Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Bats
Stable isotopes
physiological ecology
energetics
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,878
10,105
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
behavioral ecology
mammalogy
conservation biology
evolutionary epidemiology
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,922
5,622
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Applied Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,220
5,677
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,591
4,145
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wildlife Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,083
3,813
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,717
4,851
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Conservation Biology
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,867
2,764
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
conservation medicine
wildlife diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,711
2,827
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
behaviour
conservation
demography
ecology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
2,637
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,358
2,807
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
1,127
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
ecological immunology
wildlife population health
conservation physiology
host-parasite interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,063
2,005
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
conservation biology
terrestrial mammals ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
2,196
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wildlife disease microbiology
bacteria + blood protozoa
emerging bacterial pathogens
host-specific bacterial adaptat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,361
1,556
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Conservation Science
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
1,262
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Dispersal
Mate choice
Sexual conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
831
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Genetics
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
451
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
ecology
big cats
human wildlife conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,477
1,232
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Movement Ecology
Disease Ecology
Theoretical Ecology
Agent-Based Modeling
Data Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
1,122
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
717
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
503
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bats
Animal Migration
Conservation Biology
Stable Isotope Ecology
Marine Mammals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
461
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stable isotopes
Ecology
Biomineralization
Palaeoenvironment
Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
600
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
behavioural ecology
demography
disease ecology
wildlife conservation
ethology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
396
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
436
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,030
2,218
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian C. Voigt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,878
10,105
0.599
Bats
Stable isotopes
physiological ecology
energetics
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,493
3,197
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Heribert Hofer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,922
5,622
0.435
behavioral ecology
mammalogy
conservation biology
evolutionary epidemiology
evolutionary biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,077
4,706
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
S Kramer-Schadt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,220
5,677
0.616
Applied Ecology
Ecological Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,022
5,051
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arne Ludwig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,591
4,145
0.482
Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,294
5,369
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Hildebrandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,083
3,813
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,705
6,455
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Wilting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,717
4,851
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,218
7,334
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joerns Fickel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,867
2,764
0.471
Conservation Biology
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,959
8,821
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oliver Krone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,711
2,827
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,871
10,694
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alexandre Courtiol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
2,637
0.715
behaviour
conservation
demography
ecology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,760
11,454
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Viktoriia Radchuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,358
2,807
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,877
12,089
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gayle K Mcewen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
1,127
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,267
12,234
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gí¡bor í. Czirjí¡k
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,063
2,005
0.655
ecological immunology
wildlife population health
conservation physiology
host-parasite interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,531
12,482
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Azlan Mohamed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
2,196
0.737
conservation biology
terrestrial mammals ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,993
14,601
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kristin Mühldorfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,361
1,556
0.659
Wildlife disease microbiology
bacteria + blood protozoa
emerging bacterial pathogens
host-specific bacterial adaptat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,638
16,818
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Mathai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
1,262
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,864
18,463
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oliver P. Höner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
831
0.521
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Dispersal
Mate choice
Sexual conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,611
18,888
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dietmar Lieckfeldt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
451
0.295
Genetics
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,597
19,214
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joerg Melzheimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,477
1,232
0.834
ecology
big cats
human wildlife conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,753
21,465
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cédric Scherer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
1,122
0.945
Movement Ecology
Disease Ecology
Theoretical Ecology
Agent-Based Modeling
Data Visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
660,185
22,793
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel W Förster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
717
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,743
25,417
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jan Axtner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
503
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,632
25,895
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linn Sophia Lehnert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
461
0.587
Bats
Animal Migration
Conservation Biology
Stable Isotope Ecology
Marine Mammals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,762
27,563
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stefania Milano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
600
0.897
Stable isotopes
Ecology
Biomineralization
Palaeoenvironment
Archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,384
28,519
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sarah Benhaiem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
396
0.647
behavioural ecology
demography
disease ecology
wildlife conservation
ethology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,768
29,443
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shannon E. Currie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
436
0.779