Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Resources Institute, Finland 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 and evolution of rodents
and their pathogens and parasites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,542
6,604
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
luontomatkailu
luonnon virkistyskäyttö
ekosysteemipalvelut
luonnon terveyshyödyt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,783
8,146
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbial ecology
GHG
microbial communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,606
4,501
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,080
5,381
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,631
6,938
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
climate change impacts
sustainable agriculture
agroecosystem modelling
integrated assessment
soil carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,325
8,461
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
bioeconomy
biorefinery
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,982
3,112
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant-microbe interactions
Arctic soils
Bacteria
Fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,803
8,604
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
soil microbiology
microbial ecology
microbial community
ectomycorrhizal fungi
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,417
5,140
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biosphere - Atmosphere interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,029
4,809
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Wetland ecology
boreal peatlands
reservoirs
greenhouse gases
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,601
3,041
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Crop production
sustainable intensification
adaptation to climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,505
4,519
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
growth and yield
growth variation
dendroecology
wood properties
modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,385
5,861
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
forest entomology
forest biodiversity
natural forests
biodiversity-oriented management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,191
3,529
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,168
4,642
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
climate change
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
sustainability science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,509
3,998
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,426
2,839
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
animal genomics
animal genetics
animal genetic resources
domestic animals
archaeological genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
5,307
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
biodiversity
climate change
ecosystem services
peatland and forest restoration
arctic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,402
4,855
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Peatland ecology
Forest ecology
Forestry in peatlands
Organic soils
Carbon cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,023
3,754
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Environmental economics
Resource economics
Climate change
Forests
Land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,884
5,151
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,589
3,076
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,487
3,245
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
forest inventory value of information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,731
2,872
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
3,034
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,430
150
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Heikki Henttonen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,542
6,604
0.281
ecology and evolution of rodents
and their pathogens and parasites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,215
284
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Liisa Tyrväinen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,783
8,146
0.516
luontomatkailu
luonnon virkistyskäyttö
ekosysteemipalvelut
luonnon terveyshyödyt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,239
314
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hannu Fritze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,606
4,501
0.308
microbial ecology
GHG
microbial communities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,321
334
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pirjo Mattila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,080
5,381
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,165
351
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leena Finér
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,631
6,938
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,169
369
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Taru Palosuo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,325
8,461
0.635
climate change impacts
sustainable agriculture
agroecosystem modelling
integrated assessment
soil carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,511
387
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Johanna Buchert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,982
3,112
0.240
bioeconomy
biorefinery
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,791
394
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Manoj kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,803
8,604
0.672
Plant-microbe interactions
Arctic soils
Bacteria
Fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,630
406
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Taina Pennanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,417
5,140
0.414
soil microbiology
microbial ecology
microbial community
ectomycorrhizal fungi
decomposition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,623
430
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Janne Rinne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,029
4,809
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,732
505
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jukka Alm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,601
3,041
0.287
Wetland ecology
boreal peatlands
reservoirs
greenhouse gases
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,688
514
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,505
4,519
0.430
Crop production
sustainable intensification
adaptation to climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,947
525
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Harri Mäkinen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,385
5,861
0.564
growth and yield
growth variation
dendroecology
wood properties
modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,055
544
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juha Siitonen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,191
3,529
0.346
forest entomology
forest biodiversity
natural forests
biodiversity-oriented management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,307
549
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ilpo Kojola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,168
4,642
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,967
598
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Raisa Mäkipää
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,509
3,998
0.420
climate change
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
sustainability science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,031
605
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johanna Vilkki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,426
2,839
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,160
601
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Juha Kantanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
5,307
0.559
animal genomics
animal genetics
animal genetic resources
domestic animals
archaeological genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,331
608
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anne Tolvanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,402
4,855
0.516
biodiversity
climate change
ecosystem services
peatland and forest restoration
arctic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,442
645
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Raija Laiho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,023
3,754
0.416
Peatland ecology
Forest ecology
Forestry in peatlands
Organic soils
Carbon cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,371
652
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aapo Rautiainen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,884
5,151
0.580
Environmental economics
Resource economics
Climate change
Forests
Land use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,817
678
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aino Smolander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,589
3,076
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,425
690
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jarkko Hantula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,487
3,245
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,419
760
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Annika Kangas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,731
2,872
0.371
forest inventory value of information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,959
814
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mikko Kurttila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
3,034
0.419