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
Urban and Regional Planning and Development
Infrastructures
Innovation
Metropolitan Planning
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
816
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Urban Development and Planning
Regional Development and Planning
Project Management
Project Appraisal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
1,075
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
urban economics
regional economics
spatial analysis
econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
497
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Urban Governance
Competitiveness
Urban Sprawl
Social Exclusion
Urban Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
662
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Urban Planning & Regeneration
Planning Theories
Tourism & Leisure Planning
Place Marketing/ Branding
Special Event Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
389
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
urban design
urban microclimate
thermal comfort
energy efficient buildings
simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
618
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
urban economics
regional economics
labour economics
economics of innovation
productivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
300
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Urban Planning
Planning Law
Urban Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
211
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Urban Planning
Transport Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
300
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Urban Studies
Migration & Refugee Studies
Human Geography
Housing
Racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
314
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
urban planning
regional planning
resilient cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
243
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Urban planning
social geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
107
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Urban & Transport Planning - Cadastre - Geostatistical analysis - Surveying Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
86
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Urban and Traffic Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
120
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Urban and Regional Planning
ICTs
Artificial Intelligence
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
131
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
urban planning and design
urban sustainability
urban geography
public space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
65
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
urban theory and planning
knowledge cities
smart cities
creative economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
22
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Urban planning
urban renovations
environmental planning
architectural design and construction technology
spatial planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Urban & Reginal Planning
Infrastructure
ICTs
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
29
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
urban planning
regional development
maritime spatial planning
land use
urban regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
28
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Urban Air Mobility
Advanced Air Mobility
Air Transport
Travel Behavior
Transportation Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
urban planning history
architectural history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
9
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Urban Planning
Urban Design
Urban Studies
Landscape Architecture
Regional Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Urban Planning
Urban Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Urban Planning
Spatial Planning
Geography
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,505
3,920
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Skayannis Pantoleon (Pantelis)
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
816
0.441
Urban and Regional Planning and Development
Infrastructures
Innovation
Metropolitan Planning
Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,738
3,951
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Serafeim Polyzos
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
1,075
0.591
Urban Development and Planning
Regional Development and Planning
Project Management
Project Appraisal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,911
5,014
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Antonios Rovolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
497
0.395
urban economics
regional economics
spatial analysis
econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,116
5,340
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ioannis Chorianopoulos
University of the Aegean
Mytilene, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
662
0.593
Urban Governance
Competitiveness
Urban Sprawl
Social Exclusion
Urban Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,754
5,794
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alex Deffner
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
389
0.408
Urban Planning & Regeneration
Planning Theories
Tourism & Leisure Planning
Place Marketing/ Branding
Special Event Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,054
6,350
866
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Angeliki Chatzidimitriou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
618
0.795
urban design
urban microclimate
thermal comfort
energy efficient buildings
simulations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,577
6,787
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ioannis Kaplanis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
300
0.462
urban economics
regional economics
labour economics
economics of innovation
productivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,793
6,808
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lalenis K|Lalenis Kostas, Λαλένης Κωνσταντίνος, Λαλένης Κώστας
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
211
0.328
Urban Planning
Planning Law
Urban Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,096,087
7,989
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Avgi Vassi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
300
0.932
Urban Planning
Transport Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117,784
8,066
571
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eva Papatzani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
314
0.997
Urban Studies
Migration & Refugee Studies
Human Geography
Housing
Racism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,203,090
8,412
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Despina Dimelli
Technical University of Crete
Chania, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
243
0.980
urban planning
regional planning
resilient cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,246,558
8,614
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dimitris Emmanuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
107
0.478
Urban planning
social geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,454,291
9,465
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dionysia Georgia Perperidou
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
86
0.614
Urban & Transport Planning - Cadastre - Geostatistical analysis - Surveying Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,468,748
9,532
678
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Georgia Christodoulopoulou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
120
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,471,898
9,540
1,283
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Miltiades Lazoglou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
131
0.923
Urban and Regional Planning
ICTs
Artificial Intelligence
GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,654,115
10,266
1,385
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evangelia Athanassiou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
65
0.783
urban planning and design
urban sustainability
urban geography
public space
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,793,219
10,816
1,464
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paraskevi Tarani
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
22
0.386
urban theory and planning
knowledge cities
smart cities
creative economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,893,199
11,190
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
George Varelidis
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
Urban planning
urban renovations
environmental planning
architectural design and construction technology
spatial planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,956,660
11,430
753
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Petros Rodakinias
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
29
0.853
Urban & Reginal Planning
Infrastructure
ICTs
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,981,211
11,515
761
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ioannis Lainas
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
28
0.966
urban planning
regional development
maritime spatial planning
land use
urban regeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,024,614
11,662
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Annitsa Koumoutsidi
University of the Aegean
Mytilene, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Urban Air Mobility
Advanced Air Mobility
Air Transport
Travel Behavior
Transportation Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,158,370
12,176
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lila Theodoridou Sotiriou
International Helenic University
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
9
0.692
urban planning history
architectural history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,211,137
12,370
918
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Antonios Tsiligiannis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Urban Planning
Urban Design
Urban Studies
Landscape Architecture
Regional Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,293,024
12,651
1,737
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anastassiadis Agis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200
Urban Planning
Urban Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,339,882
12,797
993
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kourtinos Chrysostomos
University of Patras
Patras, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Urban Planning
Spatial Planning
Geography
Demography