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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 7 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
United States
Steven Running
earth scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,266
34,730
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
John S Kimball
hydrology
ecology
plant-water relations
remote sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,358
16,035
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Jinyang Du
Hydrology
Remote sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,546
3,810
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Matthew O Jones
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Phenology
Systems Ecology
Plant Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
2,997
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Lucas A Jones
Remote Sensing
Water and Carbon Cycles
Global Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
1,532
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Scott L Morford
Biogeochemistry
Spatial Modeling
Remote Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
765
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Suzanne Tilleman
Sustainability
alternative energy
entrepreneurship
regional cluster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
225
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,396
United States
1,105
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven Running
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,266
34,730
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,585
United States
9,903
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John S Kimball
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,358
16,035
0.496
hydrology
ecology
plant-water relations
remote sensin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,970
United States
61,564
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jinyang Du
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,546
3,810
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,164
United States
83,517
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew O Jones
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
2,997
0.665
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Phenology
Systems Ecology
Plant Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,572
United States
109,292
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lucas A Jones
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
1,532
0.490
Remote Sensing
Water and Carbon Cycles
Global Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,255
United States
194,481
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Scott L Morford
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
765
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,049,080
United States
275,070
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Suzanne Tilleman
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
225
0.558
Sustainability
alternative energy
entrepreneurship
regional cluster