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 should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,812
166,456
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,022
65,836
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Global Mental Health
Health Services Research
Health Disparities
Child & Adolescent MH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,609
54,896
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,755
15,523
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
5,266
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
global mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,746
10,785
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neurology and Neurophysiology
Parkinson's disease
diagnosis and therapeutic role of rTMS
Epidemiology of neurological disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,547
5,054
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
HIV Mental Health & Psychiatry Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,351
3,855
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
neuropsychiatry
hiv
cognitive disorders
mental health services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
5,704
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Mental Health
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,065
3,479
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Neuroimaging
HIV
Mental Health
DTI
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,741
5,227
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Global Mental Health
mHealth Mental Health
Maternal Mental Health
Adolescent Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,829
3,601
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
psychiatry
genetics
schizophrenia
suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,403
1,452
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
General adult psychiatry
child and adolescent psychiatry
addiction
social psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,069
2,265
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Public Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
3,427
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
4,110
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
and Psychiatric Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,386
3,489
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,242
1,696
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Forensic Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,848
3,419
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mental Health
Public Health
Health Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,646
3,363
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychiatry
Brain imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,431
2,717
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Public Health Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
1,716
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Maternal mental health
common mental disorders
modelling
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
2,736
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Anxiety Disorders
Trauma
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,861
1,800
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
employee wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
827
0.289
Dan J Stein
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,812
166,456
0.661
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
Oye Gureje
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,022
65,836
0.604
Manasi Kumar
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,609
54,896
0.953
Global Mental Health
Health Services Research
Health Disparities
Child & Adolescent MH
Christine Lochner
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,755
15,523
0.714
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
Robin Emsley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
5,266
0.319
Charlotte Hanlon
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,746
10,785
0.731
Eman Khedr|Eman MH Khedr, Eman Khedr
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,547
5,054
0.479
Neurology and Neurophysiology
Parkinson's disease
diagnosis and therapeutic role of rTMS
Epidemiology of neurological disease
Sylvia Kaaya
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,351
3,855
0.412
HIV Mental Health & Psychiatry Practice
John Joska
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
5,704
0.648
neuropsychiatry
hiv
cognitive disorders
mental health services
Abiodun O. Adewuya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,065
3,479
0.431
Jean-Paul Fouche
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,741
5,227
0.775
Neuroimaging
HIV
Mental Health
DTI
MRI
Lola Kola
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,829
3,601
0.618
Global Mental Health
mHealth Mental Health
Maternal Mental Health
Adolescent Mental Health
Johannes Louw Roos
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,403
1,452
0.269
psychiatry
genetics
schizophrenia
suicide
Bola Ola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,069
2,265
0.447
General adult psychiatry
child and adolescent psychiatry
addiction
social psychiatry
Katherine Sorsdahl
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
3,427
0.727
Henk Temmingh
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
4,110
0.932
Jibril Abdulmalik
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,386
3,489
0.795
Public Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
and Psychiatric Services
David Ndetei
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,242
1,696
0.400
Aishatu Yusha'u Armiya'u
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,848
3,419
0.889
Telake Azale
University of Gondar
Gondar, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,646
3,363
0.922
Mental Health
Public Health
Health Promotion
Annerine Roos
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,431
2,717
0.792
Victor Lasebikan
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
1,716
0.530
Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Public Health Psychiatry
Emily Garman
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
2,736
0.918
Maternal mental health
common mental disorders
modelling
epidemiology
Sharain Suliman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,861
1,800
0.629
Anxiety Disorders
Trauma
PTSD
Karen Milner
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
827
0.289