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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sustainability
alternative energy
entrepreneurship
regional cluster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
225
0.558
Steven Running
University of Montana, Missoula
St. Louis,, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,266
34,730
0.289
John S Kimball
University of Montana, Missoula
St. Louis,, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,358
16,035
0.496
hydrology
ecology
plant-water relations
remote sensin
Jinyang Du
University of Montana, Missoula
St. Louis,, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,546
3,810
0.582
Hydrology
Remote sensin
Matthew O Jones
University of Montana, Missoula
St. Louis,, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
2,997
0.665
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Phenology
Systems Ecology
Plant Physiolog
Lucas A Jones
University of Montana, Missoula
St. Louis,, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
1,532
0.490
Remote Sensing
Water and Carbon Cycles
Global Ecolog
Scott L Morford
University of Montana, Missoula
St. Louis,, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
765
0.659
Biogeochemistry
Spatial Modeling
Remote Sensin
Suzanne Tilleman
University of Montana, Missoula
St. Louis,, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
225
0.558
Sustainability
alternative energy
entrepreneurship
regional cluster