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
Plant functional ecology
plant traits
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
ecoinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,256
33,238
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Restoration Ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,200
16,185
0.460
* 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
31,596
22,448
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant ecology
drought
climatic changes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,500
11,197
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
biodiversity conservation
macroecology
shifting baselines
conservation planning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,622
11,441
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
écologie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,016
13,263
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,687
14,403
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
root ecology
plant functional ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,283
14,107
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecologie
biomathématiques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,457
5,019
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecology
Ethnobiology
Archaeology
Evolutionary biology
Tropical Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,202
5,316
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecology and Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,552
7,801
0.471
* 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
15,110
7,009
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Statistical ecology
Population dynamics
hidden-Markov models
Capture-recapture
Occupancy models
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,666
7,229
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecology
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,394
7,225
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Evolutionary biology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,909
6,060
0.436
* 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
12,454
6,458
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,449
6,127
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Functional Ecologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,546
6,390
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Evolution
Genetics
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,887
4,149
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
animal movement
movement ecology
spatial memory
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,702
4,314
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,651
2,219
0.290
* 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
7,578
4,262
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,280
2,157
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,296
5,400
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Environmental philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,136
4,821
0.676
Eric Garnier
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,256
33,238
0.509
Plant functional ecology
plant traits
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
ecoinformatics
James Aronson
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,200
16,185
0.460
Cyrille Violle
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,596
22,448
0.710
Functional Ecology
Community Ecology
Macroecology
Functional Biogeography
Agroecology
Rambal S.
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,500
11,197
0.367
Plant ecology
drought
climatic changes
Ana Sl Rodrigues
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,622
11,441
0.386
biodiversity conservation
macroecology
shifting baselines
conservation planning
Marie-Laure Navas
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,016
13,263
0.510
Patrice David
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,687
14,403
0.561
Catherine Roumet
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,283
14,107
0.558
root ecology
plant functional ecology
Jean-Dominique Lebreton
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,457
5,019
0.223
Doyle Mckey
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,202
5,316
0.277
Ecology
Ethnobiology
Archaeology
Evolutionary biology
Tropical Biology
David Grémillet
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,552
7,801
0.471
Isabelle Chuine
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,110
7,009
0.464
Ecology
global warming
species distribution
phenology
evolutionary ecology
Olivier Gimenez
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,666
7,229
0.493
Statistical ecology
Population dynamics
hidden-Markov models
Capture-recapture
Occupancy models
Jean-Louis Martin
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,394
7,225
0.502
Sylvain Gandon
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,909
6,060
0.436
Evolutionary biology
Epidemiology
Anne Charmantier
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,454
6,458
0.519
Evolutionary ecology
quantitative genetics
ornithology
ecological genomics
urban evolution
Claude Miaud
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,449
6,127
0.492
Elena Kazakou
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,546
6,390
0.553
Thomas Lenormand
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,887
4,149
0.381
Simon Benhamou
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,702
4,314
0.403
Martine Hossaert-Mckey
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,651
2,219
0.290
Xavier Morin
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,578
4,262
0.562
Ecology
Biogeography
Climate Change
Diversity
Forest
Anne Genevieve Bagneres Urbany
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,280
2,157
0.296
Jean-Marc Limousin
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,296
5,400
0.740
Virginie Maris
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier, France
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,136
4,821
0.676