The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
28,809
10,793
0.375
* 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
23,801
9,116
0.383
* 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
21,392
14,483
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Construction Health & Safety
Construction Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,939
10,399
0.580
* 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
15,727
6,476
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Urban Planning
Housing
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,815
7,196
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
healthy building
daylighting
sustainable architecture
building energy efficiency
sustainable urbanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,244
6,227
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,224
5,930
0.417
* 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
13,776
7,465
0.542
* 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
12,857
9,210
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Urban governance
co-production
justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,413
3,536
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Urban Policy
Disability
Urban Studies
Architecture
Urban Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,375
3,150
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Urban Geography
social futures
sustainable cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,333
4,774
0.421
* 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
10,921
3,272
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
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
9,870
4,118
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Urban ecology
Urban biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,811
7,645
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,731
1,755
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Urban studies
complex systems
space analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,544
4,374
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Data Science
Urban Science
Technology Policy
Policy Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,474
4,667
0.551
* 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
8,429
4,482
0.532
* 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
8,372
2,489
0.297
* 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
8,149
2,443
0.300
* 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
7,934
4,217
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Digital media and culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,732
2,159
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Urban and Regional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,724
1,462
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,883
2,099
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
28,809
10,793
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,741
2,774
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simon Marvin
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,801
9,116
0.383
Urban Geography
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,885
3,229
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Hague
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,392
14,483
0.677
Design
optimisation
3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,022
4,092
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alistair Gibb
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,939
10,399
0.580
Construction Health & Safety
Construction Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,112
4,820
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
15,727
6,476
0.412
city-region
urban planning
imaginaries
politics of resilience
environmental governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,720
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
14,815
7,196
0.486
Urban Planning
Housing
Poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,963
5,481
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Koen Steemers
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,244
6,227
0.437
healthy building
daylighting
sustainable architecture
building energy efficiency
sustainable urbanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,105
5,492
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard M Ashley
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,224
5,930
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,838
5,709
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Carmona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,776
7,465
0.542
design goverence
urban design
public space
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,949
6,224
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vanesa Castán Broto
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,857
9,210
0.716
urban political ecology
urban energy landscapes
socio-technical transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,315
7,124
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Beth Perry
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,413
3,536
0.310
Urban governance
co-production
justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,670
7,150
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rob Imrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,375
3,150
0.277
Urban Policy
Disability
Urban Studies
Architecture
Urban Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,067
7,180
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul Chatterton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,333
4,774
0.421
Urban Geography
social futures
sustainable cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,908
7,488
613
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Tewdwr Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,921
3,272
0.300
Urban planning
land use planning
spatial planning
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,977
8,316
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sue Hignett
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,870
4,118
0.417
Healthcare Ergonomics
Human Factors for patient safety
(ambulance and care facility design
moving and handling
falls)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,669
8,369
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark A Goddard
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,811
7,645
0.779
Urban ecology
Urban biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,951
9,403
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
michael ball
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,731
1,755
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,749
9,616
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sergio Porta
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,544
4,374
0.512
Urban studies
complex systems
space analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,852
9,711
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scott W Cunningham
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,474
4,667
0.551
Data Science
Urban Science
Technology Policy
Policy Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,616
9,773
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Henrik Ernstson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,429
4,482
0.532
Urban political ecology
postcolonial urbanism
Natural resource management
social movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,534
9,851
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rob Atkinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,372
2,489
0.297
Sustainable urban development
Urban governance and community participation
European urban policy
European Spatial and Territorial Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,114
10,124
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Simon Guy
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
2,443
0.300
Sustainable cities
social construction of design
city futures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,860
10,402
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marialena Nikolopoulou
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,934
4,217
0.532
sustainable design
comfort of complex environments
urban microclimate
human behaviour
energy efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,544
10,653
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Coyne
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,732
2,159
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,706
10,665
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
7,724
1,462
0.189
Urban and Regional Development