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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Environmental microbiology
microbial ecology
ecotoxicology
soil biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,068
5,056
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
nanobiotechnology
nanomedicine
nanobiocatalysts
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,882
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Environmental Microbiology
Enzyme Discovery
Lignocellulosic Biotechnology
Lignin
Bioplastics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,442
681
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Structural biology
Chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
921
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Ecological Patterns and Processes
Behavioural Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
334
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469
226
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Theoretical Ecology
Forest Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Ecological Complexity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
239
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecology
Conservation
Entomology
Invasive Species
Biological Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
76
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
68
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecology
Invasive Species
Macroecology
Statistics
Species Distribution Models
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Steven A Wakelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,068
5,056
0.627
Environmental microbiology
microbial ecology
ecotoxicology
soil biogeochemistry
Ayyoob Arpanaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,910
1,882
0.647
nanobiotechnology
nanomedicine
nanobiocatalysts
Gareth Lloyd-Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,442
681
0.279
Environmental Microbiology
Enzyme Discovery
Lignocellulosic Biotechnology
Lignin
Bioplastics
Peter Mabbitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
921
0.841
Structural biology
Chemical biology
Matthew B Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
334
0.446
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Ecological Patterns and Processes
Behavioural Ecology
David Hooks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
469
226
0.482
Yue Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
239
0.586
Theoretical Ecology
Forest Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Ecological Complexity
Andrew Pugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
76
0.650
Ecology
Conservation
Entomology
Invasive Species
Biological Control
Michael Bartlett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
68
0.800
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation Biology
Thomas Carlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Ecology
Invasive Species
Macroecology
Statistics
Species Distribution Models