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
Child development
Mental Health
Adolescent Health
Indigenous Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,558
1,887
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
child development
childcare
ECEC
early education
sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
3,731
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
child development
psychology
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,966
1,341
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
play-based intervention
ADHD
autism
social competence/skills
pragmatic language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
1,428
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
child development
intelligence
personality
wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
1,064
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Child development
parenting
feeding
child eating
child weight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,424
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
child development
food insecurity
parenting
disadvantage
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
878
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Child Development
Mental Health
Health Service Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
856
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Child Development
Parent-child interaction
Infant-directed speech
Infant hearing-loss
Conversational turn-taking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
483
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
child development
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
236
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Child development
Family relationship
Parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
47
1.000
Sven Silburn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,558
1,887
0.220
Child development
Mental Health
Adolescent Health
Indigenous Health
Karen J Thorpe
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
3,731
0.500
child development
childcare
ECEC
early education
sleep
Jacqueline Gould
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,966
1,341
0.682
child development
psychology
nutrition
Sarah Wilkes Gillan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
1,428
0.740
play-based intervention
ADHD
autism
social competence/skills
pragmatic language
Tess Gregory
Telethon Kids Institute
Nedlands, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
1,064
0.570
child development
intelligence
personality
wellbeing
Heidi Bergmeier
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,424
0.801
Child development
parenting
feeding
child eating
child weight
Sabine Baker
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
878
0.670
child development
food insecurity
parenting
disadvantage
public health
Alyssa Sawyer
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
856
0.706
Child Development
Mental Health
Health Service Delivery
Christa Lam Cassettari
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
483
0.661
Child Development
Parent-child interaction
Infant-directed speech
Infant hearing-loss
Conversational turn-taking
Peter S Rankin
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
236
0.894
child development
applied statistics
Nam-Phuong Hoang April Hoang
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
47
1.000
Child development
Family relationship
Parenting