Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 135 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
Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,109
25,628
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,003
13,139
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
soil science
biogeochemistry
environmental science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,965
10,618
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
computer science
visualization
visualisation
grid computing
eresearch
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,356
9,431
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Food Biochemistry
Toxic components in foods
Oxalates in foods
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,496
4,807
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Greenhouse gas emissions
soil science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,325
5,878
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,785
6,098
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
insect control
biological control
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,900
3,307
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Agriculture
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,332
2,761
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,021
2,079
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Climate change
adaptation
economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,915
3,358
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Agricultural Economics
Development Economics
Applied Econometrics
Impact Evaluation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,656
6,357
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,566
1,596
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
protein AND calpain
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
3,674
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
tourism
planning
impact assessment
zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,236
1,683
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,104
2,382
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
resource economics
environmental economics
ecological economics
biodiversity
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,774
1,682
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sport Science
Exercise Physiology
Physical Activity
Altitude Training
Performance Measurement
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,663
2,861
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
computational ecology
ecological informatics
entomology
biosecurity
ecoclimatic assessment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,578
2,085
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ecology
evolution
statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,450
3,115
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biosecurity
Diagnostics
Entomology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,307
1,549
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,139
1,017
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
polar tourism
impacts of tourism
arctic tourism
antarctic tourism
last-chance tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,168
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Forest Ecology
Conservation Biology
Urban Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,771
868
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Pathology
mycology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,671
2,050
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,353
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philip Hulme
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,109
25,628
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,720
46
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
S Wratten
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,003
13,139
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,011
87
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leo Condron
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,965
10,618
0.394
soil science
biogeochemistry
environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,520
217
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stuart Charters
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,356
9,431
0.577
computer science
visualization
visualisation
grid computing
eresearch
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,268
303
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
GP Savage
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,496
4,807
0.356
Food Biochemistry
Toxic components in foods
Oxalates in foods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,439
347
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
T Clough
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,325
5,878
0.477
Greenhouse gas emissions
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,181
421
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christopher Gan
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,785
6,098
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,828
562
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Travis Glare
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,900
3,307
0.372
insect control
biological control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,107
717
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Derrick Moot
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,332
2,761
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,714
756
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicholas Dickinson
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,021
2,079
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,070
767
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anita Wreford
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,915
3,358
0.486
Climate change
adaptation
economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,525
791
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wanglin Ma
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,656
6,357
0.955
Agricultural Economics
Development Economics
Applied Econometrics
Impact Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,460
807
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Hampton
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,566
1,596
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,735
821
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James David Morton
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
3,674
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,111
847
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David G Simmons
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,236
1,683
0.270
tourism
planning
impact assessment
zealand
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,683
868
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jon Hickford
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,104
2,382
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,618
930
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ross Cullen
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,774
1,682
0.291
resource economics
environmental economics
ecological economics
biodiversity
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,039
949
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hamlin MJ
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,663
2,861
0.505
Sport Science
Exercise Physiology
Physical Activity
Altitude Training
Performance Measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,156
971
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sue Worner
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,578
2,085
0.374
computational ecology
ecological informatics
entomology
biosecurity
ecoclimatic assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,037
997
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William Godsoe
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,450
3,115
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,530
1,040
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Karen Armstrong
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,307
1,549
0.292
Biosecurity
Diagnostics
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,414
1,075
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Palmer
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,139
1,017
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,029
1,176
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Emma J Stewart
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,168
0.453
polar tourism
impacts of tourism
arctic tourism
antarctic tourism
last-chance tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,522
1,180
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Glenn H Stewart
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,771
868
0.182
Forest Ecology
Conservation Biology
Urban Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,863
1,203
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eirian Jones
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,671
2,050
0.439