Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 323 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
Ecological economics
environmental managment
water poverty
ecosystem services
climate vulnerability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,208
11,079
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
QMRA
Biofilms
water reuse
urban water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,498
7,941
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Crop genomics
plant epigenetics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,047
8,968
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chemical Oceanography
Marine Biogeochemistry
Blue Carbon
Submarine groundwater discharge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,104
11,211
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Earth sciences
biogeochemistry
greenhouse gases
coral reefs
estuaries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,312
9,431
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
coral reproduction
coral reef ecology
marine ecology
conservation and management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,848
6,428
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
organic farming
effect of agricultural practice on food quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,513
5,535
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sustainable forest management
Private native forests
Natural resource modelling
Mixed species plantations
Research impact as
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,658
3,884
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,818
6,193
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Indigenous methodologies
Indigenous philosophies
Indigenous health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,604
6,835
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
greenhouse gases
marine sciences
global carbon cycles
earth sciences
coastal biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,169
6,287
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Environmental Mineralogy
Soil Chemistry
Environmental Geochemistry
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,761
4,411
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,688
3,206
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marine Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,658
1,914
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,077
4,661
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marine Biology
Marine Protected Areas
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,047
4,533
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fisheries
Conservation Biology
Marine Ecology
Aquaculture
Marine invertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,801
3,528
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
workplace relationships
employee outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,716
3,611
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
childhood studies
children's wellbeing
children's rights
children's participation
ethical research involving children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,651
4,426
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marine Biogeochemistry
Coastal Wetlands
Estuaries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,584
5,654
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,391
3,983
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Digital Business Transformation
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Enterprise Systems
Outsourcing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,352
3,321
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marine Ecology
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,183
3,052
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Goal-Setting
Sport & Exercise Psychology
Physical Activity Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,072
5,459
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Health Services Research
Health Workforce and Sociology of Professions
Research Capacity Building
Allied Health
E-Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,016
3,694
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,898
1,326
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Caroline A Sullivan
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,208
11,079
0.440
Ecological economics
environmental managment
water poverty
ecosystem services
climate vulnerability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,097
1,464
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nick Ashbolt
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,498
7,941
0.338
QMRA
Biofilms
water reuse
urban water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,160
1,602
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Graham J King
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,047
8,968
0.407
Crop genomics
plant epigenetics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,559
2,139
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Isaac R Santos
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,104
11,211
0.619
Chemical Oceanography
Marine Biogeochemistry
Blue Carbon
Submarine groundwater discharge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,512
2,275
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bradley Eyre
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,312
9,431
0.545
Earth sciences
biogeochemistry
greenhouse gases
coral reefs
estuaries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,305
2,350
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter L Harrison
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,848
6,428
0.382
coral reproduction
coral reef ecology
marine ecology
conservation and management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,838
2,432
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carlo Leifert
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,513
5,535
0.335
organic farming
effect of agricultural practice on food quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,696
2,613
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jerome Vanclay
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,658
3,884
0.248
Sustainable forest management
Private native forests
Natural resource modelling
Mixed species plantations
Research impact as
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,023
3,109
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Betty Weiler
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,818
6,193
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,449
3,867
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shawn Wilson
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,604
6,835
0.589
Indigenous methodologies
Indigenous philosophies
Indigenous health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,987
5,108
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Damien Maher
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,169
6,287
0.686
greenhouse gases
marine sciences
global carbon cycles
earth sciences
coastal biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,875
5,356
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Edward D Burton
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,761
4,411
0.503
Environmental Mineralogy
Soil Chemistry
Environmental Geochemistry
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,966
5,402
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kai Schulz
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,688
3,206
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,437
5,415
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Saenger
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,658
1,914
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,861
5,859
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ramil Mauleon
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,077
4,661
0.577
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,419
5,885
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brendan Kelaher
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,047
4,533
0.563
Marine Biology
Marine Protected Areas
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,914
6,117
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steven Purcell
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,801
3,528
0.452
Fisheries
Conservation Biology
Marine Ecology
Aquaculture
Marine invertebrates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,464
6,182
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yvonne Brunetto
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,716
3,611
0.468
workplace relationships
employee outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,754
6,243
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anne Graham AO
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,651
4,426
0.578
childhood studies
children's wellbeing
children's rights
children's participation
ethical research involving children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,036
6,309
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christian Sanders
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,584
5,654
0.746
Marine Biogeochemistry
Coastal Wetlands
Estuaries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,892
6,473
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marie Hutchinson
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,391
3,983
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,700
6,515
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Darshana Sedera
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,352
3,321
0.452
Digital Business Transformation
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Enterprise Systems
Outsourcing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,200
6,680
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Symon Dworjanyn
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,183
3,052
0.425
Marine Ecology
Aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,595
6,794
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Swann
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,072
5,459
0.772
Goal-Setting
Sport & Exercise Psychology
Physical Activity Promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,808
6,857
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Susan Nancarrow
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,016
3,694
0.527
Health Services Research
Health Workforce and Sociology of Professions
Research Capacity Building
Allied Health
E-Health