The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Language and Identity
Critical Literacy
International Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,962
18,202
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
language learning
intercultural communication
motivation
identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,731
10,212
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
applied linguistics
pronunciation
intelligibility
comprehensibility
immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,596
10,913
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Second language education
immersion education
corrective feedback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,780
8,679
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
applied linguistics
(second) language education and socialization
language learning
qualitative research methods in applied l
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,313
9,390
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
second language acquisition
linguistics
bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,021
4,184
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Reflective Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,163
10,956
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
child bilingualism
child language disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,347
6,813
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Language Variation and Change
Comparative Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,540
6,065
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
critical applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,437
6,339
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bilingualism
cognitive development
fMRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,637
6,813
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Applied Linguistics
TESOL
Cognitive Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,426
6,003
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Discourse analysis
Computational linguistics
Corpus linguistics
Sentiment analysis
Social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,622
5,511
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Fairness
Sentiment Analysis
Medical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,473
7,741
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Literacy
information literacy
information retrieval
systematic reviews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,756
5,381
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
English historical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,611
3,521
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
psycholinguistics
reading
eye movements
linguistics
morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,538
7,013
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Language Assessment
Teaching English as a Second Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,141
4,549
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Linguistic anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,787
5,231
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Second Language Acquisition
Pronunciation
Psycholinguistics
Comprehensibility
Accent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,719
5,467
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
language
reading
bilingualism
social language use
schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,478
4,692
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
cognition
psycholinguistics
comprehension
inference
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,346
2,036
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
applied linguistics
data-driven learning
vocabulary acquisition
corpus linguistics
language_learning_and_technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,134
3,544
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Literacy education
cross-national
assessment
writing
equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,037
1,142
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Second language acquisition
Visual cues in task interaction
Collaboration in L2 writing
L2 writing development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,923
4,268
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,233
520
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bonny Norton
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,962
18,202
0.434
Language and Identity
Critical Literacy
International Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,990
1,247
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kim Noels
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,731
10,212
0.413
language learning
intercultural communication
motivation
identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,251
1,258
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tracey Derwing
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,596
10,913
0.444
applied linguistics
pronunciation
intelligibility
comprehensibility
immigration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,785
1,339
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roy Lyster
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,780
8,679
0.365
Second language education
immersion education
corrective feedback
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,739
1,475
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patricia A Duff
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,313
9,390
0.421
applied linguistics
(second) language education and socialization
language learning
qualitative research methods in applied l
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,423
1,508
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lydia White
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,021
4,184
0.190
second language acquisition
linguistics
bilingualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,125
1,743
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas SC Farrell
Brock University
St. Catharines, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,163
10,956
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,260
2,332
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Johanne Paradis
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,347
6,813
0.417
child bilingualism
child language disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,000
2,511
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sali A Tagliamonte
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,540
6,065
0.390
Language Variation and Change
Comparative Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,954
3,067
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ryuko Kubota
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,437
6,339
0.472
critical applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,572
3,300
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gigi Luk
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,637
6,813
0.539
Bilingualism
cognitive development
fMRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,073
3,366
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank Boers
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,426
6,003
0.483
Applied Linguistics
TESOL
Cognitive Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,544
3,656
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maite Taboada
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,622
5,511
0.474
Discourse analysis
Computational linguistics
Corpus linguistics
Sentiment analysis
Social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,826
3,708
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Svetlana Kiritchenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,473
7,741
0.675
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Fairness
Sentiment Analysis
Medical Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,546
4,037
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anne Wade
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,756
5,381
0.500
Literacy
information literacy
information retrieval
systematic reviews
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,047
4,119
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Laurel Brinton
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,611
3,521
0.332
English historical linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,774
4,158
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Victor Kuperman
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,538
7,013
0.665
psycholinguistics
reading
eye movements
linguistics
morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,962
4,364
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Liying Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,141
4,549
0.449
Language Assessment
Teaching English as a Second Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,946
4,531
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jack Sidnell
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,787
5,231
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,725
4,562
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pavel Trofimovich
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,719
5,467
0.563
Second Language Acquisition
Pronunciation
Psycholinguistics
Comprehensibility
Accent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,694
4,679
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Debra Titone
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,478
4,692
0.495
language
reading
bilingualism
social language use
schizophrenia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,416
4,743
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Murray Singer
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,346
2,036
0.218
cognition
psycholinguistics
comprehension
inference
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,209
4,885
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tom Cobb
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,134
3,544
0.388
applied linguistics
data-driven learning
vocabulary acquisition
corpus linguistics
language_learning_and_technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,552
4,938
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert J Tierney
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,037
1,142
0.126
Literacy education
cross-national
assessment
writing
equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,130
4,994
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kim Mcdonough
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,923
4,268
0.478
Second language acquisition
Visual cues in task interaction
Collaboration in L2 writing
L2 writing development