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
land use and transport
public transit planning and operations
cycling
equity
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,993
11,753
0.653
* 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
13,365
2,863
0.214
* 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
12,403
3,502
0.282
* 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
10,299
4,202
0.408
* 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
6,360
4,129
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Urban policy and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,541
1,231
0.222
* 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
5,273
3,970
0.753
* 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
5,027
2,283
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Architecture
History of Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,963
3,361
0.677
* 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
4,799
3,689
0.769
* 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
4,095
1,910
0.466
* 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
4,071
2,066
0.507
* 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
3,734
806
0.216
* 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
3,274
816
0.249
* 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
2,920
1,066
0.365
* 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
2,762
1,033
0.374
* 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
2,660
541
0.203
* 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
2,545
628
0.247
* 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
2,472
2,174
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Urban and Regional Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
664
0.289
* 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
1,790
1,411
0.788
* 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
1,778
1,172
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
431
0.251
* 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
1,676
1,232
0.735
* 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
1,502
1,346
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,841
2,050
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ahmed El Geneidy
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,993
11,753
0.653
land use and transport
public transit planning and operations
cycling
equity
urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,445
3,087
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rob Shields
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,365
2,863
0.214
urban
sociology
architecture
cultural studies
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,242
3,371
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leonie Sandercock
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,403
3,502
0.282
urban planning
community planning
Indigenous planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,245
4,284
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Shearmur
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,299
4,202
0.408
Urban geography
Multi-location of economic activity
The geography of innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,520
7,050
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ron Wakkary
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,360
4,129
0.649
Design
Interaction Design
Human Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,395
7,965
869
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Stren
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,541
1,231
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,558
8,349
696
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Wachsmuth
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,273
3,970
0.753
Urban governance
housing markets
political economy
urban sustainability
short-term rentals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,790
8,755
942
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul M Hess
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,027
2,283
0.454
Urban Planning
pedestrians
urban form
public space
urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,396
8,853
953
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcel Hadid
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,963
3,361
0.677
Architecture
History of Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,195
9,138
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raktim Mitra
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,799
3,689
0.769
Active transportation (walking/cycling)
Built environment
Physical Activity
Children
Millennials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,086
10,446
1,133
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andre Sorensen
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,095
1,910
0.466
urban planning
planning history
historical institutionalism
planning theory
property
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,413
10,495
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gonzalo Lizarralde
Université de Montréal
Montreal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,071
2,066
0.507
Architecture
Disasters
Construction
Project Management
Housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,104
11,232
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rae St Clair Bridgman
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,734
806
0.216
playful cities
child friendly cities
homelessness in Canada
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,215
12,418
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip Beesley
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,274
816
0.249
Architecture
Computation
Sculpture
Visual Art
Couture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,015
13,459
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carole Després
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
1,066
0.365
transdisciplinarity
people-environment relations
architectural programming & design
urban studies
suburbs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,147
13,987
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher De Sousa
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,033
0.374
Brownfields
Sustainability
Green Space
Benchmarking and Reporting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,745
14,364
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ronald K Vogel
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
541
0.203
urban politics
comparative urban politics
metropolitan government
global cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,265
14,750
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David La Gordon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
628
0.247
urban planning
urban design
suburbs
waterfronts
capital cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,554
15,022
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexandre Joyce
Université de Montréal
Montreal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,472
2,174
0.879
Design
Business models
innovation
creativity
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,891
15,721
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrejs Skaburskis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
664
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,061
18,072
1,869
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amy M Bilton
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
1,411
0.788
Design
Optimization
Reverse Osmosis
Developing World
Control Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,295
18,143
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pamela Robinson
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,778
1,172
0.659
Civic Engagement
Urban Sustainability
Smart Cities
Open Data
Open Government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,648
18,481
1,562
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Leaf
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
431
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,012
18,750
771
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Martine August
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,676
1,232
0.735
Financialization
Housing
Social Justice
Gentrification
Urban Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,958
19,841
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
JJ Mcarthur
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
1,346
0.896
Smart Buildings
Cognitive Digital Twins
BIM
Energy Retrofits
Existing Building Performance