Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig 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
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,976
20,527
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biodiversity
Ecology
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,881
16,993
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
Species Invasions
functional
phylogenetic diversity
macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,690
18,704
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ecological Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,902
12,019
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
plant science
plant-insect interactions
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,799
7,593
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Entomology
neuroscience
chemical interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,527
787
0.048
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Citizen Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,905
12,467
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Pollination
flowers
bees
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,331
1,798
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Population ecology
Conservation
Pollination
Invasive species
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,101
7,761
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Macroecology
Landscape
Soils
Geography
Ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,644
8,876
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Environmental and Resouce Economics
Ecological Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,900
5,727
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Botanik
Alpen
Lehren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,447
1,353
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biodiversity monitoring
conservation biology
ecosystem functioning
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
3,591
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecological restoration
Biodivesity Conservation
Participatory scenario Planning
Land use change - Ecological modelling
Landscape stewardship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,559
3,395
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Functioning
Food Webs
Global Change
Stoichiometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,184
4,124
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Soil food webs
PLFA analysis
nematodes
biodiversity
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,834
3,996
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Global Change Ecology
Land Changes
Monitoring/Conservation
Land System Science
Ecoinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
4,288
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant sciences
Ecology
plant interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,651
3,498
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Community ecology
Global changes
Diversity
Herbivory
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,235
3,380
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecology
Mutualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
3,045
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
ecology
entomology
rewilding
long term community dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
3,452
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Global biodiversity change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,805
2,987
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Frugivory
functional trait
comparative biology
macroevolution
evolutionary radiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,775
3,460
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
community ecology
global change
food webs
energy flux
BEF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,632
3,235
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,575
3,327
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,380
619
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonathan Chase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,976
20,527
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,918
1,054
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
W Stanley Harpole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,881
16,993
0.588
Biodiversity
Ecology
Global Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,252
1,308
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marten Winter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,690
18,704
0.758
Ecology
Species Invasions
functional
phylogenetic diversity
macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,670
1,466
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ulrich Brose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,902
12,019
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,654
2,245
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nicole M. Van Dam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,799
7,593
0.452
plant science
plant-insect interactions
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,801
2,286
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Janet Passonneau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,527
787
0.048
Entomology
neuroscience
chemical interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,675
2,426
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aletta Bonn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,905
12,467
0.784
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Citizen Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,423
2,539
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Verne Grant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,331
1,798
0.117
Pollination
flowers
bees
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,598
2,590
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tiffany Knight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,101
7,761
0.514
Population ecology
Conservation
Pollination
Invasive species
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,301
4,494
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carlos A. Guerra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,644
8,876
0.920
Macroecology
Landscape
Soils
Geography
Ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,141
4,895
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin Quaas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,900
5,727
0.643
Environmental and Resouce Economics
Ecological Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,909
5,852
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hermann Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,447
1,353
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,964
7,661
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Néstor Fernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
3,591
0.642
Biodiversity monitoring
conservation biology
ecosystem functioning
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,014
7,699
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Laura Catalina Quintero Uribe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,559
3,395
0.611
Ecological restoration
Biodivesity Conservation
Participatory scenario Planning
Land use change - Ecological modelling
Landscape stewardship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,049
8,150
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jes Hines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,184
4,124
0.796
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Functioning
Food Webs
Global Change
Stoichiometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,109
8,642
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Simone Cesarz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,834
3,996
0.827
Soil food webs
PLFA analysis
nematodes
biodiversity
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,562
8,886
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carsten Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
4,288
0.916
Global Change Ecology
Land Changes
Monitoring/Conservation
Land System Science
Ecoinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,973
8,933
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ainhoa Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,651
3,498
0.752
Plant sciences
Ecology
plant interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,021
9,635
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anu Eskelinen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,235
3,380
0.798
Community ecology
Global changes
Diversity
Herbivory
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,867
10,029
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Manfred Türke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
3,045
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,299
10,156
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Roel Van Klink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
3,452
0.872
ecology
entomology
rewilding
long term community dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,466
10,479
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Miguel Fernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,805
2,987
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,298
10,544
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Renske Onstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,775
3,460
0.917
Frugivory
functional trait
comparative biology
macroevolution
evolutionary radiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,321
10,839
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Malte Jochum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,632
3,235
0.891
community ecology
global change
food webs
energy flux
BEF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,079
10,965
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Olga Ferlian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,575
3,327
0.931