Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Cawthron Institute 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
lakes
freshwater
cyanobacteria
eDNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,518
7,753
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
DNA/RNA Metabarcoding
Environmental biomonitoring
Biosecurity
Coral Reef Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,384
5,282
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,584
1,746
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Proteomics
protein function
mucosal immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,816
1,757
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,817
1,694
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
environmental geography
environmental science
environmental governance
politics of knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,384
3,252
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,974
2,241
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
2,362
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Algae
Aquaculture
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,196
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Physical Oceanography
Coastal Oceanography
Marine Energy
Tidal Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
1,189
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Marine Biodiversity
Biological Invasions
Maritime Ecology
Community Ecology
Biofouling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,440
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cyanobacteria
Algal Bioactives
Cyanotoxins
Analytical Chemistry
Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,585
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Molecular Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,719
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,998
840
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
River health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,881
1,033
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Aquatic Ecology
Invasive species
Aquaculture
Multiple stressors
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,243
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Molecular ecology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
1,536
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
resource management
water policy and planning
human geography
resource economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
976
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marine ecology
Mussel settlement and recruitment
Aquaculture
Biological invasions
Canopy-forming algae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
1,357
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
460
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Alexandrium
Dinoflagellates
Gambierdiscus
Prorocentrum
Pseudo-nitzschia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
980
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Water Quality
Environmental Impact Assessment
Health-Related Water Microbiology
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
690
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
640
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biological Oceanography
Water Column Ecology
Marine microbiology
Physical Oceanography
Harmful Algal Blooms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
415
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
533
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,451
376
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Susanna A Wood
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,518
7,753
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,313
589
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xavier Pochon
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,384
5,282
0.630
DNA/RNA Metabarcoding
Environmental biomonitoring
Biosecurity
Coral Reef Symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,966
786
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Charles Eason
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,584
1,746
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,800
898
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Wheeler
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,816
1,757
0.302
Proteomics
protein function
mucosal immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,481
1,141
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roger Young
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,817
1,694
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,945
1,262
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marc Tadaki
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,384
3,252
0.742
environmental geography
environmental science
environmental governance
politics of knowledge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,900
1,400
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Johan Svenson
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,974
2,241
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,614
1,451
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kirsty Smith
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
2,362
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,327
1,617
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael A Packer|Mike Packer
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,196
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,635
1,821
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ross Vennell
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
1,189
0.401
Physical Oceanography
Coastal Oceanography
Marine Energy
Tidal Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,828
2,075
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ian C Davidson
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,440
0.579
Marine Biodiversity
Biological Invasions
Maritime Ecology
Community Ecology
Biofouling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,643
2,140
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Puddick
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,585
0.668
Cyanobacteria
Algal Bioactives
Cyanotoxins
Analytical Chemistry
Mass Spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,061
2,322
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Pearman
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,719
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,994
2,425
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jonathan Banks
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,998
840
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,257
2,531
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joanne Clapcott
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,881
1,033
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,468
2,757
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Javier Atalah
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,243
0.749
Aquatic Ecology
Invasive species
Aquaculture
Multiple stressors
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,292
2,795
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Olivier Laroche
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
1,536
0.945
Molecular ecology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,588
2,831
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jim Sinner
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
976
0.612
resource management
water policy and planning
human geography
resource economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,307
2,891
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul M South
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
1,357
0.875
Marine ecology
Mussel settlement and recruitment
Aquaculture
Biological invasions
Canopy-forming algae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,721
2,983
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Colin Hayman
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
460
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,314
3,124
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tomohiro Nishimura
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
980
0.719
Alexandrium
Dinoflagellates
Gambierdiscus
Prorocentrum
Pseudo-nitzschia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,252
3,534
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carlos Ja Campos
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
690
0.662
Water Quality
Environmental Impact Assessment
Health-Related Water Microbiology
Marine Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,747
3,649
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dana Clark
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
640
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,714
3,750
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Benjamin R Knight
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
415
0.458
Biological Oceanography
Water Column Ecology
Marine microbiology
Physical Oceanography
Harmful Algal Blooms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,803
3,779
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eric Goodwin
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
533
0.600