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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
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,439
82,161
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Fisheries
marine ecosystems
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,922
53,663
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Aquatic microbial ecology
limnology
estuarine and coastal ecology and biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,992
33,303
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Conservation Science
Conservation Physiology
Freshwater Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,293
41,615
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Fisheries
conservation
population dynamics
ecosystem modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,126
13,668
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Coral reefs
marine ecology
marine conservation
fisheries
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,140
28,274
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Aquaporins
Malaria
Human Rights
Science Diplomacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,013
8,814
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
fisheries
ornithology
ecology
conservation biology
water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,478
8,886
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Fish nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,219
17,781
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Conservation Biology
Marine Conservation
Fisheries
Extinction
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,661
21,404
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
fish
fisheries
conservation
aquatic ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,469
8,970
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Fisheries
Fish behaviour
Ecosystems
Governance
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,187
9,504
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
marine ecology
historical ecology
coastal ecosystems
human impacts...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,741
15,941
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Marine biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,248
13,421
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Biology
Endangered Species
Hawaii
Conservation Reliant Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,075
7,997
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Applied Marine Ecology and Fisheries Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,651
11,752
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Aquatic Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Microbial Ecology
Theoretical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,441
16,355
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
fisheries
otolith
shark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,741
8,987
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marine biogeochemistry and microbial genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,506
12,217
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sharks and rays
elasmobranch fisheries
acoustic telemetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,612
17,362
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Marine Virology
Marine Microbiology
Microbial Diversity
Biological Oceanography
Virus Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,327
10,759
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Fish Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,242
11,333
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,694
17,688
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
oceanography
limnology
hydrology
climate
arctic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,414
9,155
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
fisheries
aquaculture
food systems
blue economy
international development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,788
15,964
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlos M Duarte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,439
82,161
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,347
53
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel Pauly
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,922
53,663
0.356
Fisheries
marine ecosystems
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,786
2,293
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hans W Paerl
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,992
33,303
0.433
Aquatic microbial ecology
limnology
estuarine and coastal ecology and biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,829
233
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven J Cooke
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,293
41,615
0.609
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Conservation Science
Conservation Physiology
Freshwater Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,802
260
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carl Walters
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,126
13,668
0.220
Fisheries
conservation
population dynamics
ecosystem modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,757
293
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter J Mumby
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,140
28,274
0.495
Coral reefs
marine ecology
marine conservation
fisheries
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,028
3,852
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Agre
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,013
8,814
0.157
Aquaporins
Malaria
Human Rights
Science Diplomacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,685
4,168
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James R Karr
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,478
8,886
0.166
fisheries
ornithology
ecology
conservation biology
water quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,566
925
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Douglas R Tocher
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,219
17,781
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,918
509
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicholas Dulvy
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,661
21,404
0.514
Conservation Biology
Marine Conservation
Fisheries
Extinction
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,975
7,558
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter B Moyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,469
8,970
0.246
fish
fisheries
conservation
aquatic ecosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,162
654
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tony J Pitcher
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,187
9,504
0.263
Fisheries
Fish behaviour
Ecosystems
Governance
Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,223
718
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Heike K Lotze
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,741
15,941
0.459
marine ecology
historical ecology
coastal ecosystems
human impacts...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,430
159
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pei Yuan Qian
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,248
13,421
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,563
8,704
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
JM Scott
University of Idaho
Moscow, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,075
7,997
0.242
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Biology
Endangered Species
Hawaii
Conservation Reliant Species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,923
8,875
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hunter S Lenihan
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,651
11,752
0.360
Applied Marine Ecology and Fisheries Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,105
478
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jef Huisman
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,441
16,355
0.504
Aquatic Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Microbial Ecology
Theoretical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,817
19
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Steven Campana
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,741
8,987
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,035
826
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julie Laroche
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,506
12,217
0.388
Marine biogeochemistry and microbial genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,976
895
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Colin Simpfendorfer
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,612
17,362
0.567
Sharks and rays
elasmobranch fisheries
acoustic telemetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,258
882
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Curtis Suttle
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,327
10,759
0.355
Marine Virology
Marine Microbiology
Microbial Diversity
Biological Oceanography
Virus Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,350
9,923
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ronald W Hardy
University of Idaho
Moscow, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,242
11,333
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,995
738
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xianhu Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,694
17,688
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,352
928
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eddy Carmack
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Ontario, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,414
9,155
0.311
oceanography
limnology
hydrology
climate
arctic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,760
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Edward H Allison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,788
15,964
0.596
fisheries
aquaculture
food systems
blue economy
international development