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
41,046
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,596
245
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,253
454
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Emmanuel Paradis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,215
16,435
0.563
Evolutionary biology
biodiversity dynamics
bioinformatics
biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,464
668
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,463
736
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,247
755
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,242
806
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Olivier Dangles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,786
9,221
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,479
830
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thierry Oberdorff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,329
9,206
0.453
Macroecology
freshwaters
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,794
958
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,835
961
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,594
1,076
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,093
1,216
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,733
1,233
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yunne-Jai Shin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,976
11,519
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,011
1,241
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
frederic simard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,916
6,718
0.422
Entomologie
Génétique
Ecologie
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,392
1,346
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean Loup GUYOT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,209
5,946
0.391
Amazon Hydrology
Sediment transport
Karstology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,427
1,347
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Valentin Christian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,201
4,846
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,897
1,493
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,474
1,545
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philippe Cury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,947
3,917
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,756
1,555
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,554
1,619
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mediannikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,460
8,761
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,601
1,621
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patrick Durand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,454
4,679
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,665
1,624
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michel Kulbicki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,443
6,753
0.502
macro-ecology
reef fishes
stable isotopes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,116
1,680
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cheikh sokhna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,220
6,631
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,957
1,709
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Serge Andrefouet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,102
5,059
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,665
1,778
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,788
1,901
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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