Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 111 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
Biogeochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,400
24,662
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
eutrophication
nitrogen cycling
algal blooms
harmful algae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,080
12,464
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,268
10,306
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Interdisciplinary Science
Land Cover/Use Change
Climate Change
Conservation Biology
Landscape Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,390
10,709
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
fisheries science
fish ecology
oceanography
marine science
fisheries management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,678
5,060
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ecoogical Network Analysis
Science and Religion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,054
4,460
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
coastal oceanography
ecosystem rehabilitation
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,264
5,063
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Protists in planktonic food webs
microzooplankton
Mixotrophy
algal blooms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,581
5,267
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Benthic ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,332
6,688
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
fish
model
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,031
6,669
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fish Ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,580
4,624
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marine biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,400
4,643
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biological oceanography
zooplankton ecology
hypoxia effects on pelagic food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,980
4,228
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,206
3,280
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
photosynthesis
denitrification
phytoplankton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,812
3,022
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
oceanography
biogeochemistry
sediment
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,538
3,356
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marine microbiology
Marine Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,451
2,950
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
biogeochemistry
watershed hydrology
watershed ecology
estuarine ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,862
2,197
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marine Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,799
4,610
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
species distribution modelling
global change
biodiversity
macroecology
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
5,826
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ecology
Animal Movements
Marine Mammals
Sea Turtles
Habitat Use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,266
4,084
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Environmental science and policy
food security and climate change
atmospheric science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,910
6,726
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
recruitment
fishery management
crab fisheries
stock assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,858
1,745
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Behavioral Ecology
Prairie Dog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,681
862
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
biological oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
2,926
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,320
2,517
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric A Davidson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,400
24,662
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,029
8,410
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patricia Glibert
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,080
12,464
0.355
eutrophication
nitrogen cycling
algal blooms
harmful algae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,680
8,689
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William C Dennison
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,268
10,306
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,932
12,731
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark A Cochrane
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,390
10,709
0.406
Interdisciplinary Science
Land Cover/Use Change
Climate Change
Conservation Biology
Landscape Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,850
13,970
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Edward D Houde
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,678
5,060
0.205
fisheries science
fish ecology
oceanography
marine science
fisheries management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,148
16,159
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Ulanowicz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,054
4,460
0.202
Ecoogical Network Analysis
Science and Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,757
17,986
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Donald Boesch
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,264
5,063
0.250
coastal oceanography
ecosystem rehabilitation
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,669
18,758
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diane Stoecker
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,581
5,267
0.269
Protists in planktonic food webs
microzooplankton
Mixotrophy
algal blooms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,409
19,023
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jacqueline M Grebmeier
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,332
6,688
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,374
19,379
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenneth A Rose
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,031
6,669
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,491
21,434
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Secor
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,580
4,624
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,453
27,123
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lee W Cooper
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,400
4,643
0.322
Marine biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,023
28,084
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Roman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,980
4,228
0.302
Biological oceanography
zooplankton ecology
hypoxia effects on pelagic food webs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,092
29,928
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Allen R Place
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,206
3,280
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,664
33,719
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Todd Kana
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,812
3,022
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,976
34,575
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeffrey Cornwell
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,538
3,356
0.291
oceanography
biogeochemistry
sediment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,783
34,855
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Russell Hill
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,451
2,950
0.258
Marine microbiology
Marine Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,371
36,813
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas R Fisher
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,862
2,197
0.202
biogeochemistry
watershed hydrology
watershed ecology
estuarine ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,023
37,032
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Feng Chen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,799
4,610
0.427
Marine Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,328
37,480
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthew C Fitzpatrick
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
5,826
0.546
species distribution modelling
global change
biodiversity
macroecology
biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,661
48,178
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Helen Bailey
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,266
4,084
0.494
Ecology
Animal Movements
Marine Mammals
Sea Turtles
Habitat Use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,862
50,212
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xin Zhang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,910
6,726
0.850
Environmental science and policy
food security and climate change
atmospheric science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,837
50,517
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Miller
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,858
1,745
0.222
recruitment
fishery management
crab fisheries
stock assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,197
51,613
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Hoogland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,681
862
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,830
51,815
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Raleigh Hood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
2,926
0.383