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
Infection control
antibiotic use
behaviour change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,510
6,296
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,109
3,449
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hospital
Antibiotic Consumption
Antibiotic Stewardship
Access to Antibiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
3,003
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
resilience
social and emotional learning
mental health in schools
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,071
2,692
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
anticoagulation
venous thromboembolism
evidence-based medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,136
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Statistical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,944
2,180
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Board Game Design
Player Involvement
Immersion
Game Ontology
Play
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
1,441
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Static and Runtime Verification
Concurrency
Programming Language Semantics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,782
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
838
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Social Representations
Interobjectivity
Social Influence
Perspective-taking
Intercultural Relations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
1,365
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
neuropharmacology
dementia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,397
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
SMA
Drosophila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
1,375
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
464
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wind energy
Wind Engineering
Fluid Mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
1,086
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Program Analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
1,152
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cardiovascular disease
prevention
Clinical quality improvement
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
1,030
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
HPC
GPU computing
Radio Astronomy Instrumentation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
1,024
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laser Material Processing
Structure-Property relations
Coatings&Tech
Metal Alloys
Nanomaterials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
1,091
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ivan.grech@um.edu.mt
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
533
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
434
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
460
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microbilogy
Inf diseses
Inf control
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
750
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Solar thermal
solar photovoltaic
energy performance of buildings
shallow-ground geothermal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
623
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
800
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Game Studies
Existentialism
Virtual Worlds
Game Design
Science Fiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
606
0.728
Michael A. Borg
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,510
6,296
0.662
Daphne Attard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,109
3,449
0.675
Peter Zarb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
3,003
0.727
Hospital
Antibiotic Consumption
Antibiotic Stewardship
Access to Antibiotics
Carmel Cefai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,071
2,692
0.661
resilience
social and emotional learning
mental health in schools
Nicoletta Riva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,136
0.627
Liberato Camilleri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,944
2,180
0.740
Gordon Calleja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
1,441
0.519
Board Game Design
Player Involvement
Immersion
Game Ontology
Play
Adrian Francalanza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,782
0.700
Static and Runtime Verification
Concurrency
Programming Language Semantics
Massimo Pierucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
838
0.343
Gordon Sammut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
1,365
0.673
Social Representations
Interobjectivity
Social Influence
Perspective-taking
Intercultural Relations
Charles Scerri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,397
0.690
Ruben J Cauchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
1,375
0.728
Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
SMA
Drosophila
Franco Montesin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
464
0.256
Daniel Micallef
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
1,086
0.694
Neville Grech
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
1,152
0.885
Myra Tilney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
1,030
0.811
Cardiovascular disease
prevention
Clinical quality improvement
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Digital Health
Alessio Magro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
1,024
0.807
Prabhakaran Subramaniyan|S Prabhakaran, P Subramaniyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
1,091
0.910
Laser Material Processing
Structure-Property relations
Coatings&Tech
Metal Alloys
Nanomaterials
Ivan Grech
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
533
0.458
Stephanie Bezzina Wettinger
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
434
0.399
David Zammit Mangion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
460
0.484
Nina Nestorova
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
750
0.846
Charles Yousif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
623
0.714
Solar thermal
solar photovoltaic
energy performance of buildings
shallow-ground geothermal
Marion Zammit Mangion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
800
0.924
Stefano Gualeni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
606
0.728
Game Studies
Existentialism
Virtual Worlds
Game Design
Science Fiction