Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North America Natural Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 8.774 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
730,678
242,048
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417,492
123,770
0.296
* 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
380,211
160,249
0.421
* 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
329,701
78,355
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mathematical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,175
69,239
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
statistics
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,886
92,155
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,625
44,203
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
algorithms
cryptography
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,215
31,450
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,124
103,437
0.612
* 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
166,369
48,879
0.294
* 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
163,347
41,476
0.254
* 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
159,325
42,948
0.270
* 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
148,853
37,575
0.252
* 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
146,415
65,141
0.445
* 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
144,758
54,704
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Statistics
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,886
46,709
0.334
* 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
138,215
35,180
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Time Series
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,755
29,491
0.216
* 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
134,411
51,541
0.383
* 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
128,991
39,925
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
time series analysis
forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,087
74,861
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gravitational Waves
Statistical Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,223
77,637
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Math+Machine Learning
Probabilistic Scientific Computing
Stochastic Multiscale Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,546
75,342
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
applied probability
biomedical informatics
computational genetics
mathematical biology
computational statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,586
64,041
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Statistical theory
Genomics
Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,272
32,710
0.299
* 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
730,678
242,048
0.331
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62
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
417,492
123,770
0.296
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89
46
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,211
160,249
0.421
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164
74
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
329,701
78,355
0.238
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817
326
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stefano Colafranceschi
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,175
69,239
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835
335
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,886
92,155
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858
348
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
B Efron
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,625
44,203
0.223
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,120
477
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,215
31,450
0.182
algorithms
cryptography
voting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162
45
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nick Barrowman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,124
103,437
0.612
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,200
518
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emmanuel Candes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,369
48,879
0.294
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,248
544
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
163,347
41,476
0.254
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,310
578
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Nowak
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,325
42,948
0.270
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,492
663
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Jr Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,853
37,575
0.252
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,544
683
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,415
65,141
0.445
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,579
703
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Larry V Hedges
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,758
54,704
0.378
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,685
751
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matthew Stephens
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,886
46,709
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,724
775
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steven H. Strogatz
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,215
35,180
0.255
synchronization
complex systems
networks
applied mathematics
nonlinear dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,763
793
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Dickey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,755
29,491
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,822
816
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan Marchini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,411
51,541
0.383
Statistical Genetics
Population Genetics
High-Dimensional Data Analysis
Bayesian Statistics
Genome-wide association studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,969
891
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
128,991
39,925
0.310
Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Engineering
Statistical Genetics
Fluid Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,054
943
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
126,087
74,861
0.594
time series analysis
forecasting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,102
967
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
124,223
77,637
0.625
Gravitational Waves
Statistical Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,225
1,036
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
George EM Karniadakis
Brown University
Providence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,546
75,342
0.625
Math+Machine Learning
Probabilistic Scientific Computing
Stochastic Multiscale Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,257
1,055
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc A Suchard
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,586
64,041
0.536
applied probability
biomedical informatics
computational genetics
mathematical biology
computational statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,713
1,287
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Bickel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,272
32,710
0.299
Statistical theory
Genomics
Networks