Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 79 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Mammalogy
systematics
evolutionary biology
conservation biology
zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,607
9,009
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Evolutionary Biology
Herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,966
4,168
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Polychaetes
bioerosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,664
3,864
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
invertebrate zoology
phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,124
5,299
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Subterranean Biology and Anchialine Ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,150
3,042
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,057
4,023
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Palaeontology
Sedimentology
Stratigraphy. Taphonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,531
3,419
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular Ecology
Marsupial Biology
Conservation Genetics
Population Genetics
Chromosomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,341
3,932
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
geochemistry
mineralogy
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,182
3,809
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
biogeography
population genetics
coral reefs
fishes
environmental DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,710
4,869
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
evolutionary biology
molecular ecology
phylogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
2,600
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
archaeology
stone tools
Papua New Guinea
museums
starch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,445
1,045
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,283
2,118
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Herpetology
paleontology
reptile evolution
speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
2,104
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Conservation Biology
Ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,341
2,088
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Monogenea
Monogenean (flatworm) parasites
diseases in aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,160
1,277
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Malacology
evolution
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
1,280
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Coral biodiversity
Scleractinia
Phylogenetics
Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,008
2,786
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Herpetology
evolution
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,921
1,339
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Coleoptera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,849
1,447
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
conservation biology
amphibian biology
herpetology
diversity and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,544
2,810
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ichthyology
Deep Sea
Morphology
Evolution
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
798
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
evolutionary biology
molecular systematics
groundwater fauna
native bees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
979
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Taxonomy
evolution
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
1,589
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,846
1,180
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,382
2,216
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kristofer M. Helgen
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,607
9,009
0.512
Mammalogy
systematics
evolutionary biology
conservation biology
zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,116
3,069
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Donnellan
South Australian Museum
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,966
4,168
0.298
Evolutionary Biology
Herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,019
3,164
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pat Hutchings
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,664
3,864
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,656
3,349
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shane Ahyong
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,124
5,299
0.404
invertebrate zoology
phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,592
4,080
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William F. Humphreys
Western Australian Museum
Welshpool, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,150
3,042
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,515
4,126
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Harvey
Western Australian Museum
Welshpool, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,057
4,023
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,710
4,379
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jim Gehling
South Australian Museum
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,531
3,419
0.325
Palaeontology
Sedimentology
Stratigraphy. Taphonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,694
5,020
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eldridge, Mdb
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,341
3,932
0.421
Molecular Ecology
Marsupial Biology
Conservation Genetics
Population Genetics
Chromosomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,804
5,094
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Allan Pring
South Australian Museum
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,182
3,809
0.415
geochemistry
mineralogy
chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,639
5,390
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joseph Dibattista
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,710
4,869
0.559
biogeography
population genetics
coral reefs
fishes
environmental DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,562
5,654
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Steven Jb Cooper
South Australian Museum
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
2,600
0.312
evolutionary biology
molecular ecology
phylogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,543
7,464
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robin Torrence
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,445
1,045
0.162
archaeology
stone tools
Papua New Guinea
museums
starch
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,815
7,640
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark I Stevens
South Australian Museum
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,283
2,118
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,610
7,884
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Hutchinson
South Australian Museum
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
2,104
0.346
Herpetology
paleontology
reptile evolution
speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,935
8,923
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard E Major
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,341
2,088
0.391
Conservation Biology
Ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,584
9,216
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ian Whittington
South Australian Museum
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,160
1,277
0.247
Monogenea
Monogenean (flatworm) parasites
diseases in aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,577
9,349
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dj Colgan
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
1,280
0.252
Malacology
evolution
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,598
9,485
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zoe Richards
Western Australian Museum
Welshpool, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,008
2,786
0.556
Coral biodiversity
Scleractinia
Phylogenetics
Ecology
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,142
9,634
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul Doughty
Western Australian Museum
Welshpool, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,921
1,339
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,185
9,771
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chris Reid
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,849
1,447
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,641
10,323
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jodi Jl Rowley
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,544
2,810
0.618
conservation biology
amphibian biology
herpetology
diversity and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,490
12,391
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Paxton
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
798
0.219
Ichthyology
Deep Sea
Morphology
Evolution
Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,685
12,932
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Remko Leijs
South Australian Museum
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
979
0.285
evolutionary biology
molecular systematics
groundwater fauna
native bees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,487
13,478
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elena Kupriyanova
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
1,589
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,927
14,850
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frank Köhler
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,846
1,180
0.415