Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
17,820
11,599
0.651
* 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
13,324
2,829
0.212
* 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
12,367
3,471
0.281
* 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
10,257
4,163
0.406
* 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
6,217
3,989
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Urban policy and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,515
1,212
0.220
* 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
5,204
3,910
0.751
* 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
4,994
2,255
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Architecture
History of Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,939
3,339
0.676
* 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
4,725
3,622
0.767
* 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
4,072
1,884
0.463
* 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
4,027
2,026
0.503
* 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
3,720
795
0.214
* 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
3,261
804
0.247
* 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
2,892
1,046
0.362
* 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
2,752
1,023
0.372
* 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
2,650
536
0.202
* 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
2,533
618
0.244
* 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
2,441
2,143
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Urban and Regional Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
627
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Civic Engagement
Urban Sustainability
Smart Cities
Open Data
Open Government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,768
1,168
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Design
Optimization
Reverse Osmosis
Developing World
Control Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,750
1,374
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
424
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Financialization
Housing
Social Justice
Gentrification
Urban Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
1,209
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
city politics
politics of urban planning
multilevel governance
African politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
264
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,062
2,067
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ahmed El Geneidy
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,820
11,599
0.651
land use and transport
public transit planning and operations
cycling
equity
urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,151
3,076
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rob Shields
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,324
2,829
0.212
urban
sociology
architecture
cultural studies
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,895
3,358
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leonie Sandercock
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,367
3,471
0.281
urban planning
community planning
Indigenous planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,972
4,278
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Shearmur
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,257
4,163
0.406
Urban geography
Multi-location of economic activity
The geography of innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,205
7,162
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ron Wakkary
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,217
3,989
0.642
Design
Interaction Design
Human Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,950
7,951
870
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Stren
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,515
1,212
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,679
8,387
696
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Wachsmuth
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,204
3,910
0.751
Urban governance
housing markets
political economy
urban sustainability
short-term rentals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,674
8,738
941
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul M Hess
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
2,255
0.452
Urban Planning
pedestrians
urban form
public space
urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,875
8,818
954
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcel Hadid
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,939
3,339
0.676
Architecture
History of Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,898
9,196
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raktim Mitra
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,725
3,622
0.767
Active transportation (walking/cycling)
Built environment
Physical Activity
Children
Millennials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,646
10,425
1,129
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andre Sorensen
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
1,884
0.463
urban planning
planning history
historical institutionalism
planning theory
property
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,179
10,506
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gonzalo Lizarralde
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,027
2,026
0.503
Architecture
Disasters
Construction
Project Management
Housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,274
11,188
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rae St Clair Bridgman
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
795
0.214
playful cities
child friendly cities
homelessness in Canada
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,172
12,359
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip Beesley
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
804
0.247
Architecture
Computation
Sculpture
Visual Art
Couture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,441
13,444
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carole Després
Université Laval
Quebec City, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,892
1,046
0.362
transdisciplinarity
people-environment relations
architectural programming & design
urban studies
suburbs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,976
13,916
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher De Sousa
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,752
1,023
0.372
Brownfields
Sustainability
Green Space
Benchmarking and Reporting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,525
14,306
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ronald K Vogel
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,650
536
0.202
urban politics
comparative urban politics
metropolitan government
global cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,341
14,719
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David La Gordon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
618
0.244
urban planning
urban design
suburbs
waterfronts
capital cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,864
15,059
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexandre Joyce
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
2,143
0.878
Design
Business models
innovation
creativity
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,312
15,784
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrejs Skaburskis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
627
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,395
18,100
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pamela Robinson
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,768
1,168
0.661
Civic Engagement
Urban Sustainability
Smart Cities
Open Data
Open Government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,763
18,198
1,883
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amy M Bilton
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,750
1,374
0.785
Design
Optimization
Reverse Osmosis
Developing World
Control Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,618
18,438
1,558
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Leaf
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,710
424
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,282
18,808
771
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Martine August
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
1,209
0.732
Financialization
Housing
Social Justice
Gentrification
Urban Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,742
19,878
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christopher Leo
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
264
0.178
city politics
politics of urban planning
multilevel governance
African politics