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
Zoology
marine biology
marine ecology
marine conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,224
6,188
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marine microbial ecology
Marine biology
Marine biogeochemistry
bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,287
5,869
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marine Microbial Ecology
Marine ecology
Deep-sea microbial ecology
Applied marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,776
6,196
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Primo interesse
secondo interesse
...Plant physiology
Phycology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,962
4,120
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,133
5,839
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ecology and taxonomy of marine microalgae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,285
2,341
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Algal biology
systematics and taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,877
2,041
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,748
2,594
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecological Risk Assessment
Marine Microbiology
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
3,192
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zoology
Biodiversity
Porifera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,742
1,396
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biotecnologie
Biodiversità e Risorse genetiche
Genetica vegetale
Genetica di Popolazione
Genomica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,930
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ecologia
ecologia marina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,584
1,283
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
zoology
taxonomy
ecology
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
941
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
foraminifera
ecology
biomineralization
biogechemistry
micropaleontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,141
877
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vegetation classification
Vegetation mapping
Numerical Ecology
Functional Data Analysis
Remote Sensing Time Series
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
1,033
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bioremediation
Environmental Biotechnology
Life Cycle Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,726
809
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Chemistry
Applied Biology
Emerging Contaminants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
968
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
532
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Conservation Biology
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
192
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ecologia marina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
175
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
Carlo Cerrano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,224
6,188
0.435
Zoology
marine biology
marine ecology
marine conservation
Antonio Dell Anno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,287
5,869
0.442
Marine microbial ecology
Marine biology
Marine biogeochemistry
bioremediation
Cinzia Corinaldesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,776
6,196
0.575
Marine Microbial Ecology
Marine ecology
Deep-sea microbial ecology
Applied marine ecology
Mario Giordano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,962
4,120
0.414
Primo interesse
secondo interesse
...Plant physiology
Phycology
evolution
Carlo Giacomo Avio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,133
5,839
0.819
Cecilia Totti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,285
2,341
0.443
Ecology and taxonomy of marine microalgae
Fabio Rindi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,877
2,041
0.418
Algal biology
systematics and taxonomy
Emanuela Fanelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,748
2,594
0.546
Giuseppe D Errico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
3,192
0.772
Ecological Risk Assessment
Marine Microbiology
Marine Ecology
Barbara Calcinai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,742
1,396
0.373
Bitocchi Elena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,930
0.525
Biotecnologie
Biodiversità e Risorse genetiche
Genetica vegetale
Genetica di Popolazione
Genomica
Silvia Bianchelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,584
1,283
0.497
Stefania Puce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
941
0.419
zoology
taxonomy
ecology
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Anna Sabbatini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,141
877
0.410
foraminifera
ecology
biomineralization
biogechemistry
micropaleontology
Simone Pesaresi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
1,033
0.511
Vegetation classification
Vegetation mapping
Numerical Ecology
Functional Data Analysis
Remote Sensing Time Series
Laura Rocchetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,726
809
0.469
Bioremediation
Environmental Biotechnology
Life Cycle Assessment
Marica Mezzelani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
968
0.871
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Chemistry
Applied Biology
Emerging Contaminants
Federica Carducci,
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
532
0.840
Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolutionary Genetics
Fabrizio Torsani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
192
0.835
Conservation Biology
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Sara Canensi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
175
0.983
Nada Dhaouadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000