Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Aquatic Animal Nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,678
6,570
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Fish and shellfish genetics
Genetics
Immunology
Aquaculture
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,114
3,495
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Fisheries Management
Fisheries Science
Population Dynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,938
1,297
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
ichthyology
taxonomy
systematics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
3,208
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Aquatic Ecology
Species Interactions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
1,006
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Parasitology & Taxonomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,049
1,574
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,296
825
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
aquaculture production
aquatic animal nutrition
water quality
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,231
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Fisheries
Ecology
Limnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,071
456
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
shellfish
aquaculture
restoration
fisheries
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,017
969
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Aquaculture
Natural Resource Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
824
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Aquatic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,857
876
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
aquaculture
disease
reproduction
nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
609
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
748
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Taxonomy & Systematics
Wildlife Diseases
Host-Parasite Relationship
Parasite Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
300
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
aquatic ecology
landscape ecology
conservation biology
GIS
invasion biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
243
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Aquaculture
Extension Education
Aquaculture Education
Aquaponics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
150
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
fisheries
genetics
family breeding
xenogeneic
reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
125
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Parasitology
Taxonomy
Phylogenetic
Pathology
Fish anatomy and physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
91
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
fish migration
telemetry
fish passage
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Aquaculture
Fish nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
fish health
vaccines
bacteriology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Aquatic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Fish conservation
freshwater mollusk conservation
physiology
respirometry
enzyme transport system assays
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
D Allen Davis
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,678
6,570
0.480
Eric Peatman
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,114
3,495
0.383
Fish and shellfish genetics
Genetics
Immunology
Aquaculture
Michael J Maceina
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,938
1,297
0.187
Fisheries Management
Fisheries Science
Population Dynamics
Jonathan W Armbruster
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
3,208
0.547
Dennis Devries
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
1,006
0.206
Aquatic Ecology
Species Interactions
Stephen A Bullard
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,049
1,574
0.516
Carol E Johnston
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,296
825
0.359
Luke A Roy
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,231
0.586
aquaculture production
aquatic animal nutrition
water quality
Russell Wright
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,071
456
0.220
William Cameron Walton
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,017
969
0.480
shellfish
aquaculture
restoration
fisheries
Terrill Terry R Hanson
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
824
0.428
Aquaculture
Natural Resource Economics
James Stoeckel
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,857
876
0.472
Anita M Kelly
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
609
0.511
aquaculture
disease
reproduction
nutrition
Melanie Rhodes
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
748
0.833
Raphael Orélis Ribeiro
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
300
0.541
Taxonomy & Systematics
Wildlife Diseases
Host-Parasite Relationship
Parasite Ecology
Katelyn Lawson
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
243
0.755
aquatic ecology
landscape ecology
conservation biology
GIS
invasion biology
D Cline
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
150
0.794
Aquaculture
Extension Education
Aquaculture Education
Aquaponics
Veronica Alston
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
125
0.984
fisheries
genetics
family breeding
xenogeneic
reproduction
Steven P Ksepka
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
Parasitology
Taxonomy
Phylogenetic
Pathology
Fish anatomy and physiology
Sunni Dahl
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
91
1.000
Henry Hershey|Henry J. Hershey
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
fish migration
telemetry
fish passage
Sidra Nazeer
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
Courtney E Harrison
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
fish health
vaccines
bacteriology
immunology
Warren Stiles
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
Lindsay Michelle Horne
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
Fish conservation
freshwater mollusk conservation
physiology
respirometry
enzyme transport system assays