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
Forest ecology
Plant Functional Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,008
7,442
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
soil
soil biogeochemistry
carbon cycling
nitrogen cycling
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,351
6,736
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Physiology
Plant Vascular Biology
Plant Water Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
1,713
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aquaculture
macroalgae
chemistry
bio-processing
biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,945
1,546
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Agri-engineering
Electric vehicles
Solar energy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
1,328
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marine Science and Underwater Acoustics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
1,218
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Sexual selection
Entomology
Insect Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
803
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
soil
carbon cycling
grazed agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
599
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Animal behaviour
Conservation
Restoration
Dog Training
Freshwater Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agricultural Economics
Business Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Entomology
Arachnology
Behavioural Ecology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Chris Lusk
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,008
7,442
0.413
Forest ecology
Plant Functional Ecology
Louis Schipper
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,351
6,736
0.412
soil
soil biogeochemistry
carbon cycling
nitrogen cycling
microbiology
Michael Clearwater
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
1,713
0.362
Plant Physiology
Plant Vascular Biology
Plant Water Relations
Christopher Glasson
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,945
1,546
0.525
Aquaculture
macroalgae
chemistry
bio-processing
biomaterials
Mike Duke
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
1,328
0.539
Agri-engineering
Electric vehicles
Solar energy
Jenni Stanley
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
1,218
0.604
Marine Science and Underwater Acoustics
Christina Painting
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
803
0.807
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Sexual selection
Entomology
Insect Conservation
Aaron Wall
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
599
0.628
soil
carbon cycling
grazed agriculture
Melissa Collins
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Animal behaviour
Conservation
Restoration
Dog Training
Freshwater Biology
Dmm Sandeepani
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Agricultural Economics
Business Management
Simon J Connolly
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Entomology
Arachnology
Behavioural Ecology
Ecology