Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Meteorology
Hydrology
Climatology
Numerical Weather Prediction
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,368
45,469
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,506
44,422
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
meteorology
atmospheric science
remote sensing
numerical weather prediction
climate science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,878
40,669
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
hydrology
climate
NWP
remote sensing
soil moisture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,939
36,465
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Climate Dynamics
Oceanography
Predictablity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,174
23,889
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Remote sensing
Cloud and precipitation
Numerical weather prediction
Data assimilation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,176
31,492
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Atmospheric Composition
Data assimilation
reanalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,917
31,640
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Weather Forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,456
23,583
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
meteorology
satellites
remote sensing
data assimilation
microwave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,633
18,669
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,055
29,142
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Waves and nonlinear effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,253
7,732
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,456
22,425
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Numerical Weather Prediction
Reanalysis
Tropical cyclones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,988
22,585
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Hydro-meterology
ensemble forecasting
uncertainty analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,186
12,784
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
atmospheric science
meteorology
numerical weather prediction
parametrization
clouds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,367
19,347
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Numerical methods for weather & climate
differential equations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,462
18,687
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,108
18,237
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
numerical weather prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,441
17,362
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
data assimilation
numerical weather prediction
satellite observations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,670
17,502
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Data Assimilation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,461
3,718
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,367
4,874
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
climate predictability
ensemble predictions
flow regimes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,329
4,118
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,594
4,183
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
atmospheric science
aerosol assimilation and forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,143
4,784
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
seasonal forecasts
predictability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
3,761
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,257
536
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gianpaolo Balsamo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,368
45,469
0.696
Meteorology
Hydrology
Climatology
Numerical Weather Prediction
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,732
576
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hans Hersbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,506
44,422
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,853
588
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean-Noel Thepaut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,878
40,669
0.657
meteorology
atmospheric science
remote sensing
numerical weather prediction
climate science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,798
680
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patricia De Rosnay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,939
36,465
0.640
hydrology
climate
NWP
remote sensing
soil moisture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,772
766
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Magdalena Alonso Balmaseda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,174
23,889
0.449
Climate Dynamics
Oceanography
Predictablity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,922
955
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alan Geer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,176
31,492
0.682
Remote sensing
Cloud and precipitation
Numerical weather prediction
Data assimilation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,022
963
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rossana Dragani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,917
31,640
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,045
1,058
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Frederic Vitart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,456
23,583
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,196
1,332
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Bauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,633
18,669
0.496
meteorology
satellites
remote sensing
data assimilation
microwave
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,530
1,828
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joaquin Muñoz Sabater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,055
29,142
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,340
1,895
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paem Janssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,253
7,732
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,800
2,420
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Johannes Flemming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,456
22,425
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,335
2,828
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Raluca Radu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,988
22,585
0.982
Numerical Weather Prediction
Reanalysis
Tropical cyclones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,917
2,977
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Florian Pappenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,186
12,784
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,825
3,141
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard Forbes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,367
19,347
0.905
atmospheric science
meteorology
numerical weather prediction
parametrization
clouds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,850
3,547
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michail Diamantakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,462
18,687
0.960
Numerical methods for weather & climate
differential equations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,864
3,643
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sarah Keeley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,108
18,237
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,891
3,831
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marta Janiskova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,441
17,362
0.941
numerical weather prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,507
4,054
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cristina Lupu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,670
17,502
0.990
data assimilation
numerical weather prediction
satellite observations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,722
4,793
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mike Fisher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,461
3,718
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,295
5,260
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michel Rixen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,367
4,874
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,673
5,769
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Franco Molteni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,329
4,118
0.309
climate predictability
ensemble predictions
flow regimes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,527
7,535
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark J Rodwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,594
4,183
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,254
7,897
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Angela Benedetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,143
4,784
0.472
atmospheric science
aerosol assimilation and forecasting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,108
8,765
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Timothy N Stockdale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
3,761
0.412