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
Spatial Ecology
Dryland Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Theoretical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,914
7,515
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,628
3,492
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
1,520
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant genetics
plant development
epigenetic regulation
transcription regualtion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
1,282
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Genome Evolution
Plant Speciation
Gene Regulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,809
297
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,217
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
401
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant Conservation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
125
0.414
Florian Jeltsch
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,914
7,515
0.377
Spatial Ecology
Dryland Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Theoretical Ecology
Michael Sauer
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,628
3,492
0.277
Joerg Fettke
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
1,520
0.502
Wenhao Yan
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
1,282
0.642
plant genetics
plant development
epigenetic regulation
transcription regualtion
Runchun Jing
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,809
297
0.164
Plant Genome Evolution
Plant Speciation
Gene Regulation
Johannes Heinze
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,217
0.717
Plant Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
Biodiversity
Inês Trindade
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
401
0.528
Daniel Lauterbach
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
125
0.414