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
land use and transport
public transit planning and operations
cycling
equity
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,447
10,433
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
urban
sociology
architecture
cultural studies
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,499
2,430
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
urban planning
community planning
Indigenous planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,480
2,909
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Urban geography
Multi-location of economic activity
The geography of innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,444
3,588
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Design
Interaction Design
Human Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,505
3,807
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Urban policy and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
1,011
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Urban governance
housing markets
political economy
urban sustainability
short-term rentals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,437
3,701
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Urban Planning
pedestrians
urban form
public space
urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,125
2,031
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Architecture
History of Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,063
3,006
0.594
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Active transportation (walking/cycling)
Built environment
Physical Activity
Children
Millennials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,942
3,560
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
urban planning
planning history
historical institutionalism
planning theory
property
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,190
1,711
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Architecture
Disasters
Construction
Project Management
Housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,172
1,855
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
playful cities
child friendly cities
homelessness in Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
672
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Architecture
Computation
Sculpture
Visual Art
Couture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,310
694
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
transdisciplinarity
people-environment relations
architectural programming & design
urban studies
suburbs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,983
933
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brownfields
Sustainability
Green Space
Benchmarking and Reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,819
901
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
urban politics
comparative urban politics
metropolitan government
global cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
468
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
urban planning
urban design
suburbs
waterfronts
capital cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
531
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Design
Business models
innovation
creativity
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,556
2,029
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Urban and Regional Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
611
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Design
Optimization
Reverse Osmosis
Developing World
Control Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,906
1,398
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Civic Engagement
Urban Sustainability
Smart Cities
Open Data
Open Government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
1,039
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Financialization
Housing
Social Justice
Gentrification
Urban Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,762
1,209
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
358
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Smart Buildings
Cognitive Digital Twins
BIM
Energy Retrofits
Existing Building Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
1,306
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,339
2,029
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ahmed El Geneidy
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,447
10,433
0.566
land use and transport
public transit planning and operations
cycling
equity
urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,118
3,120
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rob Shields
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,499
2,430
0.180
urban
sociology
architecture
cultural studies
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,303
3,405
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leonie Sandercock
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,480
2,909
0.233
urban planning
community planning
Indigenous planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,666
4,304
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Shearmur
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,444
3,588
0.344
Urban geography
Multi-location of economic activity
The geography of innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,014
7,034
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ron Wakkary
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,505
3,807
0.585
Design
Interaction Design
Human Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,408
8,048
885
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Stren
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
1,011
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,539
8,264
689
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Wachsmuth
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,437
3,701
0.681
Urban governance
housing markets
political economy
urban sustainability
short-term rentals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,022
8,753
944
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul M Hess
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,125
2,031
0.396
Urban Planning
pedestrians
urban form
public space
urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,459
8,862
956
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcel Hadid
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,063
3,006
0.594
Architecture
History of Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,359
9,076
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raktim Mitra
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,942
3,560
0.720
Active transportation (walking/cycling)
Built environment
Physical Activity
Children
Millennials
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,553
10,425
1,131
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andre Sorensen
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,190
1,711
0.408
urban planning
planning history
historical institutionalism
planning theory
property
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,566
10,472
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gonzalo Lizarralde
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,172
1,855
0.445
Architecture
Disasters
Construction
Project Management
Housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,093
11,314
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rae St Clair Bridgman
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
672
0.178
playful cities
child friendly cities
homelessness in Canada
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,954
12,503
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip Beesley
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,310
694
0.210
Architecture
Computation
Sculpture
Visual Art
Couture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,286
13,452
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carole Després
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,983
933
0.313
transdisciplinarity
people-environment relations
architectural programming & design
urban studies
suburbs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,705
14,014
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher De Sousa
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,819
901
0.320
Brownfields
Sustainability
Green Space
Benchmarking and Reporting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,792
14,413
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ronald K Vogel
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
468
0.173
urban politics
comparative urban politics
metropolitan government
global cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,835
14,876
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David La Gordon
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
531
0.206
urban planning
urban design
suburbs
waterfronts
capital cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,564
14,938
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexandre Joyce
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,556
2,029
0.794
Design
Business models
innovation
creativity
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,992
15,815
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrejs Skaburskis
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
611
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,489
17,706
1,828
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amy M Bilton
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,906
1,398
0.733
Design
Optimization
Reverse Osmosis
Developing World
Control Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,762
18,154
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pamela Robinson
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
1,039
0.572
Civic Engagement
Urban Sustainability
Smart Cities
Open Data
Open Government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,291
18,472
758
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martine August
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,762
1,209
0.686
Financialization
Housing
Social Justice
Gentrification
Urban Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,935
18,660
1,580
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael Leaf
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
358
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,221
19,654
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
JJ Mcarthur
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
1,306
0.832
Smart Buildings
Cognitive Digital Twins
BIM
Energy Retrofits
Existing Building Performance