Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Utah State University 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
computational chemistry
noncovalent bonds
H-bonds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,823
9,493
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
community ecology
population ecology
theory
climate change
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,355
15,047
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
enzyme mechanism
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,213
12,055
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Space Sciences
Upper atmospheric physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,828
4,475
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,558
679
0.039
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
freshwater ecology
water quality
biodiversity
environmental assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,279
4,257
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nonlinear functional analysis
partial differential equations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,566
5,643
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
biogeochemistry
microbial ecology
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,753
3,656
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Global Change Ecology
Community Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,723
6,810
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Large mammal ecology
conservation ecology
terrestrial ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,430
3,689
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Statistical Learning
Random Forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,028
6,213
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Soil Physics
Instrumentation
Soil Water Content
Microgravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
5,116
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
atmospheric physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,141
2,665
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Limnology
fish ecology
aquatic ecology
saline lakes
pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,644
3,798
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ecological Economics
Conservation Biology
Risk Perception
Decision-Making
Environmental Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,594
6,015
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
space physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,180
2,009
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Environmental and Ecological Statistics
applications of learning algorithms for regression and classification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,067
4,786
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Foraging Behavior
Diet Selection
Self-Medication
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,913
2,777
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,884
1,550
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
soil ecology
ecohydrology
soils
plant soil feedbacks
plant community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,832
4,014
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
dispersal models
asymptotic methods
phenology modeling
applied dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,795
2,226
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Recreation Ecology
Protected Area Management
Outdoor Recreation
Alpine Ecology
Arctic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,566
2,963
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Climate Change
Natural Hazards
Risk Perception
Spatial Analysis
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,398
4,903
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Statistics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,356
3,926
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Developmental biology
transgenic animal models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
1,538
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,772
9,676
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steve Scheiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,823
9,493
0.308
computational chemistry
noncovalent bonds
H-bonds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,992
12,834
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter B Adler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,355
15,047
0.593
community ecology
population ecology
theory
climate change
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,949
13,692
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lance C Seefeldt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,213
12,055
0.498
enzyme mechanism
nitrogen fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,714
18,863
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bela Fejer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,828
4,475
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,925
20,517
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Kardelis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,558
679
0.039
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,981
22,499
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Charles P Hawkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,279
4,257
0.262
freshwater ecology
water quality
biodiversity
environmental assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,116
27,861
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zhi Qiang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,566
5,643
0.416
nonlinear functional analysis
partial differential equations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,558
29,811
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John M Stark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,753
3,656
0.287
biogeochemistry
microbial ecology
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,778
29,898
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Karen H Beard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,723
6,810
0.535
Global Change Ecology
Community Ecology
Conservation Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,766
33,545
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Johan T Du Toit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,430
3,689
0.323
Large mammal ecology
conservation ecology
terrestrial ecosystem ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,345
34,834
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Adele Cutler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,028
6,213
0.563
Statistical Learning
Random Forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,914
37,116
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Scott B Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
5,116
0.494
Soil Physics
Instrumentation
Soil Water Content
Microgravity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,274
37,944
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael J Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,141
2,665
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,006
44,447
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wayne A Wurtsbaugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,644
3,798
0.439
Limnology
fish ecology
aquatic ecology
saline lakes
pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,758
44,720
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sarah C Klain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,594
6,015
0.700
Ecological Economics
Conservation Biology
Risk Perception
Decision-Making
Environmental Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,234
46,894
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jan Sojka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,180
2,009
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,067
47,510
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
D Richard Cutler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,067
4,786
0.593
Environmental and Ecological Statistics
applications of learning algorithms for regression and classification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,700
48,377
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Juan Villalba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,913
2,777
0.351
Foraging Behavior
Diet Selection
Self-Medication
Behavioral Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,237
48,564
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nancy Huntly
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,884
1,550
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,081
55,342
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew Kulmatiski
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,832
4,014
0.588
soil ecology
ecohydrology
soils
plant soil feedbacks
plant community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,934
55,607
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
James Powell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,795
2,226
0.328
dispersal models
asymptotic methods
phenology modeling
applied dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,252
57,316
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher Monz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,566
2,963
0.451
Recreation Ecology
Protected Area Management
Outdoor Recreation
Alpine Ecology
Arctic Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,352
58,635
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter D Howe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,398
4,903
0.766
Climate Change
Natural Hazards
Risk Perception
Spatial Analysis
GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,424
58,976
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John R Stevens
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,356
3,926
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,504
61,157
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
İrina Polejaeva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
1,538
0.253
Developmental biology
transgenic animal models