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
applied linguistics
English as a lingua franca
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
corpus linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,945
6,842
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
discourse studies
sociolinguistics
pragmatics
semiotics
rhetoric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,717
7,536
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
multilingualism
applied linguistics
multilingual education
dynamic systems theory
complexity theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,261
4,044
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
philosophy of technology
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,274
7,300
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
linguistics
politeness
impoliteness
power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,197
4,464
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Language
linguistics
syntax
grammar theory
theoretical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
1,522
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Linguistics
Semantics
Intonation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,956
2,339
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Philosophy of Science
Epistemology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,818
1,960
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
applied linguistics
sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
3,008
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
intonation
prosody
second language speech learning
phonetics
L2 phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,380
1,703
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
archaeology
archaeological prospection
landscape
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,258
1,694
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Philosophie
Literatur
Musik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,144
1,329
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Gerechtigkeit
Ethik
Sozialphilosophie
Politische Philosophie
Rechtsphilosophie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
1,987
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
abusive language detection
sentiment analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
2,970
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
morphology
development
history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,781
1,949
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Romance linguistics
Word formation
business language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
1,344
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
prehistory
archaeological theory
Neolithic
Iron Age
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
862
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
philosophy of science
philosophy of economics
philosophy of medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,503
1,888
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Economic History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,352
1,499
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Climate
Anthropocene
Secrecy
Catastrophe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
1,912
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Social Ontology
Social Theory
Phenomenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
1,402
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
innovation
Enabling Space
knowledge creation
cognition
Emergent Innovation
organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
852
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Philosophy
Semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
906
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Byzantine Studies
Late Antiquity
social history
writing culture
Christianity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,095
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
History
Europe
Gender
Digital Humanities
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,492
691
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,490
204
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Barbara Seidlhofer
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,945
6,842
0.343
applied linguistics
English as a lingua franca
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
corpus linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,332
249
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martin Reisigl
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,717
7,536
0.425
discourse studies
sociolinguistics
pragmatics
semiotics
rhetoric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,950
540
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ulrike Jessner
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,261
4,044
0.394
multilingualism
applied linguistics
multilingual education
dynamic systems theory
complexity theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,300
612
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Coeckelbergh
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,274
7,300
0.787
philosophy of technology
ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,306
618
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Messner
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,197
4,464
0.485
linguistics
politeness
impoliteness
power
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,525
722
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hubert Haider
Universität Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
1,522
0.186
Language
linguistics
syntax
grammar theory
theoretical linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,964
747
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Büring
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,956
2,339
0.294
Linguistics
Semantics
Intonation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,144
1,019
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Kusch
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,818
1,960
0.337
Philosophy of Science
Epistemology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,018
1,064
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ute Smit
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
3,008
0.547
applied linguistics
sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,149
1,296
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ineke Mennen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,380
1,703
0.389
intonation
prosody
second language speech learning
phonetics
L2 phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,133
1,329
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Doneus
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,258
1,694
0.398
archaeology
archaeological prospection
landscape
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,071
1,366
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Konrad Paul Liessmann
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,144
1,329
0.321
Philosophie
Literatur
Musik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,683
1,456
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lukas H Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
1,987
0.519
Gerechtigkeit
Ethik
Sozialphilosophie
Politische Philosophie
Rechtsphilosophie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,528
1,464
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Wiegand
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
2,970
0.782
abusive language detection
sentiment analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,629
1,469
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Manfred Walzl
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,781
1,949
0.515
morphology
development
history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,151
1,520
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Franz Rainer
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
1,344
0.374
Romance linguistics
Word formation
business language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,473
1,521
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Timothy Taylor
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
862
0.240
prehistory
archaeological theory
Neolithic
Iron Age
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,229
1,555
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Julian Reiss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,503
1,888
0.539
philosophy of science
philosophy of economics
philosophy of medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,845
1,605
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Jursa
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,352
1,499
0.447
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Economic History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,326
1,694
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eva Horn
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
1,912
0.607
Climate
Anthropocene
Secrecy
Catastrophe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,536
1,740
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hans Bernhard Schmid
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
1,402
0.460
Social Ontology
Social Theory
Phenomenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,443
1,834
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Markus F Peschl
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
852
0.300
innovation
Enabling Space
knowledge creation
cognition
Emergent Innovation
organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,386
1,949
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Max Kölbel
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
906
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,088
1,969
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Claudia Rapp
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,095
0.422
Byzantine Studies
Late Antiquity
social history
writing culture
Christianity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,465
2,020
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wolfgang Schmale
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,492
691
0.277
History
Europe
Gender
Digital Humanities
Human Rights