Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences Rankings 2025

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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Alexandra Z Worden
Ecology
Evolution
Carbon cycle
Oceanography
Microbial Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,108
6,561
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Steven Haddock
Bioluminescence
Zooplankton
Ctenophores
Transcriptomics
Fluorescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,981
5,133
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Bruce H Robison
Deep-Sea Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,406
3,893
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Sebastian Sudek
Microbial Ecology
Carbon Cycle
deep sea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,449
1,321
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Chang Jae Choi
phytoplankton ecology
microbial diversity
microbial interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
1,526
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Astrid Brigitta Leitner
seamounts
deep sea ecology
biogeophysics
habitat association
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
546
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Kyra Schlining
deep-sea ecology and biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
280
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Emily A Miller
ecology
telemetry
stable isotopes
movement ecology
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
187
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Mariana Bernardi Bif
biogeochemistry
marine ecology
organic chemistry
carbon cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
238
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,104
United States
28,945
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alexandra Z Worden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,108
6,561
0.501
Ecology
Evolution
Carbon cycle
Oceanography
Microbial Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,256
United States
31,898
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven Haddock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,981
5,133
0.428
Bioluminescence
Zooplankton
Ctenophores
Transcriptomics
Fluorescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,641
United States
40,882
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bruce H Robison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,406
3,893
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,961
United States
95,611
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sebastian Sudek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,449
1,321
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,613
United States
106,027
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chang Jae Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
1,526
0.512
phytoplankton ecology
microbial diversity
microbial interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
867,926
United States
245,605
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astrid Brigitta Leitner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
546
0.982
seamounts
deep sea ecology
biogeophysics
habitat association
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
871,580
United States
246,377
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kyra Schlining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
280
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,119,853
United States
287,131
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Emily A Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
187
0.647
ecology
telemetry
stable isotopes
movement ecology
fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,176,910
United States
295,138
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mariana Bernardi Bif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
238
0.948
biogeochemistry
marine ecology
organic chemistry
carbon cycle