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
Polymer Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,979
6,640
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Network and System Security
Privacy Enhancing Technologies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,296
2,097
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sustainable and Green Chemistry
Catalysis
Fluorous Chemistry
Biomass conversion
In situ spectroscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,143
3,165
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
regional economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,835
3,028
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,234
9,669
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
economics
labor economics
applied econometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,931
4,970
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
dynamics
time delay
machining processes
periodic systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,301
3,402
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Intelligence
Control Engineering
Logistics
Telecommunication Engineering
Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,274
2,251
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
health economics
public health
health policy and financing
quality improvement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,713
3,822
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,484
3,124
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
porous materials
carbon aerogels
adsorption
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,223
2,969
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
health economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
3,914
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
continuous pharm. manuf.
PAT process analytical tech.
AI
electrospinning
machine vision
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,576
4,582
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stochastic modeling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,451
1,233
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
health economics
rheumatology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,174
3,526
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Physical chemistry
pattern formation
environmental science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,353
2,576
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
CAD
curves and surfaces
reverse engineering
digital shape reconstruction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
809
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
regional economics
regional economic development
regional competitiveness
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,949
1,228
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hydrology
hydrometeorology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
2,086
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Econometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,786
942
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biodegradable polymers
polymer processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,664
636
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microelectronics
Thermal analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
879
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Concrete and Cement
Bond and Cracking
FRC-FRP
Fire
Durability-Sustainability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,380
1,817
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
microeconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,105
3,610
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Topological phases
Quantum information
Quantum optics
Nanophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,074
2,339
0.574
Béla Pukánszky
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,979
6,640
0.332
Levente Buttyan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,296
2,097
0.115
Network and System Security
Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Istvan T Horvath
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,143
3,165
0.209
Sustainable and Green Chemistry
Catalysis
Fluorous Chemistry
Biomass conversion
In situ spectroscopy
Attila Varga
University of Pécs
Pécs, Hungary
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,835
3,028
0.219
József Popp
Szent István University
Gödöllo, Hungary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,234
9,669
0.790
Andrea Weber
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,931
4,970
0.455
economics
labor economics
applied econometrics
Tamás Insperger
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,301
3,402
0.330
dynamics
time delay
machining processes
periodic systems
Laszlo T Koczy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,274
2,251
0.243
Computational Intelligence
Control Engineering
Logistics
Telecommunication Engineering
Management
László Gulácsi
Óbuda University
Budapest, Hungary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,713
3,822
0.496
health economics
public health
health policy and financing
quality improvement
Imre Fertő
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,484
3,124
0.417
László Krisztina
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,223
2,969
0.411
porous materials
carbon aerogels
adsorption
Brodszky Valentin
Corvinus University of Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
3,914
0.580
Zsombor Kristóf Nagy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,576
4,582
0.697
continuous pharm. manuf.
PAT process analytical tech.
AI
electrospinning
machine vision
Miklos Telek
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,451
1,233
0.191
Márta Péntek
Óbuda University
Budapest, Hungary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,174
3,526
0.571
István Lagzi
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,353
2,576
0.481
Physical chemistry
pattern formation
environmental science
Varady Tamas
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
809
0.160
CAD
curves and surfaces
reverse engineering
digital shape reconstruction
Imre Lengyel
University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,949
1,228
0.248
regional economics
regional economic development
regional competitiveness
Szilágyi József
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
2,086
0.436
Laszlo Matyas
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,786
942
0.197
Péter Müller
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,664
636
0.136
Biodegradable polymers
polymer processing
Márta Rencz
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
879
0.197
Microelectronics
Thermal analysis
Gyorgy L Balazs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,380
1,817
0.415
Concrete and Cement
Bond and Cracking
FRC-FRP
Fire
Durability-Sustainability
Maria Fekete Farkas|Farkasné Fekete Mária
Szent István University
Gödöllo, Hungary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,105
3,610
0.879
Janos Asboth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,074
2,339
0.574
Topological phases
Quantum information
Quantum optics
Nanophysics