Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology 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
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,668
20,108
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biogeochemistry
toxicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,779
5,080
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
ecosystems
soil
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,862
9,517
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biogeochemistry
peatland carbon cycling
water quality
dissolved organic carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,251
10,202
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,840
9,652
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
microbial ecology
soil
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,859
8,686
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Greenhouse gases
nitrogen
agriculture
nitric oxide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,309
8,358
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
macroecology
biodiversity
ecology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,433
12,664
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
micrometeorology
biosphere-atmosphere exchange
reactive trace gases
aerosol chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,371
8,611
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Impact of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,865
7,595
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Soil Science
Ecohydrology
Ecosystem Services
Soil Physics
Soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,728
10,995
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
atmospheric chemistry
air pollution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,500
5,390
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Pollution and Ecotoxicology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,951
9,929
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Molecular microbial ecology. Soil.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,703
11,878
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,683
8,813
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biogeochemistry
Soil & Water Quality
Environmental Modelling
Ecosystem Services
Catchment Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,333
4,447
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Fish ecotoxicology
stress biology
fish behaviour
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,233
3,375
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
climate change impacts and adaptation
natural capital
ecosystem services
scenarios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,102
7,628
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Environmental Governance
Ornithology
Zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,717
2,190
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
hydrological forecasting
flood
drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,247
8,183
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
population ecology
climate change
citizen science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,934
9,691
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Environmental Change
Acidification
Dissolved Organic Carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,387
4,898
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Air Pollution
Health Effects
Ecosystem Effects
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,611
8,396
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Natural pest control
Polination ecology
Agroecology
Ecosystem services
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,607
8,550
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
hydrology
climatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,806
8,278
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,112
1,501
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James M Bullock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,668
20,108
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,918
2,602
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edward Tipping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,779
5,080
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,624
2,766
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bridget Emmett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,862
9,517
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,877
3,064
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chris Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,251
10,202
0.458
Biogeochemistry
peatland carbon cycling
water quality
dissolved organic carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,824
3,135
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonathan G Evans
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,840
9,652
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,241
3,341
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark J Bailey
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,859
8,686
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,713
3,469
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ute Skiba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,309
8,358
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,178
3,680
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nick İsaac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,433
12,664
0.652
macroecology
biodiversity
ecology
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,347
3,696
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eiko Nemitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,371
8,611
0.445
micrometeorology
biosphere-atmosphere exchange
reactive trace gases
aerosol chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,856
3,829
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew C. Johnson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,865
7,595
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,299
3,870
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David A. Robinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,728
10,995
0.587
Soil Science
Ecohydrology
Ecosystem Services
Soil Physics
Soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,048
3,929
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Neil Cape
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,500
5,390
0.291
atmospheric chemistry
air pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,978
4,085
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Spurgeon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,951
9,929
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,910
4,165
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Griffiths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,703
11,878
0.671
Molecular microbial ecology. Soil.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,985
4,173
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard Pywell
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,683
8,813
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,324
4,278
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bernard Jackson Cosby Jr
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,333
4,447
0.257
Biogeochemistry
Soil & Water Quality
Environmental Modelling
Ecosystem Services
Catchment Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,803
4,634
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tom G Pottinger
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,233
3,375
0.208
Fish ecotoxicology
stress biology
fish behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,235
5,074
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paula Harrison
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,102
7,628
0.505
climate change impacts and adaptation
natural capital
ecosystem services
scenarios
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,250
5,260
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert E Kenward
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,717
2,190
0.149
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Environmental Governance
Ornithology
Zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,947
5,479
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Prudhomme
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,247
8,183
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,863
5,622
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Diana Bowler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,934
9,691
0.695
population ecology
climate change
citizen science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,306
5,920
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Don Monteith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,387
4,898
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,757
6,371
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stefan Reis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,611
8,396
0.666
Air Pollution
Health Effects
Ecosystem Effects
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,785
6,373
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ben Woodcock
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,607
8,550
0.678
Natural pest control
Polination ecology
Agroecology
Ecosystem services
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,908
6,861
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jamie Hannaford
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,806
8,278
0.701