Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Earth-Life Science 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
Planet formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,627
6,358
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Prebiotic Chemistry
the Origin of Life
Organic Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
3,747
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
seismology
mineralogy
thermodynamics
geophysics
planetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,563
2,161
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Planet evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
2,550
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
geochemistry
planetary science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,992
4,184
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Microbial interactions
Metalloproteins
Origin of Life
Biochemistry
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,838
2,936
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Synthetic biology
protein science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
2,237
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Planetary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,051
2,596
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Geobiology
Astrobiology
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Biodegradation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
2,058
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
astrobiology
planetary science
aquaplanetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,545
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Planetary Science
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,616
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Astrobiology
Prebiotic Systems Chemistry
Self-Assembly
Chemical Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,238
1,880
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Deep Earth
Chemical differentiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,175
997
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Synthetic Biology
Origin of Life
Artificial cell
Protocell
membrane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,100
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
meteorite chemistry
organic cosmochemistry
prebiotic chemistry
electrocatalysis
thermochromism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
1,130
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
750
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,440
943
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Geophysics
planetary sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
931
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Recycling process
hybrid materials
ionic liquids
biomedical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
545
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
planetary science
planetary exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
1,042
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Astrobiology
Synthetic Biology
Origins of Life
in vitro evolution
Biopolymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
693
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Solid Earth Geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,076
627
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Anaerobic Microbial metabolism
cell-free biology
green biocatalysis
chemo-enzymatic cascade.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
888
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Space Policy
Space Diplomacy
Science Strategy
Astrochemistry
Origin of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
606
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
protein folding
protein evolution
proteogenesis
abiogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
722
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,448
608
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shigeru Ida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,627
6,358
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,264
2,759
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Henderson Cleaves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
3,747
0.526
Prebiotic Chemistry
the Origin of Life
Organic Geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,900
3,021
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
George Helffrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,563
2,161
0.329
seismology
mineralogy
thermodynamics
geophysics
planetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,388
3,766
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Hernlund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
2,550
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,482
4,086
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Usui Tomohiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,992
4,184
0.838
geochemistry
planetary science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,868
4,247
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shawn E Mcglynn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,838
2,936
0.607
Microbial interactions
Metalloproteins
Origin of Life
Biochemistry
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,873
4,313
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tomoaki Matsuura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
2,237
0.469
Synthetic biology
protein science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,697
5,029
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hidenori Genda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,051
2,596
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,843
7,821
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nancy Merino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
2,058
0.860
Geobiology
Astrobiology
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Biodegradation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,138
8,008
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yasuhito Sekine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,545
0.664
astrobiology
planetary science
aquaplanetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,738
8,208
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yuka Fujii
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,616
0.717
Planetary Science
Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,751
8,247
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tony Z Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,238
1,880
0.840
Astrobiology
Prebiotic Systems Chemistry
Self-Assembly
Chemical Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,383
8,437
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shigehiko Tateno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,175
997
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,125
8,702
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yutetsu Kuruma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,100
0.530
Synthetic Biology
Origin of Life
Artificial cell
Protocell
membrane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,369
10,194
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yamei Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
1,130
0.692
meteorite chemistry
organic cosmochemistry
prebiotic chemistry
electrocatalysis
thermochromism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,916
10,763
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Julien Foriel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
750
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,171
10,980
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Irena Mamajanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,440
943
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,235
11,305
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthieu Laneuville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
931
0.681
Geophysics
planetary sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,123
11,892
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Asako Narita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
545
0.438
Recycling process
hybrid materials
ionic liquids
biomedical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,338
12,125
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ryuki Hyodo｜兵頭龍樹|兵頭龍樹
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
1,042
0.867
planetary science
planetary exploration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,500
12,203
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kosuke Fujishima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
693
0.585
Astrobiology
Synthetic Biology
Origins of Life
in vitro evolution
Biopolymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,324
12,765
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christine Houser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,076
627
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,315
12,844
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Po-Hsiang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
888
0.839
Anaerobic Microbial metabolism
cell-free biology
green biocatalysis
chemo-enzymatic cascade.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,949
13,151
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chaitanya Giri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
606
0.603
Space Policy
Space Diplomacy
Science Strategy
Astrochemistry
Origin of Life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,460
13,201
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Liam M Longo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
722
0.726
protein folding
protein evolution
proteogenesis
abiogenesis