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
contact lens
drug delivery
protein
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,573
15,497
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
infant vision
clinical electrophysiology of vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,406
3,440
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Low vision
dual sensory impairment
Low Vision Rehabilitation
deafblindness
deafblind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
3,472
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Axon guidance
Central Nervous System development and regeneration
Synaptogenesis
Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
1,259
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
898
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Healthcare Communication
Healthcare Education
Service Delivery
Qualitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
660
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
optometry
myopia
specialty contact lenses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,643
1,046
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
low vision
rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
422
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Attention
action
learning
eye movements
reaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
441
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
tears
dry eye
contact lens
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
397
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clinical grading
Anterior Segment Imaging
Psychophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
337
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
eye care
marginalized populations
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
193
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
optics
corneal sensitivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
104
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Optometry and vision science
Myopia
Orthokeratology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Optometry
Vision Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778
Lyndon Jones
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,573
15,497
0.524
contact lens
drug delivery
protein
clinical trials
Daphne L Mcculloch
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,406
3,440
0.409
infant vision
clinical electrophysiology of vision
Walter Wittich
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
3,472
0.778
Low vision
dual sensory impairment
Low Vision Rehabilitation
deafblindness
deafblind
Jean François Bouchard
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
1,259
0.305
Axon guidance
Central Nervous System development and regeneration
Synaptogenesis
Vision
William Bobier
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
898
0.298
Marlee M Spafford
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
660
0.285
Healthcare Communication
Healthcare Education
Service Delivery
Qualitative Methods
Langis Michaud
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,643
1,046
0.637
optometry
myopia
specialty contact lenses
Olga Overbury
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
422
0.261
Aarlenne Z Khan
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
441
0.330
Attention
action
learning
eye movements
reaching
Etty Bitton
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
397
0.597
tears
dry eye
contact lens
education
Marc Schulze
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
337
0.508
Clinical grading
Anterior Segment Imaging
Psychophysics
Benoit Tousignant
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
193
0.818
eye care
marginalized populations
global health
Varadharajan Jayakumar
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
104
0.963
Mhamed Ouzzani
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Optometry and vision science
Myopia
Orthokeratology
Jerry Li
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778