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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 377 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pedologia
Classificação de Solos
Etnopedologia
Pedometri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,270
8,822
0.511
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Agriculture & Forestry: Soil Science and Plant Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,953
6,269
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
História
Filosofia
Literatura
Artes
Músic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
3,767
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,813
3,135
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Química
Química Orgânca
Farmacologia
Atividade Biológica
Espectrometri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,035
3,022
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Madeiras
Tecnologia da madeira
Sustentabilidade floresta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,206
2,951
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ecologia
Ecologia de Peixes
Ecomorfologia
Qualidade Ambienta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,689
2,803
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Soil biology
ecology
mycorrhiza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,316
2,515
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Subtâncias húmicas
estresse hídrico
oxidativo
metais pesado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,934
2,131
0.726
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manejo de água
otimização do uso da água
erosão hídric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,355
2,114
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Economic Sociology and the Global Agrofood Syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,309
1,987
0.213
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,315
1,867
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Databases
Data Provenance
Scientific Workflows
eScience
Digital Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,603
1,773
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant ecology
Restoration ecology and Funcional ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,207
1,741
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Produtos Naturais
Síntese orgânic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,827
1,722
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Química Medicinal - Síntese Orgânic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,720
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Química Orgânica
Química Medicinal
Corrosã
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,635
1,699
0.302
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Molecular Biology of Plants
Plant Mineral Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,928
1,694
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Agrometeorology
Meteorology
Climatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
1,635
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Medicina Veterinária e Micotoxi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,338
1,612
0.372
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Meteorology
Climatology and Remote Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
1,556
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Físico-química
Química Teórica
Modelos para sistemas solvatados
Carboidrato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
1,447
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Agriculture
Soil Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,769
1,423
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Acaros parasitos e carrapato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,523
1,402
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
quantum field theory
general relat and cosmology
fluid mechanics
black holes thermodynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,360
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,699
430
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lucia Helena Cunha Dos Anjos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,270
8,822
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,239
811
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcos Gervasio Pereira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,953
6,269
0.484
Agriculture & Forestry: Soil Science and Plant Nutritio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,401
1,964
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
José D'Assunção Barros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
3,767
0.462
História
Filosofia
Literatura
Artes
Músic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,032
2,647
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
José Luis Luque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,813
3,135
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,725
2,803
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mario Geraldo De Carvalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,035
3,022
0.501
Química
Química Orgânca
Farmacologia
Atividade Biológica
Espectrometri
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,144
2,918
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alexandre Monteiro De Carvalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,206
2,951
0.476
Madeiras
Tecnologia da madeira
Sustentabilidade floresta
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,039
3,165
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francisco Gerson Araújo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,689
2,803
0.365
Ecologia
Ecologia de Peixes
Ecomorfologia
Qualidade Ambienta
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,472
3,765
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ricardo Berbara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,316
2,515
0.583
Soil biology
ecology
mycorrhiza
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,562
4,932
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrés Calderín García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,934
2,131
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,527
4,989
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Fonseca De Carvalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,355
2,114
0.485
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,814
5,428
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Wilkinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,309
1,987
0.213
Economic Sociology and the Global Agrofood Syste
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,030
5,890
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sergio Pereira Leite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,315
1,867
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,054
6,336
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sérgio Manuel Serra Da Cruz|Sergio Serra, Sergio Cruz, Sergio Manuel Serra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,603
1,773
0.385
Databases
Data Provenance
Scientific Workflows
eScience
Digital Agricultur
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,100
6,494
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jerônimo Boelsums Barreto Sansevero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,207
1,741
0.789
Plant ecology
Restoration ecology and Funcional ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,088
6,589
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rosane Nora Castro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,827
1,722
0.609
Produtos Naturais
Síntese orgânic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,414
6,605
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Arthur Eugen Kummerle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,720
0.617
Química Medicinal - Síntese Orgânic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,774
6,720
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aurea Echevarria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,635
1,699
0.302
Química Orgânica
Química Medicinal
Corrosã
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,670
6,755
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leandro Azevedo Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,928
1,694
0.579
Molecular Biology of Plants
Plant Mineral Nutritio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,682
7,081
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gustavo Lyra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
1,635
0.660
Agrometeorology
Meteorology
Climatolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,611
7,225
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carlos Wilson Gomes Lopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,338
1,612
0.372
Medicina Veterinária e Micotoxi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,073
7,538
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rafael Coll Delgado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
1,556
0.715
Meteorology
Climatology and Remote Sensin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,554
8,223
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clarissa O Da Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
1,447
0.521
Físico-química
Química Teórica
Modelos para sistemas solvatados
Carboidrato
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,528
8,380
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Everaldo Zonta E Zonta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,769
1,423
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,062
8,518
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Faccini Jlh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,523
1,402
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,486
8,836
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Everton Mc Abreu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,360
0.593
quantum field theory
general relat and cosmology
fluid mechanics
black holes thermodynamic