The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Linguistics
Syntax
Morphology
Typology
Historical Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,885
3,078
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Theoretical linguistics
syntax
interfaces with morphology and semantics
psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,193
1,104
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociolinguistics
Inter- and Cross-cultural Communication
Im/Politeness Phenomena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,258
1,421
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Language Teaching Methodology
ELF-aware teacher education
intercultural communication and training
differentiated instruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
2,047
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
corpus linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
505
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psycholinguistics
Neurolinguistics
First Language Acquisition
Language Disorders
Second Language Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,404
865
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,311
585
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pragmatics
Semantics
Relevance Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
670
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Theoretical Linguistics
Syntax
Morphology
Interfaces
Greek Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
450
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,794
481
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sociolinguistics
(critical) discourse analysis
fictional construction of social identities
critical literacies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
732
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Formal linguistic: syntax
semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
395
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cognitive linguistics
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,662
506
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psycholinguistics_Neurolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
1,193
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Second language acquisition
Language pedagogy
linguistics for education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,352
603
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
587
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
phonetics
phonology
speech sciences
speech disorders
L2 phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
278
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Theoretical Linguistics
Syntax
Semantics
Morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
351
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Prosody
Phonetics
Experimental linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
159
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
language
memory
aphasia
stroke
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,089
664
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
history of science
science and literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
287
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
linguistics
phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
314
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cognitive linguistics
construction grammar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
295
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
teacher education
english language teaching
early foreign language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
318
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Language Computing
Education
Physics
Career Guidance
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
492
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,230
420
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elena Anagnostopoulou
University of Crete
Rethymno, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,885
3,078
0.259
Linguistics
Syntax
Morphology
Typology
Historical Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,763
1,439
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anna Roussou|Άννα Ρούσσου
University of Patras
Patras, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,193
1,104
0.213
Theoretical linguistics
syntax
interfaces with morphology and semantics
psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,323
1,833
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maria Sifianou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,258
1,421
0.334
Sociolinguistics
Inter- and Cross-cultural Communication
Im/Politeness Phenomena
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,821
1,902
494
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nicos Sifakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
2,047
0.497
Language Teaching Methodology
ELF-aware teacher education
intercultural communication and training
differentiated instruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,364
2,958
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Katerina Frantzi
University of the Aegean
Mytilene, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
505
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,263
3,217
750
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Spyridoula Varlokosta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,404
865
0.360
Psycholinguistics
Neurolinguistics
First Language Acquisition
Language Disorders
Second Language Acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,916
3,339
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Arhonto Terzi
University of Patras
Patras, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,311
585
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,803
3,757
837
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elly Ifantidou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
670
0.337
Pragmatics
Semantics
Relevance Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,425
4,041
880
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vassilios Spyropoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
450
0.250
Theoretical Linguistics
Syntax
Morphology
Interfaces
Greek Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,088
4,056
883
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dionysis Goutsos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,794
481
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,809
4,201
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anastasia G Stamou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
732
0.426
sociolinguistics
(critical) discourse analysis
fictional construction of social identities
critical literacies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,395
4,282
923
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Winfried Lechner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
395
0.237
Formal linguistic: syntax
semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,797
4,285
595
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angeliki Athanasiadou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,662
506
0.304
cognitive linguistics
linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,457
4,776
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eleni Peristeri
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
1,193
0.853
Psycholinguistics_Neurolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,580
4,870
693
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marina Mattheoudakis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,352
603
0.446
Second language acquisition
Language pedagogy
linguistics for education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,327
4,912
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Argiris Archakis
University of Patras
Patras, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
587
0.441
Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
Literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,787
5,130
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Katerina Nicolaidis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
278
0.227
phonetics
phonology
speech sciences
speech disorders
L2 phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636,666
5,287
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marika Lekakou
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
351
0.304
Theoretical Linguistics
Syntax
Semantics
Morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,354
5,372
1,082
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antonis Botinis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
159
0.142
Prosody
Phonetics
Experimental linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,496
5,454
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dimitrios Kasselimis
American College of Greece
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,089
664
0.610
language
memory
aphasia
stroke
neurodegenerative diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,753
5,637
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
George Vlahakis
Hellenic Open University
Patras, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
287
0.279
history of science
science and literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,905
5,696
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anthi Revithiadou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
314
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,620
5,777
1,144
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kiki Nikiforidou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
295
0.301
cognitive linguistics
construction grammar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,141
5,890
817
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Areti Maria Sougari
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
318
0.338
teacher education
english language teaching
early foreign language learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,784
6,003
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Evangelos Papakitsos
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
492
0.546
Language Computing
Education
Physics
Career Guidance
Software Engineering