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Highly Cited Researchers
Forest Research Institute 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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Macroecology
Niche Evolution
Climate Change Impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,127
39,493
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biogeography
Community Ecology
Ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,791
21,242
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tree Physiology
Tree Ecophysiology
Plant physiological ecology
stable Isotopes
Plant Ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,621
14,480
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Forest dynamics
dendroecology
climate change impact
forest management
interdisciplinarity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,805
11,542
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ecophysiology of plants
Carbon and water relations
Stable isotopes in ecology
Tree physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,709
8,481
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
sea level rise
arctic climatology
ice sheet
micro-climatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,620
5,711
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
entomology
biodiversity
biological invasions
forest ecology
forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,590
8,910
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biodiversity
Community ecology
Trait-based ecology
Functional ecology
Urban ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,061
9,745
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biodiversity
Arthropod communities
functional diversity
alien species
ecosystem processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,084
10,641
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
soil microbial diversity
soil microbiome
cryosphere
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,872
6,820
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
soil water
soil erosion
isotope tracing
environmental modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,801
9,939
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,687
4,421
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Forest ecology
tree regeneration
seed mast
bioiversity
plant species richness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,663
7,483
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecology
Forestry
Fire ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,435
6,044
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
soil
carbon
forest
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,041
6,021
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Functional traits
Litter decomposition
Plant defense
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Functions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,839
6,668
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biodiversity research
Conservation biology
Lichen biology
Population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,590
3,720
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,309
7,715
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Entomologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
2,814
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Functional ecology
ecophysiology
phenology
forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,390
7,699
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
historical ecology
forest history
landscape dynamics
land use change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,756
4,707
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
vegetation ecology
bryophytes
lichens
biological conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,336
7,002
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Dendrochronology
wood anatomy
plant ecology
plant hydraulic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,299
6,247
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,201
5,601
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Roots
Fungi
Forest Soils
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,978
4,875
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,343
84
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Niklaus E. Zimmermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,127
39,493
0.548
Macroecology
Niche Evolution
Climate Change Impact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,726
175
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Catherine H. Graham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,791
21,242
0.427
Biogeography
Community Ecology
Ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,081
579
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arthur Gessler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,621
14,480
0.613
Tree Physiology
Tree Ecophysiology
Plant physiological ecology
stable Isotopes
Plant Ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,181
678
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andreas Rigling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,805
11,542
0.555
Forest dynamics
dendroecology
climate change impact
forest management
interdisciplinarity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,028
791
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rolf Siegwolf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,709
8,481
0.453
Ecophysiology of plants
Carbon and water relations
Stable isotopes in ecology
Tree physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,299
798
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Konrad Steffen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,620
5,711
0.307
sea level rise
arctic climatology
ice sheet
micro-climatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,097
998
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eckehard Brockerhoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,590
8,910
0.572
entomology
biodiversity
biological invasions
forest ecology
forestry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,657
1,052
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marco Moretti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,061
9,745
0.647
Biodiversity
Community ecology
Trait-based ecology
Functional ecology
Urban ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,892
1,132
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martin M. Gossner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,084
10,641
0.756
Biodiversity
Arthropod communities
functional diversity
alien species
ecosystem processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,703
1,250
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Beat Frey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,872
6,820
0.530
soil microbial diversity
soil microbiome
cryosphere
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,210
1,258
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Katrin Meusburger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,801
9,939
0.776
soil water
soil erosion
isotope tracing
environmental modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,045
1,275
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Felix Kienast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,687
4,421
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,196
1,281
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Wohlgemuth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,663
7,483
0.591
Forest ecology
tree regeneration
seed mast
bioiversity
plant species richness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,812
1,304
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Conedera Marco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,435
6,044
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,747
1,347
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hagedorn F
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,041
6,021
0.500
soil
carbon
forest
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,365
1,347
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hiroko Kurokawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,839
6,668
0.563
Functional traits
Litter decomposition
Plant defense
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Functions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,396
1,401
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christoph Scheidegger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,590
3,720
0.321
Biodiversity research
Conservation biology
Lichen biology
Population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,826
1,438
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anita C. Risch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,309
7,715
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,488
1,537
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Duelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
2,814
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,629
1,563
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vitasse Yann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,390
7,699
0.741
Functional ecology
ecophysiology
phenology
forestry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,532
1,659
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthias Bürgi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,756
4,707
0.482
historical ecology
forest history
landscape dynamics
land use change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,496
1,724
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Steffen Boch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,336
7,002
0.750
vegetation ecology
bryophytes
lichens
biological conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,982
1,730
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patrick Fonti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,299
6,247
0.672
Dendrochronology
wood anatomy
plant ecology
plant hydraulic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,252
1,744
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maihe Li (李迈和)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,201
5,601
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,223
1,778
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ivano Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,978
4,875
0.543
Roots
Fungi
Forest Soils
Global Change