Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North America Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Rankings 2025
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 :1
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721,349
278,478
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412,497
141,664
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,361
178,809
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326,722
93,406
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Mathematical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,278
87,924
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
statistics
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,293
103,439
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,853
51,747
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
algorithms
cryptography
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,543
36,592
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,579
116,395
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,458
58,052
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,834
49,246
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,768
50,473
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,537
43,856
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,524
74,289
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,853
60,820
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Statistics
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,102
53,686
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
synchronization
complex systems
networks
applied mathematics
nonlinear dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,805
41,085
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Time Series
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,167
34,204
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Statistical Genetics
Population Genetics
High-Dimensional Data Analysis
Bayesian Statistics
Genome-wide association studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,432
58,998
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Engineering
Statistical Genetics
Fluid Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,316
46,369
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
time series analysis
forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,907
83,503
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Gravitational Waves
Statistical Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,829
86,340
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
applied probability
biomedical informatics
computational genetics
mathematical biology
computational statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,870
70,757
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Math+Machine Learning
Probabilistic Scientific Computing
Stochastic Multiscale Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,335
75,236
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Statistical theory
Genomics
Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,112
38,067
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Lander
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721,349
278,478
0.386
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60
32
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donald B Rubin
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412,497
141,664
0.343
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90
47
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,361
178,809
0.479
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156
73
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ralph B D'Agostino
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326,722
93,406
0.286
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812
325
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stefano Colafranceschi
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,278
87,924
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837
338
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,293
103,439
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840
340
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
B Efron
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,853
51,747
0.263
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094
469
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,543
36,592
0.213
algorithms
cryptography
voting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,157
43
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nick Barrowman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,579
116,395
0.699
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,182
513
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emmanuel Candes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,458
58,052
0.353
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,226
537
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kenneth P Burnham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,834
49,246
0.304
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,294
571
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Nowak
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,768
50,473
0.320
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,476
655
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Jr Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,537
43,856
0.297
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,554
690
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,524
74,289
0.518
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,588
707
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Larry V Hedges
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,853
60,820
0.429
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,670
749
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matthew Stephens
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,102
53,686
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,707
768
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steven H. Strogatz
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,805
41,085
0.300
synchronization
complex systems
networks
applied mathematics
nonlinear dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,743
786
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Dickey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,167
34,204
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,818
820
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan Marchini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,432
58,998
0.445
Statistical Genetics
Population Genetics
High-Dimensional Data Analysis
Bayesian Statistics
Genome-wide association studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,950
893
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Wendl
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,316
46,369
0.364
Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Engineering
Statistical Genetics
Fluid Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,074
956
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
H Joseph Newton
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,907
83,503
0.679
time series analysis
forecasting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,146
993
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John T Whelan
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,829
86,340
0.715
Gravitational Waves
Statistical Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,281
1,074
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marc A Suchard
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,870
70,757
0.605
applied probability
biomedical informatics
computational genetics
mathematical biology
computational statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,353
1,109
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
George EM Karniadakis
Brown University
Providence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,335
75,236
0.652
Math+Machine Learning
Probabilistic Scientific Computing
Stochastic Multiscale Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,676
1,272
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Bickel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,112
38,067
0.352
Statistical theory
Genomics
Networks