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: 26
Neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,986
49,892
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,985
33,261
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
COVID19
Global Health
Health Literacy
psychometrics
intervention development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,115
40,484
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Cardiovascular imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,610
32,707
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Evidence synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,466
92,088
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
First interest
Second interest
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,855
62,811
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,676
23,686
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
CZTS
Si thin film
TEM
Perovskite
Solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,219
64,237
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Mental Health Practice and Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,641
42,707
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,178
47,645
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,468
37,555
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,764
62,076
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Autism
Autism & Sexuality
Autism & Relationships
Child Injury Prevention
Subjective Well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,343
74,929
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,321
22,919
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,115
33,317
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Species distribution models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,914
41,904
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,544
24,964
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
breast cancer
screening
overdiagnosis
mammography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,693
31,759
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,561
14,289
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,527
40,360
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Action research
practice theory
education
educational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,570
22,732
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Hypertension
Nutrition
Cardiovascular
Childhood. Obesity Pre-eclampsia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,391
18,286
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Remote Sensing
Ecological Resilience
Phenology
Drought
Aerobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,942
31,567
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,834
15,686
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
back pain
pain
continence disorders
musculoskeletal pain
electromyography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,982
24,580
0.328
Glenda Halliday
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,986
49,892
0.484
Jennie Brand-Miller
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,985
33,261
0.329
Richard Osborne
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,115
40,484
0.404
COVID19
Global Health
Health Literacy
psychometrics
intervention development
Thomas Marwick
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,610
32,707
0.342
Steve Mcdonald
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,466
92,088
0.965
Flavia Cicuttini
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,855
62,811
0.662
Philip Barter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,676
23,686
0.250
Wei Li
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,219
64,237
0.697
Ian Hickie
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,641
42,707
0.466
Richard Kefford
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,178
47,645
0.528
Grant Mcarthur
Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,468
37,555
0.420
Cassandra Szoeke
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,764
62,076
0.707
Mark Stokes
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,343
74,929
0.858
Autism
Autism & Sexuality
Autism & Relationships
Child Injury Prevention
Subjective Well-being
Robert G Parton
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,321
22,919
0.275
Ary Hoffmann
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,115
33,317
0.401
Jane Elith
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,914
41,904
0.505
Gordon Parker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,544
24,964
0.310
Gemma Jacklyn
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,693
31,759
0.404
John A/ Eisman
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Darlinghurst, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,561
14,289
0.182
Peter Hersey
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,527
40,360
0.514
Stephen Kemmis
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,570
22,732
0.293
Lawrence J Beilin
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,391
18,286
0.236
Hypertension
Nutrition
Cardiovascular
Childhood. Obesity Pre-eclampsia
Alfredo Huete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,942
31,567
0.416
Remote Sensing
Ecological Resilience
Phenology
Drought
Aerobiology
Cak Lovell
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,834
15,686
0.207
Paul Hodges
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,982
24,580
0.328
back pain
pain
continence disorders
musculoskeletal pain
electromyography