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
enzimas
biotecnologia
bioquímica
Microbial and Environmental Biotechnology
peptides bioactives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
3,895
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
ecologia de comunidades
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,053
2,235
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Microbiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
3,483
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Engenharia de Pesca
Oceanografia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,484
3,424
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
SOIL SCIENCE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
3,394
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
salinidade
irrigação
drenagem
qualidade de água
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,614
3,007
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Química
Química de Produtos Naturais
Apicultura
Meliponicultura
Flavonóides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,405
2,809
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Fitopatologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
2,887
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
liquid crystals
low-dimensional materials
topological defects
analogue gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
1,673
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
elasmobranch
nursery areas
age and growth
otolith
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,776
2,218
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
organic chemistry
natural products
heterocyclic chemistry
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
2,063
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Agrometeorology
Micrometeorology
Agricultural Resilience
Agrometeorological Services
Animal Bioclimatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,399
3,369
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Entomologia
genetica
genômica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,104
2,145
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pastagem e Forragicultura
Zootecnia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,008
1,759
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Manejo Florestal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,971
1,615
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Fisiologia de plantas sob estresses ambientais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,847
1,582
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
fitopatologia
micologia
fungos
filogenia
taxonomia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
2,667
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Química Orgânica
Química dos produtos Naturais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,762
1,951
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Learning Analytics
Tecnologia Educacional
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Processamento de
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,255
2,673
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Paleontology
Oceanography
Zoology
Macroecology
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,228
1,645
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Physical activity
Nutrition
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
1,590
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nutrição e Produção de Ruminantes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,940
797
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Silviculture
Forest Management
Ecophysiology
Forest Operations
Adaptation to Climatic Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
2,147
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Aquicultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,527
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Manejo pesqueiro
ecologia aquatica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,889
1,728
0.598
Ana Lucia Figueiredo Porto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
3,895
0.549
enzimas
biotecnologia
bioquímica
Microbial and Environmental Biotechnology
peptides bioactives
Maria Jesus Nogueira Rodal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,053
2,235
0.317
Rinaldo Aparecido Mota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
3,483
0.507
Fabio Hv Hazin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,484
3,424
0.528
Engenharia de Pesca
Oceanografia
Clistenes Williams Araujo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
3,394
0.543
Enio Farias De França E Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,614
3,007
0.536
Tania Maria Sarmento Da Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,405
2,809
0.520
Química
Química de Produtos Naturais
Apicultura
Meliponicultura
Flavonóides
Sami J Michereff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
2,887
0.552
Fernando Moraes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
1,673
0.342
liquid crystals
low-dimensional materials
topological defects
analogue gravity
Rosangela Paula Lessa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,776
2,218
0.464
elasmobranch
nursery areas
age and growth
otolith
Fisheries
Celso Amorim Camara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
2,063
0.466
organic chemistry
natural products
heterocyclic chemistry
pharmacology
Thieres George Freire Da Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,399
3,369
0.766
Agrometeorology
Micrometeorology
Agricultural Resilience
Agrometeorological Services
Animal Bioclimatology
Herbert Siqueira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,104
2,145
0.523
Entomologia
genetica
genômica
Mercia Virginia Ferreira Dos Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,008
1,759
0.439
Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,971
1,615
0.407
Rejane Jurema Mansur Custódio Nogueira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,847
1,582
0.411
Marcos Paz Saraiva Camara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
2,667
0.701
fitopatologia
micologia
fungos
filogenia
taxonomia
Claudio Augusto Gomes Da Camara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,762
1,951
0.519
Química Orgânica
Química dos produtos Naturais
Rafael Ferreira Mello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,255
2,673
0.821
Learning Analytics
Tecnologia Educacional
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Processamento de
Simone Nunes Brandão|Simone Nunes Brandão
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,228
1,645
0.510
Paleontology
Oceanography
Zoology
Macroecology
Climate Change
Rafael Miranda Tassitano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
1,590
0.516
Physical activity
Nutrition
Public Health
Marcelo De Andrade Ferreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,940
797
0.271
Nutrição e Produção de Ruminantes
Rodrigo Hakamada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
2,147
0.731
Silviculture
Forest Management
Ecophysiology
Forest Operations
Adaptation to Climatic Change
Silvio Peixoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,527
0.524
Flávia Lucena Frédou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,889
1,728
0.598
Manejo pesqueiro
ecologia aquatica