-dynamics
Coastal Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,149
48,292
631
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andre M Boustany
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,069
3,073
0.381
Marine Biology
Fisheries Ecology
Habitat Modeling
Population Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,852
80,045
881
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lijing Liu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,458
3,035
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,683
105,023
1,078
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephan Van Vliet
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,086
2,610
0.846
metabolism
nutrition
metabolomics
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,779
106,153
1,083
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Withers
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,039
1,821
0.599
plant-microbe interactions
hormone perception and signaling
post translational regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,435
143,107
1,333
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mateja Nenadovic
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,355
0.706
social-ecological systems
resilence
social capital
fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,077
152,556
1,385
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicola J Quick
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,718
996
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,137
154,421
1,400
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reza Sohrabi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,682
1,253
0.745
Plant-Microbiota interaction
Biochemistry
Molecular Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,581
160,095
1,437
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jesse Daystar
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,579
1,215
0.769
Sustainable apparel
Cotton
Life cycle assessment
Agriculture
Biofuels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,693
170,083
1,519
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sara Mcdonald
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
719
0.509
Fisheries
bycatch
marine mammals
MMPA
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,588
171,106
1,532
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Raul Zavaliev
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,396
1,013
0.726
Plant defense mechanisms
Plant immunity
Cell biology
Cell-to-cell communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,379
190,593
1,643
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lisa K David
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
576
0.511
plant cell biology
metabolomics
lipidomics
peptidomics
proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791,365
227,817
1,800
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Megan L Mobley
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
365
0.501
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
soil science
sustainability
teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,184
256,991
1,924
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hillary Smith
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
462
0.963
common-pool resources
small-scale fisheries
gender and environment
environmental governance
sustainable food systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,283,262
309,265
2,087
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qian Zhang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
200
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,684,430
363,584
2,487
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Willa Brooks
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
62
0.816
fisheries management
marine conservation
evidence synthesis
phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,792,011
378,358
2,609
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yixuan Chen
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,844,173
385,465
2,661
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yucong Xie
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
Plant immunity
translational regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,884,353
390,858
2,691
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brandie Quarles Chidyagwai|Brandie Quarles
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
plant ecology and evolution
plant dispersal
dormancy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,969,413
401,970
2,780
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Allie Schrock
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
Animal Behavior
Behavioral endocrinology
Comparative neuroanatomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,022,621
408,737
2,828
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chi Kuan|關旂
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,070,356
414,775
2,878
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brittany Tholan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
small-scale fisheries
human rights
common pool resources