Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 963 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
Drowning
farm safety
injury prevention
public health
safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,774
71,432
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Coral Reefs
climate change
resilience
ecology
coral reef ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,446
39,558
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Conservation Biology
Tropical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,808
38,788
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Systematic Conservation Planning
Sustainable Management
Integrated Coastal Planning
Decision Support Systems
Marine Protecte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,693
12,554
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,977
13,527
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
global change biology
tropical ecology
tropical biology
climate change biology
macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,802
17,157
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Injury
Epidemiology/Research Methods
Paediatrics
Mental Health/Substance Use
Emergency and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,603
15,607
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Host-Pathogen Interaction
Vaccines
Micronutrient
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,797
28,686
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Coral Reef Science
Coral Biology and Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,771
14,533
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecology
Marine Biology
Conservation
Fish
Coral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,240
9,536
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,831
13,435
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Coral Reef Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,421
15,373
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Landscape Ecology
Conservation
Social-Ecological Systems
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,969
15,502
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sharks and rays
elasmobranch fisheries
acoustic telemetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,259
16,242
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
reef fish ecology. climate change. ocean acidification.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,247
12,096
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,019
10,311
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
host-parasite interactions
drug discovery
inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,438
11,042
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
vascular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,047
15,600
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
environmental change
stable isotopes
radiocarbon
geoarchaeology
biochar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,705
12,552
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
social-ecological systems
geography
small-scale fisheries
human dimensions
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,704
13,430
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
macroalgae
bioremediation
bioproducts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,799
10,178
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Control of communicable diseases in humans and animals
research capacity building
tropical medicine
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,201
5,400
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mangrove Ecology and Biogeography
Marine Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,865
9,735
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Resilience
Coral reefs
functional ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,557
14,427
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Linguistic typology
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,321
7,954
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,064
69
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard C Franklin
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,774
71,432
0.568
Drowning
farm safety
injury prevention
public health
safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,917
106
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Terry Hughes
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,446
39,558
0.375
Coral Reefs
climate change
resilience
ecology
coral reef ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,297
132
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William F Laurance
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,808
38,788
0.393
Conservation Biology
Tropical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,709
423
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bob Pressey
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,693
12,554
0.258
Systematic Conservation Planning
Sustainable Management
Integrated Coastal Planning
Decision Support Systems
Marine Protecte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,980
441
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonathan Lloyd
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,977
13,527
0.282
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,767
471
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen E Williams
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,802
17,157
0.375
global change biology
tropical ecology
tropical biology
climate change biology
macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,286
487
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kerrianne Watt
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,603
15,607
0.350
Injury
Epidemiology/Research Methods
Paediatrics
Mental Health/Substance Use
Emergency and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,148
521
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bemnet Amare Tedla
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,797
28,686
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,446
639
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bette L Willis
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,771
14,533
0.375
Coral Reef Science
Coral Biology and Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,801
655
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Geoffrey P Jones
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,240
9,536
0.249
Ecology
Marine Biology
Conservation
Fish
Coral
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,238
761
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Susan GW Laurance
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,831
13,435
0.386
Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,458
820
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew H Baird
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,421
15,373
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,877
842
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Graeme S Cumming
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,969
15,502
0.470
Landscape Ecology
Conservation
Social-Ecological Systems
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,583
889
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Colin Simpfendorfer
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,259
16,242
0.503
Sharks and rays
elasmobranch fisheries
acoustic telemetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,596
890
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philip Munday
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,247
12,096
0.375
reef fish ecology. climate change. ocean acidification.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,835
900
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philip Pearce
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,019
10,311
0.322
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,436
917
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alex Loukas
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,438
11,042
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,831
935
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jonathan Golledge
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,047
15,600
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,449
1,010
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bird Michael I
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,705
12,552
0.423
environmental change
stable isotopes
radiocarbon
geoarchaeology
biochar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,901
1,140
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joshua Cinner
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,704
13,430
0.485
social-ecological systems
geography
small-scale fisheries
human dimensions
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,914
1,274
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rocky De Nys
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,799
10,178
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,778
1,402
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rick Speare
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,201
5,400
0.223
Control of communicable diseases in humans and animals
research capacity building
tropical medicine
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,449
1,430
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Norman C Duke
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,865
9,735
0.408
Mangrove Ecology and Biogeography
Marine Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,052
1,460
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew Hoey
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,557
14,427
0.612
Resilience
Coral reefs
functional ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,443
1,481
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alexandra Aikhenvald
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,321
7,954
0.341
Linguistic typology
linguistics