Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 125 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
organic geochemistry
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,224
31,904
0.306
* 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
45,925
13,178
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
coastal and estuarine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,697
17,639
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,220
6,555
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,758
8,767
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Spatial ecology
self-organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,615
8,905
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,566
7,576
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,588
10,008
0.569
* 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
13,981
5,247
0.375
* 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
13,902
3,557
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
coral reefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,559
2,180
0.161
* 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
12,170
3,424
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,164
6,249
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,493
1,397
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
1,135
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,537
5,099
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,406
2,552
0.245
* 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
8,700
2,073
0.238
* 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
8,373
4,082
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Regional sea-level
Climate
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,239
6,737
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
3,156
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,472
3,155
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
foraging
anti-predation
digestion
carrying capacity
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,285
2,330
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
coastal ecology
marine conservation
coastal restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,709
4,300
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
microbiology
genomics
ecology
archaea
extremophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,728
1,661
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,983
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jaap Sinninghe Damste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,224
31,904
0.306
organic geochemistry
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,711
286
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Theunis Piersma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,925
13,178
0.287
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,098
543
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tjeerd J Bouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,697
17,639
0.556
coastal and estuarine ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,609
692
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hein De Baar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,220
6,555
0.241
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,864
984
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jung-Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,758
8,767
0.403
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,189
990
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Johan Van De Koppel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,615
8,905
0.412
Spatial ecology
self-organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,324
997
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karline Soetaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,566
7,576
0.351
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,464
1,315
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Linda Amaral Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,588
10,008
0.569
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,016
1,745
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Corina Brussaard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,981
5,247
0.375
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,525
1,754
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jaap Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,902
3,557
0.256
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,717
1,798
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rolf Pm Bak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,559
2,180
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,697
2,020
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cj Camphuysen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,170
3,424
0.281
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,752
2,021
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Erik Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,164
6,249
0.514
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,385
2,168
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jan Beukema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,493
1,397
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,461
2,402
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gccadee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
1,135
0.108
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,638
2,409
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Myron Peck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,537
5,099
0.484
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,039
2,446
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Henk W. Van Der Veer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,406
2,552
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,800
2,942
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jacco C Kromkamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,700
2,073
0.238
marine biology
marine ecology
photobiology
microbiology
bio-optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,924
3,070
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Helge Niemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,373
4,082
0.488
biogeochemistry of unconventional C-substrates (plastic
methane)
microbial food webs
climate and lipid biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,091
3,117
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aimée Slangen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,239
6,737
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,618
3,362
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David W. Thieltges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,607
3,156
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,281
3,426
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jan-Berend Stuut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,472
3,155
0.422
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,076
3,504
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jan A. Van Gils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,285
2,330
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,944
3,792
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tjisse Van Der Heide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,709
4,300
0.641
coastal ecology
marine conservation
coastal restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,981
4,336
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Henk Bolhuis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,728
1,661
0.290
microbiology
genomics
ecology
archaea
extremophiles