The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
European and Maltese History
politics
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
184
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
History of Museums
Landscape Archaeology
Cultural Landscapes
Public Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
411
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
bioethics
theology of marriage and sexuality
social ethics
future generations
bioethics and public policy in Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
211
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
16th-17th century: food culture
witchcraft and popular religion
cultural values
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
220
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
history
politics
elections
Mediterranean
Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
94
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
The Mediterranean
the Order of St John
Hospitaller Malta
& Venice in early modern times.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
84
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pedagogy
Sociocultural Theory
Children's Spirituality
Religious Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
181
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
History teaching
Women's history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
104
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Archaeology
History
Landscape Research
Hydrology Palaeochristian & Byzantine Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
89
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Palynology
Environmental History
Aerobiology
Mellisopalynology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
171
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spanish & Latin American History
Maritime History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
34
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Social/economic history
poor relief
public health
colonialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
69
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Island studies
Entrepreneurship
History of Quality Control in Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
17
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philosophy of Communication
Speculative Realism
Film as philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
54
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Museums
Tourism
History
Mediterranean
Toponymy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
20
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biblical Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philosophy of Art/Modern and Contemporary Art/Fine Arts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
5
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Renaissance art
Late Medieval Mediterranean art
Antonello da Messina
Giovanni Bellini
the Antonelliani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
History of the Mediterranean
Early Modern History
Hospitaller Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
7
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Church History
Archives
Palaeography
Diplomatics
Fine Arts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Spirituality
Gender Studies
Theology and Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
3
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Decorative Arts
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
Revivalism
Eclecticism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
6
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
History
Religious Violence
Church History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plato and Platonic Philosophies
Sanskrit
Advaita Vedanta and Contemporary issues
The Practice of Philosophy as a Way of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,664
207
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henry J Frendo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
184
0.244
European and Maltese History
politics
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
787,778
210
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Reuben Grima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
411
0.559
History of Museums
Landscape Archaeology
Cultural Landscapes
Public Archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818,658
224
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Emmanuel Agius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
211
0.314
bioethics
theology of marriage and sexuality
social ethics
future generations
bioethics and public policy in Europe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,126
246
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carmel Cassar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
220
0.383
16th-17th century: food culture
witchcraft and popular religion
cultural values
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,825
301
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dominic Fenech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
94
0.284
history
politics
elections
Mediterranean
Malta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,107,523
308
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Victor Mallia-Milanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
84
0.268
The Mediterranean
the Order of St John
Hospitaller Malta
& Venice in early modern times.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,950
329
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Adrian-Mario Gellel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
181
0.658
Pedagogy
Sociocultural Theory
Children's Spirituality
Religious Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,175,390
330
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yosanne Vella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
104
0.391
History teaching
Women's history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,236,662
346
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Keith Buhagiar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
89
0.387
Archaeology
History
Landscape Research
Hydrology Palaeochristian & Byzantine Archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,245,343
349
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Belinda Gambin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
171
0.760
Palynology
Environmental History
Aerobiology
Mellisopalynology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,391,983
387
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carmel Vassallo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
34
0.213
Spanish & Latin American History
Maritime History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,503,161
417
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Chircop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
69
0.561
Social/economic history
poor relief
public health
colonialism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,579,699
435
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Izumi Nonaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
17
0.167
Island studies
Entrepreneurship
History of Quality Control in Japan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,628,505
449
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Claude Mangion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
54
0.600
Philosophy of Communication
Speculative Realism
Film as philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,006,796
554
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Vella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
20
0.741
Museums
Tourism
History
Mediterranean
Toponymy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,099,795
588
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul Sciberras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,101,855
591
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
5
0.278
Philosophy of Art/Modern and Contemporary Art/Fine Arts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,111,708
596
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Charlene Vella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
Renaissance art
Late Medieval Mediterranean art
Antonello da Messina
Giovanni Bellini
the Antonelliani
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,125,202
598
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ivan Grech
American University of Malta
Cospicua, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
7
0.438
History of the Mediterranean
Early Modern History
Hospitaller Malta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,165,831
610
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nicholas Joseph Doublet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
Church History
Archives
Palaeography
Diplomatics
Fine Arts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,208,029
617
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Charlò Camilleri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
3
0.300
Spirituality
Gender Studies
Theology and Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,221,772
621
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Sagona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
6
0.667
Decorative Arts
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
Revivalism
Eclecticism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,312,340
650
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthias Ebejer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
History
Religious Violence
Church History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
663
627
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael Zammit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Plato and Platonic Philosophies
Sanskrit
Advaita Vedanta and Contemporary issues
The Practice of Philosophy as a Way of Life