Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,848
8,252
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
benthos
marien ecosysteem
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,614
2,269
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,755
2,289
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,436
1,852
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,360
1,173
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Limnology
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Marine Biology
Habitat Connectivity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
1,515
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,305
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Functional-Structural Plant Models
Crop models
Plant Water Relations
Plant Phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
1,192
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Fisheries ecology
Fish Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Fisheries Management
Aquatic Environmental Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
863
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marine ecology
ecophysiology
stock assessment
management of marine resources through using EO technology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
629
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
生态毒理
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
355
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
zooplankton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
324
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
soil health
soil microbiome
microplastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
432
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Freshwater fish Biology
Molecular ecology
Fish Biodiversity and Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
407
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
macrozoobenthos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
272
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ecophysiology
Ecology
Plant Biology
Functional Plant Anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
312
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Stock assessment
Aquatic ecology
Limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
212
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
land use change
spatial data
land use planning
herbruik hoeves
peri-urban areas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
133
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Aquaculture
socio-ecology
aquatic resources assessment
fisheries management and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
201
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
climate-smart soil management
soil & water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
134
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
水产品加工,海藻
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
109
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
193
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
154
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Small scale fisheries
Industrial fisheries
Seascape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
155
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Aquatic ecosystems ( nutrients dynamics
budget
phytoplankton and primary productivity
awareness rising)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
43
0.287
Marc Heyndrickx
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,848
8,252
0.396
Gert Van Hoey
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,614
2,269
0.492
Srikanta Samanta
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,755
2,289
0.610
Bavo De Witte
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,436
1,852
0.539
Kris Hostens
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,360
1,173
0.497
Ismael A. Kimirei
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
1,515
0.717
Limnology
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Marine Biology
Habitat Connectivity
Hilde Muylle
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,305
0.643
Tom De Swaef
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
1,192
0.663
Functional-Structural Plant Models
Crop models
Plant Water Relations
Plant Phenotyping
Mary Alphonce Kishe|Mary Alphonce Kishe_Machmu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
863
0.578
Fisheries ecology
Fish Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Fisheries Management
Aquatic Environmental Quality
Baraka Kuguru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
629
0.795
Marine ecology
ecophysiology
stock assessment
management of marine resources through using EO technology
climate change
夏斌
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
355
0.508
Anna Semenova
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
324
0.674
Lisa Joos
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
432
0.984
Asilatu Shechonge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
407
0.962
Freshwater fish Biology
Molecular ecology
Fish Biodiversity and Conservation biology
Andrey Gusev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
272
0.737
Jeroen Schreel
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
312
1.000
Benedicto Kashindye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
212
0.845
Anna Verhoeve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
133
0.566
land use change
spatial data
land use planning
herbruik hoeves
peri-urban areas
Emmanuel A. Sweke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
201
0.859
Aquaculture
socio-ecology
aquatic resources assessment
fisheries management and conservation
Maarten De Boever
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
134
0.573
苗钧魁
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
109
0.478
Rushingisha George
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
193
0.995
Marianne Hubeau
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
154
0.828
Mathew Ogalo Silas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
155
0.975
Sihaa Mwaitega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
43
0.287
Aquatic ecosystems ( nutrients dynamics
budget
phytoplankton and primary productivity
awareness rising)