Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Resources Institute (WRI) Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

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
United States
Nancy Harris
forest ecology
biogeochemistry
carbon cycle
land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,885
8,206
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Sarah Carter
Forest Monitoring
Carbon Storage
REDD+
International Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,156
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Lindsey Sloat
agriculture
climate
land use
livestock
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,993
1,620
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Kathleen Buckingham
Forestry
Conservation
Landscape Restoration
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,355
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
David A. Gibbs
Forest monitoring
GIS
ecology
forest carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,775
1,660
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Rene Zamora-Cristales
Forest Economics Operations
Policy
Optimization
Restoration
Spatial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
465
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Swati Hegde
Agricultural Methane
Sustainable Food Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
468
377
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Cynthia Maharani
GESI
community forestry
forest policy
climate change
REDD+
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
273
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,835
United States
36,214
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nancy Harris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,885
8,206
0.754
forest ecology
biogeochemistry
carbon cycle
land use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,174
United States
110,200
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sarah Carter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,156
0.741
Forest Monitoring
Carbon Storage
REDD+
International Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,468
United States
140,642
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lindsey Sloat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,993
1,620
0.813
agriculture
climate
land use
livestock
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,876
United States
148,829
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kathleen Buckingham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,355
0.747
Forestry
Conservation
Landscape Restoration
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,763
United States
150,627
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David A. Gibbs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,775
1,660
0.935
Forest monitoring
GIS
ecology
forest carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813,289
United States
232,594
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rene Zamora-Cristales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
465
0.672
Forest Economics Operations
Policy
Optimization
Restoration
Spatial Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,776
United States
259,351
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Swati Hegde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
468
377
0.806
Agricultural Methane
Sustainable Food Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,107,654
United States
284,576
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cynthia Maharani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
273
0.872
GESI
community forestry
forest policy
climate change
REDD+