Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 88 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Aquatic microbial ecology
ocean biogeochemistry
marine microbiology
microbial oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,885
14,266
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,219
9,948
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecosystem functioning
Marine biodiversity
Food webs
Fisheries
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,173
13,194
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Benthic ecology
Marine conservation
Gelatinous zooplankton
Ocean Literacy
Cnidarian Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,875
4,667
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sex determination
Sex differentiation
Epigenetics
Fish Physiology
Aquaculture & Domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,455
5,545
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Conservation biology
Marine Ecology
Benthic Ecology
Marine Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,030
6,671
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Geology and Geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,585
4,134
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Evolution
Ecology
Metagenomics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,168
8,025
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,817
3,050
0.258
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
oceanography
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,743
2,478
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Geología Marina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,654
3,776
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marine zooplankton ecology
planktonic food webs
microzooplankton
copepods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,328
4,125
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cabled Observatory Science
Circadian Biology
Fishery
Deep-Sea Ecology
Automated Video-iImaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,894
5,155
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecologia Microbiana Marina
Virus marinos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,013
3,103
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
microalgae
diversity
dinoflagellates
life cycle
parasites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,876
2,976
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marine Science
Biological Oceanography
Zooplankton Ecology
Copepods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,579
2,607
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ecotoxicology
Endocrine disruption
Deep-sea
Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,562
2,515
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
paleoclimatologia
oceanografia
canvi climàtic
canvi global
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,356
2,165
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marine Ecology
Benthic-Pelagic coupling
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,230
3,644
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marine Biology
Cephalopoda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,004
2,913
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geociències Marines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,830
2,774
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
marine biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,524
2,368
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Submarine slope instability
continental margin hydrogeology
submarine canyons
glacio-marine depositional systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,970
2,071
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
crabs
decapod crustaceans
stomatopods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,091
1,352
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marine Biology. Ichthyoplankton. Mesopelagic fishes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,777
2,084
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,004
321
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Josep M Gasol
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,885
14,266
0.421
Aquatic microbial ecology
ocean biogeochemistry
marine microbiology
microbial oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,178
519
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ramon Massana
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,219
9,948
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,767
594
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marta Coll
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,173
13,194
0.546
Ecosystem functioning
Marine biodiversity
Food webs
Fisheries
Conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,234
1,041
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Josep-Maria Gili
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,875
4,667
0.277
Benthic ecology
Marine conservation
Gelatinous zooplankton
Ocean Literacy
Cnidarian Taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,141
1,346
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francesc Piferrer
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,455
5,545
0.384
Sex determination
Sex differentiation
Epigenetics
Fish Physiology
Aquaculture & Domestication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,341
1,578
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joaquim Garrabou
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,030
6,671
0.512
Conservation biology
Marine Ecology
Benthic Ecology
Marine Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,500
1,664
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
César R. Ranero
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,585
4,134
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,736
1,759
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ramiro Logares
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,168
8,025
0.660
Evolution
Ecology
Metagenomics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,643
1,848
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Albert Palanques
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,817
3,050
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,312
1,865
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jordi Font Ferré
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,743
2,478
0.211
oceanography
remote sensing
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,068
1,882
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pere Puig
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,654
3,776
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,966
1,967
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Albert Calbet
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,328
4,125
0.364
Marine zooplankton ecology
planktonic food webs
microzooplankton
copepods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,797
2,418
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jacopo Aguzzi
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,894
5,155
0.521
Cabled Observatory Science
Circadian Biology
Fishery
Deep-Sea Ecology
Automated Video-iImaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,230
2,732
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dolors Vaqué
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,013
3,103
0.344
Ecologia Microbiana Marina
Virus marinos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,229
2,798
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Esther Garcés
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,876
2,976
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,701
2,945
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Enric Saiz
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,579
2,607
0.304
Marine Science
Biological Oceanography
Zooplankton Ecology
Copepods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,001
2,964
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Montserrat Sole
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,562
2,515
0.294
Ecotoxicology
Endocrine disruption
Deep-sea
Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,250
3,062
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carles Pelejero
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,356
2,165
0.259
paleoclimatologia
oceanografia
canvi climàtic
canvi global
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,308
3,127
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marta Ribes
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,230
3,644
0.443
Marine Ecology
Benthic-Pelagic coupling
Global Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,204
3,253
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Roger Villanueva
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,004
2,913
0.364
Marine Biology
Cephalopoda
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,401
3,351
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eulàlia Gràcia Mont
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,830
2,774
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,275
3,533
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Celia Marrase
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,524
2,368
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,888
3,941
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Roger Urgeles
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,970
2,071
0.297
Submarine slope instability
continental margin hydrogeology
submarine canyons
glacio-marine depositional systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,127
4,702
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pere Abelló
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,091
1,352
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,604
4,999
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pilar Olivar
Institut de Ciències del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,777
2,084
0.361
Marine Biology. Ichthyoplankton. Mesopelagic fishes