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
clinical teratology
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,530
6,328
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,291
2,557
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Child development
learning disabilities
brain and behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
1,413
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
child development
early education
social information processing
attachment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,049
1,146
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
child development
early childhood
parent-child interaction
cognition and learning
developmental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
577
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
executive functions
bilingualism
emotion regulation
child development
healthy ageing and well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,275
1,739
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
child development
developmental psychology
social neuroscience
neuroimaging
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,039
1,343
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Child development
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,026
1,357
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Attachment
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
346
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Developmental disorders
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,539
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Child welfare
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
675
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Child Development
Parent-Child Relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
678
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
child development
parenting
character
character education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
806
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
629
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
306
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
child development
early math education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
211
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Child development
Preventive approach
SEL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
292
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Child development
Neurodevelopment
Educational neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
326
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Child development
Autism spectrum disorders
Sensory/Motor processing
MEG
OPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
335
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Emotion
Child development
Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
250
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
child development and psychpathology/ attachment and mentalization/ parent training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
197
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Family and child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
204
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Social welfare
Child development
Mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
253
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Infant and child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
196
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
language development
child development
inter-brain synchrony
social interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
161
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,415
216
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Asher Ornoy
Ariel University
Ariel, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,530
6,328
0.294
clinical teratology
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,804
1,661
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maayan Davidov
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,291
2,557
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,960
12,011
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sha Tao
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
1,413
0.382
Child development
learning disabilities
brain and behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,622
2,678
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yair Ziv
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,049
1,146
0.376
child development
early education
social information processing
attachment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,148
1,058
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kofi Marfo
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
577
0.221
child development
early childhood
parent-child interaction
cognition and learning
developmental
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,688
2,380
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yang Hwajin
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,275
1,739
0.764
executive functions
bilingualism
emotion regulation
child development
healthy ageing and well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,597
8,708
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Takashi X Fujisawa
University of Fukui
Fukui, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,039
1,343
0.659
child development
developmental psychology
social neuroscience
neuroimaging
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,604
20,033
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zhiyong Qu
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,026
1,357
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,768
3,852
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tirtsa Joels
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
346
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,091
2,930
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tso Wan Yee Winnie
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,539
0.913
Developmental disorders
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,488
9,064
924
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joan P Yoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
675
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,846
4,388
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Efrat Sher Censor
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
678
0.496
Child Development
Parent-Child Relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,770
5,356
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dwi Hastuti
IPB University
Bogor, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
806
0.688
child development
parenting
character
character education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,114
12,320
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emiko Tanaka
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
629
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,496
11,491
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ji Young Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
306
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,290
5,628
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hsin-Hui Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
211
0.361
child development
early math education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,000
16,971
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
松本有貴
Tokushima Bunri University
Tokushima, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
292
0.601
Child development
Preventive approach
SEL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,031,324
45,845
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lei Hao
Southwest University
Chongqing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
326
0.903
Child development
Neurodevelopment
Educational neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,046,640
18,942
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kyung-Min An|안경민
Kanazawa University
Kanazawa, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
335
0.965
Child development
Autism spectrum disorders
Sensory/Motor processing
MEG
OPM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,157,733
44,617
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yang Yang
Nirma University
Ahmedabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
250
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162,972
22,107
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Parisa Sadat Seyed Mousavi
Shahid Beheshti University
Tehran, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
197
0.758
child development and psychpathology/ attachment and mentalization/ parent training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,167,680
10,273
879
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zarinah Arshat
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
204
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,173,385
51,664
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chaoxin Jiang
Hubei Minzu University
Chao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
253
1.000
Social welfare
Child development
Mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,203,056
6,792
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edna Orr
Gordon College of Education
Padova, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
196
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,347,119
53,186
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jessica Tan
Nirma University
Ahmedabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
161
0.964
language development
child development
inter-brain synchrony
social interactions