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
Forest Soils
Silviculture
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,689
7,163
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,341
3,798
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Remote Sensing
Ecosystems
Forests
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,273
8,696
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant-microbial interaction/Low input agriculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,413
5,299
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Animal Science
Environmental stress
Muscle biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,148
7,850
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Tree phenology and development
functional genomics
environnmental signaling
tree biotechnolo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,128
3,449
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Fisheries management
International conservation
Teaching and learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
4,760
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
marketing
business
forest products
international marketing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,919
3,424
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant systematics and evolution
VT Biological Sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,690
2,314
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Animal genetics and breeding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,382
2,453
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant-oomycete interactions
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,029
2,977
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Fish
Fisheries
Ecology
Conservation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,523
5,873
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,206
4,471
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural development
economic impact assessment
research evaluation
integrated pest management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
2,179
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Quantitative Ecology
Animal Abundance
Fisheries Science
Marine Conservation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,720
5,610
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Genetics of fish and shellfish
conservation
biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,280
2,510
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
genome- and metagenome-based pathogen identification
biological ice nucleation
VT Translational Plant Sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
2,638
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
fish
fisheries
stream ecology
population dynamics
conservation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
1,284
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
microbial ecology
nitrogen fixation
soil
PGPR
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
3,458
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Agronomy
soils
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,325
1,812
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
invasion biology
global change
invasive species
Invasive Species Collaborative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
2,336
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant Pathology
boxwood blight
pathogen aquatic ecology
recycled water quality
agricultural water reuse science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,024
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
fish ecology aquatic habitat climate change streams watersheds BMPs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
1,159
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
plant developmental biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
1,296
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ecosystem science
forests
ecological forecasting
ecosystem modeling
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,852
3,684
0.759
Thomas Fox
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,689
7,163
0.250
Ma Saghai Maroof
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,341
3,798
0.163
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Randolph Hamilton Wynne
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,273
8,696
0.409
Jerzy Nowak
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,413
5,299
0.344
Plant-microbial interaction/Low input agriculture
Robert P Rhoads Jr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,148
7,850
0.555
Animal Science
Environmental stress
Muscle biology
Amy M Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,128
3,449
0.244
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Tree phenology and development
functional genomics
environnmental signaling
tree biotechnolo
Brian R Murphy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
4,760
0.389
Fisheries management
International conservation
Teaching and learning
Robert L Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,919
3,424
0.345
marketing
business
forest products
international marketing
Khidir Hilu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,690
2,314
0.239
Plant systematics and evolution
VT Biological Sciences
David R Notter
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,382
2,453
0.261
John M Mcdowell
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,029
2,977
0.330
Plant-oomycete interactions
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Leandro Castello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,523
5,873
0.689
Fish
Fisheries
Ecology
Conservation
David C Haak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,206
4,471
0.545
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
George Norton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
2,179
0.271
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural development
economic impact assessment
research evaluation
integrated pest management
Francesco Ferretti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,720
5,610
0.727
Quantitative Ecology
Animal Abundance
Fisheries Science
Marine Conservation
Eric Hallerman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,280
2,510
0.345
Genetics of fish and shellfish
conservation
biotechnology
Boris A Vinatzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
2,638
0.372
genome- and metagenome-based pathogen identification
biological ice nucleation
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Donald Orth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
1,284
0.216
fish
fisheries
stream ecology
population dynamics
conservation
Mark Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
3,458
0.587
microbial ecology
nitrogen fixation
soil
PGPR
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Thomas Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,325
1,812
0.340
Jacob Barney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
2,336
0.455
invasion biology
global change
invasive species
Invasive Species Collaborative
Chuanxue Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,024
0.401
Plant Pathology
boxwood blight
pathogen aquatic ecology
recycled water quality
agricultural water reuse science
C Dolloff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
1,159
0.234
fish ecology aquatic habitat climate change streams watersheds BMPs
Eric P Beers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
1,296
0.266
plant developmental biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
R Quinn Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,852
3,684
0.759
ecosystem science
forests
ecological forecasting
ecosystem modeling
global change