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
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Governance
Spatial Planning
Sustainable Urban Development
Land-use and Transport Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,767
6,171
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
human-computer interaction
experience design
user experience
UX@work
human-AI interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,627
3,884
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
design
co-design
empathic design
design probes
human-centred design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,748
2,293
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
AI/ML
5G
6G
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
1,856
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
design
human-computer interaction
human-AI interaction
appropriation
trolling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
1,599
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sustainable consumption
sustainable practices
time use and energy use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,799
1,335
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
design
design research
participatory design
sts
diseño
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
741
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
design creativity
design education
digital fabrication
idea generation
design cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
1,030
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Archipelago
vascular plants
sea birds
distribution patterns
long term changes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,200
426
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,083
324
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
optical communications
fiber optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,047
483
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
urban studies
urban planning
housing
electronic participation
campus carry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
331
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
yhdyskuntasuunnittelu
osallistuminen
oppimisympäristöt
urban planning
participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
298
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
kaupunkitutkimus
urban planning
regional planning
regional policy
regional politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
201
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Architecture
Structural Design
Computational Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
379
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
political geography
planning
state transformation
territory
urbanization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
356
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
340
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
CFD
thermal design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
352
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Contact mechanics
fretting fatigue and wear
sliding bearings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
207
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
6G
Software Defined Networks
Programmable Data planes
P4
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
275
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
intelligent and adaptive lighting
architectural and urban lighting
sustainable architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
150
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
architecture
adaptive lighting
algorithm aided design
computational design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
123
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
urban studies
cultural studies
popular music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
114
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
urban planning
creative geographies
public space
public art
care ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
188
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
service design
design research
co-designing
healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
132
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,210
398
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dominic Stead
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,767
6,171
0.483
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Governance
Spatial Planning
Sustainable Urban Development
Land-use and Transport Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,722
519
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Virpi Roto
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,627
3,884
0.365
human-computer interaction
experience design
user experience
UX@work
human-AI interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,372
1,072
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tuuli Mattelmäki
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,748
2,293
0.399
design
co-design
empathic design
design probes
human-centred design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,419
1,692
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andreas Maeder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
1,856
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,027
1,797
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Antti Salovaara
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
1,599
0.459
design
human-computer interaction
human-AI interaction
appropriation
trolling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,506
2,192
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mikko Jalas
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,799
1,335
0.477
Sustainable consumption
sustainable practices
time use and energy use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,011
3,503
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrea Botero
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
741
0.511
design
design research
participatory design
sts
diseño
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603,875
3,800
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Georgi V Georgiev
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
1,030
0.817
design creativity
design education
digital fabrication
idea generation
design cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,426
3,919
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mikael von Numers
Abo Akademi University
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,200
426
0.355
Archipelago
vascular plants
sea birds
distribution patterns
long term changes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,191
4,134
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ali Hazmi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,083
324
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,308
4,210
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Samuel LI Olsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,047
483
0.461
optical communications
fiber optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,845
4,568
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sampo Ruoppila
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
331
0.373
urban studies
urban planning
housing
electronic participation
campus carry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,388
4,686
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aija Staffans
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
298
0.354
yhdyskuntasuunnittelu
osallistuminen
oppimisympäristöt
urban planning
participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,165
4,868
1,157
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Harry Schulman
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
201
0.261
kaupunkitutkimus
urban planning
regional planning
regional policy
regional politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,491
4,871
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Toni Kotnik
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
379
0.493
Architecture
Structural Design
Computational Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,761
5,179
1,216
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juho Luukkonen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
356
0.557
political geography
planning
state transformation
territory
urbanization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,856
5,194
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Teija Löytönen
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
340
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,627
6,212
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alireza Ameli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
352
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,152,215
7,199
585
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Janne Juoksukangas
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
207
0.714
Contact mechanics
fretting fatigue and wear
sliding bearings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,166,613
7,286
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hasanin Harkous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
275
0.982
6G
Software Defined Networks
Programmable Data planes
P4
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,197,307
7,475
583
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Henrika Pihlajaniemi
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
150
0.575
intelligent and adaptive lighting
architectural and urban lighting
sustainable architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,319,645
8,203
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Toni Österlund
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
123
0.628
architecture
adaptive lighting
algorithm aided design
computational design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,321,933
8,216
1,823
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Giacomo Bottà
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
114
0.585
urban studies
cultural studies
popular music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325,199
8,234
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Riina Lundman
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
188
0.974
urban planning
creative geographies
public space
public art
care ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,346,694
8,331
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mira Alhonsuo
University of Lapland
Rovaniemi, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
132
0.717
service design
design research
co-designing
healthcare