Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering Rankings 2025
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
Ecology
Marine Ecology
Wetland Ecology
Food Webs
Restoration Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,927
19,210
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
biological oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,838
4,484
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Marine Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,624
8,363
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
geospatial analysis
seascape ecology
marine conservation
marine spatial planning
ocean governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,159
8,670
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
self-governance
in-shore marine environments
the commons
common-pool resources
collective action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,504
7,476
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Marine Conservation
marine technology
marine mammals
acoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
5,952
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Oceans governance
fisheries
protected species
community based conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,297
5,083
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
microbes
oceanography
photosynthesis
aquaculture
phytoplankton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,805
4,019
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Collaborative Conservation
Wildlife Ecology
Fisheries Management
Ecophysiology
Marine Megafauna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,566
4,940
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
marine science
conservation
ecology
technology
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,350
4,605
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ecology
graph theory
animal movement
body condition
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
2,318
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Marine Ecology
Spatial Modeling
Remote Sensing
Oceanography
Software Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,256
2,439
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Marine conservation and resource management
resource economics
MPAs
small-scale (reef) fisheries
coral reefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,861
3,450
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
environmental fluid mechanics
coastal oceanography
physical oceanography
physical-biological interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,395
1,931
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
coastal communities
marine protected areas
local knowledge
fisheries and aquaculture
social-ecological systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,200
1,893
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,902
1,423
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
geospatial analysis
marine ecology
conservation planning
marine biology
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
1,548
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Marine policy
international fisheries
conservation finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,839
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marine ecology
crustacean larval development
crustacean behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,738
217
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Environmental Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
608
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biogeography
marine science
conservation
geographic information systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
438
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Seascape Genetics
Phylogeography
Spatial Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Marine GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
421
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
physical oceanography
biological oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
159
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Marine Ecology
Macrophytes
Restoration
Species Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
191
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Seabed Mining
Deep Sea Management
Marine spatial Planning
Ecosystem Services
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
168
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,379
8,585
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brian R Silliman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,927
19,210
0.566
Ecology
Marine Ecology
Wetland Ecology
Food Webs
Restoration Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,024
11,486
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard T Barber
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,838
4,484
0.161
biological oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,939
15,248
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew J Read
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,624
8,363
0.370
Marine Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,934
23,127
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patrick N Halpin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,159
8,670
0.537
geospatial analysis
seascape ecology
marine conservation
marine spatial planning
ocean governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,304
33,928
458
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xavier Basurto
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,504
7,476
0.650
self-governance
in-shore marine environments
the commons
common-pool resources
collective action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,270
34,627
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Doug Nowacek
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
5,952
0.528
Marine Conservation
marine technology
marine mammals
acoustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,000
37,991
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lisa M Campbell
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,297
5,083
0.494
Oceans governance
fisheries
protected species
community based conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,474
39,918
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zackary Johnson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,805
4,019
0.410
microbes
oceanography
photosynthesis
aquaculture
phytoplankton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,292
40,893
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bryan Wallace
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,566
4,940
0.516
Collaborative Conservation
Wildlife Ecology
Fisheries Management
Ecophysiology
Marine Megafauna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,532
52,632
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David W Johnston
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,350
4,605
0.627
marine science
conservation
ecology
technology
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,001
73,867
842
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Schick
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
2,318
0.470
ecology
graph theory
animal movement
body condition
fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,855
82,936
904
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jason J Roberts
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,256
2,439
0.573
Marine Ecology
Spatial Modeling
Remote Sensing
Oceanography
Software Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,912
89,346
949
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Gill
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,861
3,450
0.894
Marine conservation and resource management
resource economics
MPAs
small-scale (reef) fisheries
coral reefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,392
98,169
1,022
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James L Hench
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,395
1,931
0.569
environmental fluid mechanics
coastal oceanography
physical oceanography
physical-biological interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,378
102,423
1,060
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Grant D Murray
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,200
1,893
0.592
coastal communities
marine protected areas
local knowledge
fisheries and aquaculture
social-ecological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,029
109,641
1,120
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Beatriz Orihuela
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,902
1,423
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,276
126,492
1,236
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Connie Y Kot
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
1,548
0.662
geospatial analysis
marine ecology
conservation planning
marine biology
GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,522
139,382
1,300
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Virdin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,839
0.918
Marine policy
international fisheries
conservation finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,284
151,560
1,380
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Humberto Diaz
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,738
217
0.125
Marine ecology
crustacean larval development
crustacean behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,922
192,262
1,652
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhao Joanna Wang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
608
0.549
Environmental Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,680
203,386
1,706
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ben Donnelly
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
438
0.448
Biogeography
marine science
conservation
geographic information systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,094
214,529
1,759
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elizabeth Jones Sbrocco
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
421
0.490
Seascape Genetics
Phylogeography
Spatial Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Marine GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,092,032
282,514
2,046
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sarah Brody
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
159
0.492
physical oceanography
biological oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,279,439
308,762
2,085
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephanie R Valdez
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
191
0.932
Marine Ecology
Macrophytes
Restoration
Species Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,334,347
316,148
2,120
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elisabetta Menini
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
168
0.933
Seabed Mining
Deep Sea Management
Marine spatial Planning
Ecosystem Services
Conservation