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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 380 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Human Genetics
Cystic Fibrosis
ADPKD
Chronic Pancreatiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,317
9,375
0.290
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Electric machines and drives
Marine renewable energy
Electric and hybrid vehicles
Condition monitoring
Diagnosti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,707
15,688
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marine biology
Lipid biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,620
10,857
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
physical oceanography
oceanography
seismology
remote sensing
water wave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,856
8,930
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marine biogeochemistry
polar ocean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,363
4,330
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Immunologie
Hémato-cancérologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,687
3,017
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
B cells
Sjogren's syndrome
BAF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,891
5,114
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biophysics
Multifunctional Nanocomposites
Polarized Optics and Photonics
Dielectric and Magnetic Heterostructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,714
3,487
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
microplastics
bivalves
ecotoxicology
disease
physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,982
8,749
0.797
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Human genetics
mutational mechanisms
chronic pancreatiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
3,522
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
geology geophysics tectonics oceanograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,128
3,098
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,587
4,086
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
bactériologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,364
1,194
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
electrochemistry
electrocatalysis
hydrogen production
solar fuel
bioinorganic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,492
1,619
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
phytoplankton
diatom
silicic acid
microphytobenthos
primary productio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,263
2,663
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
diatom
sponge
rhizaria
silico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,252
2,683
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biologie marine
interactions hôtes-pathogènes
immunité
vibrio
mollus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
2,925
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fish physiology
energetics
ecophysiology
ecotoxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,926
3,102
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecologie benthique
sclérochronologie
écologie acoustique
biogéochimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,902
3,342
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Remote Sensing
Natural Hazard
Planetology
Coastal are
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,776
3,061
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biogeochemistry
Trace metals
Ocea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,507
2,996
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Geochemistry
Geomicrobiology
Earth System Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,392
4,105
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
geologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,134
1,785
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Seismo-geology
rifts and passive margins
subduction inceptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,926
2,181
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Phosphorus chemistry
lipids
amphiphiles
gene delivery
hybrid material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,141
2,158
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,533
406
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Claude Ferec
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,317
9,375
0.290
Human Genetics
Cystic Fibrosis
ADPKD
Chronic Pancreatiti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,174
421
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mohamed Benbouzid
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,707
15,688
0.495
Electric machines and drives
Marine renewable energy
Electric and hybrid vehicles
Condition monitoring
Diagnosti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,893
1,042
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Philippe Soudant
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,620
10,857
0.583
Marine biology
Lipid biochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,779
1,212
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fabrice Ardhuin
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,856
8,930
0.530
physical oceanography
oceanography
seismology
remote sensing
water wave
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,952
1,280
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Treguer
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,363
4,330
0.265
Marine biogeochemistry
polar ocean
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,325
1,385
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christian Berthou
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,687
3,017
0.192
Immunologie
Hémato-cancérologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,506
1,867
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jacques Olivier Pers
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,891
5,114
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,796
1,915
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christian Brosseau
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,714
3,487
0.274
Biophysics
Multifunctional Nanocomposites
Polarized Optics and Photonics
Dielectric and Magnetic Heterostructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,047
2,339
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ika Paul Pont
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,982
8,749
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,824
2,368
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jian Min Chen
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
3,522
0.323
Human genetics
mutational mechanisms
chronic pancreatiti
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,390
2,634
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marc Andre Gutscher
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,128
3,098
0.306
geology geophysics tectonics oceanograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,012
2,863
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jean Alix Barrat
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,587
4,086
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,970
2,968
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Roger Labia
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,364
1,194
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,076
3,361
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frederic Gloaguen
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,492
1,619
0.191
electrochemistry
electrocatalysis
hydrogen production
solar fuel
bioinorganic chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,923
3,495
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Leynaert Aude
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,263
2,663
0.322
phytoplankton
diatom
silicic acid
microphytobenthos
primary productio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,123
3,504
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aude Leynaert
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,252
2,683
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,543
3,550
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christine Paillard
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
2,925
0.358
Biologie marine
interactions hôtes-pathogènes
immunité
vibrio
mollus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,029
3,688
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Guy Claireaux
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,926
3,102
0.391
Fish physiology
energetics
ecophysiology
ecotoxicolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,480
3,706
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chauvaud Laurent
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,902
3,342
0.423
Ecologie benthique
sclérochronologie
écologie acoustique
biogéochimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,869
3,800
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christophe Delacourt
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,776
3,061
0.394
Remote Sensing
Natural Hazard
Planetology
Coastal are
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,191
3,965
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geraldine Sarthou
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,507
2,996
0.399
Biogeochemistry
Trace metals
Ocea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,637
4,040
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stefan V Lalonde
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,392
4,105
0.555
Geochemistry
Geomicrobiology
Earth System Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,178
4,229
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brigitte Van Vliet Lanoe
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,134
1,785
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,000
4,400
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jacques Déverchère
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,926
2,181
0.315
Seismo-geology
rifts and passive margins
subduction inceptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,610
5,060
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Alain Jaffrès
Université de Brest
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,141
2,158
0.351
Phosphorus chemistry
lipids
amphiphiles
gene delivery
hybrid material