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
infectious diseases
extrachromosomal elements
antibiotics
antibiotic resistance
plasmids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,388
3,856
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Antimicrobial
microbiology
bacteria
horizontal genetic transfer
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,427
4,222
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Wildlife Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,163
1,010
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
molecular evolution
biochemistry
stress response
lipids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,321
1,273
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
ecohydrology
landscape ecology
climate change effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
985
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecology
Evolution
Behavior
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
406
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Parasitology
Ion channels
Electrophysiology
Mechanobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
573
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Evolutionary Paleoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
444
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
evolutionary genetics
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
521
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Evolutionary algorithms
Soft Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
342
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
biology
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
159
0.537
Marcelo Tolmasky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,388
3,856
0.411
infectious diseases
extrachromosomal elements
antibiotics
antibiotic resistance
plasmids
Maria Soledad Ramirez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,427
4,222
0.657
Antimicrobial
microbiology
bacteria
horizontal genetic transfer
infectious diseases
Paul Stapp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,163
1,010
0.243
Wildlife Ecology
Conservation Biology
Nikolas Nikolaidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,321
1,273
0.383
molecular evolution
biochemistry
stress response
lipids
Anne E Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
985
0.466
ecohydrology
landscape ecology
climate change effects
Sean E Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
406
0.228
Ecology
Evolution
Behavior
Statistics
Verónica Jiménez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
573
0.459
Parasitology
Ion channels
Electrophysiology
Mechanobiology
Nicole Bonuso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
444
0.377
Parvin Shahrestani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
521
0.483
Ankita Mohapatra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
342
0.564
Evolutionary algorithms
Soft Computing
Bryan P White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
159
0.537
biology
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
computational biology