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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 342 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
forest ecology and management
biodiversity
dendroecology
dendrochronology
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,902
15,657
0.787
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
poppy
stress ecophysiology
morphology and anatomy responses
vegetation ecology
spoil heap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,044
8,774
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
soil science
digital soil mapping
pedometrics
soil acidification
soil pollutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,853
3,885
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
paleontology
geochemistry and stratigraph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,640
1,972
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Professor of Food Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,656
3,756
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
wastewater treatment
constructed wetland
ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,183
4,729
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ecology
Conservation
Evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,773
3,541
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
soil scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,623
2,304
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
ecology
macroecology
biodiversity
statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
3,050
0.661
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Forest Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Silvicultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,575
3,272
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
termitolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,502
2,573
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Endocrine disrupters
Microcontaminant
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,463
1,429
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
2,142
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,226
3,293
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
forest ecology
climate change
ecosystem modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
3,074
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,913
1,393
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Natural products
medicinal plants
food quality
food preservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
2,435
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Insect olfaction
evolution
molecular ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,770
1,784
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nutrition
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
2,165
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
2,449
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
forest management * stand structure * forest dynamics * natural regeneration * close-to-nature silviculture * protected areas * game damage * introduced tree specie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
2,839
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
behavioural ecology
wildlife managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,463
2,578
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Precision Agriculture
Soil Science
Remote Sensing
Geoscience
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
2,726
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
forest ecology and dynamics
dendrochronolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,237
2,515
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ornithology
Shorebird
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
1,733
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,863
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Miroslav Svoboda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,902
15,657
0.787
forest ecology and management
biodiversity
dendroecology
dendrochronology
climate chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,888
163
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Milan Skalicky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,044
8,774
0.970
poppy
stress ecophysiology
morphology and anatomy responses
vegetation ecology
spoil heap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,233
266
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lubos Boruvka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,853
3,885
0.567
soil science
digital soil mapping
pedometrics
soil acidification
soil pollutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,573
277
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jiri Fryda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,640
1,972
0.297
paleontology
geochemistry and stratigraph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,360
357
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Costas Stathopoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,656
3,756
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,531
392
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhongbing Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,183
4,729
0.912
wastewater treatment
constructed wetland
ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,765
429
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Federico Morelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,773
3,541
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,645
451
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ondřej Drábek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,623
2,304
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,913
453
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Petr Keil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
3,050
0.661
ecology
macroecology
biodiversity
statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,918
467
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pavel Janda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,575
3,272
0.715
Forest Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Silvicultur
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,464
475
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jan Šobotník
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,502
2,573
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,322
477
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
N Sridhara Chary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,463
1,429
0.320
Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Endocrine disrupters
Microcontaminant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,492
502
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Petr Sklenicka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
2,142
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,901
511
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Hanel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,226
3,293
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,305
530
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tomáš Hlásny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
3,074
0.747
forest ecology
climate change
ecosystem modellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,123
572
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ludek Bartos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,913
1,393
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,543
590
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pavel Kloucek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
2,435
0.637
Natural products
medicinal plants
food quality
food preservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,953
601
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ewald Große-Wilde|Ewald Grosse-Wilde, Ewald Groβe-Wilde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,770
1,784
0.473
Insect olfaction
evolution
molecular ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,574
623
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jaroslav Havlik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
2,165
0.592
Nutrition
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,192
666
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luboš Smutka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
2,449
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,867
670
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zdeněk Vacek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
2,839
0.815
forest management * stand structure * forest dynamics * natural regeneration * close-to-nature silviculture * protected areas * game damage * introduced tree specie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,291
679
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tomasz Podgórski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,463
2,578
0.744
behavioural ecology
wildlife managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,722
681
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Asa Gholizadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
2,726
0.789
Precision Agriculture
Soil Science
Remote Sensing
Geoscience
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,994
749
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vojtěch Čada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,237
2,515
0.777
forest ecology and dynamics
dendrochronolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,474
756
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Miroslav E Šálek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
1,733
0.538