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
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,487
19,839
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Polymer Blends
Polymer Composites
Structure-Property Relationships
"Green" Polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,806
6,150
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
ethology
social robotics
animal behaviour
dog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,887
10,413
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nanopartiles
surface chemistry
thin films
graphite oxide
colloids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,678
5,025
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Materials Science
Diffraction physics
Dislocations
Line Profile Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,486
7,498
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mechanical Engineering
Nonlinear Dynamics
Delay Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,936
6,481
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Polymer physics
crystallization
crystalline structure
beta polypropylene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,451
4,971
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
climate change
sustainable energy
energy efficiency
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,937
9,846
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Image analysis
machine learning
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,831
13,406
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
production manufacturing
AI machine learning ANN
control and monitoring
agents and holonics
CPP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,339
5,633
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,717
5,604
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
data science
computational intelligence
process systems engineering
network science
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,212
4,424
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Control theory
TP model transformation
Cognitive Infocommunications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
2,881
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
material science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,183
3,195
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
robotics
fuzzy systems
computational cybernetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,148
3,307
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanotechnology
Nanomagnetics
Magnetic Logic Devices
Unconventional computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,057
4,014
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
High Voltage Engineering
Insulation Engineering
Electrostatics
Lightning Protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
1,878
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Polymer Engineering and Science
Reinforced Plastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,772
3,469
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ethology
animal cognition
canine social behaviour
social robotics
neuroethology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,706
3,666
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Feasibility of climate action
energy transitions
energy security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,948
3,896
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Grid computing
Cloud computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,822
996
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Solar Energy
CCU
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,728
4,718
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,640
1,724
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Production engineering
optimization
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,465
2,805
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
urban climate
bioclimatology
urban climatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,241
2,454
0.393
László Molnár
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,487
19,839
0.651
Jozsef Karger-Kocsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,806
6,150
0.213
Polymer Blends
Polymer Composites
Structure-Property Relationships
"Green" Polymers
Adam Miklosi
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,887
10,413
0.373
ethology
social robotics
animal behaviour
dog
Imre Dékány
University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,678
5,025
0.212
Nanopartiles
surface chemistry
thin films
graphite oxide
colloids
Ungar Tamas
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,486
7,498
0.349
Materials Science
Diffraction physics
Dislocations
Line Profile Analysis
Gabor Stepan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,936
6,481
0.342
Mechanical Engineering
Nonlinear Dynamics
Delay Systems
József Varga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,451
4,971
0.269
Polymer physics
crystallization
crystalline structure
beta polypropylene
Diana Urge Vorsatz
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,937
9,846
0.618
climate change
sustainable energy
energy efficiency
modeling
Peter Horvath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,831
13,406
0.847
Image analysis
machine learning
computational biology
Laszlo Monostori
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,339
5,633
0.422
production manufacturing
AI machine learning ANN
control and monitoring
agents and holonics
CPP
Jeno Gubicza
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,717
5,604
0.441
Janos Abonyi
University of Pannonia, Veszprem
Veszprém, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,212
4,424
0.433
data science
computational intelligence
process systems engineering
network science
sustainability
Peter Baranyi
Corvinus University of Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
2,881
0.302
Control theory
TP model transformation
Cognitive Infocommunications
Klara Hernadi
University of Miskolc
Miskolc, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,183
3,195
0.348
Imre J. Rudas
Óbuda University
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,148
3,307
0.361
robotics
fuzzy systems
computational cybernetics
Gyorgy Csaba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,057
4,014
0.443
Nanotechnology
Nanomagnetics
Magnetic Logic Devices
Unconventional computing
István Kiss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
1,878
0.213
High Voltage Engineering
Insulation Engineering
Electrostatics
Lightning Protection
Tibor Czigany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,772
3,469
0.395
Polymer Engineering and Science
Reinforced Plastics
Márta Gácsi
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,706
3,666
0.421
Ethology
animal cognition
canine social behaviour
social robotics
neuroethology
Aleh Cherp
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,948
3,896
0.561
Feasibility of climate action
energy transitions
energy security
Kacsuk Péter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,822
996
0.146
Grid computing
Cloud computing
Csaba Janáky
University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,728
4,718
0.701
Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Solar Energy
CCU
Tibor Gyimothy
University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,640
1,724
0.260
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Jozsef Vancza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,465
2,805
0.434
Production engineering
optimization
artificial intelligence
Unger János
University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,241
2,454
0.393
urban climate
bioclimatology
urban climatology