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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 125 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
organic geochemistry
microbial ecology
chemical oceanography
biogeochemistry
limnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,333
33,712
0.317
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,315
14,450
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
coastal and estuarine ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,192
19,118
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
oceanography
geochemistry
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,661
6,984
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Spatial ecology
self-organizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,309
9,612
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food web
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,217
8,207
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,208
9,212
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
microbial ecology
microbial diversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,274
10,680
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cyclin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,391
5,627
0.391
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,118
3,827
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
coral reef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,750
2,301
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
microbial ecology
oceanography
plasti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,716
6,722
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,312
3,674
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,653
1,490
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,015
5,585
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,605
1,214
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marine ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,601
2,788
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Regional sea-level
Climate
Modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,967
7,577
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
marine biology
marine ecology
photobiology
microbiology
bio-optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,850
2,225
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
biogeochemistry of unconventional C-substrates (plastic
methane)
microbial food webs
climate and lipid biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,766
4,474
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,780
3,352
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,752
3,403
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
foraging
anti-predation
digestion
carrying capacity
migratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,462
2,522
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
coastal ecology
marine conservation
coastal restoratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,157
4,761
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
microbiology
genomics
ecology
archaea
extremophile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,802
1,758
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,050
70
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jaap Sinninghe Damste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,333
33,712
0.317
organic geochemistry
microbial ecology
chemical oceanography
biogeochemistry
limnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,779
282
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Theunis Piersma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,315
14,450
0.305
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,702
528
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tjeerd J Bouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,192
19,118
0.576
coastal and estuarine ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,396
712
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hein De Baar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,661
6,984
0.252
oceanography
geochemistry
climate chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,413
1,002
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johan Van De Koppel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,309
9,612
0.431
Spatial ecology
self-organizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,625
1,006
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karline Soetaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,217
8,207
0.369
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food web
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,656
1,007
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jung-Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,208
9,212
0.415
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,327
1,309
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Linda Amaral Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,274
10,680
0.584
microbial ecology
microbial diversit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,767
1,759
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Corina Brussaard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,391
5,627
0.391
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cyclin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,479
1,797
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jaap Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,118
3,827
0.271
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,805
1,843
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rolf Pm Bak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,750
2,301
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,045
2,012
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Erik Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,716
6,722
0.529
microbial ecology
oceanography
plasti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,262
2,083
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cj Camphuysen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,312
3,674
0.298
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,982
2,227
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jan Beukema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,653
1,490
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,049
2,392
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Myron Peck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,015
5,585
0.507
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,298
2,489
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gccadee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,605
1,214
0.114
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,330
2,492
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Henk W. Van Der Veer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,601
2,788
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,051
2,971
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aimée Slangen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,967
7,577
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,783
3,013
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jacco C Kromkamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,850
2,225
0.251
marine biology
marine ecology
photobiology
microbiology
bio-optic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,056
3,043
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Helge Niemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,766
4,474
0.510
biogeochemistry of unconventional C-substrates (plastic
methane)
microbial food webs
climate and lipid biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,299
3,431
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David W. Thieltges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,780
3,352
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,828
3,442
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jan-Berend Stuut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,752
3,403
0.439
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,680
3,567
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jan A. Van Gils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,462
2,522
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,211
3,715
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tjisse Van Der Heide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,157
4,761
0.665
coastal ecology
marine conservation
coastal restoratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,665
4,433
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Henk Bolhuis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,802
1,758
0.303
microbiology
genomics
ecology
archaea
extremophile