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
Auxetics
biostructures
mechanical metamaterials
polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,392
6,047
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Surface Engineering
Tribo-corrosion
Physical Vapour Deposition
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,361
1,066
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Civil Engineering
Materials Engineering
Concrete
Sustainability
Vulnerability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,703
1,187
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
S-phase
Surface Engineering
Biomaterials
Corrosion
Wear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
986
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
3D printing
Additive manufacturing
Material Science
Metamaterials
Auxetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
721
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Materials
Surface Engineering
Tribology
Light alloys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
468
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
dielectric properties of biological and non-biological materials
Electromagnetic medical applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
492
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Implants
titanium alloys
laser materials processing
crystallographic texture
EBSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
183
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
carbonate sedimentology
geomaterials
carbonate reservoirs
hydrocarbons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
76
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nanotechnology
smart materials
material science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Graphene
Nanotechnology
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
30
0.652
Ruben Gatt
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,392
6,047
0.644
Auxetics
biostructures
mechanical metamaterials
polymers
Bertram Mallia
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,361
1,066
0.452
Surface Engineering
Tribo-corrosion
Physical Vapour Deposition
Biomaterials
Ruben Paul Borg
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,703
1,187
0.697
Civil Engineering
Materials Engineering
Concrete
Sustainability
Vulnerability
Joseph Buhagiar
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
986
0.677
S-phase
Surface Engineering
Biomaterials
Corrosion
Wear
Keith M. Azzopardi
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
721
0.657
3D printing
Additive manufacturing
Material Science
Metamaterials
Auxetics
Glenn Cassar
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
468
0.529
Materials
Surface Engineering
Tribology
Light alloys
Lourdes Farrugia
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
492
0.797
dielectric properties of biological and non-biological materials
Electromagnetic medical applications
Leonardo Fanton
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
183
0.836
Implants
titanium alloys
laser materials processing
crystallographic texture
EBSD
Peter Gatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
76
0.422
carbonate sedimentology
geomaterials
carbonate reservoirs
hydrocarbons
Russell Galea|Russell Galea Mifsud
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
Nanotechnology
smart materials
material science
Anthea Agius Anastasi
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
30
0.652
Graphene
Nanotechnology
Molecular Dynamics Simulations