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
forest pathology and entomology
forest health
invasion biology
mycology
molecular ecology and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,049
7,936
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cancer Genetics and Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,942
4,267
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Genomics
Transcriptomics
Systems Biology
Plant Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,165
2,449
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Phylogeography and conservation genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,295
1,293
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
863
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Genomics
Fungi
Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
1,650
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Microbial genomics
Microbiomes
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
544
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fungal Mating
Unisexual reproduction
Unisexuality in filamentous fungi
CRISPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
457
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Infectious Diseases - Medical Diagnostics - Human genetics - Precision Medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
31
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Human Genetics
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Bernard Slippers
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,049
7,936
0.417
forest pathology and entomology
forest health
invasion biology
mycology
molecular ecology and evolution
Elizabeth (Lizette) J Van Rensburg
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,942
4,267
0.477
Cancer Genetics and Human Genetics
Eshchar Mizrachi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,165
2,449
0.588
Plant Genomics
Transcriptomics
Systems Biology
Plant Evolution
Paulette Bloomer
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,295
1,293
0.392
Phylogeography and conservation genetics
Jacobus Maree Greeff
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
863
0.281
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Nicolaas A Van Der Merwe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
1,650
0.624
Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Genomics
Fungi
Phylogenetics
Arista Fourie
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
544
0.722
Microbial genomics
Microbiomes
Molecular biology
Andrea M Wilson
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
457
0.699
Fungal Mating
Unisexual reproduction
Unisexuality in filamentous fungi
CRISPR
Evans M Mathebula
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
31
0.886
Infectious Diseases - Medical Diagnostics - Human genetics - Precision Medicine
Thabiso Miya
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000