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
symbiosis
disease
community ecology
plant-fungal interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,618
8,692
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
invasive plants
tropical forests
community ecology
melastomataceae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,608
4,570
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,120
3,398
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biological sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,483
3,673
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
outbreaks
zoonoses
community health
surveillance
disease ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
2,637
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Migration
spatial ecology
movement ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
1,980
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
community ecology
tropical ecology
plant-animal-fungal interactions
biodiversity conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,406
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Developmental biology of kidney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,749
958
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
transposons
genetics
aging
cancer
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
1,880
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
protein structure
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,505
657
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
medical entomology
mosquito-borne viruses
mosquito ecology
Chagas disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
1,407
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Global change
Physiology
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
2,353
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ecology and evolution of fishes
host-parasite interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
856
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Evolutionary Ecology
Animal Behavior
Conservation
Tropical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,866
1,569
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Community Ecology
Global Change Biology
Plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,215
1,537
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Protein-Protein Interactions
Supramolecular Chemistry
Nucleic Acids Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,990
677
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
synthetic biology
genome engineering
Clostridium
recombineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
948
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Stochastic Processes
Mathematical Biology
Diffusion in Biological Fluids
Movement Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
746
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Virology
Viral Ecology & Evolution
Eco-Immunology
Applied Ecology
One Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
699
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Protein structure/function
molecular pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
482
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
wetlands
coastal restoration
climate
paleoclimate
deltas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
541
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Wetland Ecology
Plant-endophyte symbioses
Coastal Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
267
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
genetics
plants
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
340
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ancient Maya
remote sensing
settlement patterns
historical ecology
epigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
407
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Africa
conservation
freshwater biodiversity
cryptic species
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
258
0.701
Keith Clay
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,618
8,692
0.327
symbiosis
disease
community ecology
plant-fungal interactions
Julie S Denslow
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,608
4,570
0.233
invasive plants
tropical forests
community ecology
melastomataceae
Thomas W Sherry
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,120
3,398
0.259
Erik Flemington
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,483
3,673
0.294
Lina Moses
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
2,637
0.490
outbreaks
zoonoses
community health
surveillance
disease ecology
Caz Taylor
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
1,980
0.392
Migration
spatial ecology
movement ecology
Sunshine Van Bael
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,406
0.476
community ecology
tropical ecology
plant-animal-fungal interactions
biodiversity conservation
Samir El Dahr
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,749
958
0.202
Victoria P Belancio
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
1,880
0.403
transposons
genetics
aging
cancer
evolution
Samuel J Landry
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,505
657
0.146
Dawn M Wesson
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
1,407
0.341
medical entomology
mosquito-borne viruses
mosquito ecology
Chagas disease
Alex R Gunderson
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
2,353
0.720
Global change
Physiology
Evolutionary Ecology
David C Heins
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
856
0.276
ecology and evolution of fishes
host-parasite interactions
Jordan Karubian
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,866
1,569
0.547
Evolutionary Ecology
Animal Behavior
Conservation
Tropical Biology
Emily Farrer
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,215
1,537
0.694
Community Ecology
Global Change Biology
Plant-microbe interactions
Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,990
677
0.340
Protein-Protein Interactions
Supramolecular Chemistry
Nucleic Acids Chemistry
Nicholas R Sandoval
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
948
0.558
synthetic biology
genome engineering
Clostridium
recombineering
Scott Mckinley
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
746
0.637
Stochastic Processes
Mathematical Biology
Diffusion in Biological Fluids
Movement Ecology
Gilberto Sabino Santos Jr
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
699
0.819
Virology
Viral Ecology & Evolution
Eco-Immunology
Applied Ecology
One Health
Aram Krauson
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
482
0.694
Protein structure/function
molecular pathology
Krista Jankowski
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
541
0.888
wetlands
coastal restoration
climate
paleoclimate
deltas
Demetra Kandalepas
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
267
0.593
Wetland Ecology
Plant-endophyte symbioses
Coastal Restoration
Kathleen G. Ferris
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
340
0.802
Luke Auld-Thomas
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
407
0.969
Ancient Maya
remote sensing
settlement patterns
historical ecology
epigraphy
Ray C. Schmidt
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
258
0.701
Africa
conservation
freshwater biodiversity
cryptic species
biogeography