Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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 :26
English language
legal English
English for Specific Purposes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,170
6,072
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Dependency Parsing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,400
9,732
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Forensic Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,171
5,370
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Texte
discours
linguistique
stylistique textuelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,163
6,737
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
semantics
pragmatics
syntax
Oceanic languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,102
7,804
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
multilingual education
multilingualism
applied linguistics
sociolinguistics
bilingual education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,000
13,694
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
філологія
мовознавство
літературознавство
філософія
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,792
5,237
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,345
9,860
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
translation
literature
literary theory
translation theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,109
7,416
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
bilingualism
language and aging
psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,103
8,305
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
motor control and motor awareness
aging
reading and dyslexia
cultural differences
neurolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,033
5,045
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
motivation
learner autonomy
language learning
sociocultural theory
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,732
10,817
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,424
20,089
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
child language development and disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,140
8,827
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,970
12,621
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,544
8,131
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Corpus linguistics
Corpus Assisted Discourse Studies
Discourse analysis
Language and Gender
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,129
12,641
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Linguistics
morphology
typology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,999
7,012
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
corpus linguistics
phraseology
lexicography
learner corpus research
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,134
7,857
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
literacy
assessment
quality assurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,465
8,100
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
applied linguistics
English as a lingua franca
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
corpus linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,326
7,160
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Computational Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,605
7,108
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
NLP
IA
LLM
Predictive Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,100
9,905
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Pragmatics
History of English
Stylistics
Corpus Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,093
9,910
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
developmental linguistics
bilingualism
cognitive psychology
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,512
6,985
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,563
1,078
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Christopher Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,170
6,072
0.232
English language
legal English
English for Specific Purposes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,808
358
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Joakim Nivre
Research Institutes of Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,400
9,732
0.383
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Dependency Parsing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,210
2,548
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Malcolm Coulthard
Aston University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,171
5,370
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,227
545
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jean Michel Adam
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,163
6,737
0.268
Texte
discours
linguistique
stylistique textuelle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,317
1,272
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Manfred Krifka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,102
7,804
0.311
semantics
pragmatics
syntax
Oceanic languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,492
543
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Jasone Cenoz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,000
13,694
0.548
multilingual education
multilingualism
applied linguistics
sociolinguistics
bilingual education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,893
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Олександр Потебня
Donetsk O. O. Galkin Institute of Physics and Engineering National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Donetsk, Ukraine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,792
5,237
0.211
філологія
мовознавство
літературознавство
філософія
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,717
2,687
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Matthew H Davis
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,345
9,860
0.405
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,175
2,724
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Andre Lefevere
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,109
7,416
0.308
translation
literature
literary theory
translation theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,183
832
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Kees De Bot
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,103
8,305
0.345
bilingualism
language and aging
psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,307
1,222
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Eraldo Paulesu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,033
5,045
0.210
motor control and motor awareness
aging
reading and dyslexia
cultural differences
neurolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,878
2,791
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ema Ushioda
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,732
10,817
0.456
motivation
learner autonomy
language learning
sociocultural theory
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,495
9
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Gailute Bernotiene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,424
20,089
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,033
2,897
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Gina Conti Ramsden
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,140
8,827
0.381
child language development and disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,337
631
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Eneko Agirre
Universidad del País Vasco
Leioa, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,970
12,621
0.549
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,251
312
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Dirk Geeraerts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,544
8,131
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,159
3,089
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Paul Baker
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,129
12,641
0.571
Corpus linguistics
Corpus Assisted Discourse Studies
Discourse analysis
Language and Gender
Applied Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,462
3,110
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Greville Corbett
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,999
7,012
0.319
Linguistics
morphology
typology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,533
345
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Sylviane Granger
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,134
7,857
0.372
corpus linguistics
phraseology
lexicography
learner corpus research
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,316
753
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Eduardo Garcia Jimenez
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,465
8,100
0.396
literacy
assessment
quality assurance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,659
202
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Barbara Seidlhofer
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,326
7,160
0.352
applied linguistics
English as a lingua franca
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
corpus linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,687
393
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Walter Daelemans
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,605
7,108
0.363
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Computational Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,121
906
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Guidere Mathieu
Université de Paris VIII
Saint-Denis, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,100
9,905
0.519
NLP
IA
LLM
Predictive Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,139
3,767
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Jonathan Culpeper
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,093
9,910
0.519
Pragmatics
History of English
Stylistics
Corpus Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,002
3,927
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Antonella Sorace
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,512
6,985
0.377
developmental linguistics
bilingualism
cognitive psychology
cognitive science