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 :76
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 :77
carbonate sedimentology
geomaterials
carbonate reservoirs
hydrocarbons
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
83
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Wireless Communication / Telecommunication / Wireless Local Area Networks / IoT
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
38
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Power Electronics
Renewable Energy
Automotive Electronics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
136
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Machine learning
computer vision
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
140
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Mycotoxins
Applied Mycology
Biocontrol Research
Food Microbiology
Food Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
139
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
artificial intelligence
machine learning
computational finance
HF algorithmic trading
big data analytics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
31
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
geomorphology
geoloy
geography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
108
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Civil & Structural Engineering
Architecture
Building Heritage and Conservation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
65
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Food Process Modelling
Chemometrics
Soft matter physics of Foods
Food Analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
121
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
marine geology
marine geophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
120
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
AI
Databases
Machine Learning
Business Intelligence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
116
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Carbonate sedimentology
Paleoecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
83
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Alien Species
Vocational Education
EdTech
Innovation Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
72
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Earthquake Engineering
Seismic Vulnerability
Structural Reliability Analysis
Structural Steelwork
Structural Optimization
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
10
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Internal Combustion Engines
Heat Transfer
Fluids
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
80
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Structural Analysis
Cold formed Structures
Glass structures
connections
recycling of building waste
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
78
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
software engineering e-learning
project management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
25
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
applied mechanics
biomechanics
biomedical engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
35
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Electronic Systems
Instrumentation and Measurement
Avionics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
29
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Electronics
ASIC
Embedded Systems
Robotics and Automation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Graphene
Nanotechnology
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Image Description
Artificial Intelligence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
33
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Game studies
Love
Phenomenology
Thanatology
Esports
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
28
0.875
Daniel Karavolos
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
148
0.775
games
procedural content generation
machine learning
evolutionary computing
surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithms
Peter Gatt
Malta College of Arts Science & Technology
Raħal Ġdid,, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
83
0.480
carbonate sedimentology
geomaterials
carbonate reservoirs
hydrocarbons
Jean Marie Mifsud Nee Vella
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
38
0.225
Wireless Communication / Telecommunication / Wireless Local Area Networks / IoT
Kris Scicluna
Malta College of Arts Science & Technology
Raħal Ġdid,, Malta
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
136
0.834
Power Electronics
Renewable Energy
Automotive Electronics
Jean Gauci
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
140
0.886
Machine learning
computer vision
Alessandra Marcon Gasperini|Alessandra Gasperini, Alessandra M. Gasperini, Alessandra Gasperini Marcon
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
139
0.908
Mycotoxins
Applied Mycology
Biocontrol Research
Food Microbiology
Food Science
Abdalla Kablan,
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
31
0.212
artificial intelligence
machine learning
computational finance
HF algorithmic trading
big data analytics
Joanna Causon Deguara
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
108
0.761
geomorphology
geoloy
geography
Alex Torpiano
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
65
0.474
Civil & Structural Engineering
Architecture
Building Heritage and Conservation
Habtegebriel Haileeyesus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
121
0.945
Food Process Modelling
Chemometrics
Soft matter physics of Foods
Food Analysis
Irena Schulten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
120
0.984
marine geology
marine geophysics
Frankie Inguanez
Malta College of Arts Science & Technology
Raħal Ġdid,, Malta
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
116
0.967
AI
Databases
Machine Learning
Business Intelligence
Farkhondeh Kiani Harchegani
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
83
0.709
Carbonate sedimentology
Paleoecology
Edwin Zammit
Malta College of Arts Science & Technology
Raħal Ġdid,, Malta
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
72
0.727
Alien Species
Vocational Education
EdTech
Innovation Management
Marc Bonello
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
10
0.108
Earthquake Engineering
Seismic Vulnerability
Structural Reliability Analysis
Structural Steelwork
Structural Optimization
Carl Caruana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
80
0.899
Internal Combustion Engines
Heat Transfer
Fluids
Spiridione Buhagiar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
78
0.876
Structural Analysis
Cold formed Structures
Glass structures
connections
recycling of building waste
Ernest Cachia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
25
0.325
software engineering e-learning
project management
Zdenka Sant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
35
0.500
applied mechanics
biomechanics
biomedical engineering
Andrew Sammut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
29
0.414
Electronic Systems
Instrumentation and Measurement
Avionics
Clive Seguna
Malta College of Arts Science & Technology
Raħal Ġdid,, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
Electronics
ASIC
Embedded Systems
Robotics and Automation
Thomas Gatt
Malta College of Arts Science & Technology
Raħal Ġdid,, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Anthea Agius Anastasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
Graphene
Nanotechnology
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Brandon Birmingham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
33
0.825
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Image Description
Artificial Intelligence
Renata Ntelia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
28
0.875
Game studies
Love
Phenomenology
Thanatology
Esports