Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :351
EU Law
Competition Law
Intellectual Property
Consumer Law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
52
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :352
Law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
118
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :353
child protection
child rights
online risk
social representations
media psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
167
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :354
Educational research
Antibiotic resistance
Food Science
E-Research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
166
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :355
Functional Analysis
Ordered structures
Operator Algebras and Noncommutative Measure Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
55
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :356
Military Architecture and Fortification
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
55
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :357
Software Testing
Software Engineering
Test Automation
Human Computer Interaction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
129
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :358
professional development
mathematics education
inquiry teaching
lesson study
teacher education
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
182
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :359
Intimate partner violence and its impact on children
Parenting
fostering and adoption
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
149
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :360
Implants
titanium alloys
laser materials processing
crystallographic texture
EBSD
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
166
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :361
politiques social
sante mentale
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
120
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :362
Radiography
Paediatric Imaging
Radiation Safety
Patient Communication
Informed Consent
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
155
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :363
games
procedural content generation
machine learning
evolutionary computing
surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
148
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :364
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
151
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :365
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
135
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :366
Architecture
Passive Design
Energy Performance
Building Simulation
Sustainability.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
109
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :367
Ergonomics
Occupational health psychology
Presenteeism and absenteeism
stress at work
labour studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
162
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :368
femicide
violence against women
gender based violence
LGBTIQ
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
162
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :369
Electromagnetism
Microwave thermal ablation
microwave hyperthermia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
170
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :370
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
74
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :371
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Theoretical Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
177
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :372
Media and Communication
International Relations
Migration
Gender
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
98
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :373
carbonate sedimentology
geomaterials
carbonate reservoirs
hydrocarbons
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
83
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :374
Heritage Materials
engineering ceramics
surface engineering
corrosion degradation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
119
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :375
Parenthood
Midwifery Education
Qualitative Research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
104
0.605
Eugene Buttigieg
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
52
0.242
EU Law
Competition Law
Intellectual Property
Consumer Law
Kevin Aquilina
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
118
0.562
Lorleen Farrugia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
167
0.807
child protection
child rights
online risk
social representations
media psychology
Cassandra Sturgeon Delia
Malta College of Arts Science & Technology
Raħal Ġdid,, Malta
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
166
0.806
Educational research
Antibiotic resistance
Food Science
E-Research
Emanuel Chetcuti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
55
0.267
Functional Analysis
Ordered structures
Operator Algebras and Noncommutative Measure Theory
Stephen C Spiteri
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
55
0.272
Mark Micallef
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
129
0.652
Software Testing
Software Engineering
Test Automation
Human Computer Interaction
James Calleja
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
182
0.924
professional development
mathematics education
inquiry teaching
lesson study
teacher education
Clarissa Sammut Scerri
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
149
0.760
Intimate partner violence and its impact on children
Parenting
fostering and adoption
Leonardo Fanton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
166
0.851
Implants
titanium alloys
laser materials processing
crystallographic texture
EBSD
Charles Pace
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
120
0.622
politiques social
sante mentale
Jonathan Loui Portelli
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
155
0.812
Radiography
Paediatric Imaging
Radiation Safety
Patient Communication
Informed Consent
Daniel Karavolos
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
148
0.775
games
procedural content generation
machine learning
evolutionary computing
surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithms
Alexandra Bonnici
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
151
0.799
Jason Gauci
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
135
0.718
Vincent Buhagiar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
109
0.580
Architecture
Passive Design
Energy Performance
Building Simulation
Sustainability.
Luke Fiorini
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
162
0.876
Ergonomics
Occupational health psychology
Presenteeism and absenteeism
stress at work
labour studies
Marceline Naudi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
162
0.890
femicide
violence against women
gender based violence
LGBTIQ
Julian Bonello
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
170
0.939
Electromagnetism
Microwave thermal ablation
microwave hyperthermia
Mario J Cachia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
74
0.411
Maria Caruana
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
177
0.994
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Theoretical Physics
Carmen Sammut
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
98
0.554
Media and Communication
International Relations
Migration
Gender
Peter Gatt
Malta College of Arts Science & Technology
Raħal Ġdid,, Malta
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
83
0.480
carbonate sedimentology
geomaterials
carbonate reservoirs
hydrocarbons
Daniel A Vella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
119
0.692
Heritage Materials
engineering ceramics
surface engineering
corrosion degradation
Georgette Spiteri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
104
0.605
Parenthood
Midwifery Education
Qualitative Research