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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ascomycete systematics
lichen forming fungi in particular
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,614
5,094
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
philosophy of science
logic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,210
2,668
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
language technology
natural language processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,134
5,833
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Music Cognition - Music Information Retrieval
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
3,952
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,626
3,291
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,187
2,778
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
syntax
morphology
incremental grammar
computational linguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,821
1,148
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Altruism
Compassion
Positive Psychology
Practical Theology
Volunteer Work
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,477
2,473
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Music
emotion
emotion regulation
music psychology
youth development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
3,504
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philosophy of Computer Science
Computer Science Education Research
AI Education
Slöjdvetenskapen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,223
4,430
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
eco-anxiety
climate anxiety
ecotheology
environmental education
climate education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,780
5,546
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
phonetics
speech technology
speech synthesis
prosody
phonology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
1,453
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
computational linguistics
tagging
parsing
grammar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,179
664
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
language technology
text mining
digital humanities
socio-cognitive modeling
language philosophy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,871
789
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
language development & disorders
learning disorders
self-efficacy
wellbeing
interventions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,839
2,530
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,807
3,442
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arts health and wellbeing
community music
social research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
2,140
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Design. Design Culture. Design History
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,019
1,722
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
music education
cultural diversity
professionalism
music teacher education
higher music education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,010
2,100
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
(mis)communication
Russian mind
research ethics
Russian language
theory of functional syntax
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,975
1,396
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Phenomenology
philosophy of mind
history of philosophy
philosophy of gender
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,921
1,477
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
NLP
language modeling
language learning
information extraction
language evolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
878
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
logic
proof theory
history and philosophy of science
foundations of geometry
probability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,434
1,040
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
religion
migration
integration
globalization
neoliberalism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,348
1,244
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
artistic research
service design
design research
arctic
social design
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,341
1,406
0.421
Soili Stenroos
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,614
5,094
0.404
Ascomycete systematics
lichen forming fungi in particular
Ilkka Niiniluoto
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,210
2,668
0.219
philosophy of science
logic
Filip Ginter
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,134
5,833
0.524
language technology
natural language processing
Petri Toiviainen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
3,952
0.363
Kaila L
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,626
3,291
0.310
Risto Väinölä
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,187
2,778
0.339
Fred Karlsson
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,821
1,148
0.168
syntax
morphology
incremental grammar
computational linguistics
Anne Birgitta Pessi
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,477
2,473
0.382
Altruism
Compassion
Positive Psychology
Practical Theology
Volunteer Work
Suvi Saarikallio
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
3,504
0.558
Music
emotion
emotion regulation
music psychology
youth development
Matti Tedre
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,223
4,430
0.712
Philosophy of Computer Science
Computer Science Education Research
AI Education
Slöjdvetenskapen
Panu Pihkala
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,780
5,546
0.960
eco-anxiety
climate anxiety
ecotheology
environmental education
climate education
Martti Vainio
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
1,453
0.261
phonetics
speech technology
speech synthesis
prosody
phonology
Atro Voutilainen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,179
664
0.128
computational linguistics
tagging
parsing
grammar
Timo Honkela
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,871
789
0.162
language technology
text mining
digital humanities
socio-cognitive modeling
language philosophy
Tuija Aro
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,839
2,530
0.523
language development & disorders
learning disorders
self-efficacy
wellbeing
interventions
Marianna Apidianaki
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,807
3,442
0.716
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Norma Daykin
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
2,140
0.479
Arts health and wellbeing
community music
social research
Guy Julier
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,019
1,722
0.428
Design. Design Culture. Design History
Heidi Westerlund
University of the Arts Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,010
2,100
0.524
music education
cultural diversity
professionalism
music teacher education
higher music education
Arto Mustajoki (Мустайоки Арто)
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,975
1,396
0.351
(mis)communication
Russian mind
research ethics
Russian language
theory of functional syntax
Sara Heinämaa
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,921
1,477
0.377
Phenomenology
philosophy of mind
history of philosophy
philosophy of gender
Roman Yangarber
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
878
0.230
NLP
language modeling
language learning
information extraction
language evolution
Jan Von Plato
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,434
1,040
0.303
logic
proof theory
history and philosophy of science
foundations of geometry
probability
Tuomas Martikainen
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,348
1,244
0.372
religion
migration
integration
globalization
neoliberalism
Satu Miettinen
University of Lapland
Rovaniemi, Finland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,341
1,406
0.421
artistic research
service design
design research
arctic
social design