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: 1
Geology
archaeology
geochemistry
geochronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,902
8,296
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Archaeology
Prehistory
Southeast Asia
human migration
cultural evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,427
4,860
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dendrochronology
palaeoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,135
11,291
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Archaeology
Geochronology
Quaternary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,127
7,802
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,357
3,089
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
archaeology
history
Polynesia
Pacific Ocean
palaeoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,605
2,551
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
archaeology
usewear residue analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,291
3,298
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Archaeology
New Guinea
Domestication
Environmental Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,863
4,747
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peatland
pollen
archaeology
fire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,635
1,920
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,363
4,294
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Quaternary geochronology
archaeology
palaeoanthropology
palaeontology
palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,718
4,853
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Archaeology
evolution of human behaviour
language origins
rock art
stone tools
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
1,545
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Human Origins & Palaeolithic Archaeology
Geochronology & Geoarchaeology
Archaeomagnetism & Palaeomagnetism
Speleology & Cave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,444
3,068
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
archaeology lithics stone artefacts india neanderthals modern humans australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,408
3,476
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Radiocarbon dating
Archaeology
Palaeolithic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,273
3,475
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,203
2,266
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Archaeology
stone artefact
human-environment interactions
human evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
1,991
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Archaeology
Indigenous archaeology
coastal archaeology
Torres Strait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,705
2,470
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Archaeological Science
Arqueología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,585
2,331
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aboriginal Studies
Terrestrial Archaeology
Maritime Archaeology
Coastal Archaeology
Native Title
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
2,134
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
archaeology
stone tools
Papua New Guinea
museums
starch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,445
1,045
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Archaeogenetics
Human Evolution
Neolithic
Ancient DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,126
3,102
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,111
4,269
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Archaeology of Southeast Asia
Zooarchaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,822
2,340
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,706
3,027
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,689
1,267
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Armstrong
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,902
8,296
0.320
Geology
archaeology
geochemistry
geochronology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,684
1,677
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Bellwood|P.S. Bellwood
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,427
4,860
0.227
Archaeology
Prehistory
Southeast Asia
human migration
cultural evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,447
2,133
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan Palmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,135
11,291
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,474
2,134
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zenobia Jacobs
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,127
7,802
0.430
Archaeology
Geochronology
Quaternary Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,217
3,602
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew Spriggs
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,357
3,089
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,446
3,866
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Atholl Anderson
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,605
2,551
0.220
archaeology
history
Polynesia
Pacific Ocean
palaeoecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,299
4,502
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Fullagar
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,291
3,298
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,147
4,711
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tim Denham
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,863
4,747
0.481
Archaeology
New Guinea
Domestication
Environmental Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,871
4,837
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geoffrey Hope
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,635
1,920
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,410
5,009
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sue O Connor
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,363
4,294
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,520
5,387
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lee J Arnold
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,718
4,853
0.557
Quaternary geochronology
archaeology
palaeoanthropology
palaeontology
palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,075
6,310
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Iain Davidson
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
1,545
0.204
Archaeology
evolution of human behaviour
language origins
rock art
stone tools
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,823
6,428
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andy IR Herries
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,444
3,068
0.412
Human Origins & Palaeolithic Archaeology
Geochronology & Geoarchaeology
Archaeomagnetism & Palaeomagnetism
Speleology & Cave
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,536
6,454
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christopher Clarkson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,408
3,476
0.469
archaeology lithics stone artefacts india neanderthals modern humans australia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,326
6,590
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rachel Wood
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,273
3,475
0.478
Radiocarbon dating
Archaeology
Palaeolithic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,795
6,662
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Judith Field
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,203
2,266
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,573
6,792
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Sutikna
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
1,991
0.281
Archaeology
stone artefact
human-environment interactions
human evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,061
7,175
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian J McNiven|Ian McNiven
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,705
2,470
0.368
Archaeology
Indigenous archaeology
coastal archaeology
Torres Strait
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,942
7,299
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Colin Smith
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,585
2,331
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,397
7,457
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Veth
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
2,134
0.331
Aboriginal Studies
Terrestrial Archaeology
Maritime Archaeology
Coastal Archaeology
Native Title
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,543
7,464
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robin Torrence
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,445
1,045
0.162
archaeology
stone tools
Papua New Guinea
museums
starch
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,080
7,815
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cristina Valdiosera
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,126
3,102
0.506
Archaeogenetics
Human Evolution
Neolithic
Ancient DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,506
7,837
640
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alison Crowther
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,111
4,269
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,075
8,241
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philip Piper
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,822
2,340
0.402
Archaeology of Southeast Asia
Zooarchaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,673
8,408
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrew S Fairbairn
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,706
3,027
0.530