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
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
Marine ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,915
2,560
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
marine ecology
seamounts
antarctic ecology
cold seeps
deep-sea
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,831
2,657
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Marine geology
landslides
canyons
active seafloor processes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
2,898
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
marine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,405
1,053
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
oceanography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
1,807
0.542
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Ranking Based On Selection :6
climatology
oceanography
statistics
Machine Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,448
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Molecular systematics
phylogenetic analysis
Systematics of marine macroalgae
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
666
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Marine Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Marine Reserves
Rocky Reef Communities
Juvenile Fish Nurseries
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,005
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
marine geology
biogeography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
835
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marine food-webs
Satellite remote sensing
Antarctic ecosystems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
987
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,568
1,115
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Antarctic oceanography
platelet ice
turbulence
ice-ocean interaction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
899
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Marine ecology
Ecophysiology
Biosecurity
Climate change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
1,167
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Natural Hazards
Coastal Hazards
Tsunamis
Storm Surge
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
612
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Molecular systematics
phylogenetics
evolution
phycology
marine biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
775
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biological oceanography
ecology
marine food webs
biogeochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
644
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Marine Geology
seafloor mapping
seafloor backscatter
water-column backscatter
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
691
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
mathematical modelling
epidemiology
marine ecosystems
stochastic simulations
data fitting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
567
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Coastal oceanography
sediment transport
surface waves
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
512
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Marine Biology
Ecology
Invertebrate Biology
Marine Conservation
Science Communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
439
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Phytoplankton
Ecology
Marine Biology
Microbiology
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
611
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Wave breaking
ocean waves
coastal processes
climate change adaptation
coastal engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
313
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Physical Oceanography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
493
262
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sediment transport
Braided rivers
River mouth morphology
Flood forecasting
River and coastal modelling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
322
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physical Oceanography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
329
0.906
Vonda Cummings
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,915
2,560
0.287
David Bowden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,831
2,657
0.550
marine ecology
seamounts
antarctic ecology
cold seeps
deep-sea
Joshu Mountjoy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
2,898
0.724
Marine geology
landslides
canyons
active seafloor processes
AB Macdiarmid
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,405
1,053
0.309
Michael Jm Williams
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
1,807
0.542
Nicolas Fauchereau
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,448
0.435
climatology
oceanography
statistics
Machine Learning
Judith Sutherland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
666
0.274
Molecular systematics
phylogenetic analysis
Systematics of marine macroalgae
Darren Parsons
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,005
0.484
Marine Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Marine Reserves
Rocky Reef Communities
Juvenile Fish Nurseries
Kevin A Mackay
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
835
0.423
marine geology
biogeography
Matt Pinkerton
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
987
0.526
Marine food-webs
Satellite remote sensing
Antarctic ecosystems
Katherine Maier
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,568
1,115
0.711
Natalie Joy Robinson
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
899
0.579
Antarctic oceanography
platelet ice
turbulence
ice-ocean interaction
Leigh Tait
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
1,167
0.818
Marine ecology
Ecophysiology
Biosecurity
Climate change
Emily M Lane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
612
0.438
Natural Hazards
Coastal Hazards
Tsunamis
Storm Surge
Judy Sutherland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
775
0.664
Molecular systematics
phylogenetics
evolution
phycology
marine biology
Andres Gutierrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
644
0.625
Biological oceanography
ecology
marine food webs
biogeochemistry
Arne Pallentin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
691
0.770
Marine Geology
seafloor mapping
seafloor backscatter
water-column backscatter
Samik Datta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
567
0.728
mathematical modelling
epidemiology
marine ecosystems
stochastic simulations
data fitting
Cyprien Bosserelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
512
0.674
Coastal oceanography
sediment transport
surface waves
Rachel Hale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
439
0.613
Marine Biology
Ecology
Invertebrate Biology
Marine Conservation
Science Communication
Stacy Deppeler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
611
0.924
Phytoplankton
Ecology
Marine Biology
Microbiology
Climate Change
Michael J Allis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
313
0.615
Wave breaking
ocean waves
coastal processes
climate change adaptation
coastal engineering
Helen Macdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
493
262
0.531
Physical Oceanography
Richard J Measures
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
322
0.667
Sediment transport
Braided rivers
River mouth morphology
Flood forecasting
River and coastal modelling
Denise Fernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
329
0.906
Physical Oceanography