Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

AZTI-Tecnalia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation indexUniversities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Spain
Angel Borja
marine ecology
benthic ecology
ecosystem-based management
marine assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,681
17,215
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Spain
Xabier Irigoien
Marine Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,404
11,119
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Spain
Anders Lanzén
environmental genomics
computational biology
eDNA
biomonitoring
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
4,128
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Spain
Guillem Chust
Marine Ecology
Climate Change Impacts
Macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
3,621
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Spain
Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta
molecular evolution
genomics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
3,516
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Spain
Haritz Arrizabalaga
Tuna ecology and population dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,035
2,857
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Spain
Victoriano Valencia
Ciencias de la Tierra
Oceanografía
Impacto Ambiental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
1,105
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Spain
Gorka Merino
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,363
2,710
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Spain
Ibon Galparsoro Iza
Ecosystem-based management
Marine Spatial Planning
Maritime Spatial Planning
Mapping and Assessment of Marine Ecosystem Servi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,251
2,180
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Spain
Maite Louzao Arsuaga
Ocean Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
2,254
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Spain
Jose A. Fernandes
machine learning
socio-economics
environmental and climate change modelling
fisheries
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,056
3,054
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Spain
Juan Bald
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Marine water quality assessment under the European Water Framework Directive
shellfish r
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
1,298
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spain
Paula Jauregi
bioprocessing
bioseparations
functional foods
alternative proteins
food processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,893
1,563
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Spain
Raúl Prellezo|Raul Prellezo
fisheries
economics
natura resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
1,571
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Spain
Lorenzo Motos
Marine resources management
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,438
428
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Spain
Cotano, U.
Fisheries
marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
1,253
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Spain
Miguel Angel Pardo
Food Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,228
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Spain
Leire İbaibarriaga
Marine research
mathematics and statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,086
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Spain
Guillermo Boyra
Marine Ecology
Fisheries acoustics
Data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,215
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Spain
Maria Jose Juan Jorda
First interest
Second interest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
1,082
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Spain
Manuel González
Mareas
modelado numérico
Cambio Climático
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
670
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Spain
Almudena Fontan
Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
529
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Spain
Sarai Pouso
cultural ecosystem services
ecosystem restoration
marine resources
marine and coastal recreation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
1,251
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Spain
Mireia Valle
Marine ecology
Conservation Biology
Habitat modelling
Habitat mapping
Climate Change Impacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
886
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Spain
Lucia Zarauz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
806
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,509
Spain
269
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Angel Borja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,681
17,215
0.482
marine ecology
benthic ecology
ecosystem-based management
marine assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,219
Spain
727
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xabier Irigoien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,404
11,119
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,669
Spain
2,438
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anders Lanzén
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
4,128
0.439
environmental genomics
computational biology
eDNA
biomonitoring
microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,454
Spain
4,013
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Guillem Chust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
3,621
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,068
Spain
4,099
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
3,516
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,167
Spain
5,532
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Haritz Arrizabalaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,035
2,857
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,563
Spain
5,803
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Victoriano Valencia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
1,105
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,954
Spain
6,508
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gorka Merino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,363
2,710
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,509
Spain
6,696
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ibon Galparsoro Iza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,251
2,180
0.513
Ecosystem-based management
Marine Spatial Planning
Maritime Spatial Planning
Mapping and Assessment of Marine Ecosystem Servi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,243
Spain
6,909
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maite Louzao Arsuaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
2,254
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,802
Spain
7,046
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jose A. Fernandes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,056
3,054
0.753
machine learning
socio-economics
environmental and climate change modelling
fisheries
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,034
Spain
8,035
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Juan Bald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
1,298
0.364
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Marine water quality assessment under the European Water Framework Directive
shellfish r
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,409
Spain
9,815
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paula Jauregi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,893
1,563
0.540
bioprocessing
bioseparations
functional foods
alternative proteins
food processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,663
Spain
11,261
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Raúl Prellezo|Raul Prellezo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
1,571
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,653
Spain
11,369
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lorenzo Motos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,438
428
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,365
Spain
12,603
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cotano, U.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
1,253
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,133
Spain
12,727
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Miguel Angel Pardo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,228
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,256
Spain
13,422
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leire İbaibarriaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,086
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,017
Spain
13,581
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Guillermo Boyra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,215
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,845
Spain
14,852
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maria Jose Juan Jorda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,751
1,082
0.618
First interest
Second interest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,200
Spain
14,973
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Manuel González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
670
0.387
Mareas
modelado numérico
Cambio Climático
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,605
Spain
17,498
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Almudena Fontan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
529
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,881
Spain
18,534
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sarai Pouso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
1,251
0.995
cultural ecosystem services
ecosystem restoration
marine resources
marine and coastal recreation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
594,580
Spain
18,826
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mireia Valle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
886
0.724
Marine ecology
Conservation Biology
Habitat modelling
Habitat mapping
Climate Change Impacts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603,802
Spain
19,141
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lucia Zarauz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
806
0.677