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
Plant Physiology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,932
2,054
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular Microbiology
Ecology
NGS
Plant-Microbe-Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
3,034
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,126
1,742
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zoology
taxonomy
systematics
Onychophora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
426
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
213
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biodiversity
Ecology
Population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
332
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biodiversity
Science Communication & Coordination
Tardigrade Biology
Functional Morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
299
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
nervous system
invertebrates
brain
evolution
Panarthropoda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
133
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Organic agriculture
Soil biology
soil microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
66
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
biology education
student conceptions
evolution
pedagogical content knowledge
metacognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
Ulrich Kutschera
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,932
2,054
0.230
Plant Physiology
Evolutionary Biology
Doreen Fischer
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
3,034
0.802
Molecular Microbiology
Ecology
NGS
Plant-Microbe-Interactions
Cristina Quintas Soriano
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,126
1,742
0.819
Ecosystem services
Social-ecological systems
Sustainability
Ivo de Sena Oliveira
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
426
0.423
Zoology
taxonomy
systematics
Onychophora
Nicole Wellnitz
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
213
0.354
Martin Wiehle
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
332
0.582
Biodiversity
Ecology
Population genetics
Vladimir Gross
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
299
0.590
Biodiversity
Science Communication & Coordination
Tardigrade Biology
Functional Morphology
Christine Martin
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
133
0.440
nervous system
invertebrates
brain
evolution
Panarthropoda
Tabata Aline Bublitz
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
66
1.000
Organic agriculture
Soil biology
soil microbiome
Tim Hartelt
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
biology education
student conceptions
evolution
pedagogical content knowledge
metacognition