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: 26
Stories
climate
nature & health
sust and regen ag
good life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,753
27,589
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
computer vision
machine learning
deep learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,545
50,089
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,920
21,673
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Intelligent Data Analysis
Control Engineering
Signal Processing
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,833
38,732
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Data science teaching and practice
open source software
functional MRI
diffusion imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,434
63,251
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Climate change
societal transformations
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,417
54,331
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,058
19,101
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Geology
geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,850
21,671
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Biogeochemistry of phosphorus
sulphur and trace elements in soil-plant systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,850
21,228
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
biomineralization
bio-inspired nanomaterials
protocells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,631
13,963
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Materials Design
Solid-State Chemistry
AI for Science
Solar Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,536
44,542
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Fluid Mechanics
heat transfer
turbulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,463
12,733
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Signal Processing
and
Machine Learning
for
Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,821
34,753
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Climate change and health
planetary health
air pollution
sustainable food systems
health co-benefits of low carbon policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,724
31,689
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Computer Vision
Generative AI
Multimodal AI
Vision and Language
AI for Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,252
58,813
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Climate
Aerosols
Radiative Forcing
Climate Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,208
25,413
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,825
37,719
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Environmental Science & Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,176
33,497
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Network Security and Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,891
24,449
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Meteorology
Hydrology
Climatology
Numerical Weather Prediction
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,082
46,053
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Computational Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,856
13,063
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Health Informatics
Digital Health
AI
Affective Computing
Computer Audition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,439
39,878
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Deep Learning
Multi-Agent Learning
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,720
44,942
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Radiocarbon dating and calibration
marine and freshwater reservoir corrections
carbon cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,163
21,232
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
meteorology
atmospheric science
remote sensing
numerical weather prediction
climate science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,437
41,738
0.619
Jules Pretty
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,753
27,589
0.337
Stories
climate
nature & health
sust and regen ag
good life
Evan Shelhamer
DeepMind
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,545
50,089
0.614
computer vision
machine learning
deep learning
John Shawe Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,920
21,673
0.268
Zidong Wang
Brunel University
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,833
38,732
0.485
Intelligent Data Analysis
Control Engineering
Signal Processing
Bioinformatics
Matthew Brett
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,434
63,251
0.796
Data science teaching and practice
open source software
functional MRI
diffusion imaging
Joeri Rogelj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,417
54,331
0.684
Climate change
societal transformations
policy
Kevin Jones
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,058
19,101
0.242
Environmental science
Julian A. Pearce
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,850
21,671
0.275
Steve Mcgrath
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,850
21,228
0.273
Biogeochemistry of phosphorus
sulphur and trace elements in soil-plant systems
Stephen Mann
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,631
13,963
0.180
biomineralization
bio-inspired nanomaterials
protocells
Aron Walsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,536
44,542
0.582
Materials Design
Solid-State Chemistry
AI for Science
Solar Energy
Brian Launder
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,463
12,733
0.169
Fluid Mechanics
heat transfer
turbulence
Geoffrey Ye Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,821
34,753
0.464
Signal Processing
and
Machine Learning
for
Wireless Communications
Andy Haines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,724
31,689
0.430
Climate change and health
planetary health
air pollution
sustainable food systems
health co-benefits of low carbon policies
Ling Shao
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,252
58,813
0.803
Computer Vision
Generative AI
Multimodal AI
Vision and Language
AI for Healthcare
James Haywood
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,208
25,413
0.347
Climate
Aerosols
Radiative Forcing
Climate Intervention
Roberto Cipolla
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,825
37,719
0.518
Davey Jones
Bangor University
Noakhali, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,176
33,497
0.464
Environmental Science & Public Health
Roshan Madhushanka Dissanayaka
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,891
24,449
0.340
Network Security and Artificial Intelligence
Gianpaolo Balsamo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,082
46,053
0.648
Meteorology
Hydrology
Climatology
Numerical Weather Prediction
Earth System Science
Nello Cristianini
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,856
13,063
0.184
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Computational Social Science
Björn Schuller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,439
39,878
0.566
Health Informatics
Digital Health
AI
Affective Computing
Computer Audition
Thore Graepel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,720
44,942
0.645
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Deep Learning
Multi-Agent Learning
Computational Biology
PJ Reimer
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,163
21,232
0.307
Radiocarbon dating and calibration
marine and freshwater reservoir corrections
carbon cycling
Jean-Noel Thepaut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,437
41,738
0.619
meteorology
atmospheric science
remote sensing
numerical weather prediction
climate science