Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 241 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
29,808
World Rank
1,125
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total26,638
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Last 6 Years11,332
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Last 6 Years / Total0.425
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
34,343
World Rank
1,287
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Arctic | biogeochemistry | contaminants | chemical oceanograph
Arctic | biogeochemistry | contaminants | chemical oceanograph
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Total36,526
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Last 6 Years10,297
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Last 6 Years / Total0.282
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,851
World Rank
2,262
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total13,666
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Last 6 Years7,070
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Last 6 Years / Total0.517
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
75,611
World Rank
2,914
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
climate | oceanography | meteorology | Gulf of St. Lawrence | northwest Atlanti
climate | oceanography | meteorology | Gulf of St. Lawrence | northwest Atlanti
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Total11,108
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Last 6 Years5,883
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Last 6 Years / Total0.530
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
87,934
World Rank
3,419
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total17,081
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Last 6 Years5,239
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Last 6 Years / Total0.307
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
98,640
World Rank
3,844
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
salmon | community ecology | biodiversity | global change | metacommunitie
salmon | community ecology | biodiversity | global change | metacommunitie
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Total6,148
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Last 6 Years4,790
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Last 6 Years / Total0.779
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
104,292
World Rank
4,086
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total12,049
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Last 6 Years4,581
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Last 6 Years / Total0.380
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
113,417
World Rank
4,481
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total12,406
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Last 6 Years4,272
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Last 6 Years / Total0.344
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
132,357
World Rank
5,193
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total9,353
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Last 6 Years3,754
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Last 6 Years / Total0.401
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
135,949
World Rank
5,332
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total6,391
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Last 6 Years3,670
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Last 6 Years / Total0.574
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
136,083
World Rank
5,338
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total4,782
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Last 6 Years3,667
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Last 6 Years / Total0.767
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
143,314
World Rank
5,634
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total8,219
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Last 6 Years3,508
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Last 6 Years / Total0.427
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
144,444
World Rank
5,679
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Arctic | sea ice | carbon cycling | primary production | phytoplankto
Arctic | sea ice | carbon cycling | primary production | phytoplankto
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Total8,902
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Last 6 Years3,484
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Last 6 Years / Total0.391
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
146,087
World Rank
5,755
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Aquaculture | Climate change | Food Security | Environmental Sustainabilit
Aquaculture | Climate change | Food Security | Environmental Sustainabilit
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Total5,484
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Last 6 Years3,450
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Last 6 Years / Total0.629
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
157,932
World Rank
6,214
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Physical Oceanography | ocean climate change and Arg
Physical Oceanography | ocean climate change and Arg
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Total9,983
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Last 6 Years3,225
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Last 6 Years / Total0.323
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
161,488
World Rank
6,356
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total5,339
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Last 6 Years3,163
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Last 6 Years / Total0.592
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
161,603
World Rank
6,363
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total4,774
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Last 6 Years3,161
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Last 6 Years / Total0.662
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
175,516
World Rank
6,865
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total5,587
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Last 6 Years2,936
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Last 6 Years / Total0.526
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
177,714
World Rank
6,954
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Tsunami | Tide | Seiches | Sea level | Current
Tsunami | Tide | Seiches | Sea level | Current
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Total7,732
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Last 6 Years2,901
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Last 6 Years / Total0.375
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
175,067
World Rank
6,843
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total13,839
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Last 6 Years2,942
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Last 6 Years / Total0.213
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
182,410
World Rank
7,131
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total8,684
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Last 6 Years2,833
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Last 6 Years / Total0.326
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
180,275
World Rank
7,053
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total10,155
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Last 6 Years2,863
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Last 6 Years / Total0.282
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
183,639
World Rank
7,191
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Aquatic Nutrition | Seafood safety | Seafood quality | Seafood sustainabilit
Aquatic Nutrition | Seafood safety | Seafood quality | Seafood sustainabilit
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Total7,269
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Last 6 Years2,816
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Last 6 Years / Total0.387
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
190,524
World Rank
7,448
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total5,278
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Last 6 Years2,723
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Last 6 Years / Total0.516
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
191,553
World Rank
7,490
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total5,146
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Last 6 Years2,709
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Last 6 Years / Total0.526
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