Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 78 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
Germany
Martin Wikelski
bio-logging
physiology
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,823
19,024
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Iain Couzin|Iain D. Couzin, ID Couzin, I Couzin
Collective behavior
collective behaviour
animal behavior
behavioral ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,867
15,772
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Kamran Safi
Biology
Animal Behaviour
Ecology
Chiroptera
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,276
5,568
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Meg Crofoot
Behavioral Ecology
Movement ecology
Collective Behavior
Primatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,133
3,991
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Bart Kranstauber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,342
3,357
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Jesko Partecke
Animal behaviour
ecology
evolution
bird migration
partial migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,223
2,350
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Dina Kea Noanoa Dechmann
evolution of sociality
animal movement
energetic strategies and ecological niche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
2,897
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Lucy Aplin
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Culture
Animal Cognition
Social Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
3,162
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
Sarah C. Davidson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,739
2,903
0.776

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Germany
Andrea Kölzsch
Movement ecology of migratory geese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,329
1,868
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Germany
Anne K. Scharf
Biology
Conservation
Ecology
Carnivores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,407
1,552
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Andrea Flack
animal behaviour
bird migration
movement ecology
collective behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,753
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Angelina Ruiz-Lambides
Primate Behavior
Behavioral Management
Ecology
Captive Population Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
1,269
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Germany
Edward Hurme
Movement Ecology
Foraging
Bats
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
1,516
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
Alex L Jordan
social evolution
sexual selection
behaviour
mate choice
cichlids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,807
1,134
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
Roi Harel
movement ecology
decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,262
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Germany
Conor Heins
Machine learning
probabilistic machine learning
collective behavior
active inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
1,528
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Germany
Carlos David Da Silva Oliveira Dos Santos
Behavioural Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
826
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Germany
Mäggi Hieber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
389
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germany
Hannah J Williams
Animal Movement
Behavioural Ecology
Bio-logging
Soaring Flight
Sensory Collectives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
1,336
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Germany
Liang Li
Collective behaviour
biophysics
bioengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
1,266
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germany
Ivan Pokrovsky
Ecology
Avian biology
Migration
Arctic
Bio-logging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
1,051
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Germany
Blair R. Costelloe
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
1,120
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Germany
Elham Nourani
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
778
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,670
Germany
539
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Martin Wikelski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,823
19,024
0.434
bio-logging
physiology
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,018
Germany
849
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Iain Couzin|Iain D. Couzin, ID Couzin, I Couzin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,867
15,772
0.466
Collective behavior
collective behaviour
animal behavior
behavioral ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,503
Germany
4,251
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kamran Safi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,276
5,568
0.542
Biology
Animal Behaviour
Ecology
Chiroptera
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,910
Germany
7,173
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Meg Crofoot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,133
3,991
0.651
Behavioral Ecology
Movement ecology
Collective Behavior
Primatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,962
Germany
8,069
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bart Kranstauber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,342
3,357
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,258
Germany
8,215
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jesko Partecke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,223
2,350
0.450
Animal behaviour
ecology
evolution
bird migration
partial migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,555
Germany
8,326
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dina Kea Noanoa Dechmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
2,897
0.564
evolution of sociality
animal movement
energetic strategies and ecological niche
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,779
Germany
8,621
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lucy Aplin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
3,162
0.641
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Culture
Animal Cognition
Social Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,802
Germany
10,754
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sarah C. Davidson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,739
2,903
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,487
Germany
11,718
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrea Kölzsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,329
1,868
0.561

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,218
Germany
14,660
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anne K. Scharf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,407
1,552
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,029
Germany
15,249
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrea Flack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,753
0.776
animal behaviour
bird migration
movement ecology
collective behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,180
Germany
16,700
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angelina Ruiz-Lambides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
1,269
0.653
Primate Behavior
Behavioral Management
Ecology
Captive Population Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,456
Germany
16,802
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edward Hurme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
1,516
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,783
Germany
17,455
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alex L Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,807
1,134
0.628
social evolution
sexual selection
behaviour
mate choice
cichlids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,705
Germany
17,542
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Roi Harel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,262
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,780
Germany
18,139
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Conor Heins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
1,528
0.906
Machine learning
probabilistic machine learning
collective behavior
active inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,300
Germany
18,311
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carlos David Da Silva Oliveira Dos Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
826
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,488
Germany
18,945
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mäggi Hieber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
389
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,404
Germany
19,135
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hannah J Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
1,336
0.875
Animal Movement
Behavioural Ecology
Bio-logging
Soaring Flight
Sensory Collectives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,235
Germany
20,274
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Liang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
1,266
0.925
Collective behaviour
biophysics
bioengineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,700
Germany
20,697
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ivan Pokrovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
1,051
0.803
Ecology
Avian biology
Migration
Arctic
Bio-logging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,968
Germany
21,861
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Blair R. Costelloe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
1,120
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,563
Germany
23,047
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Louis Van Schalkwyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
844
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,412
Germany
23,349
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elham Nourani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
778
0.760
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