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
City Planning and Health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,935
25,146
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
thermal comfort
post-occupancy evaluation
indoor environmental quality
indoor air quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,720
19,020
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Urban Planning
Urban Sustainability
Urban Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,894
19,959
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,254
12,925
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Design
innovation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,026
8,042
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Air Transportation
Metropolitan Development
Urban Planning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,082
3,836
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
land management
urban planning
transport planning
environmental management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,908
3,378
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Urban Design
Architecture
Urban Planning
Public Space
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,522
5,911
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Transport Planning
transit oriented development
land use planning
travel behaviour
remote
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,480
8,260
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sustainable Cities
Smart Cities
Future Cities
Urban Regeneration
15-Minute City
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,655
8,558
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
urban water management
water sensitive urban design
sustainable cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
3,580
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Economic geography of multinationals and FDI
the theory of agglomeration
the planning and politics of (post)suburbanisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,215
3,640
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Architectural Design
Intelligent Buildings
User-Centered Design
Urban Microclimate
Smart Cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,951
6,328
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Architectural Design
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Digital Construction
Sustainable Built Environments
Green Building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,775
6,101
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
urban studies
Indigenous rights
dispossession and displacement
housing
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,624
4,499
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Urban studies
urban geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,987
3,729
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
urban studies
housing
homelessness
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,830
2,276
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Climate resilient urbanisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,674
3,713
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
urban resilience
innovation
community engagement
sustainability
water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
3,190
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Urban & Regional Planning
Transport Planning
Natural Resource Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,990
2,674
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
urban political geography
urban governance
cities and regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,970
2,727
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
urban planning
housing
platforms
short term rentals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,857
3,037
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
climate change
urbanization
urban greenery
urban resilience
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,734
4,848
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Computational Design
Design Cognition
Interactive Virtual Environments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,589
3,040
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
architecture
sustainability
energy
simulation
thermal comfort
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
3,936
0.755
Billie Giles Corti
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,935
25,146
0.494
Richard De Dear
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,720
19,020
0.548
thermal comfort
post-occupancy evaluation
indoor environmental quality
indoor air quality
Tan Yigitcanlar
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,894
19,959
0.771
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Urban Planning
Urban Sustainability
Urban Innovation
Tim D Fletcher
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,254
12,925
0.512
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvesting
Kees Dorst
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,026
8,042
0.446
Kevin O Connor
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,082
3,836
0.293
Air Transportation
Metropolitan Development
Urban Planning
Emma Pharo
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,908
3,378
0.262
land management
urban planning
transport planning
environmental management
Kim Dovey
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,522
5,911
0.513
Urban Design
Architecture
Urban Planning
Public Space
Md Liton Kamruzzaman
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,480
8,260
0.871
Transport Planning
transit oriented development
land use planning
travel behaviour
remote
Zaheer Allam
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,655
8,558
0.989
Sustainable Cities
Smart Cities
Future Cities
Urban Regeneration
15-Minute City
Tony Wong
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
3,580
0.419
urban water management
water sensitive urban design
sustainable cities
Nicholas Phelps
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,215
3,640
0.443
Economic geography of multinationals and FDI
the theory of agglomeration
the planning and politics of (post)suburbanisation
Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,951
6,328
0.796
Architectural Design
Intelligent Buildings
User-Centered Design
Urban Microclimate
Smart Cities
Ali GhaffarianHoseini
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,775
6,101
0.785
Architectural Design
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Digital Construction
Sustainable Built Environments
Green Building
Libby Porter
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,624
4,499
0.590
urban studies
Indigenous rights
dispossession and displacement
housing
urban planning
Robyn Dowling
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,987
3,729
0.534
Urban studies
urban geography
Gavin Wood
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,830
2,276
0.333
urban studies
housing
homelessness
Darryn McEvoy
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,674
3,713
0.556
Climate resilient urbanisation
Sarah Bell
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
3,190
0.519
urban resilience
innovation
community engagement
sustainability
water
Neil Sipe
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,990
2,674
0.446
Urban & Regional Planning
Transport Planning
Natural Resource Management
Pauline McGuirk
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,970
2,727
0.457
urban political geography
urban governance
cities and regeneration
Nicole Gurran
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,857
3,037
0.519
urban planning
housing
platforms
short term rentals
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,734
4,848
0.845
climate change
urbanization
urban greenery
urban resilience
tourism
Ning Gu
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,589
3,040
0.544
Computational Design
Design Cognition
Interactive Virtual Environments
Veronica Soebarto
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
3,936
0.755
architecture
sustainability
energy
simulation
thermal comfort