Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Vocabulary
Vocabulary acquisition
Second language acquisition
Lexicography
Attrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,979
11,585
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
literacy development across cultures
dyslexia
dysgraphia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,707
11,549
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
psycholinguistics
individual differences
task-based language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,907
7,650
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computational Linguistics
NLP
Large Language Models
Fact-checking
Fake News
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,880
17,583
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Applied linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Academic Discourse
English for Specific Purposes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,388
7,809
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Machine Translation
Chinese Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,259
12,383
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Applied Linguistics
Teaching of Literature
Cultural Studies
TEFL
Classroom Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,773
11,190
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Language education
language policy
learning
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,841
5,252
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Theoretical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,501
3,989
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Teaching Media
English Education
TEFL
Curricullum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,568
14,563
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
English for academic purposes
English for specific purposes
second language writing
language policy
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,467
8,303
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
ENGLISH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,027
6,710
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bahasa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,662
7,118
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Second language writing
second language teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,939
7,443
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
English Language Teaching
Classroom Pedagogy
TESOL
Distance Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,424
12,405
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Modern Persian literature
Indo-Persian literature
Persian Historiography during later Mughals.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,413
9,166
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
computational linguistics
corpus linguistics
Chinese linguistics
lexical semantics
ontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,881
5,354
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
linguistics- Phonetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,676
3,433
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
translation studies
comparative and world literature
literary theory
language theory
rhetorical theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,389
3,685
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia
Pembelajaran Bahasa
Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar
Literasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,079
8,442
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Literature
Classical Literature
Literature History
Literary theory
Children's Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,754
10,754
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neuropsychology of Language
Aphasia
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
cognitive neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,514
3,978
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Large Language Model
Natural Language Processing
Information Retrieval
Knowledge Graph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,494
7,864
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sign Language
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,199
3,621
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sangam Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,152
4,359
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,859
100
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Batia Laufer
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,979
11,585
0.341
Vocabulary
Vocabulary acquisition
Second language acquisition
Lexicography
Attrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,512
221
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Catherine Mcbride
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,707
11,549
0.417
literacy development across cultures
dyslexia
dysgraphia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,585
356
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Robinson
Aoyama Gakuin University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,907
7,650
0.284
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
psycholinguistics
individual differences
task-based language learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,600
11
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Preslav Nakov
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,880
17,583
0.736
Computational Linguistics
NLP
Large Language Models
Fact-checking
Fake News
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,260
330
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Flowerdew
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,388
7,809
0.383
Applied linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Academic Discourse
English for Specific Purposes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,633
1,407
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qun Liu|刘群, 劉群
Huawei Technologies
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,259
12,383
0.611
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Machine Translation
Chinese Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,847
57
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Miftahul Huda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,773
11,190
0.596
Applied Linguistics
Teaching of Literature
Cultural Studies
TEFL
Classroom Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,680
409
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amy Bm Tsui
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,841
5,252
0.312
Language education
language policy
learning
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,542
388
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Malka Hovav
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,501
3,989
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,196
92
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lulud Oktaviani
Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia
Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,568
14,563
1.000
Teaching Media
English Education
TEFL
Curricullum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,747
493
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Guangwei Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,467
8,303
0.574
English for academic purposes
English for specific purposes
second language writing
language policy
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,247
643
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
NV Siva Kumari
K L University
Vaddeswaram, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,027
6,710
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,529
104
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rmhe Harimurti Kridalaksana
Universitas Buddhi Dharma
Tangerang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,662
7,118
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,243
571
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Icy Lee
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,939
7,443
0.575
Second language writing
second language teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,886
121
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Achmad Yudi Wahyudin
Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia
Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,424
12,405
0.998
English Language Teaching
Classroom Pedagogy
TESOL
Distance Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,964
803
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mukhtar Ahmed
University of Delhi
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,413
9,166
0.738
Modern Persian literature
Indo-Persian literature
Persian Historiography during later Mughals.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,013
645
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chu-Ren Huang 黄居仁|黄 居仁
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,881
5,354
0.451
computational linguistics
corpus linguistics
Chinese linguistics
lexical semantics
ontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,695
905
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jaya Sheela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,676
3,433
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,127
3,337
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Douglas Robinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,389
3,685
0.324
translation studies
comparative and world literature
literary theory
language theory
rhetorical theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,894
137
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yunus Abidin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,079
8,442
0.762
Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia
Pembelajaran Bahasa
Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar
Literasi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,969
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nodira I Soatova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,754
10,754
1.000
Literature
Classical Literature
Literature History
Literary theory
Children's Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,357
719
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Naama Friedmann
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,514
3,978
0.378
Neuropsychology of Language
Aphasia
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
cognitive neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,569
3,714
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Large Language Model
Natural Language Processing
Information Retrieval
Knowledge Graph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,628
737
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wendy Sandler
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,199
3,621
0.355
Sign Language
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,147
1,180
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ganesan N
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,152
4,359
0.429