Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 207 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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,746
49,089
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Soil ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,193
31,444
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,248
10,837
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
mycology
ecology
medical mycology
yeasts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,753
22,226
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
microbiology
ecology
plant rhizosphere
natural products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,460
22,309
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
social cognition
mirror neurons
social neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,394
12,112
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,489
13,408
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,476
5,462
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sleep
Circadian
Temperature
Insomnia
Light
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,361
14,975
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
mycology
taxonomy
Aspergillus
Penicillium
Talaromyces
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,854
18,925
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
aboveground belowground interactions
community ecology
insect plant interactions
soil ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,756
11,784
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
hersenonderzoek psychofysica neurale netwerken
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,671
10,118
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
aquatic ecology
limnology
climate change
ecology
water management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,803
7,528
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,594
4,018
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,683
6,643
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Microbial Community Ecology
Environmental Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,375
11,215
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,908
9,587
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
global change ecology
plant-insect interactions
parasitoids
spiders
advocacy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,795
5,627
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,128
9,324
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Social Neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,764
5,795
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
evolution
ecology
behaviour
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,333
2,702
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microbial Ecology
Nitrification
Ammonia oxidation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,232
2,741
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,204
6,753
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Computational Linguistics
Digital Humanities
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Text Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,270
2,865
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ecology
evolutionary ecology
metacommunity ecology
aquatic ecology
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,571
4,198
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,013
68
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pedro Crous
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,746
49,089
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,549
147
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wim H. Van Der Putten
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,193
31,444
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,548
193
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pt De Jong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,248
10,837
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,471
213
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Teun Boekhout
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,753
22,226
0.421
mycology
ecology
medical mycology
yeasts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,363
326
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jos M Raaijmakers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,460
22,309
0.525
microbiology
ecology
plant rhizosphere
natural products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,078
372
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christian Keysers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,394
12,112
0.307
social cognition
mirror neurons
social neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,772
438
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marcel E. Visser
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,489
13,408
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,780
439
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jaap Visser
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,476
5,462
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,507
485
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eus Jw Van Someren
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,361
14,975
0.449
Sleep
Circadian
Temperature
Insomnia
Light
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,986
504
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jos Houbraken
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,854
18,925
0.576
mycology
taxonomy
Aspergillus
Penicillium
Talaromyces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,411
712
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martijn Bezemer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,756
11,784
0.440
aboveground belowground interactions
community ecology
insect plant interactions
soil ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,936
824
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pieter Roelfsema
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,671
10,118
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,559
875
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ellen Van Donk
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,803
7,528
0.316
aquatic ecology
limnology
climate change
ecology
water management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,335
991
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Louise Em Vet
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,594
4,018
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,626
1,223
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wolf M. Mooij
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,683
6,643
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,701
1,246
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eiko Kuramae
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,375
11,215
0.610
Microbial Community Ecology
Environmental Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,183
1,372
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marizeth Groenewald
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,908
9,587
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,661
1,395
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeffrey A. Harvey
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,795
5,627
0.335
global change ecology
plant-insect interactions
parasitoids
spiders
advocacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,577
1,578
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paolina Garbeva
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,128
9,324
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,504
1,623
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Valeria Gazzola
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,764
5,795
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,026
1,702
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arie Van Noordwijk
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,333
2,702
0.189
evolution
ecology
behaviour
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,642
1,716
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hendrikus J. Laanbroek
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,232
2,741
0.193
Microbial Ecology
Nitrification
Ammonia oxidation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,584
2,013
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Irene De Bruijn
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,204
6,753
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,648
2,227
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antal Van Den Bosch
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,270
2,865
0.254
Computational Linguistics
Digital Humanities
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Text Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,512
2,399
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steven Declerck
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,571
4,198
0.397
Ecology
evolutionary ecology
metacommunity ecology
aquatic ecology
biodiversity