Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Archaeology
paleoenvironments
prehistory
human evolution
heritag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,784
2,423
0.419
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Linguistics
Sign Languages
Language Emergenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,499
1,928
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
1,785
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Neurobiology of Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
White matter pathway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
2,093
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
History
Political Thought
Current Affair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
1,095
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
1,056
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Philosophy of Psychology
Emotions
Perception
Philosophy of Mind
Lov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,084
1,385
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Reading
Dyslexia
motivation
interventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
1,964
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
archaeology
archaeomalacology
personal ornament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
2,089
0.435
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
the history of Israeli culture
child and youth culture
and Hebrew and Jewish cultures
especiall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,624
1,193
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Archeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,521
726
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Archaeology
Biblical Archaeology
Anthropological Archaeology
Near Eastern Archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,477
1,745
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Arabic language and literacy development
L2 literacy
Reading development and difficultie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
2,556
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Zoroastrianism
magic
aramaic inscription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,277
1,388
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
music therapy
Autism
Rett syndrome
Community Music therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,171
2,221
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
History of medicine and pharmacology
ethnobotan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
1,475
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Bilingualism and Specific Language Impairmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,102
2,563
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
ethics
philosoph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,102
612
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Computational Linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
3,725
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
LINGUISTICS
bilingualism
development language disorder
aphasia
schizophreni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,011
2,032
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Cognitive Poetics
Poetic Prosod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,018
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Prehistor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,606
1,593
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,533
2,814
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Film
video games
virtual reality
empathy
cognitive neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,489
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Generative Grammar
Synta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,425
691
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,216
1,622
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Mina Evron
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,784
2,423
0.419
Archaeology
paleoenvironments
prehistory
human evolution
heritag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,807
1,692
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Irit Meir
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,499
1,928
0.351
Linguistics
Sign Languages
Language Emergenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,149
1,706
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Steve Rosen
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
1,785
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,166
1,782
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Michal Ben Shachar
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
2,093
0.401
Neurobiology of Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
White matter pathway
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,951
1,798
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Fania Oz Salzberger
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,173
1,095
0.212
History
Political Thought
Current Affair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,262
1,815
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nomi Erteschik Shir
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
1,056
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,547
1,834
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Aaron Ben Ze Ev
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,084
1,385
0.272
Philosophy of Psychology
Emotions
Perception
Philosophy of Mind
Lov
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,066
1,896
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Tami Katzir
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
1,964
0.399
Reading
Dyslexia
motivation
interventio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,512
1,947
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Daniella Bar Yosef
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
2,089
0.435
archaeology
archaeomalacology
personal ornament
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,616
2,026
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Zohar Shavit
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,624
1,193
0.258
the history of Israeli culture
child and youth culture
and Hebrew and Jewish cultures
especiall
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,625
2,072
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Ram Gophna
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,521
726
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,637
2,082
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Avraham Faust
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,477
1,745
0.390
Archaeology
Biblical Archaeology
Anthropological Archaeology
Near Eastern Archaeolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,504
2,097
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Elinor Saiegh Haddad
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
2,556
0.576
Arabic language and literacy development
L2 literacy
Reading development and difficultie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,123
2,181
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Shaul Shaked
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,277
1,388
0.325
Zoroastrianism
magic
aramaic inscription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,077
2,226
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Cochavit Elefant
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,171
2,221
0.532
music therapy
Autism
Rett syndrome
Community Music therap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,685
2,247
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Efraim Lev
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
1,475
0.356
History of medicine and pharmacology
ethnobotan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,024
2,260
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Sharon Armon Lotem
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,102
2,563
0.625
Bilingualism and Specific Language Impairmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,067
2,261
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Asa Kasher
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,102
612
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,868
2,269
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Gabriel Stanovsky
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
3,725
0.911
Computational Linguistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,198
2,300
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Joel Walters
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,011
2,032
0.507
LINGUISTICS
bilingualism
development language disorder
aphasia
schizophreni
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,661
2,417
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Reuven Tsur
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,018
0.271
Cognitive Poetics
Poetic Prosod
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,949
2,494
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Ofer Marder
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,606
1,593
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,150
2,538
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Omri Abend
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,533
2,814
0.796
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,710
2,589
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Gal Raz
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,489
0.432
Film
video games
virtual reality
empathy
cognitive neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,112
2,599
480
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Tal Siloni
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,425
691
0.202
Generative Grammar
Synta