Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies 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
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Science
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,389
25,593
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ecology
Urban Ecosystems
Plant Succession
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,390
18,285
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,855
22,959
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
limnology
biogeochemistry
carbon cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,629
16,954
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Disease Ecology
Community Ecology
Biodiversity
Lyme Disease
Vector-borne Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,398
15,149
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,884
9,194
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,838
7,447
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
freshwater ecology
conservation biology
invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,214
9,789
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
forest ecology
air pollution
climate change
invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,483
6,485
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecosystem science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,164
8,849
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecosystem Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,485
6,551
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,138
2,247
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Disease Ecology
Global Change Ecology
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,993
3,562
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
zoonotic disease
pathogen emergence
predictive analytics
machine learning
disease ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,881
4,047
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
aquatic ecology
ecosystem ecology
fish and fisheries ecology
social-ecological systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
3,264
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ecosystem Ecology
Urban Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,042
2,300
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
movement ecology
disease ecology
conservation
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,318
2,050
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Road Salt
Environmental Monitoring
Acid Rain
Stream Chemistry
Air Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,277
1,202
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
ecosystem ecology
natural disturbances
process-based simulation
and complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,075
1,884
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Limnology
biogeochemistry
carbon
trophic interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
1,335
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Conservation Biology
Infrastructure
Social Hydrology
Political Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
1,068
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Aquatic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
272
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
359
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
186
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ecosystem services
forest ecology
carbon sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
147
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,851
1,834
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
William H Schlesinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,389
25,593
0.286
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Science
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,482
3,061
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steward TA Pickett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,390
18,285
0.280
Ecology
Urban Ecosystems
Plant Succession
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,753
3,205
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Groffman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,855
22,959
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,944
3,780
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan J Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,629
16,954
0.294
limnology
biogeochemistry
carbon cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,054
6,643
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard S Ostfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,398
15,149
0.375
Disease Ecology
Community Ecology
Biodiversity
Lyme Disease
Vector-borne Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,379
9,035
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Clive G Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,884
9,194
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,440
9,934
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles D Canham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,838
7,447
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,635
11,338
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David L Strayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,214
9,789
0.347
freshwater ecology
conservation biology
invasive species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,368
14,626
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gary M Lovett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,483
6,485
0.276
forest ecology
air pollution
climate change
invasive species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,122
17,793
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kathleen C Weathers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,164
8,849
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,283
37,541
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emma Rosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,485
6,551
0.625
Ecosystem Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,175
43,044
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joshua R Ginsberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,138
2,247
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,487
55,354
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shannon Ladeau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,993
3,562
0.509
Disease Ecology
Global Change Ecology
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,780
64,336
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Barbara A Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,881
4,047
0.688
zoonotic disease
pathogen emergence
predictive analytics
machine learning
disease ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,326
65,680
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher T Solomon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
3,264
0.569
aquatic ecology
ecosystem ecology
fish and fisheries ecology
social-ecological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,201
72,934
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neil Bettez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,042
2,300
0.456
Ecosystem Ecology
Urban Ecology
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,761
100,246
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ilya R Fischhoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,318
2,050
0.618
movement ecology
disease ecology
conservation
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,968
101,150
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Victoria Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,277
1,202
0.367
Road Salt
Environmental Monitoring
Acid Rain
Stream Chemistry
Air Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,064
136,940
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Winslow D Hansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,075
1,884
0.908
ecosystem ecology
natural disturbances
process-based simulation
and complex systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,405
156,826
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jennifer Brentrup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
1,335
0.810
Limnology
biogeochemistry
carbon
trophic interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,519
187,854
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zbigniew J Grabowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
1,068
0.914
Conservation Biology
Infrastructure
Social Hydrology
Political Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
879,674
247,393
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Holly Ann Wellard Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
272
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,041,435
274,968
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adrian A Castellanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
359
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,318,469
314,143
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chelsey L Nieman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
186
0.984
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,401,194
325,446
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jazlynn Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
147
0.942
ecosystem services
forest ecology
carbon sequestration