Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Stratigraphy
paleobiology
Neoproterozoic
Cambrian
Ediacaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,823
7,495
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Early Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,703
4,611
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
isotope geochemistry
stratigraphy
experimental ecology
paleobiology
Permian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,108
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fossil beetles
Mesozoic
Evolution
amber
insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
2,972
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Geology
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,902
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cambrian
Cambrian explosion
evolution
Burgess Shale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,853
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Carbonate Sedimentology
Deep-time Paleoclimate
Late Paleozoic Ice Age
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,705
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
paleontology
Ordovician
biostratigraphy
chitinozoan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,977
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
Plant evolution
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,242
1,767
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ediacaran
Cambrian explosion
origin of Metazoa
early life evolution
astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
1,125
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
palaeontology
palaeoecology
graptolites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
835
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Precambrian Geobiology
Animal & Ediacara Fossils
Algal Fossils
Fungal Fossils
Acritarchs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
1,104
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ordovician & Silurian conodonts
Stratigraphy
Carbonate Sedimentology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
990
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
Ordovician
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
312
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Sedimentary Geology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
1,151
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Geobiology
Ichnology
Sedimentology
Biotic recovery
Mass Extinctions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
944
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Geochronology
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
936
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Palynology
Mesozoic
Palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
808
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Paleoclimate
Isotope Geochemistry
Paleoceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
818
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
791
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
palaeontology
stratigraphy
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
551
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
665
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Non-marine Cretaceous
Ostracods
biostratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
497
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Palaeontology
stratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
582
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
306
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,918
2,297
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Maoyan Zhu/朱茂炎
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,823
7,495
0.506
Stratigraphy
paleobiology
Neoproterozoic
Cambrian
Ediacaran
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,458
3,220
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xunlai Yuan (袁训来)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,703
4,611
0.394
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Early Life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,969
6,295
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,108
0.312
isotope geochemistry
stratigraphy
experimental ecology
paleobiology
Permian
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,926
12,009
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chenyang Cai, 蔡晨阳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
2,972
0.804
Fossil beetles
Mesozoic
Evolution
amber
insects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,085
12,425
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zhang Yuandong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,902
0.533
Geology
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,535
16,154
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhao Fangchen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,853
0.697
Cambrian
Cambrian explosion
evolution
Burgess Shale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,720
17,754
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jitao Chen (陈吉涛)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,705
0.719
Carbonate Sedimentology
Deep-time Paleoclimate
Late Paleozoic Ice Age
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,344
17,879
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yan Liang 梁艳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,977
0.842
paleontology
Ordovician
biostratigraphy
chitinozoan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,964
18,557
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gongle Shi|史恭乐, Gong-Le Shi, Shi Gong-Le
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,242
1,767
0.788
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
Plant evolution
Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,436
23,880
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zongjun Yin / 殷宗军|Yin Zongjun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
1,125
0.716
Ediacaran
Cambrian explosion
origin of Metazoa
early life evolution
astrobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,281
25,789
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lucy A Muir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
835
0.605
palaeontology
palaeoecology
graptolites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,208
25,875
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ke Pang (庞科)|Ke Pang, K. Pang, 庞科
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
1,104
0.804
Precambrian Geobiology
Animal & Ediacara Fossils
Algal Fossils
Fungal Fossils
Acritarchs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,339
26,637
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rongchang Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
990
0.757
Ordovician & Silurian conodonts
Stratigraphy
Carbonate Sedimentology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,953
26,901
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jun Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
312
0.243
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
Ordovician
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,605
27,411
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xianguo Lang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
1,151
0.928
Sedimentary Geology
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,198
27,524
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mao Luo （罗茂）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
944
0.767
Geobiology
Ichnology
Sedimentology
Biotic recovery
Mass Extinctions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662,940
30,408
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chuan Yang / 杨传|杨传
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
936
0.928
Geochronology
Earth Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,572
31,872
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Liqin Li 李丽琴
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
808
0.884
Palynology
Mesozoic
Palaeontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,478
32,110
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tao Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
818
0.910
Paleoclimate
Isotope Geochemistry
Paleoceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,476
32,307
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Linna Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
791
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,335
32,541
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hong-He Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
551
0.630
palaeontology
stratigraphy
big data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,361
35,117
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
He Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
665
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,812
35,257
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yaqiong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
497
0.692
Non-marine Cretaceous
Ostracods
biostratigraphy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,804
35,723
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Guangxu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
582
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,321
37,143
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kui Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
306
0.487