Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Colorado State University 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
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,834
49,246
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
statistical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,992
45,310
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
High Energy Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,314
25,050
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,627
17,046
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
climate modeling
clouds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,290
23,272
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
environmental and resource economics
development economics
sustainability
ecosystem services
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,810
28,781
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
riverine conservation
hydro-ecology & Eflows
traits-based ecology
freshwater climate adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,565
24,530
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,089
27,585
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,489
27,053
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Epidemiology
Public Health
Environmental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,325
47,301
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Entomology
Statistics
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,703
23,606
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
ALD
Thin Film Deposition
PVD
Optical Coatings
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,260
52,319
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Natural Resource Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,189
12,836
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Population Estimation
Mark-Recapture
Wildlife Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,779
9,363
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,842
18,494
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Atmospheric chemistry
Air Quality
Climate Change
Ozone layer science
science-policy interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,931
10,045
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Weather and climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,780
11,195
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
diversity
perceived organizational support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,548
15,899
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecosystems ecology
plant physiological ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,337
11,502
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
ecosystem
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,640
9,267
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Meaning in life
Meaningful Work
Health
Well-Being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,607
22,881
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,057
12,172
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,185
14,760
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Energy
Air Quality
Climate
Environment
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,111
14,763
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Microbiome Science
forensics
human and animal health
Ancient DNA
populations genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,097
30,303
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,226
537
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenneth P Burnham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,834
49,246
0.304
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,528
676
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Anderson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,992
45,310
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,933
1,406
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Norm Buchanan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,314
25,050
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,923
2,342
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert J Wilson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,627
17,046
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,064
2,400
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Randall
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,290
23,272
0.305
climate modeling
clouds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,352
2,535
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Edward B Barbier
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,810
28,781
0.390
environmental and resource economics
development economics
sustainability
ecosystem services
economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,881
2,787
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
N Leroy Poff
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,565
24,530
0.353
riverine conservation
hydro-ecology & Eflows
traits-based ecology
freshwater climate adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,083
2,887
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,089
27,585
0.405
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,325
2,995
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Diana H Wall
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,489
27,053
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,352
3,006
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Rojas Rueda
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,325
47,301
0.713
Epidemiology
Public Health
Environmental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,929
3,773
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William Cormack Black IV
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,703
23,606
0.409
Entomology
Statistics
Population Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,032
3,831
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Le Yang
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,260
52,319
0.914
ALD
Thin Film Deposition
PVD
Optical Coatings
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,334
4,456
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eldor A Paul
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,189
12,836
0.246
Natural Resource Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,748
5,111
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gary C White
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,779
9,363
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,057
5,238
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Knapp Alan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,842
18,494
0.395
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,390
5,409
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
AR Ravishankara
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,931
10,045
0.219
Atmospheric chemistry
Air Quality
Climate Change
Ozone layer science
science-policy interface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,909
5,660
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James Hurrell
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,780
11,195
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,967
6,607
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lynn Shore
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,548
15,899
0.392
diversity
perceived organizational support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,675
6,938
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael G Ryan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,337
11,502
0.292
Ecosystems ecology
plant physiological ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,090
7,126
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dennis Ojima
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,640
9,267
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,111
7,139
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael F Steger
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,607
22,881
0.593
Meaning in life
Meaningful Work
Health
Well-Being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,459
7,295
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Le Sommers
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,057
12,172
0.320
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,047
7,557
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ellen Wohl
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,185
14,760
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,781
7,894
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tami C Bond
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,111
14,763
0.409
Energy
Air Quality
Climate
Environment
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,554
8,237
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jessica L Metcalf
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,097
30,303
0.863
Microbiome Science
forensics
human and animal health
Ancient DNA
populations genetics