Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 196 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
Environmental science
Ecology
Marine science
Biological oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
3,258
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,384
3,451
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
coastal carbon
light isotopes
methane
petroleum
seismics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,900
1,656
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
algal ecology
biochemistry
aquatic marine/freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,520
2,705
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Digital marketing
Voice search
Business ethics
Sustainable marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,355
3,011
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chemical Oceanography
Carbon Cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,338
3,017
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
managerial accounting
international accounting
accounting ethics
trafficking
public interest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,289
1,921
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Intelligence
Computational Ecology
Ecoinformatics
Observation Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,510
983
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Microfluidics
Optical Imaging
Lab-on-a-chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,312
2,355
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
1,512
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Auditing
Accounting
Outsourcing
Government
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,859
1,062
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biofluid
Microfluidics
Biofilm
Turbulence
Experimental Technique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,718
1,244
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Air-sea interaction
Climate Dynamics
Physical Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
1,396
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sport Business
Sport Management
Human Resource Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,670
2,283
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ecology
Evolution
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,490
1,393
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marine biology
fish ecology
stable isotopes
otoliths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,441
1,414
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
coral reef ecology
coastal ecology
molluscan ecology
oil spill impacts
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,336
1,127
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ecology
Biogeography
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
2,349
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental Chemistry/Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,294
1,998
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,228
1,209
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
thermal sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,692
440
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Forensic accounting
oil & gas accounting
fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,668
934
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,322
1,236
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aquaculture (bivalve
fish
shrimp
microalgae) and Restoration Ecology (bivalve)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,128
664
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Organic Geochemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Chemical Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,109
1,065
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,548
38,256
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Montagna
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
3,258
0.311
Environmental science
Ecology
Marine science
Biological oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,478
38,576
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Gamble
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,384
3,451
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,342
50,384
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Coffin
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,900
1,656
0.210
coastal carbon
light isotopes
methane
petroleum
seismics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,910
59,861
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Zimba
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,520
2,705
0.415
algal ecology
biochemistry
aquatic marine/freshwater ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,836
70,587
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Katherine Taken Smith
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,355
3,011
0.562
Digital marketing
Voice search
Business ethics
Sustainable marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,424
70,756
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xinping Hu
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,338
3,017
0.565
Chemical Oceanography
Carbon Cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,166
71,279
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lawrence Murphy Smith
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,289
1,921
0.363
managerial accounting
international accounting
accounting ethics
trafficking
public interest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,781
81,037
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Felimon Gayanilo
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,510
983
0.218
Computational Intelligence
Computational Ecology
Ecoinformatics
Observation Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,543
83,841
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jae Sung Park
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,312
2,355
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,993
84,545
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jim Lee
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
1,512
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,915
91,212
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Donald Deis
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,859
1,062
0.275
Auditing
Accounting
Outsourcing
Government
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,604
93,710
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jian Sheng
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,718
1,244
0.335
Biofluid
Microfluidics
Biofilm
Turbulence
Experimental Technique
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,949
94,395
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Toshiaki Shinoda
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
1,396
0.379
Air-sea interaction
Climate Dynamics
Physical Oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,753
94,621
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Doyeon Won
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,670
2,283
0.622
Sport Business
Sport Management
Human Resource Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,024
98,150
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher E Bird
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,490
1,393
0.399
Ecology
Evolution
Population Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,662
99,210
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Benjamin Walther
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,441
1,414
0.411
Marine biology
fish ecology
stable isotopes
otoliths
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,494
101,447
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John W Tunnell Jr
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,336
1,127
0.338
coral reef ecology
coastal ecology
molluscan ecology
oil spill impacts
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,493
101,743
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Barnabas Daru
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
2,349
0.707
Ecology
Biogeography
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,615
102,379
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jeremy L Conkle
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,294
1,998
0.607
Environmental Chemistry/Toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,788
103,841
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wei Xu
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,228
1,209
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,389
117,671
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lea Der Chen
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,692
440
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,937
118,359
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Larry Crumbley
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,668
934
0.350
Forensic accounting
oil & gas accounting
fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,491
129,421
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael S Wetz
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,322
1,236
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,318
136,827
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Scarpa
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,128
664
0.312
Aquaculture (bivalve
fish
shrimp
microalgae) and Restoration Ecology (bivalve)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,038
137,542
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hussain Abdulla
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,109
1,065
0.505
Organic Geochemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Chemical Oceanography