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
Design
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,519
7,177
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Computational Design
Design Cognition
Interactive Virtual Environments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,807
2,815
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Architectural Computing
Architecture
Design
Computational Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,780
2,585
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sound studies
energy humanities
media art histories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,250
1,116
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Design research
Participatory Design (PD)
eHealth
mental health promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
2,700
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Design
Architecture
Urbanism
Digital Design & Fabrication
CAAD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,133
990
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
design reserach
intuitive interaction
expertise
intuitive expertise
design thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
1,000
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
design
post-colonialism
southern theory
craft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,180
691
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
design
architecture
CAD
mathematics
digital fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
928
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Design
implementation and evaluation of Community mental health services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,763
1,277
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
New Media
New Media Arts
Digital Arts
Networks
Creative Arts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
505
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
design
speculative design
design fiction
critical design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
1,024
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
green infrastructure
urban landscape
ecosystem services and disservices
community resilience through innovative landscape des
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
823
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Architecture
Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
516
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Design Innovation
Design Intuition
Wearable Technology
Design Thinking
Medical Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
875
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
design
speech recognition
human-computer interaction
expertise
airports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
380
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Architectural design
Design computing
Design cognition
Design Management
Design collaboration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
726
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
design
aesthetics
consumer psychology
innovation adoption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
476
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
curating
audiences
new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
310
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
design thinking
service design
knowledge management
evidence based practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
406
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
performance studies
visual and fine arts
aesthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
788
242
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Architecture
Design Research
Construction Management
BIM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
272
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
design
design education
product design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
164
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Design
Robotics
3D Mapping
Automation
Situation Awareness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
176
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Design
Ethics
Digital technologies
Vulnerable communities
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
447
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,092
2,070
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kees Dorst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,519
7,177
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,548
8,273
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ning Gu
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,807
2,815
0.485
Computational Design
Design Cognition
Interactive Virtual Environments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,128
9,905
685
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael J Ostwald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,780
2,585
0.541
Architectural Computing
Architecture
Design
Computational Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,243
10,907
761
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Douglas Kahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,250
1,116
0.263
sound studies
energy humanities
media art histories
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,067
11,904
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oksana Zelenko
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
2,700
0.705
Design research
Participatory Design (PD)
eHealth
mental health promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,069
13,862
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Burry
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,133
990
0.316
Design
Architecture
Urbanism
Digital Design & Fabrication
CAAD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,399
14,114
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vesna Popovic
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
1,000
0.327
design reserach
intuitive interaction
expertise
intuitive expertise
design thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,890
17,670
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kevin Murray
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,180
691
0.317
design
post-colonialism
southern theory
craft
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,101
19,225
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jane Burry
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
928
0.491
design
architecture
CAD
mathematics
digital fabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,909
19,997
1,528
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anton Isaacs
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,763
1,277
0.724
Design
implementation and evaluation of Community mental health services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,625
22,211
1,477
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anna Munster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
505
0.347
New Media
New Media Arts
Digital Arts
Networks
Creative Arts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,658
22,453
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Auger
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
1,024
0.718
design
speculative design
design fiction
critical design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,440
22,966
637
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sudipto Roy
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
823
0.604
green infrastructure
urban landscape
ecosystem services and disservices
community resilience through innovative landscape des
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,895
23,898
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Esther Charlesworth
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
516
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,021
25,707
1,686
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jessica Lea Dunn
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
875
0.831
Design Innovation
Design Intuition
Wearable Technology
Design Thinking
Medical Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,626
25,730
717
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ben Kraal
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
380
0.361
design
speech recognition
human-computer interaction
expertise
airports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,309
25,885
1,723
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ju Hyun Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
726
0.703
Architectural design
Design computing
Design cognition
Design Management
Design collaboration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,859
26,065
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Janneke Blijlevens
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
476
0.469
design
aesthetics
consumer psychology
innovation adoption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,502
26,484
1,763
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lizzie Muller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
310
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,130
27,024
757
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zaana Howard
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
406
0.444
design thinking
service design
knowledge management
evidence based practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,564
28,367
1,873
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Edward Scheer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
788
242
0.307
performance studies
visual and fine arts
aesthetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,438
29,670
2,023
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Raisbeck
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
272
0.405
Architecture
Design Research
Construction Management
BIM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
885,341
30,780
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elivio Bonollo
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
164
0.292
design
design education
product design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
938,135
31,467
1,428
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Flick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
176
0.359
Design
Robotics
3D Mapping
Automation
Situation Awareness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
948,601
31,582
1,999
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adam Poulsen
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
447
0.937
Design
Ethics
Digital technologies
Vulnerable communities
Health