The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Aquatic microbial ecology
limnology
estuarine and coastal ecology and biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,165
31,448
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fisheries Science
Climate change
basin-scale climate variability
Bioenergetics
ecosystem-based fisheries management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,771
3,236
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Estuarine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
2,512
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Quantitative fisheries ecology
Marine community ecology
Climate change
Ecosystem-based fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Hans W Paerl
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,165
31,448
0.392
Aquatic microbial ecology
limnology
estuarine and coastal ecology and biogeochemistry
Janet A Nye
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,771
3,236
0.561
Fisheries Science
Climate change
basin-scale climate variability
Bioenergetics
ecosystem-based fisheries management
Joel Fodrie
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
2,512
0.522
Ileana Fenwick
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Quantitative fisheries ecology
Marine community ecology
Climate change
Ecosystem-based fisheries