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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 48 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
tropical forest ecology
forest management
sustainable use of forest resource
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,711
7,121
0.402
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tropical Forest Management for Multiple Goods and Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,548
7,217
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
ecology
climate change
agriculture
land use
tropical environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,159
4,609
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
development economics
natural resource economics
undernutrition
child mortality
povert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,389
3,687
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biogeochemistry
ecosystem modeling
ecohydrology
soi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,031
3,712
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Climate change policies
climate finance
carbon market
pro-poor
social inclusio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,476
2,731
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,453
1,795
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Climate change
greenhouse gas fluxes
C cycle
N cyle
functioning of terrestrial ecosystem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,440
2,660
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,435
2,185
0.493
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Inclusive Business
Rural Livelihoods
Certification
Land Tenure
Agrifood Chain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,255
2,211
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Environmental Economics
tropical forests
Planted forests
ecosystem services
market-based instrument
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,040
1,684
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
research policy impact
political change
natural resource governance
land use
impact assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
1,206
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Forest governance and climate change
conservation
forest and land tenure
social forestr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,752
1,906
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sustainability science
tropical land use
environmental governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,204
2,562
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,964
1,429
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Scientist Forest & sustainable value chains and investment
Forest Policy
Gender and NTF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,047
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Forestr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,718
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Foresterie
agriculture
changement climatique
politique forestière
aménagement forestie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
802
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
tenure
governance
forests
natural resource
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
1,096
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Natural resources governance
natural resources politics
natural resources management
political ecology
Mekong regio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
556
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
forest and land tenure
gender
collective tenure
indigenous peoples
political ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,795
1,003
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
619
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sustainable landscapes
ecosystem services
climate change adaptation
smallholder forestry
China & global environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
807
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Community-based
Conservation
Traditional Knowledge
Ecosystem Services
Social-Ecological System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
875
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Soil science
Natural resource management
Wetland ecology
Ethnopedolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
698
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,072
78
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Nasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,711
7,121
0.402
tropical forest ecology
forest management
sustainable use of forest resource
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,801
99
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Manuel R Guariguata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,548
7,217
0.464
Tropical Forest Management for Multiple Goods and Service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,691
197
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christopher Martius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,159
4,609
0.454
ecology
climate change
agriculture
land use
tropical environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,181
479
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Amy Ickowitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,389
3,687
0.577
development economics
natural resource economics
undernutrition
child mortality
povert
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,365
532
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sofyan Kurnianto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,031
3,712
0.615
Biogeochemistry
ecosystem modeling
ecohydrology
soi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,332
864
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pham Thu Thuy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,476
2,731
0.610
Climate change policies
climate finance
carbon market
pro-poor
social inclusio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,414
869
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Cronkleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,453
1,795
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,069
874
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kristell Hergoualc'H
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,440
2,660
0.599
Climate change
greenhouse gas fluxes
C cycle
N cyle
functioning of terrestrial ecosystem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,318
876
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paolo Omar Cerutti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,435
2,185
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,895
936
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
George Christoffel Schoneveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,255
2,211
0.520
Inclusive Business
Rural Livelihoods
Certification
Land Tenure
Agrifood Chain
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,118
1,027
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Romain Pirard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,040
1,684
0.417
Environmental Economics
tropical forests
Planted forests
ecosystem services
market-based instrument
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,034
1,086
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cecilia Luttrell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
1,206
0.307
research policy impact
political change
natural resource governance
land use
impact assessmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,527
1,161
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Moira Moeliono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,752
1,906
0.508
Forest governance and climate change
conservation
forest and land tenure
social forestr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,973
1,515
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Reed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,204
2,562
0.800
Sustainability science
tropical land use
environmental governanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,141
1,714
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ahmad Dermawan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,964
1,429
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,244
1,959
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Abdon Awono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,047
0.384
Scientist Forest & sustainable value chains and investment
Forest Policy
Gender and NTF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,031
2,219
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohammad Agus Salim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,718
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,054
2,937
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Eba'A Atyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
802
0.384
Foresterie
agriculture
changement climatique
politique forestière
aménagement forestie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,163
2,939
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steven Lawry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
1,096
0.525
tenure
governance
forests
natural resource
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,111
3,170
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kim Geheb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
556
0.282
Natural resources governance
natural resources politics
natural resources management
political ecology
Mekong regio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,778
3,647
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Iliana Monterroso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,795
1,003
0.559
forest and land tenure
gender
collective tenure
indigenous peoples
political ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,877
3,981
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mrigesh Kshatriya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
619
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,292
4,113
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Louis Putzel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
807
0.489
Sustainable landscapes
ecosystem services
climate change adaptation
smallholder forestry
China & global environmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,689
4,153
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elizabeth Linda Yuliani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
875
0.534
Community-based
Conservation
Traditional Knowledge
Ecosystem Services
Social-Ecological System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,992
4,410
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Imam Basuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
698
0.446
Soil science
Natural resource management
Wetland ecology
Ethnopedolog