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
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Wildlife Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,314
9,659
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,183
8,936
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Conservation Biology
Restoration Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,560
4,382
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fish
Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,912
1,865
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
fisheries ecology
reservoirs
food webs
invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,522
1,232
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Fish physiological ecology
Fish biology
Fish passage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
1,351
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
carnivores
wildlife damage
island fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,230
597
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Freshwater Ecology
Food Webs
Disease Ecology
Invasive Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,709
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Fish Ecology
Stream Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,655
1,087
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
fisheries
bioenergetics
age and growth
fisheries ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Fisheries Biology
Stream Ecology
Freshwater Fisheries
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Fisheries
Herpetology
Conservation
Aquatic sciences
Endangered Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Fish
Wildlife
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Kevin Crooks
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,314
9,659
0.500
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Wildlife Biology
George Wittemyer
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,183
8,936
0.630
Liba Pejchar
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,560
4,382
0.512
Conservation Biology
Restoration Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Kevin Bestgen
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,912
1,865
0.380
Brett M Johnson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,522
1,232
0.350
fisheries ecology
reservoirs
food webs
invasive species
Christopher A Myrick
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
1,351
0.414
Fish physiological ecology
Fish biology
Fish passage
William F Andelt
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,230
597
0.185
carnivores
wildlife damage
island fox
Daniel L Preston
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,709
0.672
Freshwater Ecology
Food Webs
Disease Ecology
Invasive Species
Yoichiro Kanno
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,655
1,087
0.657
Fish Ecology
Stream Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Collin Farrell
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
fisheries
bioenergetics
age and growth
fisheries ecology
Cat Adams
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Fisheries Biology
Stream Ecology
Freshwater Fisheries
Conservation Biology
Lindsey S Roberts
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Fisheries
Herpetology
Conservation
Aquatic sciences
Endangered Species
Cristal Dominguez Vasquez
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000