Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research 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
organic geochemistry
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,568
36,802
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,030
14,924
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
coastal and estuarine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,443
18,916
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,919
7,748
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,316
10,266
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,086
8,287
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Spatial ecology
self-organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,968
9,754
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,990
10,719
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,711
5,935
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,598
4,021
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
coral reefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,431
2,569
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
3,859
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,754
6,425
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,410
1,667
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,482
1,371
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,261
2,970
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,208
5,558
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
marine biology
marine ecology
photobiology
microbiology
bio-optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,604
2,412
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
biogeochemistry of unconventional C-substrates (plastic
methane)
microbial food webs
climate and lipid biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,124
4,360
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,452
3,457
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,309
3,500
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
foraging
anti-predation
digestion
carrying capacity
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,137
2,662
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Regional sea-level
Climate
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,711
5,632
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
coastal ecology
ecosystem conservation and restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,389
4,492
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
microbiology
genomics
ecology
archaea
extremophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,661
1,897
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,949
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jaap Sinninghe Damste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,568
36,802
0.359
organic geochemistry
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,694
281
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Theunis Piersma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,030
14,924
0.331
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,719
544
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tjeerd J Bouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,443
18,916
0.621
coastal and estuarine ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,292
677
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hein De Baar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,919
7,748
0.288
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,916
976
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jung-Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,316
10,266
0.482
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,484
991
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karline Soetaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,086
8,287
0.393
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,781
999
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Johan Van De Koppel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,968
9,754
0.465
Spatial ecology
self-organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,415
1,319
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Linda Amaral Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,990
10,719
0.631
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,947
1,728
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Corina Brussaard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,711
5,935
0.433
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,678
1,741
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jaap Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,598
4,021
0.296
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,734
1,760
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rolf Pm Bak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,431
2,569
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,153
1,987
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cj Camphuysen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
3,859
0.322
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,048
2,038
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Erik Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,754
6,425
0.547
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,012
2,115
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jan Beukema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,410
1,667
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,005
2,356
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gccadee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,482
1,371
0.131
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,289
2,406
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Henk W. Van Der Veer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,261
2,970
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,863
2,420
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Myron Peck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,208
5,558
0.544
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,422
2,886
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jacco C Kromkamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,604
2,412
0.280
marine biology
marine ecology
photobiology
microbiology
bio-optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,095
3,054
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Helge Niemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,124
4,360
0.537
biogeochemistry of unconventional C-substrates (plastic
methane)
microbial food webs
climate and lipid biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,366
3,319
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David W. Thieltges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,452
3,457
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,235
3,393
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jan-Berend Stuut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,309
3,500
0.479
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,831
3,466
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jan A. Van Gils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,137
2,662
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,365
3,687
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Aimée Slangen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,711
5,632
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,212
3,841
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tjisse Van Der Heide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,389
4,492
0.703
coastal ecology
ecosystem conservation and restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,950
4,257
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Henk Bolhuis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,661
1,897
0.335
microbiology
genomics
ecology
archaea
extremophiles