Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 105 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 functional ecology
plant traits
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
ecoinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,517
29,519
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Restoration Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,855
14,216
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Functional Ecology
Community Ecology
Macroecology
Functional Biogeography
Agroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,500
20,583
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant ecology
drought
climatic changes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,939
9,971
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
biodiversity conservation
macroecology
shifting baselines
conservation planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,250
10,256
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
écologie
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,512
11,781
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,999
11,865
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
root ecology
plant functional ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,908
12,965
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecologie
biomathématiques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,656
4,298
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecology
Ethnobiology
Archaeology
Evolutionary biology
Tropical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,367
4,523
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecology and Oceanography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,875
6,927
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ecology
global warming
species distribution
phenology
evolutionary ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,390
6,156
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Statistical ecology
Population dynamics
hidden-Markov models
Capture-recapture
Occupancy models
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,916
6,370
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecology
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,679
6,478
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evolutionary biology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,100
5,372
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evolutionary ecology
quantitative genetics
ornithology
ecological genomics
urban evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,714
5,790
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ecologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,673
5,391
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Functional Ecologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,782
5,687
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evolution
Genetics
Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,019
3,619
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
animal movement
movement ecology
spatial memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,872
3,853
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,754
1,972
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ecology
Biogeography
Climate Change
Diversity
Forest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,699
3,886
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,537
5,056
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,340
1,835
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,304
4,256
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,482
110
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Garnier
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,517
29,519
0.444
Plant functional ecology
plant traits
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
ecoinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,444
322
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Aronson
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,855
14,216
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,285
378
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cyrille Violle
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,500
20,583
0.633
Functional Ecology
Community Ecology
Macroecology
Functional Biogeography
Agroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,886
419
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rambal S.
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,939
9,971
0.322
Plant ecology
drought
climatic changes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,710
438
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ana Sl Rodrigues
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,250
10,256
0.339
biodiversity conservation
macroecology
shifting baselines
conservation planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,733
558
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marie-Laure Navas
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,512
11,781
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,530
576
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Patrice David
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,999
11,865
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,677
580
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Catherine Roumet
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,908
12,965
0.500
root ecology
plant functional ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,819
722
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean-Dominique Lebreton
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,656
4,298
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,301
912
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Doyle Mckey
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,367
4,523
0.234
Ecology
Ethnobiology
Archaeology
Evolutionary biology
Tropical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,217
1,157
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Grémillet
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,875
6,927
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,092
1,355
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Isabelle Chuine
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,390
6,156
0.400
Ecology
global warming
species distribution
phenology
evolutionary ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,580
1,423
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Olivier Gimenez
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,916
6,370
0.427
Statistical ecology
Population dynamics
hidden-Markov models
Capture-recapture
Occupancy models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,860
1,461
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean-Louis Martin
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,679
6,478
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,316
1,556
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sylvain Gandon
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,100
5,372
0.381
Evolutionary biology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,582
1,828
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anne Charmantier
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,714
5,790
0.455
Evolutionary ecology
quantitative genetics
ornithology
ecological genomics
urban evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,876
1,839
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Claude Miaud
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,673
5,391
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,938
2,032
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elena Kazakou
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,782
5,687
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,869
2,237
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Lenormand
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,019
3,619
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,271
2,270
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simon Benhamou
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,872
3,853
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,775
3,642
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martine Hossaert-Mckey
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,754
1,972
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,785
3,668
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xavier Morin
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,699
3,886
0.505
Ecology
Biogeography
Climate Change
Diversity
Forest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,964
3,783
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jean-Marc Limousin
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,537
5,056
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,958
3,913
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anne Genevieve Bagneres Urbany
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,340
1,835
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,655
3,939
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Virginie Maris
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,304
4,256
0.583