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
astronomy
stellar dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,471
22,024
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
astronomy
Gaia mission
astrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,104
35,357
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
particle image velocimetry
aerodynamics
turbulent flows
data assimilation
urban air-mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,210
10,220
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,074
10,798
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Astronomy
Data Management
Research Support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,244
19,232
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,224
8,737
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aerospace Materials
Aerospace Structures
Composites
Structural Integrity
Damage Tolerance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,301
5,875
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
aerodynamics
aerospace engineering
fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,777
3,990
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Air Traffic
Safety
Bayesian estimation
Agent Based Modelling
socio-technical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,966
1,773
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
human-machine interaction
human-machine systems
cybernetics
cognitive systems engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,780
3,040
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,325
3,111
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nonlinear Control
Adaptive Control
System Identification
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,153
4,260
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Astronomical instrumentation
high contrast imaging
polarimetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,881
4,826
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Astronomical instrumentation
detectors
cryogenics
optomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,397
6,739
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
coatings
self-healing
corrosion
bio-produced materials
polymer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,495
3,477
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,494
2,363
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,334
2,108
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Design & Production of Composite Structures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,966
1,633
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Small satellite
distributed space systems
onboard autonomy
GNC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,092
2,282
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Astrodynamics
Space geodesy
GNSS
geodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,875
923
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aeronautics
Air Traffic Management
Simulation
Capacity & Flow Management
Airspace Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
2,603
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
aerospace engineering
aircraft design
aerodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,461
2,248
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Intelligent Structures
Damage Mechanics
Condition Based Maintenance
Structural Health Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,186
2,857
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aircraft Design
Knowledge Based Engineering
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Knowledge Engineering
Systems Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,055
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Aircraft/Airport Operations
Intelligent Computation
Numerical Methods
Reliability-Based Design Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
1,788
0.698
Tim de Zeeuw
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,471
22,024
0.383
astronomy
stellar dynamics
Anthony GA Brown
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,104
35,357
0.679
astronomy
Gaia mission
astrometry
Fulvio Scarano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,210
10,220
0.327
particle image velocimetry
aerodynamics
turbulent flows
data assimilation
urban air-mobility
Tom Oosterloo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,074
10,798
0.347
Giacomo Cannizzaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,244
19,232
0.762
Astronomy
Data Management
Research Support
André R. Offringa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,224
8,737
0.574
Rinze Benedictus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,301
5,875
0.520
Aerospace Materials
Aerospace Structures
Composites
Structural Integrity
Damage Tolerance
Bas Van Oudheusden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,777
3,990
0.370
aerodynamics
aerospace engineering
fluid dynamics
Henk Blom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,966
1,773
0.178
Air Traffic
Safety
Bayesian estimation
Agent Based Modelling
socio-technical systems
Max Mulder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,780
3,040
0.346
human-machine interaction
human-machine systems
cybernetics
cognitive systems engineering
Tim van Kempen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,325
3,111
0.374
Qp Chu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,153
4,260
0.523
Nonlinear Control
Adaptive Control
System Identification
Optimization
Ronald Roelfsema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,881
4,826
0.612
Astronomical instrumentation
high contrast imaging
polarimetry
Edgar Castillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,397
6,739
0.911
Astronomical instrumentation
detectors
cryogenics
optomechanics
Santiago J. Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,495
3,477
0.535
coatings
self-healing
corrosion
bio-produced materials
polymer science
Alessandro Patruno
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,494
2,363
0.364
Richard Curran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,334
2,108
0.395
Beukers Adriaan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,966
1,633
0.329
Design & Production of Composite Structures
Jian Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,092
2,282
0.558
Small satellite
distributed space systems
onboard autonomy
GNC
Boudewijn Ambrosius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,875
923
0.238
Astrodynamics
Space geodesy
GNSS
geodynamics
Jacco M. Hoekstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
2,603
0.680
Aeronautics
Air Traffic Management
Simulation
Capacity & Flow Management
Airspace Design
Leo Veldhuis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,461
2,248
0.650
aerospace engineering
aircraft design
aerodynamics
Dimitrios Zarouchas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,186
2,857
0.897
Intelligent Structures
Damage Mechanics
Condition Based Maintenance
Structural Health Monitoring
Gianfranco La Rocca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,055
0.404
Aircraft Design
Knowledge Based Engineering
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Knowledge Engineering
Systems Engineering
Vinh Ho-Huu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
1,788
0.698
Aircraft/Airport Operations
Intelligent Computation
Numerical Methods
Reliability-Based Design Optimization