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
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 :3
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 :4
Design/Product Development
Digital/Smart Manufacturing
Systems Engineering
Industry 4.0 & Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,785
4,189
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
rapid prototyping
additive manufacturing
3D Printing
prostheses
orthoses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,695
2,878
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Human-Computer Interaction
Design Methods
Design Theory
Participatory Design
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,631
4,307
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Human-computer interaction
User-interface design
Usability
Ergonomics
Inclusive Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
1,936
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Design Management - BIM - Lean Construction - Healthcare Design - Social Housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,130
3,234
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,263
786
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,697
1,473
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
eHealth
accessibility
inclusion
language
digital participation in democratic processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
1,986
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
User Experience
UCD
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,088
1,258
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Design Issues
Design Methods
Industrial Design
Design Disruption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,029
1,429
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sustainable Design
Design for Sustainable Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,525
1,354
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Design and Ergonomics Research
Digital Human Modelling
Inclusive Design
Vehicle Ergonomics
Drawing Research.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,920
913
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
704
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Design
industrial design
automotive design
design education
design pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
496
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
STS
design
human-computer interaction
aesthetics
more-than-human futures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
942
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
design
socially responsible design
design thinking
crime prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,532
534
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Participatory design
Services
Innovation
Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
528
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
design theory
design research
design education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
438
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
864
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Human Machine Interaction
Digital Human Modelling
Vehicle Design
Product Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
838
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
UX
e-Commerce
Ergonomics
Human Factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
894
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
design cognition
co-design
creativity
complexity
community-led design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
689
0.581
* 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
36,885
3,229
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
99,977
8,316
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
151,108
11,981
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dirk Schaefer
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,785
4,189
0.617
Design/Product Development
Digital/Smart Manufacturing
Systems Engineering
Industry 4.0 & Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,520
13,960
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Bibb
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,695
2,878
0.505
rapid prototyping
additive manufacturing
3D Printing
prostheses
orthoses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,581
14,108
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Vines
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,631
4,307
0.765
Human-Computer Interaction
Design Methods
Design Theory
Participatory Design
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,056
14,544
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin C Maguire
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,430
1,936
0.357
Human-computer interaction
User-interface design
Usability
Ergonomics
Inclusive Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,769
15,299
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Patricia Tzortzopoulos
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,130
3,234
0.630
Design Management - BIM - Lean Construction - Healthcare Design - Social Housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,031
17,790
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,263
786
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,437
19,826
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andy Boucher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,697
1,473
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,041
21,388
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maria Wolters
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
1,986
0.599
eHealth
accessibility
inclusion
language
digital participation in democratic processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,163
22,489
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew May
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,088
1,258
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,203
22,773
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul A Rodgers
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,029
1,429
0.472
Design Issues
Design Methods
Industrial Design
Design Disruption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,545
25,605
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Debra Lilley
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,525
1,354
0.536
Sustainable Design
Design for Sustainable Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,703
30,043
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Russell Marshall
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,920
913
0.476
Design and Ergonomics Research
Digital Human Modelling
Inclusive Design
Vehicle Ergonomics
Drawing Research.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,791
31,254
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Julian Malins
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
704
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,533
32,385
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Tovey
Coventry University
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
496
0.296
Design
industrial design
automotive design
design education
design pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,948
33,775
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alex Wilkie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
942
0.610
STS
design
human-computer interaction
aesthetics
more-than-human futures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,463
33,913
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Caroline L Davey
University of Salford
Salford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,532
534
0.349
design
socially responsible design
design thinking
crime prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,885
34,102
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tracy Ross
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
528
0.349
Participatory design
Services
Innovation
Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,681
35,374
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kay Stables
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
438
0.312
design theory
design research
design education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,424
35,999
921
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tang Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
864
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,877
36,864
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen Summerskill
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
838
0.650
Human Machine Interaction
Digital Human Modelling
Vehicle Design
Product Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,027
38,064
447
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christopher J Parker
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
894
0.747
UX
e-Commerce
Ergonomics
Human Factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,221
38,209
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Katerina Alexiou
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
689
0.581
design cognition
co-design
creativity
complexity
community-led design