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
biogeochemical cycles
stable isotope geochemistry
Precambrian Earth history
astrobiology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,651
2,648
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
astrobiology
geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,185
3,134
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Haloarchaea
Astrobiology
Extremophile Microbiology
Genomics
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
1,766
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Astrobiology
Planetary Habitability
Extraterrestrial Life
Environmental Ethics
Space Settlement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,888
1,948
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Astrobiology
Earth Sciences
Planetary science
Geobiology
Aqueous Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
543
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
cosmology
astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
615
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
350
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Oceanography
phytoplankton ecology
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
225
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
indoor farming
food safety
bioremediation
microgreens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
251
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Geomicrobiology
Astrobiology
Biogeochemistry
Evolution
Health and Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
104
0.650
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Ranking Based On Selection :11
space radiation
neuroscience
DNA damage
peripheral blood immune cells
miRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
152
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
astrobiology
geochemistry
planetary science
science communication
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
75
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Aerospace Enginnering
Space Applications
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Aubrey Zerkle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,651
2,648
0.569
biogeochemical cycles
stable isotope geochemistry
Precambrian Earth history
astrobiology
Kenneth H Williford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,185
3,134
0.749
Priya Dassarma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
1,766
0.495
Haloarchaea
Astrobiology
Extremophile Microbiology
Genomics
Education
Jacob Haqq-Misra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,888
1,948
0.675
Astrobiology
Planetary Habitability
Extraterrestrial Life
Environmental Ethics
Space Settlement
Sanjoy Som
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
543
0.572
Astrobiology
Earth Sciences
Planetary science
Geobiology
Aqueous Geochemistry
Mccullen Sandora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
615
0.705
Connie Tsai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
350
0.573
Priscila Kienteca Lange
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
225
0.627
Oceanography
phytoplankton ecology
remote sensing
Gina Misra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
251
0.980
Anindita Das
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
104
0.650
Geomicrobiology
Astrobiology
Biogeochemistry
Evolution
Health and Nutrition
Kira Da Rienecker|Kira D. Rienecker, Kira Rienecker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
152
0.968
space radiation
neuroscience
DNA damage
peripheral blood immune cells
miRNA
Graham Lau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
75
0.915
astrobiology
geochemistry
planetary science
science communication
philosophy
Satyam Tiwari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Aerospace Enginnering
Space Applications