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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,310
9,487
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Urban Geography
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,342
8,019
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Design
optimisation
3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,892
12,942
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Construction Health & Safety
Construction Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,235
8,825
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
city-region
urban planning
imaginaries
politics of resilience
environmental governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,941
5,597
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Urban Planning
Housing
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,088
6,236
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,441
5,092
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
healthy building
daylighting
sustainable architecture
building energy efficiency
sustainable urbanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,428
5,308
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
design goverence
urban design
public space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,098
6,703
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
urban political ecology
urban energy landscapes
socio-technical transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,277
8,431
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Urban Geography
social futures
sustainable cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,567
4,184
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Urban governance
co-production
justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,547
3,064
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Urban Policy
Disability
Urban Studies
Architecture
Urban Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,528
2,685
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Urban planning
land use planning
spatial planning
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,047
2,798
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Urban ecology
Urban biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,123
7,085
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Healthcare Ergonomics
Human Factors for patient safety
(ambulance and care facility design
moving and handling
falls)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,032
3,594
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Data Science
Urban Science
Technology Policy
Policy Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,967
4,827
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,792
1,460
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Urban studies
complex systems
space analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,708
3,806
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Urban political ecology
postcolonial urbanism
Natural resource management
social movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,555
3,891
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sustainable urban development
Urban governance and community participation
European urban policy
European Spatial and Territorial Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,555
2,320
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sustainable cities
social construction of design
city futures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,202
2,033
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
sustainable design
comfort of complex environments
urban microclimate
human behaviour
energy efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,120
3,780
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Digital media and culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,807
1,868
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Urban and Regional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
1,214
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,942
2,102
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nigel Cross
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,310
9,487
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,538
2,754
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simon Marvin
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,342
8,019
0.329
Urban Geography
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,646
3,204
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Hague
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,892
12,942
0.591
Design
optimisation
3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,192
4,099
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alistair Gibb
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,235
8,825
0.484
Construction Health & Safety
Construction Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,497
4,856
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Simin Davoudi
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,941
5,597
0.351
city-region
urban planning
imaginaries
politics of resilience
environmental governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,785
5,206
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Glen Bramley
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,088
6,236
0.413
Urban Planning
Housing
Poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,353
5,511
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard M Ashley
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,441
5,092
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,416
5,517
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Koen Steemers
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,428
5,308
0.368
healthy building
daylighting
sustainable architecture
building energy efficiency
sustainable urbanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,476
5,679
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Carmona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,098
6,703
0.475
design goverence
urban design
public space
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,765
6,111
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vanesa Castán Broto
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,277
8,431
0.635
urban political ecology
urban energy landscapes
socio-technical transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,932
7,165
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Chatterton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,567
4,184
0.362
Urban Geography
social futures
sustainable cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,091
7,174
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Beth Perry
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,547
3,064
0.265
Urban governance
co-production
justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,245
7,188
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rob Imrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,528
2,685
0.233
Urban Policy
Disability
Urban Studies
Architecture
Urban Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,811
7,545
620
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Tewdwr Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,047
2,798
0.253
Urban planning
land use planning
spatial planning
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,346
8,259
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark A Goddard
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,123
7,085
0.700
Urban ecology
Urban biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,384
8,350
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sue Hignett
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,032
3,594
0.358
Healthcare Ergonomics
Human Factors for patient safety
(ambulance and care facility design
moving and handling
falls)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,088
9,329
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Scott W Cunningham
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,967
4,827
0.538
Data Science
Urban Science
Technology Policy
Policy Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,666
9,521
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
michael ball
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,792
1,460
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,925
9,629
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sergio Porta
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,708
3,806
0.437
Urban studies
complex systems
space analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,320
9,810
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Henrik Ernstson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,555
3,891
0.455
Urban political ecology
postcolonial urbanism
Natural resource management
social movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,327
9,811
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rob Atkinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,555
2,320
0.271
Sustainable urban development
Urban governance and community participation
European urban policy
European Spatial and Territorial Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,998
10,254
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Simon Guy
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,202
2,033
0.248
Sustainable cities
social construction of design
city futures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,346
10,367
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marialena Nikolopoulou
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,120
3,780
0.466
sustainable design
comfort of complex environments
urban microclimate
human behaviour
energy efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,097
10,761
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Coyne
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,807
1,868
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,076
10,825
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ranald Richardson
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
1,214
0.157
Urban and Regional Development