Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Plymouth Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Microplastics
ecology of coastal defences
marine ecology
marine pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,148
79,291
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
organic geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,891
15,857
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hypoxia
oxygen
critical illness
perioperative medicine
exercise testing and training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,520
19,440
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
autophagy
programmed cell death
neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,527
10,364
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plankton
Ocean ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,661
10,177
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Marine Ecology
Marine Biodiversity
Deep-sea biology
Ocean Acidification
Phycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,918
10,747
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Circular Economy & Industry 4.0
Supply Chain Sustainability
Decision Support System
Cross-disciplinary research in OM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,847
19,675
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Concrete
steel
buckling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,480
9,811
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
marine science
pollution
emerging contaminants
microplastics
XRF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,146
11,694
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Coastal processes
Geomorphology
Beaches
Coastal dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,432
7,517
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecophysiology
Environmental Hypoxia
Ocean Acidification
Climate Change
Invasion of Land by Amphipods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,657
5,091
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,432
7,121
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Gastroenterology
Gut repair
Nutraceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,445
2,845
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,212
5,837
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
health behaviour change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,953
4,361
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Tumour Microenvironment
Metastasis
Cancer Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,581
4,457
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biology
Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
4,707
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Neurology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,599
4,118
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
geomorpohlogy
geomorphometry
glaciology
remote sensing
uav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,503
5,064
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Lattice QCD
Computational Physics
HEP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,089
4,168
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plankton
Biogeochemistry
Ocean Processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,032
2,054
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Health Informatics
e-health
digital health
robotics
digital equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,697
4,388
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant ecology
vegetation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,569
2,614
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,451
3,468
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Research Priority setting
Systematic Review
Space Medicine Research
Interdisciplinary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,301
6,173
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,835
219
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Thompson
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,148
79,291
0.754
Microplastics
ecology of coastal defences
marine ecology
marine pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,767
2,090
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven Rowland
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,891
15,857
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,544
2,225
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Martin
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,520
19,440
0.706
Hypoxia
oxygen
critical illness
perioperative medicine
exercise testing and training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,266
2,825
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shouqing Luo
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,527
10,364
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,232
3,170
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martin Edwards
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,661
10,177
0.470
Plankton
Ocean ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,094
3,328
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jason M Hall Spencer|Jason Hall-Spencer
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,918
10,747
0.514
Marine Ecology
Marine Biodiversity
Deep-sea biology
Ocean Acidification
Phycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,269
3,342
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mangla Sachin Kumar|Sachin Mangla Kumar
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,847
19,675
0.944
Circular Economy & Industry 4.0
Supply Chain Sustainability
Decision Support System
Cross-disciplinary research in OM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,106
3,933
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Long yuan Li
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,480
9,811
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,305
4,031
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Turner
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,146
11,694
0.644
marine science
pollution
emerging contaminants
microplastics
XRF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,896
4,559
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gerd Masselink
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,432
7,517
0.457
Coastal processes
Geomorphology
Beaches
Coastal dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,451
4,849
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Spicer
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,657
5,091
0.325
Ecophysiology
Environmental Hypoxia
Ocean Acidification
Climate Change
Invasion of Land by Amphipods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,561
4,938
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bing Hu
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,432
7,121
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,775
5,384
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Playford Rj
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,445
2,845
0.197
Gastroenterology
Gut repair
Nutraceuticals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,184
5,497
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jackie Andrade
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,212
5,837
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,264
6,166
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adrian H Taylor
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,953
4,361
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,984
6,388
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ji Liang Li
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,581
4,457
0.354
Tumour Microenvironment
Metastasis
Cancer Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,597
6,614
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Awadhesh Jha
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
4,707
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,748
6,996
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
C Oliver Hanemann
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,599
4,118
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,576
7,071
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mike Smith
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,503
5,064
0.440
geomorpohlogy
geomorphometry
glaciology
remote sensing
uav
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,277
7,367
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Craig Mcneile
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,089
4,168
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,847
7,406
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter Burkill
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,032
2,054
0.186
Plankton
Biogeochemistry
Ocean Processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,131
7,649
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ray Jones
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,697
4,388
0.410
Health Informatics
e-health
digital health
robotics
digital equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,455
7,741
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martin Kent
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,569
2,614
0.247
Plant ecology
vegetation science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,629
7,836
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jon May
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,451
3,468
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,223
7,957
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mona Nasser
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,301
6,173
0.599
Research Priority setting
Systematic Review
Space Medicine Research
Interdisciplinary