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
Fish Biology
Fisheries Ecology
Reproduction and Early Life History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,537
2,749
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marine Biodiversity
Functional Diversity
Biodiversity Informatics
Transitional Ecosystems
Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,417
4,010
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marine Ecology
Oceanography
Deep-Sea Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,092
1,623
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marine Biologist
Benthic Ecologist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,036
3,291
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,974
2,171
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,973
4,015
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fish Biology
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Ichthyology
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,857
1,589
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genetics
genomics
phylogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,707
1,733
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,582
3,142
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Benthic ecology
meiofauna
biodiversity
free-living marine nematodes
deep sea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,235
2,267
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbial Ecology
Structure and function of pelagic mictobial food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,033
2,416
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Natural Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,949
3,239
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Marine Geology
Underwater Geoarchaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,833
2,355
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marine Biology
Biodiversity
Marine Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
2,845
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fisheries
Fish biology
Fisheries ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
1,696
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dynamic Meteorology
Numerical Weather Prediction
Environmental Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,315
1,732
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,287
1,991
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
fish genomics
population genetics
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,261
1,784
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marine Biodiversity
Marine Caves
Benthic Invertebrates
Sponges
Marine Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
3,450
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bioanalysis
biotechnology
microbiology
environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,920
1,622
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fisheries
Conservation
Marine Ecosystem and Climate
Fisheries Ecology and Management
Stock Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,909
1,734
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marine Microbiology
Extreme Environments
Biotechnology
Genomic Observatories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,905
1,920
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sedimentology
geochemistry
particle dynamics
marine optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,652
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biology
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,780
1,776
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Aquaculture
Marine Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
1,988
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,076
1,042
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stylianos (Stelios) Somarakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,537
2,749
0.421
Fish Biology
Fisheries Ecology
Reproduction and Early Life History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,059
1,068
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christos Arvanitidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,417
4,010
0.625
Marine Biodiversity
Functional Diversity
Biodiversity Informatics
Transitional Ecosystems
Taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,849
1,158
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anastasios Tselepides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,092
1,623
0.266
Marine Ecology
Oceanography
Deep-Sea Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,345
1,172
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chris Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,036
3,291
0.545
Marine Biologist
Benthic Ecologist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,143
1,192
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Manolis Tsapakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,974
2,171
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,158
1,193
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eugenia T Apostolaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,973
4,015
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,529
1,221
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Costas Papaconstantinou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,857
1,589
0.271
Fish Biology
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Ichthyology
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,165
1,256
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antonios Magoulas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,707
1,733
0.304
Genetics
genomics
phylogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,086
1,285
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nadia Papadopoulou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,582
3,142
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,983
1,395
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nikolaos Lampadariou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,235
2,267
0.433
Benthic ecology
meiofauna
biodiversity
free-living marine nematodes
deep sea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,569
1,463
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paraskevi (Vivi) Pitta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,033
2,416
0.480
Microbial Ecology
Structure and function of pelagic mictobial food webs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,953
1,490
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nikos Skoulikidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,949
3,239
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,788
1,533
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
D. Sakellariou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,833
2,355
0.487
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Marine Geology
Underwater Geoarchaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,131
1,682
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thanos Dailianis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
2,845
0.637
Marine Biology
Biodiversity
Marine Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,138
1,744
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Athanassios Machias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
1,696
0.391
Fisheries
Fish biology
Fisheries ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,380
1,768
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anastasios Papadopoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,315
1,732
0.401
Dynamic Meteorology
Numerical Weather Prediction
Environmental Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,816
1,778
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
George Tserpes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,287
1,991
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,125
1,789
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Costas S Tsigenopoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,261
1,784
0.419
fish genomics
population genetics
aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,074
1,846
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vasilis Gerovasileiou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
3,450
0.835
Marine Biodiversity
Marine Caves
Benthic Invertebrates
Sponges
Marine Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,070
1,960
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Manolis Mandalakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,920
1,622
0.414
Bioanalysis
biotechnology
microbiology
environmental chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,693
1,967
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christos D. Maravelias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,909
1,734
0.444
Fisheries
Conservation
Marine Ecosystem and Climate
Fisheries Ecology and Management
Stock Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,911
1,968
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paraskevi Polymenakou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,905
1,920
0.492
Marine Microbiology
Extreme Environments
Biotechnology
Genomic Observatories
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,488
1,976
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Aris Karageorgis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,652
0.424
Sedimentology
geochemistry
particle dynamics
marine optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,309
2,046
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Celia Vassilopoulou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,780
1,776
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,210
2,095
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nikos Papandroulakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
1,988
0.539