Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement 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
Ecologie du sol
Sciences de l'environnement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,316
13,660
0.331
* 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
29,466
16,680
0.566
* 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
23,487
8,559
0.364
* 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
22,191
16,029
0.722
* 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
21,768
11,274
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,953
9,370
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Macroecology
freshwaters
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,500
9,378
0.457
* 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
18,625
6,172
0.331
* 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
18,557
3,032
0.163
* 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
17,649
8,286
0.469
* 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
16,354
10,534
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
marine ecosystems
fisheries
climate change
ecosystem model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,227
11,770
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Entomologie
Génétique
Ecologie
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,059
6,855
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Amazon Hydrology
Sediment transport
Karstology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,276
6,007
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
sols
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,262
4,895
0.321
* 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
14,462
9,913
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecology
soil ecology
earthworm
nutrient cycling
savanna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,029
7,222
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,010
3,973
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,634
8,928
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
macro-ecology
reef fishes
stable isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,620
6,919
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,530
4,746
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Malaria
Infectious diseases
Mass Gathering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,348
6,754
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
coral reef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,221
5,167
0.391
* 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
12,843
8,054
0.627
* 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
12,342
9,256
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,551
244
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Patrick Lavelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,316
13,660
0.331
Ecologie du sol
Sciences de l'environnement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,084
450
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Emmanuel Paradis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,466
16,680
0.566
Evolutionary biology
biodiversity dynamics
bioinformatics
biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,355
662
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean-Pierre OLIVIER de SARDAN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,487
8,559
0.364
Afrique
anthropologie
méthodes qualitatices
politiques publiques
système de santé
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,011
724
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Edi Prifti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,191
16,029
0.722
AI
data science
HPC
microbiome modelling
translational applications in cardiometabolic diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,991
750
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean-Daniel Zucker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,768
11,274
0.518
Machine Learning
Data Science
Abstraction
Metagenomics
NLP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,010
800
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Olivier Dangles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,953
9,370
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,215
821
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thierry Oberdorff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,500
9,378
0.457
Macroecology
freshwaters
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,624
954
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guegan Jean-Francois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,625
6,172
0.331
Ecologie et evolution des maladies infectieuses
biodiversité et maladies infectieuses
changement climatique et maladies infec
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,832
960
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michel Tibayrenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,557
3,032
0.163
genetics and evolution of infectious diseases
political science.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,125
1,067
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martial Bernoux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,649
8,286
0.469
UNFCCC
NDC
AFOLU Mitigation and Adaptation
GHG balance and NEXT and ABC-Map FAO Tool
Soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,222
1,189
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Valéry Ridde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,354
10,534
0.644
Global Health
Equity
Health Financing & Systems
Evaluation
Health Policies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,830
1,207
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yunne-Jai Shin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,227
11,770
0.725
marine ecosystems
fisheries
climate change
ecosystem model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,624
1,228
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
frederic simard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,059
6,855
0.427
Entomologie
Génétique
Ecologie
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,320
1,342
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean Loup GUYOT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,276
6,007
0.393
Amazon Hydrology
Sediment transport
Karstology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,387
1,344
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Valentin Christian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,262
4,895
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,671
1,458
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bonaventure Sonké
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,462
9,913
0.685
Plant Systematic
Biogeography
Biology of Conservation and Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,234
1,534
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sébastien Barot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,029
7,222
0.515
Ecology
soil ecology
earthworm
nutrient cycling
savanna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,367
1,539
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philippe Cury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,010
3,973
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,724
1,591
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mediannikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,634
8,928
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,821
1,593
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michel Kulbicki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,620
6,919
0.508
macro-ecology
reef fishes
stable isotopes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,392
1,612
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patrick Durand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,530
4,746
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,553
1,660
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cheikh sokhna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,348
6,754
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,461
1,695
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Serge Andrefouet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,221
5,167
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,048
1,765
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mehrez Zribi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,843
8,054
0.627
radar
GNSS-R
remote sensing
airborne microwave instrumentation
water resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,663
1,867
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jhan Carlo Espinoza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,342
9,256
0.750
Climate variability
hydrology
Amazon basin
extreme events