Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Met Office 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
climate modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,725
15,166
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Climate
Carbon
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,789
20,601
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Predictability
North Atlantic Oscillation
teleconnections
El Nino
stratosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,970
14,494
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Statistics
Verification
Meteorology
Meta-analysis
Mendelian Randomization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,635
13,136
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
African and tropical climate change and variability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,331
8,773
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,973
4,130
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Climate Change
Radiative Forcing
Climate Sensitivity
Hydrological Cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,239
13,067
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Orchid growing and hybridising
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,216
6,425
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cloud feedback
climate model evaluation
radiative forcing
hydrological cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,800
7,961
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
climate
ocean
high resolution
modelling
tropical cyclones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,266
9,416
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
earth system
aerosols
carbon cycle
climate feedbacks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,485
6,956
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,670
6,322
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
oceanography
climate change
sea level
Earth's energy budget
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,914
10,129
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Atmospheric chemistry
methane
climate feedbacks
Earth System modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,811
7,886
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
climate change
climate impacts
food security
agriculture
land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,783
4,762
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ocean forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,868
7,969
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,814
7,894
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cyclostratigraphy
hydrology
climatology
meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,646
5,327
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,817
3,500
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Data Assimilation
Numerical Weather Prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,585
2,545
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
permafrost
climate modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,120
6,629
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
climate science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,685
1,549
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
global climate change
air pollution
methane
biogenic voc
ecosystem fires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,435
4,759
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
climate
climate prediction
oceanography
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,179
6,117
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Climate
Climate Extremes
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,040
5,240
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,835
2,016
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
CA Senior
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,725
15,166
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,997
2,105
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andy Wiltshire
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,789
20,601
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,679
2,576
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Adam Scaife
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,970
14,494
0.580
Predictability
North Atlantic Oscillation
teleconnections
El Nino
stratosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,328
2,628
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roger Harbord
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,635
13,136
0.533
Statistics
Verification
Meteorology
Meta-analysis
Mendelian Randomization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,846
3,050
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David P Rowell
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,331
8,773
0.393
African and tropical climate change and variability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,669
3,124
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul van der Linden
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,973
4,130
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,095
3,495
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Timothy Andrews
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,239
13,067
0.646
Climate Change
Radiative Forcing
Climate Sensitivity
Hydrological Cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,986
3,754
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rob Allan
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,216
6,425
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,269
3,859
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark J. Webb
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,800
7,961
0.423
Cloud feedback
climate model evaluation
radiative forcing
hydrological cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,619
5,018
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Malcolm Roberts
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,266
9,416
0.617
climate
ocean
high resolution
modelling
tropical cyclones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,824
5,367
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ben Booth
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,485
6,956
0.480
earth system
aerosols
carbon cycle
climate feedbacks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,819
5,777
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Best
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,670
6,322
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,874
6,199
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew D. Palmer
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,914
10,129
0.784
oceanography
climate change
sea level
Earth's energy budget
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,629
6,256
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fiona M O'Connor
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,811
7,886
0.616
Atmospheric chemistry
methane
climate feedbacks
Earth System modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,845
6,278
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pete Falloon
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,783
4,762
0.373
climate change
climate impacts
food security
agriculture
land use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,827
6,821
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matthew Martin
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,868
7,969
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,263
6,863
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elizabeth Kendon
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,814
7,894
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,715
6,983
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Graham P. Weedon
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,646
5,327
0.457
Cyclostratigraphy
hydrology
climatology
meteorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,433
7,579
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gareth S Jones
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,817
3,500
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,777
7,734
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew Lorenc
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,585
2,545
0.240
Data Assimilation
Numerical Weather Prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,708
8,114
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eleanor Burke
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,120
6,629
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,689
8,492
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Timothy D. Mitchell
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,685
1,549
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,768
8,710
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gerd Folberth
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,435
4,759
0.504
global climate change
air pollution
methane
biogenic voc
ecosystem fires
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,197
8,949
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nick Dunstone
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,179
6,117
0.666
climate
climate prediction
oceanography
astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,067
9,092
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert JH Dunn
Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,040
5,240
0.580
Climate
Climate Extremes
Astronomy
Astrophysics