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
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 :2
archaeology
archaeobotany
botany
domestication
crop-processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,346
19,466
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Human evolution
archaeogenetics
phylogeography
mtDNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,879
6,455
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
diet
human evolution
isotopes
palaeoenvironments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,520
9,248
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Evolutionary archaeology
European prehistory
prehistoric demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,562
8,181
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
archaeology
prehistory
neolithic
archaeological theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,186
4,293
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
bioarchaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,500
4,920
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Archaeobotany
prehistoric farming
western Eurasia
agroecology
inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,652
6,900
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,316
4,481
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,008
3,847
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Artefacts
Archaeometry
Ancient Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,992
4,833
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biomolecular archaeology
Palaeodiet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,179
6,914
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Dendrochronology
woodland history
environmental archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,244
3,245
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,676
3,104
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Human-environment interactions
physical geography
tephrochronology
environmental archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,510
3,039
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Archaeological science
isotope analysis
palaeodiet
residential mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
4,728
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Prehistory
Palaeoanthropology
Chronology
Human origins
Fire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,702
2,931
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Archaeology
Anthropology
Philosophy
Cognitive Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,577
5,646
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
archaeology
archaeobotany
coupled human environmental systems
phytoliths
early Formative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,569
4,389
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,487
3,165
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Archaeology
Environmental Archaeology
Prehistory
Human Palaeoecology
Palaeodiets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,129
3,729
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Archaeology
Roman archaeology
ancient history
ancient technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
3,554
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,938
1,736
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Roman archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
1,632
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Archaeology
Heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
2,491
0.386
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
Dorian Q Fuller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,346
19,466
0.584
archaeology
archaeobotany
botany
domestication
crop-processing
Martin Richards
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,879
6,455
0.232
Human evolution
archaeogenetics
phylogeography
mtDNA
Julia Lee Thorp
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,520
9,248
0.377
diet
human evolution
isotopes
palaeoenvironments
Stephen Shennan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,562
8,181
0.363
Evolutionary archaeology
European prehistory
prehistoric demography
Julian Thomas
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,186
4,293
0.250
archaeology
prehistory
neolithic
archaeological theory
Charlotte Roberts
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,500
4,920
0.364
Amy Bogaard
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,652
6,900
0.545
Archaeobotany
prehistoric farming
western Eurasia
agroecology
inequality
Geoff Bailey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,316
4,481
0.364
Andrew Chamberlain
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,008
3,847
0.320
Ian Freestone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,992
4,833
0.403
Artefacts
Archaeometry
Ancient Technology
Oliver Craig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,179
6,914
0.618
Coralie Mills
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,244
3,245
0.317
Dendrochronology
woodland history
environmental archaeology
Tony Wilkinson
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,676
3,104
0.321
Andrew Dugmore
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,510
3,039
0.320
Human-environment interactions
physical geography
tephrochronology
environmental archaeology
Janet Montgomery
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
4,728
0.508
Archaeological science
isotope analysis
palaeodiet
residential mobility
John Gowlett
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,702
2,931
0.337
Prehistory
Palaeoanthropology
Chronology
Human origins
Fire
Lambros Malafouris
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,577
5,646
0.658
Archaeology
Anthropology
Philosophy
Cognitive Archaeology
Jose Iriarte
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,569
4,389
0.580
archaeology
archaeobotany
coupled human environmental systems
phytoliths
early Formative
Peter Mitchell
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,487
3,165
0.423
Clive Bonsall
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,129
3,729
0.523
Archaeology
Environmental Archaeology
Prehistory
Human Palaeoecology
Palaeodiets
Andrew Ian Wilson
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
3,554
0.502
Archaeology
Roman archaeology
ancient history
ancient technology
Martin Millett
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,938
1,736
0.250
Michael G Fulford
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
1,632
0.244
John Schofield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
2,491
0.386