Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 135 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
plant physiology
photosynthesis
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,312
23,512
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
oogenesis
stem cell
genetic manipulation
transposable elements
heterochromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,331
10,142
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
climate
biogeochemical cycles
energy / environment
ocean acidification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,159
21,041
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Galaxy Evolution
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,654
12,655
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
mineralogy
astrobiology
astrochemistry
petrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,100
9,967
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Near-Field Cosmology
Dark Matter
Astronomical Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,905
24,292
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
star and planet formation theory
exoplanets detection and characteriztion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,291
7,756
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
plant biology
systems biology
computational biology
bioinformatics
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,759
8,973
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,124
11,436
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
geophysics
materials science
computational physics
mineral physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,380
5,989
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,952
10,018
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,224
5,102
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
geochemistry-cosmochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,438
7,273
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
geology
isotope geochemistry
continent formation
mantle evolution
diamond formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,870
4,957
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
mantle of the Earth
The Earth's core
subduction zone
materials synthesis at high pressure
high-pressure techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,672
5,590
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Geochemistry
Cosmochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,647
7,252
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
photosynthesis
isotopes
enzymes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,922
3,037
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
high pressure
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,135
6,401
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
galaxy evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,991
5,259
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,637
3,519
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Extragalactic Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,194
5,704
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cell division
lamin
genome organization
endosymbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,238
3,075
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,391
8,740
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,283
3,984
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
geodynamics
subduction zones
mantle convection
plumes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,082
3,794
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,660
2,212
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joe Berry
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,312
23,512
0.289
plant physiology
photosynthesis
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,006
3,804
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Allan Spradling
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,331
10,142
0.174
oogenesis
stem cell
genetic manipulation
transposable elements
heterochromatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,059
3,835
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ken Caldeira
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,159
21,041
0.362
climate
biogeochemical cycles
energy / environment
ocean acidification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,295
6,735
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Seibert
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,654
12,655
0.311
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Galaxy Evolution
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,711
9,148
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert M Hazen
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,100
9,967
0.301
mineralogy
astrobiology
astrochemistry
petrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,893
9,224
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ting Li
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,905
24,292
0.738
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Near-Field Cosmology
Dark Matter
Astronomical Instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,498
9,475
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alan Boss
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,291
7,756
0.240
star and planet formation theory
exoplanets detection and characteriztion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,320
10,751
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Seung Yon Rhee
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,759
8,973
0.302
plant biology
systems biology
computational biology
bioinformatics
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,093
11,082
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zhi-Yong Wang
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,124
11,436
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,374
12,077
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ronald Cohen
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,380
5,989
0.219
geophysics
materials science
computational physics
mineral physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,364
13,776
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Steele
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,952
10,018
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,665
14,299
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bjorn Mysen
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,224
5,102
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,655
16,794
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
George Cody
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,438
7,273
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,865
18,407
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Steve Shirey
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,870
4,957
0.249
geology
isotope geochemistry
continent formation
mantle evolution
diamond formation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,425
18,653
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yingwei Fei
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,672
5,590
0.284
mantle of the Earth
The Earth's core
subduction zone
materials synthesis at high pressure
high-pressure techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,483
18,674
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Conel M. O'D. Alexander
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,647
7,252
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,729
19,519
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marion O'Leary
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,922
3,037
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,449
20,606
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alexander Goncharov
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,135
6,401
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,987
20,830
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Scott Mulchaey
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,991
5,259
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,089
26,598
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chen-Ming Fan
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,637
3,519
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,730
27,612
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katherine Alatalo
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,194
5,704
0.402
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Extragalactic Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,103
32,431
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yixian Zheng
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,238
3,075
0.251
Cell division
lamin
genome organization
endosymbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,325
35,053
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Johanna Teske
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,391
8,740
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,340
35,419
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael J Walter
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,283
3,984
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,252
36,067
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Van Keken
Carnegie Institution for Science
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,082
3,794
0.342
geodynamics
subduction zones
mantle convection
plumes