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
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,285
18,179
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Palynology
Palaeoecology
Pollen analysis
Vegetation history
Quaternary geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,061
6,801
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Childcare advice
attachment theory
history of psychology
Russian psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,371
4,378
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Africa
religion
pentecostalism
materiality
senses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,020
5,518
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philosophy
Ethics
Digital Ethics
Political Theory
Disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,624
4,887
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
philosophy of technology
guidance ethics
ethics of technology
postphenomenology
mediation theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,136
6,975
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
philosophy of technology
continental philosophy
environmental philosophy
responsible innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,397
8,703
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ethnobotany
traditional knowledge
medicinal plants
West Africa
women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,729
5,736
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ethics
Technology
ICT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,320
5,099
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Psychosis
hallucinations
catatonia
history of psychiatry
philosophy of medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,134
3,515
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
history
anthropology
Asian studies
geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,951
2,929
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
semantiek
pragmatiek
logic
philosophical logic
language evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,718
3,357
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Palaeoecology
Quaternary
Vegetation history
Palynology
Pollen analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
3,238
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
history of ancient philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,522
1,640
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
2,658
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philosophy
ethics
technology
information technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,062
2,789
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Afrika
religion
ethnography
heritage and museums
colonial history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
1,551
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philosophy of Mind
Extended Mind
Embodied Cognition
Phenomenology
Heideggerian Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,642
4,117
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
logic
artificial intelligence
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,185
1,415
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
philosophy
design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,091
1,935
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
semantics
pragmatics
AI
sign language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,871
1,918
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Social History
Historical Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,839
1,631
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
health
technology
disability
medical history
vaccination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
1,322
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
archaeology
prehistory
climate change
marginal areas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,648
1,346
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
ancient history
ancient Judaism
Josephus
historiography
Flavian Rome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,532
1,470
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,144
374
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Johan Schot
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,285
18,179
0.463
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,510
746
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bas Van Geel
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,061
6,801
0.261
Palynology
Palaeoecology
Pollen analysis
Vegetation history
Quaternary geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,576
1,447
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
René van der Veer
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,371
4,378
0.267
Childcare advice
attachment theory
history of psychology
Russian psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,170
1,483
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Birgit Meyer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,020
5,518
0.344
Africa
religion
pentecostalism
materiality
senses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,438
1,787
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joel Anderson
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,624
4,887
0.359
Philosophy
Ethics
Digital Ethics
Political Theory
Disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,722
1,856
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Paul Verbeek
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,136
6,975
0.531
philosophy of technology
guidance ethics
ethics of technology
postphenomenology
mediation theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,453
2,192
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vincent Blok
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,397
8,703
0.764
philosophy of technology
continental philosophy
environmental philosophy
responsible innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,954
2,358
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tinde van Andel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,729
5,736
0.535
Ethnobotany
traditional knowledge
medicinal plants
West Africa
women's health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,036
3,090
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeroen Van Den Hoven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,320
5,099
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,117
3,159
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan Dirk Blom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,134
3,515
0.432
Psychosis
hallucinations
catatonia
history of psychiatry
philosophy of medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,396
3,229
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Willem Van Schendel
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,951
2,929
0.368
history
anthropology
Asian studies
geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,705
3,314
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Van Rooij
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,718
3,357
0.435
semantiek
pragmatiek
logic
philosophical logic
language evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,553
3,585
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Giesecke
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
3,238
0.454
Palaeoecology
Quaternary
Vegetation history
Palynology
Pollen analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,873
3,881
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jaap Mansfeld
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,522
1,640
0.251
history of ancient philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,674
3,978
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pauline Kleingeld
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
2,658
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,267
4,116
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philip Brey
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,062
2,789
0.460
Philosophy
ethics
technology
information technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,354
4,312
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Pels
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
1,551
0.269
Afrika
religion
ethnography
heritage and museums
colonial history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,070
4,384
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Julian Kiverstein
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,642
4,117
0.730
Philosophy of Mind
Extended Mind
Embodied Cognition
Phenomenology
Heideggerian Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,100
4,711
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Barteld Kooi
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,185
1,415
0.273
logic
artificial intelligence
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,741
4,783
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pieter E. Vermaas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,091
1,935
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,682
4,938
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Floris Roelofsen
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,871
1,918
0.394
semantics
pragmatics
AI
sign language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,035
4,963
583
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marco HD Van Leeuwen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,839
1,631
0.337
Social History
Historical Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,543
5,032
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stuart Blume
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
1,322
0.278
health
technology
disability
medical history
vaccination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,316
5,117
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Mmg Akkermans
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,648
1,346
0.290
archaeology
prehistory
climate change
marginal areas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,713
5,208
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steve Mason
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,532
1,470
0.324
ancient history
ancient Judaism
Josephus
historiography
Flavian Rome