Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Kingdom Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United Kingdom Rankings 2025
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
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,691
265,367
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
mind
brain
social interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,720
52,811
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,790
55,026
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
language education policy and practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,663
42,817
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,957
95,339
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,682
49,181
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,654
95,106
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
sociology
mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,785
41,975
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,404
34,771
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,273
37,109
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,441
60,092
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,245
33,547
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
psychopharmacology
biological psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,684
56,447
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Primary Health Care
Innovation
Global Health
Medical Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,394
59,026
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art
Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,868
49,100
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
psychology neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,371
36,995
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Developmental and forensic psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,962
23,719
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
interpretative phenomenological analysis
qualitative research
phenomenology
health psychology
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,494
50,723
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,407
42,474
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Psychology
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,247
22,452
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Applied linguistics
Academic discourse
EAP
discourse analysis
English for Specific
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,813
44,212
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,505
45,714
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Radiocarbon
Geochronology
Bayesian statistics
Archaeology
Quaternary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,131
39,005
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
attitudes
health behavior
health psychology
applied social psychology
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,032
32,503
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,413
29,727
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,691
265,367
0.798
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480
39
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chris Frith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,720
52,811
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alan Baddeley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,790
55,026
0.232
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jim Coleman
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,663
42,817
0.206
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
language education policy and practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
921
68
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,957
95,339
0.507
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,056
81
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robin M Murray
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,682
49,181
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,489
112
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Susan Michie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,654
95,106
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,534
121
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Urry
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,785
41,975
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,662
134
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
C Wright Mills
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,404
34,771
0.251
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,691
137
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nikolas Rose
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,273
37,109
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,781
145
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zoltán Dörnyei
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,441
60,092
0.450
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,433
190
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Silverman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,245
33,547
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,546
200
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Allan Young
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,684
56,447
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,621
207
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Trisha Greenhalgh
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,394
59,026
0.540
Primary Health Care
Innovation
Global Health
Medical Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,849
222
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tim Ingold
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,868
49,100
0.468
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art
Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,877
225
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark H Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,371
36,995
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,115
246
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Lamb
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,962
23,719
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,276
263
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jonathan A Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,494
50,723
0.520
interpretative phenomenological analysis
qualitative research
phenomenology
health psychology
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,282
264
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ruth Wodak
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,407
42,474
0.436
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,425
278
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ME Lamb
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,247
22,452
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,542
292
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ken Hyland
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,813
44,212
0.471
Applied linguistics
Academic discourse
EAP
discourse analysis
English for Specific
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,562
295
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Charles Spence
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,505
45,714
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,035
327
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christopher Bronk Ramsey
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,131
39,005
0.448
Radiocarbon
Geochronology
Bayesian statistics
Archaeology
Quaternary Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,431
350
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Conner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,032
32,503
0.396
attitudes
health behavior
health psychology
applied social psychology
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,497
355
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,413
29,727
0.365
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory