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
Macroecology
Biogeography
Tropical Ecology
Island Biogeography
Ecoinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,549
27,676
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Macroecology
Island Biogeography
Biodiversity Data Science
Invasion Ecology
Plant Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,816
11,379
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
land use
soil carbon
biodiversity
climate change
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,337
995
0.744
Holger Kreft
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,549
27,676
0.779
Macroecology
Biogeography
Tropical Ecology
Island Biogeography
Ecoinformatics
Patrick Weigelt
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,816
11,379
0.888
Macroecology
Island Biogeography
Biodiversity Data Science
Invasion Ecology
Plant Diversity
Felix Heitkamp
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,337
995
0.744
land use
soil carbon
biodiversity
climate change
biogeochemistry