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
Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,653
3,339
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ruminant Nutrition
Lipids
Fatty Acid Metabolism
Milk Fat
Dairy Cattle Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,407
4,717
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
developmental biology
oocytes
preimplantation embryos
imprinting
meiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,054
1,901
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
equine sports science
equine biomechanics and locomotion
rider biomechanics
tack and equipment
equine physical rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,743
3,835
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
equine respiratory disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,555
1,294
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ruminant Nutrition
Metabolism
Metabolic Physiology
Dairy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,467
3,697
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
quantitative genetics
drosophila genetics
animal breeding and genetics
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,742
2,879
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Animal Behavior & Animal Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
2,586
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
animal science
bovine leukemia virus
microRNA
genetics
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,289
1,611
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
1,225
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Animal Behavior
Chemical Ecology
Fish Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
647
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
animal behavior
computational evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
543
186
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Animal Science
Skeletal muscle and adipose tissue biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
252
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Animal Science
Ruminant nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
121
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Dairy Cattle Reproductive Physiology and Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
115
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Animal Geography
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Environmental Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
48
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ruminant Nutrition
Dairy Cattle
Metabolic physiology
Forages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
37
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
nutritional biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
James Ireland
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,653
3,339
0.264
Adam L Lock
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,407
4,717
0.414
Ruminant Nutrition
Lipids
Fatty Acid Metabolism
Milk Fat
Dairy Cattle Nutrition
Keith Latham
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,054
1,901
0.172
developmental biology
oocytes
preimplantation embryos
imprinting
meiosis
Hilary Clayton
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,743
3,835
0.394
equine sports science
equine biomechanics and locomotion
rider biomechanics
tack and equipment
equine physical rehabilitatio
Frederik Derksen
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,555
1,294
0.151
Barry Bradford
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,467
3,697
0.572
Ruminant Nutrition
Metabolism
Metabolic Physiology
Dairy
Wen Huang
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,742
2,879
0.607
quantitative genetics
drosophila genetics
animal breeding and genetics
molecular biology
Janice Siegford
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
2,586
0.697
Animal Behavior & Animal Welfare
Tasia Marie Taxis
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,289
1,611
0.704
animal science
bovine leukemia virus
microRNA
genetics
education
Jonas De Souza
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
1,225
0.878
Tyler Buchinger
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
647
0.746
Animal Behavior
Chemical Ecology
Fish Biology
Diane Blackwood
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
543
186
0.343
animal behavior
computational evolution
Jongkyoo Kim
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
252
0.930
Animal Science
Skeletal muscle and adipose tissue biology
José Maurício Dos Santos Neto
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
121
0.896
Animal Science
Ruminant nutrition
Thainá Minela
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
115
0.966
Dairy Cattle Reproductive Physiology and Management
Cadi Y Fung
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
48
0.941
Animal Geography
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Environmental Conservation
Gabriela Maldini
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
37
0.974
Ruminant Nutrition
Dairy Cattle
Metabolic physiology
Forages
Robert Cook
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000