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
Ecology
Biodiversity
Plant Sciences
Ecosystem Services
Agroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,752
12,449
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mitocôndria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,206
7,115
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecology
Soil
Soil macrofauna
Biodiversity
Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
333
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biological Anthropology
Skeletal Biology
Bioarchaeology
Paleopathology
Forensic Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
261
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
213
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biosensors
Microalgae
Molecular taxonomy
Pigments
Antioxidants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
293
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ecological communities
species interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
344
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ecologia dulçaquícola
monitorização
biodiversidade e gestão de comunidades de macroinvertebrados aquáticos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
232
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
knowledge co-production
political ecology
contamination
environmental justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
100
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecology
Soil fauna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
183
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecology
Pollination Ecology
Floral Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
165
0.994
Helena Freitas
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,752
12,449
0.418
Ecology
Biodiversity
Plant Sciences
Ecosystem Services
Agroecology
Carlos Palmeira
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,206
7,115
0.414
Sara Mendes
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
333
0.599
Ecology
Soil
Soil macrofauna
Biodiversity
Monitoring
Vitor MJ Matos
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
261
0.494
Biological Anthropology
Skeletal Biology
Bioarchaeology
Paleopathology
Forensic Anthropology
Carla Paiva
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
213
0.498
Raquel Amaral
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
293
0.686
Biosensors
Microalgae
Molecular taxonomy
Pigments
Antioxidants
José Costa
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
344
0.808
ecological communities
species interactions
Mafalda Gama
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
232
0.688
Ecologia dulçaquícola
monitorização
biodiversidade e gestão de comunidades de macroinvertebrados aquáticos
Lúcia Fernandes
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
100
0.493
knowledge co-production
political ecology
contamination
environmental justice
Filipa Reis
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
183
0.920
Catarina Siopa
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
165
0.994
Ecology
Pollination Ecology
Floral Biology