Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Physics
Numerical Relativity
Astronomy
Scientific Computing
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,080
50,982
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Producing chemicals and fuels by integrating multiple methods and processes (e.g.
catalysis)
and
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,172
23,787
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,119
8,997
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Marketing
consumer identity
family research
consumer behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,817
8,829
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
ecology
paleoecology
conservation
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,543
11,532
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
wetting
capillarity
porous media
spontaneous imbibition
oil recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,084
8,051
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,128
9,330
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Soft Materials and Biomaterials
Drug Delivery
Polymer Phase Behavior
Supercritical Fluids
Energy Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,121
5,845
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
ecology
ecohydrology
ecophysiology
stable isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,034
7,140
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,418
6,435
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ecological physiology
ecophysiology
ecology
stable isotopes
physiological ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,245
4,943
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
microbiology
microbial genomics
microbial ecology
microbial evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,134
4,686
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,403
1,731
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Fire ecology
Forest ecology
Landscape ecology
Restoration ecology
Wildland_fire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,853
2,633
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational Science and Engineering
CFD
Aerodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,030
4,207
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
fish ecology
stream ecology
invasive species
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,005
3,872
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
optogenetics
synthetic biology
signal transduction
photoreception
c-di-GMP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,975
4,039
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Virology
glycobiology
insect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,035
2,165
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
marketing
macromarketing
consumer behavior
international marketing
quality of life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,896
4,637
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
wildlife ecology
CRU Program
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,433
6,509
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Toxicology
Water Quality
Fish Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,860
1,331
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Marine geology and geophysics
evolution and generation of the crust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,746
3,152
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ecosystem Processes and Mechanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,433
1,481
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Flow in Porous Media
Wettability
Digital Rock Physics
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Unconventional Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,175
4,881
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,967
2,032
0.255
Edward Seidel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,080
50,982
0.760
Physics
Numerical Relativity
Astronomy
Scientific Computing
Computer Science
Maohong Fan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,172
23,787
0.623
Producing chemicals and fuels by integrating multiple methods and processes (e.g.
catalysis)
and
Jason F Shogren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,119
8,997
0.280
Linda Lavonne Price
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,817
8,829
0.296
Marketing
consumer identity
family research
consumer behavior
Stephen T Jackson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,543
11,532
0.419
ecology
paleoecology
conservation
climate change
Norman Morrow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,084
8,051
0.334
wetting
capillarity
porous media
spontaneous imbibition
oil recovery
Sreejayan Nair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,128
9,330
0.403
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Maciej Radosz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,121
5,845
0.264
Soft Materials and Biomaterials
Drug Delivery
Polymer Phase Behavior
Supercritical Fluids
Energy Materials
David Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,034
7,140
0.375
ecology
ecohydrology
ecophysiology
stable isotopes
Margaret Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,418
6,435
0.349
Carlos Martinez Del Rio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,245
4,943
0.271
ecological physiology
ecophysiology
ecology
stable isotopes
physiological ecology
Naomi Ward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,134
4,686
0.258
microbiology
microbial genomics
microbial ecology
microbial evolution
William Reiners
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,403
1,731
0.106
William L Baker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,853
2,633
0.177
Fire ecology
Forest ecology
Landscape ecology
Restoration ecology
Wildland_fire
Dimitri Mavriplis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,030
4,207
0.300
Computational Science and Engineering
CFD
Aerodynamics
Frank J Rahel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,005
3,872
0.298
fish ecology
stream ecology
invasive species
climate change
Mark Gomelsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,975
4,039
0.337
optogenetics
synthetic biology
signal transduction
photoreception
c-di-GMP
Donald L Jarvis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,035
2,165
0.216
Virology
glycobiology
insect
Mark Peterson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,896
4,637
0.469
marketing
macromarketing
consumer behavior
international marketing
quality of life
Matthew J Kauffman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,433
6,509
0.690
Harold L Bergman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,860
1,331
0.150
Toxicology
Water Quality
Fish Physiology
Michael J Cheadle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,746
3,152
0.360
Marine geology and geophysics
evolution and generation of the crust
George F Vance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,433
1,481
0.176
Ecosystem Processes and Mechanism
Mohammad Piri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,175
4,881
0.597
Flow in Porous Media
Wettability
Digital Rock Physics
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Unconventional Resources
Paul Heller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,967
2,032
0.255