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
Ecologie du sol
Sciences de l'environnement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,046
13,420
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Evolutionary biology
biodiversity dynamics
bioinformatics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,215
16,435
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Afrique
anthropologie
méthodes qualitatices
politiques publiques
système de santé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,354
8,454
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
AI
data science
HPC
microbiome modelling
translational applications in cardiometabolic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,925
15,778
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Machine Learning
Data Science
Abstraction
Metagenomics
NLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,590
11,103
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,786
9,221
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Macroecology
freshwaters
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,329
9,206
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecologie et evolution des maladies infectieuses
biodiversité et maladies infectieuses
changement climatique et maladies infec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,511
6,065
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
genetics and evolution of infectious diseases
political science.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,498
2,991
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
UNFCCC
NDC
AFOLU Mitigation and Adaptation
GHG balance and NEXT and ABC-Map FAO Tool
Soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,463
8,113
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Global Health
Equity
Health Financing & Systems
Evaluation
Health Policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,113
10,294
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,976
11,519
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Entomologie
Génétique
Ecologie
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,916
6,718
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Amazon Hydrology
Sediment transport
Karstology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,209
5,946
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
sols
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,201
4,846
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant Systematic
Biogeography
Biology of Conservation and Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,200
9,656
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,947
3,917
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ecology
soil ecology
earthworm
nutrient cycling
savanna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,903
7,104
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,460
8,761
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,454
4,679
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
macro-ecology
reef fishes
stable isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,443
6,753
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Malaria
Infectious diseases
Mass Gathering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,220
6,631
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
coral reef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,102
5,059
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
radar
GNSS-R
remote sensing
airborne microwave instrumentation
water resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,712
7,927
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Climate variability
hydrology
Amazon basin
extreme events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,158
9,080
0.747
Patrick Lavelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,046
13,420
0.327
Ecologie du sol
Sciences de l'environnement
Emmanuel Paradis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,215
16,435
0.563
Evolutionary biology
biodiversity dynamics
bioinformatics
biostatistics
Jean-Pierre OLIVIER de SARDAN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,354
8,454
0.362
Afrique
anthropologie
méthodes qualitatices
politiques publiques
système de santé
Edi Prifti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,925
15,778
0.720
AI
data science
HPC
microbiome modelling
translational applications in cardiometabolic diseases
Jean-Daniel Zucker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,590
11,103
0.514
Machine Learning
Data Science
Abstraction
Metagenomics
NLP
Olivier Dangles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,786
9,221
0.444
Thierry Oberdorff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,329
9,206
0.453
Macroecology
freshwaters
global change
Guegan Jean-Francois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,511
6,065
0.328
Ecologie et evolution des maladies infectieuses
biodiversité et maladies infectieuses
changement climatique et maladies infec
Michel Tibayrenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,498
2,991
0.162
genetics and evolution of infectious diseases
political science.
Martial Bernoux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,463
8,113
0.465
UNFCCC
NDC
AFOLU Mitigation and Adaptation
GHG balance and NEXT and ABC-Map FAO Tool
Soil
Valéry Ridde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,113
10,294
0.639
Global Health
Equity
Health Financing & Systems
Evaluation
Health Policies
Yunne-Jai Shin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,976
11,519
0.721
frederic simard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,916
6,718
0.422
Entomologie
Génétique
Ecologie
Evolution
Jean Loup GUYOT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,209
5,946
0.391
Amazon Hydrology
Sediment transport
Karstology
Valentin Christian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,201
4,846
0.319
Bonaventure Sonké
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,200
9,656
0.680
Plant Systematic
Biogeography
Biology of Conservation and Ecology
Philippe Cury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,947
3,917
0.281
Sébastien Barot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,903
7,104
0.511
Ecology
soil ecology
earthworm
nutrient cycling
savanna
Mediannikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,460
8,761
0.651
Patrick Durand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,454
4,679
0.348
Michel Kulbicki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,443
6,753
0.502
macro-ecology
reef fishes
stable isotopes
Cheikh sokhna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,220
6,631
0.502
Serge Andrefouet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,102
5,059
0.386
Mehrez Zribi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,712
7,927
0.624
radar
GNSS-R
remote sensing
airborne microwave instrumentation
water resources
Jhan Carlo Espinoza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,158
9,080
0.747
Climate variability
hydrology
Amazon basin
extreme events