Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Polymer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,184
18,237
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biological nitrogen fixation
Soil microbiology
Microbial inoculants and inoculation
Taxonomy and phylogeny of rhizobia
Genom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,179
15,092
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ciclagem de Nutrientes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,681
8,604
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genetics
Genomics
Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,551
6,505
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ciência do solo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,223
7,182
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,636
8,361
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
fixação biológica de nitrogênio
endófitos
genomica funcional
bactérias diazotróficas
inoculante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,234
4,822
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Planejamento rural sustentável
avaliação da aptidão agrícola
solos
erosão do solo
agroecologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,628
7,839
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Agricultural
Plant-Pest Interaction
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,064
5,388
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,671
6,433
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Fitomelhoramento
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,380
10,856
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
food chemistry
agroindustrial process
extraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,968
8,080
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
food packaging
nanotechnology
nanocomposites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,868
8,546
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Solos e Recursos Hídricos Subterrâneos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,640
6,420
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Materials science
nanotechnology
photocatalysis
electrocatalysis
controlled release
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,529
7,622
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
water soil fluxes
Anthrosols
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)
biochar
Available Water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,338
7,173
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
flora
cerrado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,232
4,744
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ecology
Earthworms
Bioindicators
Soil quality
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,121
5,714
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant & Rhizosphere Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,588
8,182
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Fruticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,380
2,279
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,131
5,834
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ecology
conservation biology
biodiversity
carbon
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
8,800
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biobased products
nanocellulose
bionanocomposites
Pickering emulsions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,793
6,942
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Gênese de Solos
Morfologia de solos
Classificação de Solos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,624
6,983
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
Soil Carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,036
5,216
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,480
137
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luiz HC Mattoso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,184
18,237
0.518
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Polymer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,118
157
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mariangela Hungria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,179
15,092
0.484
Biological nitrogen fixation
Soil microbiology
Microbial inoculants and inoculation
Taxonomy and phylogeny of rhizobia
Genom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,975
266
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Boddey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,681
8,604
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,079
344
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dario Grattapaglia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,551
6,505
0.317
Genetics
Genomics
Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,966
354
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Segundo Urquiaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,223
7,182
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,573
416
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leandro Ferreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,636
8,361
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,536
647
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
José Ivo Baldani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,234
4,822
0.317
fixação biológica de nitrogênio
endófitos
genomica funcional
bactérias diazotróficas
inoculante
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,736
691
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lauro Pereira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,628
7,839
0.536
Planejamento rural sustentável
avaliação da aptidão agrícola
solos
erosão do solo
agroecologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,021
745
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maria Fatima Grossi de Sa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,064
5,388
0.383
Agricultural
Plant-Pest Interaction
Plant Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,478
782
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bruno Alves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,671
6,433
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,356
824
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arione Da Silva Pereira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,380
10,856
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,153
870
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Edy Sousa De Brito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,968
8,080
0.623
food chemistry
agroindustrial process
extraction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,873
885
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Henriette Monteiro Cordeiro De Azeredo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,868
8,546
0.664
food packaging
nanotechnology
nanocomposites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,543
913
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marco Antonio Gomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,640
6,420
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,359
927
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Caue Ribeiro|Caue Ribeiro de Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,529
7,622
0.608
Materials science
nanotechnology
photocatalysis
electrocatalysis
controlled release
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,696
948
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,338
7,173
0.581
water soil fluxes
Anthrosols
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)
biochar
Available Water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,498
959
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bruno Machado Teles Walter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,232
4,744
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,375
976
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
George Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,121
5,714
0.471
Ecology
Earthworms
Bioindicators
Soil quality
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,858
1,066
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rodrigo Mendes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,588
8,182
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,642
1,105
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luis Eduardo Corrêa Antunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,380
2,279
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,906
1,161
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rosires Deliza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,131
5,834
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,099
1,211
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joice Ferreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
8,800
0.807
Ecology
conservation biology
biodiversity
carbon
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,164
1,238
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Morsyleide De Freitas Rosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,793
6,942
0.643
Biobased products
nanocellulose
bionanocomposites
Pickering emulsions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,898
1,271
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
José Coelho De Araújo Filho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,624
6,983
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,092
1,374
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maria De Lourdes Mendonça-Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,036
5,216
0.520
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
Soil Carbon