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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 69 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
plant ecology
biodiversity
biological invasions
macroecology
conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,294
53,078
0.495
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant genetics
cytogenetics
physical genome mapping
flow cytometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,064
20,359
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
biological invasions
plant ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,552
23,964
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
invasion biology
microbial ecology
mycorrhizal fung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,389
8,755
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
forest ecology
ecological modelling
topoclimatology
species distribution modelling
spatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,801
6,954
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plant taxonomy
biosystematics
microevolution
breeding behaviour
phytogeograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,438
3,860
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
plant ecology
biodiversity
global change
forest ecology
historical ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
4,721
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
vegetation ecology
microclimate
forest ecology
terrain analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,238
5,633
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
botany
vegetation ecology
invasion ecology
environment polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,234
4,786
0.662
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
community ecology
functional diversity
dispersa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,891
4,129
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
botanik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
1,507
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
botany
ecology
molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
1,798
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Invasion scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
4,636
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
invasion scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,161
3,917
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,014
3,258
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,941
2,402
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
vegetation
human induced changes
remote sensing
GI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,793
3,112
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant sexual reproduction
plant development
pollen
transcriptomics
proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
1,858
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Botany
seeds
invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,646
3,015
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
plant biosystematics
plant reproduction systems
biogeograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,565
1,810
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
genetics
ecology
evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,560
1,214
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
tree rings
tropical cyclones
climate change
forest ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,379
3,627
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant ecology
Forest ecology
Microclimate
Species distribution
Historical ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,115
3,647
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
plant evolution
flow cytometry
polyploidy
orchid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
1,476
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
plant cell biology
tip growth
phospholipid signaling
vesicle trafficking
reactive oxygen specie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,101
1,407
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,980
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Petr Pyšek
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,294
53,078
0.495
plant ecology
biodiversity
biological invasions
macroecology
conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,839
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jaroslav Dolezel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,064
20,359
0.433
plant genetics
cytogenetics
physical genome mapping
flow cytometr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,028
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jan Pergl
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,552
23,964
0.638
biological invasions
plant ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,263
93
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Petr Kohout
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,389
8,755
0.707
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
invasion biology
microbial ecology
mycorrhizal fung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,213
133
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Wild
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,801
6,954
0.710
forest ecology
ecological modelling
topoclimatology
species distribution modelling
spatia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,662
220
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zdenek Kaplan
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,438
3,860
0.519
plant taxonomy
biosystematics
microevolution
breeding behaviour
phytogeograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,362
227
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Radim Hédl
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
4,721
0.650
plant ecology
biodiversity
global change
forest ecology
historical ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,865
229
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Kopecký
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,238
5,633
0.778
vegetation ecology
microclimate
forest ecology
terrain analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,951
230
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Petr Petřík
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,234
4,786
0.662
botany
vegetation ecology
invasion ecology
environment polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,810
258
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lars Götzenberger
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,891
4,129
0.599
community ecology
functional diversity
dispersa
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,610
349
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
František Krahulec
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
1,507
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,444
353
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jan Kirschner
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
1,798
0.317
botany
ecology
molecular biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,564
367
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ana Novoa
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
4,636
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,719
391
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kateřina Štajerová
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,161
3,917
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,742
401
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martina Réblová
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,014
3,258
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,724
407
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jana Navrátilová
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,941
2,402
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,163
422
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jana Müllerová
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,793
3,112
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,506
424
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Honys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
1,858
0.388
Plant sexual reproduction
plant development
pollen
transcriptomics
proteomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,733
441
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lenka Moravcova
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,646
3,015
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,674
458
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jindřich Chrtek
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,565
1,810
0.396
plant biosystematics
plant reproduction systems
biogeograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,950
461
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Igor Bartish
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,560
1,214
0.266
genetics
ecology
evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,757
486
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jan Altman
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,379
3,627
0.828
tree rings
tropical cyclones
climate change
forest ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,387
524
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martin Macek
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,115
3,647
0.886
Plant ecology
Forest ecology
Microclimate
Species distribution
Historical ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,996
672
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pavel Trávníček
Institute of Botany CAS
Průhonice, Czech Republic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
1,476
0.427
plant evolution
flow cytometry
polyploidy
orchid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,570
783
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martin Potocký
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,101
1,407
0.454
plant cell biology
tip growth
phospholipid signaling
vesicle trafficking
reactive oxygen specie