The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
vertebrate paleontology
stratigraphy
biostratigraphy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,739
1,321
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
glacimarine sedimentation
glacial history
geoarchaeology
coal ash transport in waterways
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
1,048
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Paleontology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,858
703
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,517
1,254
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Geology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
144
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Paleontology
Paleobiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
279
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
geochemistry of mass extinctions
manganese geomicrobiology
cave and karst science
dolomitization
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
643
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
hydrogeology
groundwater-surface water interactions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
758
378
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
sedimentology
paleoclimate
rift basins
paleosols
geochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
321
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Geophysics
Fractures
Faults
Mechanical Modeling
Satellite Geodesy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571
275
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Geoarchaeology
Geophysics
Geomorphology
Sedimentology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
122
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Volcanology
Photogrammetry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
231
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Structural geology
tectonics
metamorphic petrology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
70
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
agroecology
soil biogeochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
geology
thermochronology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Andrew Heckert
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,739
1,321
0.230
vertebrate paleontology
stratigraphy
biostratigraphy
Ellen A Cowan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
1,048
0.334
glacimarine sedimentation
glacial history
geoarchaeology
coal ash transport in waterways
Johnny Waters
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,858
703
0.378
Cole Edwards
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,517
1,254
0.827
Richard N Abbott
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
144
0.125
Steven J Hageman
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
279
0.267
Sarah Carmichael
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
643
0.645
geochemistry of mass extinctions
manganese geomicrobiology
cave and karst science
dolomitization
William P Anderson Jr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
758
378
0.499
hydrogeology
groundwater-surface water interactions
Cynthia M Liutkus Pierce
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
321
0.536
sedimentology
paleoclimate
rift basins
paleosols
geochemistry
Scott T Marshall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
571
275
0.482
Geophysics
Fractures
Faults
Mechanical Modeling
Satellite Geodesy
Keith Seramur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
122
0.294
Geoarchaeology
Geophysics
Geomorphology
Sedimentology
Brian Zimmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
231
0.654
Jamie Sf Levine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
70
0.405
Structural geology
tectonics
metamorphic petrology
Alexia Witcombe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
agroecology
soil biogeochemistry
Morgan Baker|M Baker, ME Baker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000