Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Swedish Museum of Natural History 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
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,134
20,786
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Phylogenetics
Systematics
Bayesian statistics
MCMC
Model selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,172
5,486
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Botany
phylogeny
evolution
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,089
7,323
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Systematics
taxonomy
biodiversity
evolution
Fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,466
6,932
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,057
3,804
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
ornithology
phylogeny
biogeography
paleontology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,577
3,786
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
bryologi
systematik
fylogeografi
artbildning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,312
3,964
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
ecotoxicology
statistics
monitoring
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,293
3,828
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
3,263
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
systematics
phylogeny
taxonomy
lichenology
fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,004
3,886
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
Paleontology
Palaeontology
Palynology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,443
3,685
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Operational Analysis
Isotope Geochemistry
Marine Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,838
2,098
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biodiversity informatics
Taxonomy
Systematic Botany
Conservation Biology
Speleology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,818
1,854
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Palaeontology
Palynology
Geobiology
astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,682
4,117
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,067
1,840
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,659
2,408
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
2,423
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Crustal evolution
geochronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,392
1,140
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
1,488
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Palaeobotany
Cenozoic
macro fossils
palynology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,100
2,818
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Phylogeny
taxonomy
evolutionary biology
zoology
Acoela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,844
1,753
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
paleontology
paleobiology
deep-sea
evolution
chemosymbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,720
2,213
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Echinodermata
Ophiuroidea
taxonomy
systematics
morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,483
2,263
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Invertebrate Palaeontology
Cambrian Explosion
Small Shelly Fossils
Brachiopoda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,462
2,491
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ornithology
phylogeny
biogeography
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,931
1,053
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,556
156
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Martin John Whitehouse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,134
20,786
0.505
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,767
572
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johan AA Nylander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,172
5,486
0.286
Phylogenetics
Systematics
Bayesian statistics
MCMC
Model selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,993
577
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arne Anderberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,089
7,323
0.384
Botany
phylogeny
evolution
biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,347
841
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karen Hansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,466
6,932
0.479
Systematics
taxonomy
biodiversity
evolution
Fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,597
1,117
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stefan Bengtson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,057
3,804
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,559
1,175
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Per GP Ericson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,577
3,786
0.327
ornithology
phylogeny
biogeography
paleontology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,733
1,364
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lars Hedenäs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,312
3,964
0.384
bryologi
systematik
fylogeografi
artbildning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,947
1,371
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anders Bignert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,293
3,828
0.372
ecotoxicology
statistics
monitoring
biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,481
1,549
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lars Werdelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
3,263
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,581
1,612
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mats Wedin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,004
3,886
0.432
systematics
phylogeny
taxonomy
lichenology
fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,874
1,742
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen McLoughlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,443
3,685
0.436
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
Paleontology
Palaeontology
Palynology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,416
2,226
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Per S Andersson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,838
2,098
0.307
Operational Analysis
Isotope Geochemistry
Marine Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,855
2,240
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Lundberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,818
1,854
0.272
Biodiversity informatics
Taxonomy
Systematic Botany
Conservation Biology
Speleology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,981
2,280
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vivi Vajda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,682
4,117
0.616
Palaeontology
Palynology
Geobiology
astrobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,962
2,506
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tero Härkönen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,067
1,840
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,006
2,734
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johannes Bergsten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,659
2,408
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,790
2,811
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Irestedt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
2,423
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,691
2,870
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stefan Claesson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,392
1,140
0.211
Crustal evolution
geochronology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,158
2,896
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thord Fransson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
1,488
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,264
3,029
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Denk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,100
2,818
0.553
Palaeobotany
Cenozoic
macro fossils
palynology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,634
3,190
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ulf Jondelius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,844
1,753
0.362
Phylogeny
taxonomy
evolutionary biology
zoology
Acoela
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,898
3,264
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Steffen Kiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,720
2,213
0.469
paleontology
paleobiology
deep-sea
evolution
chemosymbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,456
3,420
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sabine Stöhr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,483
2,263
0.505
Echinodermata
Ophiuroidea
taxonomy
systematics
morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,433
3,434
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Skovsted
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,462
2,491
0.558
Invertebrate Palaeontology
Cambrian Explosion
Small Shelly Fossils
Brachiopoda
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,579
3,870
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ulf Johansson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,931
1,053
0.268
ornithology
phylogeny
biogeography
evolution