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
Prehistory
human evolution
archeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,034
12,564
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biodiversity
ecology
evolution
dispersal
life history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,599
7,046
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
philosophie des sciences cognitives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,363
4,671
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wittgenstein
Cavell
Ordinary Language Philosophy
Care ethics
TV series
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,023
3,927
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Globalization
Governance
Business History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,988
2,191
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
dispersal
life history
adaptation
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,293
2,556
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,012
2,500
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
history of science
history of medicine
gender
women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,910
2,081
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mountain Soils
Soil erosion
Soil and Ecosystem history
Soil Organic Matter
Lake sediments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,418
3,291
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philosophie de l'esprit
épistémologie
philosophie des sciences cognitives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,161
1,723
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Philosophy of science
Immunology
Individuality
Microbiota
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,516
3,256
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Museums Studies
Heritage Studies
Art History
Enlightenment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,458
1,545
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Palaeoecology
pollen analysis
vegetation history
fire history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,451
2,534
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
philosophy
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
1,338
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paleoanthropology
Bioarchaeology
Human Evolution
Prehistory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,908
2,846
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vegetation history
pollen analysis
paleoecology
biodiversity
human impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,732
2,273
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
history matching
optimization
data assimilation
ensemble Kalman filter
uncertainty quantification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,712
1,734
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Histoire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,685
840
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Philosophy
Social Sciences
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,418
2,012
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philosophy
Psychology
Neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
2,241
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
history of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,057
1,233
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nucleic acid structures
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,893
999
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
history of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,869
1,707
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
industrial relations
labour economics
social policies
epistemology and history of economic thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
717
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
prehistory
zooarchaeology
human subsistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
1,307
0.366
Francesco D Errico
Université de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,034
12,564
0.349
Prehistory
human evolution
archeology
Michel Baguette
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,599
7,046
0.424
Biodiversity
ecology
evolution
dispersal
life history
Pierre Jacob
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,363
4,671
0.451
philosophie des sciences cognitives
Sandra Laugier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,023
3,927
0.435
Wittgenstein
Cavell
Ordinary Language Philosophy
Care ethics
TV series
Marie Laure Salles Djelic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,988
2,191
0.274
Globalization
Governance
Business History
Ophélie Ronce
Géosciences Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,293
2,556
0.350
dispersal
life history
adaptation
climate change
Keith Philippe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,012
2,500
0.357
Ilana Löwy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,910
2,081
0.301
history of science
history of medicine
gender
women's health
Jérôme Poulenard
Université de Savoie Mont Blanc
Chambéry, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,418
3,291
0.513
Mountain Soils
Soil erosion
Soil and Ecosystem history
Soil Organic Matter
Lake sediments
Joelle Proust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,161
1,723
0.280
Philosophie de l'esprit
épistémologie
philosophie des sciences cognitives
Thomas Pradeu
Université de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,516
3,256
0.590
Philosophy of science
Immunology
Individuality
Microbiota
Cancer
dominique Poulot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,458
1,545
0.283
Museums Studies
Heritage Studies
Art History
Enlightenment
Walter Finsinger
Géosciences Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,451
2,534
0.465
Palaeoecology
pollen analysis
vegetation history
fire history
Roberto Casati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
1,338
0.265
philosophy
cognitive science
Isabelle Crevecoeur
Université de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,908
2,846
0.580
Paleoanthropology
Bioarchaeology
Human Evolution
Prehistory
Florence Mazier
Université de Toulouse II
Toulouse, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,732
2,273
0.480
Vegetation history
pollen analysis
paleoecology
biodiversity
human impact
Yan Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,712
1,734
0.368
history matching
optimization
data assimilation
ensemble Kalman filter
uncertainty quantification
Jean Hébrard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,685
840
0.179
Gloria Origgi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,418
2,012
0.455
Philosophy
Social Sciences
Cognitive Science
Pierre Pouget
Sorbonne Université
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,209
2,241
0.532
Philosophy
Psychology
Neurosciences
Gaudilliere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,057
1,233
0.304
Patrizia Alberti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,893
999
0.257
Nucleic acid structures
Biophysics
Kapil Raj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,869
1,707
0.441
Jerome Gautie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
717
0.196
industrial relations
labour economics
social policies
epistemology and history of economic thought
Véronique Laroulandie
Université de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
1,307
0.366
prehistory
zooarchaeology
human subsistance