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
Mitochondrial Dynamics
Oxygen Sensing
Epigenetic
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,716
17,681
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
molecular oncology
drug transporters
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,595
2,900
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
arginase
vascular biology
urea cycle disorders
cardiopulmonary inflammatory disease
gene editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,489
5,171
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Marine Ecology
Ecosystem Dynamics
Fisheries Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,023
2,895
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
conservation biology
environmental biology
evolution
genetics
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,842
2,460
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant ecology
evolutionary ecology
sociobiology
evolution and human affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,878
4,982
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
sexual selection
evolution
behaviour
behavioural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,480
3,380
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecotoxicology
fish
polycyclic aroamtic hydrocarbons
oil spills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,113
4,111
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
behavioural ecology
conservation biology
ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,471
2,495
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ecology
evolution
population genetics
botany
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,338
4,451
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Aquatic ecology
paleolimnology
bioindicators
diatom
cladocerans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,527
2,943
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
5,372
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Evolutionary Ecology
Ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,119
4,163
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
evolutionary genetics
genomics
adaptation
conservation
seabird ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,085
2,843
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Speciation
Phylogeography
Landscape Genetics
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,065
2,727
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
evolution
sexual conflict
sexual selection
life-history
sperm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,370
1,805
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
neuroethology
motor patterning
central pattern generation
abiotic stress
spreading depolarization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,143
1,688
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,045
1,388
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
evolutionary physiology
phenotypic plasticity
behavioural ecology
urban ecology and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,858
2,654
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Aquatic ecology
limnology
community ecology
zooplankton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
1,623
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Genetics
Molecular Biology
Host-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
2,028
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,518
1,920
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Systems biology
optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
1,865
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Evolutionary biology
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,163
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
427
0.200
Stephen L Archer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,716
17,681
0.323
Mitochondrial Dynamics
Oxygen Sensing
Epigenetic
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricle
Roger Deeley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,595
2,900
0.098
molecular oncology
drug transporters
structural biology
Colin Funk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,489
5,171
0.188
arginase
vascular biology
urea cycle disorders
cardiopulmonary inflammatory disease
gene editing
William C Leggett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,023
2,895
0.152
Marine Ecology
Ecosystem Dynamics
Fisheries Ecology
Peter T Boag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,842
2,460
0.146
conservation biology
environmental biology
evolution
genetics
ecology
Lonnie Aarssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,878
4,982
0.314
plant ecology
evolutionary ecology
sociobiology
evolution and human affairs
Robert Montgomerie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,480
3,380
0.218
sexual selection
evolution
behaviour
behavioural ecology
Peter Hodson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,113
4,111
0.272
Ecotoxicology
fish
polycyclic aroamtic hydrocarbons
oil spills
Raleigh Robertson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,471
2,495
0.172
behavioural ecology
conservation biology
ornithology
Christopher G Eckert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,338
4,451
0.310
ecology
evolution
population genetics
botany
conservation biology
Brian Cumming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,527
2,943
0.280
Aquatic ecology
paleolimnology
bioindicators
diatom
cladocerans
Paul Grogan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
5,372
0.513
Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainability
Paul R Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,119
4,163
0.411
Evolutionary Ecology
Ornithology
Vicki Friesen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,085
2,843
0.352
evolutionary genetics
genomics
adaptation
conservation
seabird ecology
Stephen C Lougheed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,065
2,727
0.338
Speciation
Phylogeography
Landscape Genetics
Conservation Biology
Adam Chippindale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,370
1,805
0.245
evolution
sexual conflict
sexual selection
life-history
sperm
R Meldrum Robertson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,143
1,688
0.275
neuroethology
motor patterning
central pattern generation
abiotic stress
spreading depolarization
Robert Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,045
1,388
0.275
Frances Bonier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,858
2,654
0.546
evolutionary physiology
phenotypic plasticity
behavioural ecology
urban ecology and evolution
Shelley Arnott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
1,623
0.379
Aquatic ecology
limnology
community ecology
zooplankton
Jacqueline Monaghan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
2,028
0.640
Plant Genetics
Molecular Biology
Host-Microbe Interactions
Diane Orihel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,518
1,920
0.763
Laurence Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
1,865
0.820
Jannice Friedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,163
0.517
Evolutionary biology
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary ecology
Laura Nagel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
427
0.200