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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 196 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
angiosperm phylogenetics and evolution
orchid phylogenetics and evolution
Nicotian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,899
26,283
0.283
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mycolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,462
21,368
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
conservation genetics
population genetics
genomics
Orchidacea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,647
13,582
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biology
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,306
12,206
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Evolution of Plant For
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,554
10,104
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Genome size and chromosome diversity across plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,521
10,819
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neotropics
GGBC
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,479
20,580
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant and fungal chemistry
animal plant interactions
biological activity of compounds
medicinal plants
cosmetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,841
7,131
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fungal biology
evolution
speciation
fungal genomics
fitnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,844
9,049
0.507
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biodiversity
angiosperms
palms
phylogeny
systematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,877
10,397
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant evolutionary biology
phylogenetic diversity
Cape flora
EDGE plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,684
10,207
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
grasses
taxonomy
evolution
Madagascar
Afric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,509
9,404
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fungal systematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,964
5,747
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant systematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,756
7,131
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
mycology
biodiversity
taxonomy
evolution
barcodin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,700
9,396
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
fungi taxonomy barcoding evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,728
9,127
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
botany
conservation
Madagascar
Arecacea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,658
5,456
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Botany
Taxonomy
Nomenclature
Biogeograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,199
7,718
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
seed biology
plant conservation
comparative biology
cryopreservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,800
6,074
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
chemical ecology
pollination
ecological pest management
phytochemistry
ecosystem service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,503
7,586
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Diversity
Conservation Assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,295
9,019
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Spatial analysi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,762
7,485
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evolutionary Biology
Plant Health
Genome Evolution
Phylogenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,813
5,827
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
botany
palaeobotany
evolution
speciation
systematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,668
3,227
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fungi
fungal ecology and conservation
taxonomy
phylogenetics
endophytes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,338
6,233
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,921
318
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark W. Chase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,899
26,283
0.283
angiosperm phylogenetics and evolution
orchid phylogenetics and evolution
Nicotian
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,354
991
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Kirk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,462
21,368
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,742
1,379
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
MF Fay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,647
13,582
0.343
conservation genetics
population genetics
genomics
Orchidacea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,689
2,001
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Kersey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,306
12,206
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,799
2,171
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paula Rudall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,554
10,104
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,617
2,402
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
IJ Leitch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,521
10,819
0.393
Genome size and chromosome diversity across plant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,697
2,411
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexandre Antonelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,479
20,580
0.749
Neotropics
GGBC
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,168
3,179
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Monique Simmonds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,841
7,131
0.312
Plant and fungal chemistry
animal plant interactions
biological activity of compounds
medicinal plants
cosmetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,947
4,413
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Irina S. Druzhinina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,844
9,049
0.507
Fungal biology
evolution
speciation
fungal genomics
fitnes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,875
4,720
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
William J. Baker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,877
10,397
0.616
Biodiversity
angiosperms
palms
phylogeny
systematic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,746
4,803
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Felix Forest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,684
10,207
0.612
Plant evolutionary biology
phylogenetic diversity
Cape flora
EDGE plant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,513
4,865
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maria (Bat) S. Vorontsova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,509
9,404
0.570
grasses
taxonomy
evolution
Madagascar
Afric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,093
5,075
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul Cannon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,964
5,747
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,178
5,161
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gwilym P. Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,756
7,131
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,475
5,182
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tuula Niskanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,700
9,396
0.598
mycology
biodiversity
taxonomy
evolution
barcodin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,672
5,644
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kare Liimatainen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,728
9,127
0.620
fungi taxonomy barcoding evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,110
5,666
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John Dransfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,658
5,456
0.372
botany
conservation
Madagascar
Arecacea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,940
5,911
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rafaël Govaerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,199
7,718
0.544
Botany
Taxonomy
Nomenclature
Biogeograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,470
6,117
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pritchard Hw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,800
6,074
0.440
seed biology
plant conservation
comparative biology
cryopreservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,450
6,279
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philip C Stevenson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,503
7,586
0.562
chemical ecology
pollination
ecological pest management
phytochemistry
ecosystem service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,890
6,379
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eimear Nic Lughadha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,295
9,019
0.678
Plant Diversity
Conservation Assessmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,712
6,731
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Justin Moat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,762
7,485
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,525
7,313
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Laura Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,813
5,827
0.493
Evolutionary Biology
Plant Health
Genome Evolution
Phylogenetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,826
7,410
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Bateman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,668
3,227
0.277
botany
palaeobotany
evolution
speciation
systematic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,917
7,641
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brian Douglas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,338
6,233
0.550
Fungi
fungal ecology and conservation
taxonomy
phylogenetics
endophytes