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
Biogeography
Macroecology
Spatial Ecology
Conservation
Herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,610
4,200
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Community ecology
Species interactions
Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
657
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
forest ecology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
60
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Toxicology
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
62
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Evolution
Genetics
Plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
158
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
51
0.352
Gabriel C Costa
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,610
4,200
0.552
Biogeography
Macroecology
Spatial Ecology
Conservation
Herpetology
Claudia Stein
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
657
0.477
Community ecology
Species interactions
Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
Rosine W Hall
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
60
0.141
Karen Stine
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
62
0.171
Toxicology
Environmental Science
Vanessa A Koelling
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
158
0.523
Chelsea Ward
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
51
0.352