Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Ecological Economics
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Science
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,358
65,604
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
nonlinear waves
photonics
metamaterials
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,221
60,661
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physics
Optics
Interferometry
Space Debris
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,743
91,935
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,172
85,348
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
general relativity
gravitational waves
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,773
86,289
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
opto-mechanics
gravity
optical metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,661
85,808
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
plant biology
global and climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,364
29,457
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,232
42,791
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
optics
gravitational waves
LISA
LIGO
GRACE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,676
72,053
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Gravitational wave detection
quantum optics
atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,552
74,661
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Quantum Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,278
72,215
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
control systems
signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,456
17,882
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Space Instrumentation
Physics
Gravitational Wave Detection
LIGO
Quantum Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,391
56,665
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Optics
Precision Instruments
Sensing
Volumetric imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,857
54,267
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computer Vision
optimization
forensic imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,647
20,649
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Astronomy
physics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,786
22,022
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
molecular evolution
population genetics
bioinformatics
comparative genomics
evolutionary genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,855
45,297
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,893
38,258
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,026
19,680
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
galaxies
Milky Way
globular clusters
dark matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,709
17,873
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,314
50,977
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
climate
change
variability
agriculture
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,030
36,427
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,877
16,151
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Bioinformatics
Molecular Evolution
Phylogenetics
Phylogenomics
High Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,476
57,848
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Gravity
Optics
Gravitational Waves
Earth Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,093
53,508
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,127
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Costanza
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,358
65,604
0.387
Ecological Economics
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Science
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,952
58
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yuri S Kivshar
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,221
60,661
0.477
nonlinear waves
photonics
metamaterials
nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,995
60
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert L Ward
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,743
91,935
0.731
Physics
Optics
Interferometry
Space Debris
Gravitational Waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,132
69
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David E McClelland
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,172
85,348
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,183
73
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Susan M Scott
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,773
86,289
0.720
general relativity
gravitational waves
cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,291
78
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bram JJ Slagmolen
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,661
85,808
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,382
83
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
GD Farquhar
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,364
29,457
0.258
plant biology
global and climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,096
116
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Lindenmayer
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,232
42,791
0.427
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Forest Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,264
128
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel Shaddock
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,676
72,053
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,681
145
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Altin
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,552
74,661
0.816
Gravitational wave detection
quantum optics
atomic physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,153
164
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Terry Mcrae
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,278
72,215
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,301
171
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brian Anderson
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,456
17,882
0.214
control systems
signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,602
186
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrew Wade
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,391
56,665
0.705
Space Instrumentation
Physics
Gravitational Wave Detection
LIGO
Quantum Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,006
200
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jong H Chow
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,857
54,267
0.706
Optics
Precision Instruments
Sensing
Volumetric imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,142
206
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard Hartley
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,647
20,649
0.273
Computer Vision
optimization
forensic imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,848
230
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brian Schmidt
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,786
22,022
0.316
Astronomy
physics
cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,973
236
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gavin Huttley
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,855
45,297
0.658
molecular evolution
population genetics
bioinformatics
comparative genomics
evolutionary genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,107
240
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bianca Calabria
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,893
38,258
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,252
246
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Craig Moritz
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,026
19,680
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,285
248
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
KC Freeman
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,709
17,873
0.268
galaxies
Milky Way
globular clusters
dark matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,495
255
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Min Jet Yap
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,314
50,977
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,548
261
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stuart Mark Howden
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,030
36,427
0.560
climate
change
variability
agriculture
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,919
268
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Braithwaite
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,877
16,151
0.257
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,188
273
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bui Quang Minh
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,476
57,848
0.941
Bioinformatics
Molecular Evolution
Phylogenetics
Phylogenomics
High Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,647
292
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Perry William Fox Forsyth
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,093
53,508
0.905
Gravity
Optics
Gravitational Waves
Earth Science