Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,537
8,912
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Environmetal Sciences
Marine Sciences
Ecotoxicology
Analytical Chemistry
Nanoparticles
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,619
6,023
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,836
8,059
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fisheries
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,575
4,373
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cancer Genomics
Human Genetics
Functional Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,531
4,110
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Multivariate statistics
Research methods
Applications in Tourism
Marketing and Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,077
6,163
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,626
3,979
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biologia e Ecologia Marinha
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,543
4,704
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Geophysics
Scientific programming
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,386
5,656
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
coast
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,269
5,292
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Coastal Dynamics
Coastal Hazards
Coastal Management
Marine Geology
Marine Energy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
3,800
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cancer
Aging
FOXO
Drug Discovery
PI3K/AKT pathway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
3,255
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant Biotechnology
Germplasm conservation
Plant biocompounds
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
4,215
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Neuroscience
Reading
Object recognition
Illiteracy
Dyslexia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,851
2,683
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Turismo Marketing Gestão
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,301
4,206
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
marine ecology
food webs
climate warming
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
3,321
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,797
2,974
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Drug delivery
inhalation
microencapsulation
pulmonary drug delivery
nanotechnologies
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,119
2,796
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Environmental Engineering
Water treatment
Waste management
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
2,217
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Aquaculture
Fish Nutrition
Amino acid metabolism
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
1,496
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
geostatistics
optimization
groundwater
environmental
risk
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
1,643
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Performance measurement and management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
1,580
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Protein folding
stability and neurodegeneration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,728
920
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
tourism management
destination marketing
tourist experience
sensory consumer experience
well-being & consumer behaviour
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,628
1,996
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant Genetics and Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,427
739
0.304
Ester Serrao
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,537
8,912
0.539
Maria João Bebianno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,619
6,023
0.386
Environmetal Sciences
Marine Sciences
Ecotoxicology
Analytical Chemistry
Nanoparticles
Clevio Nobrega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,836
8,059
0.582
Karim Erzini
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,575
4,373
0.414
Ana Teresa Maia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,531
4,110
0.431
Cancer Genomics
Human Genetics
Functional Genomics
Patrícia Pinto
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,077
6,163
0.679
Multivariate statistics
Research methods
Applications in Tourism
Marketing and Psychology
Saul Neves De Jesus
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,626
3,979
0.461
Rui Santos
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,543
4,704
0.551
Joaquim Luis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,386
5,656
0.674
Geophysics
Scientific programming
Alice Newton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,269
5,292
0.640
Óscar Ferreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
3,800
0.465
Coastal Dynamics
Coastal Hazards
Coastal Management
Marine Geology
Marine Energy
Wolfgang Link
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
3,255
0.436
Anabela Romano
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
4,215
0.592
Plant Biotechnology
Germplasm conservation
Plant biocompounds
Alexandra Reis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,851
2,683
0.392
Júlio Mendes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,301
4,206
0.668
Catarina Vinagre
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
3,321
0.568
marine ecology
food webs
climate warming
Isabel S Carvalho
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,797
2,974
0.513
Ana Grenha
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,119
2,796
0.546
Drug delivery
inhalation
microencapsulation
pulmonary drug delivery
nanotechnologies
Margarida Ribau Teixeira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
2,217
0.579
Environmental Engineering
Water treatment
Waste management
Cláudia Aragão
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
1,496
0.442
Aquaculture
Fish Nutrition
Amino acid metabolism
Luis M Nunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
1,643
0.576
geostatistics
optimization
groundwater
environmental
risk
Sergio Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
1,580
0.563
Performance measurement and management
Eduardo Pinho Melo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,728
920
0.337
Protein folding
stability and neurodegeneration
Dora Agapito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,628
1,996
0.760
tourism management
destination marketing
tourist experience
sensory consumer experience
well-being & consumer behaviour
José Leitão
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,427
739
0.304