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
Literature studies
Media theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,872
30,062
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Linguistics
Phonetics
Phonology
Speech technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,685
15,445
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
literacy
linguistic anthropology
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,265
17,704
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
bilingualism
language and aging
psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,594
7,190
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
taalwetenschap
linguistics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,506
4,212
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Phonology
Prosody
Typology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,134
3,449
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Language Typology
Functional Discourse Grammar
Functional Grammar
Syntax
Semantics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,954
3,106
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Linguistics
Digital Humanities
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Text Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,270
2,865
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
language
discourse
cognition
reading
writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,244
3,679
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Usage Based Linguistics
L2 development
dynamic systems theory
L2 teaching methodology...
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,134
4,748
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
linguistics
phonology
language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,168
2,095
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Linguistics
Syntax-Semantics
Syntax-Phonology Interface
Chinese
Bantu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,157
2,263
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computational Semantics
Computational Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,016
2,455
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Dialectology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
2,065
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Writing
Education
Writing process
Writing instruction
Literature education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,670
3,325
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Experimental Phonetics
Experimental Linguistics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,441
2,672
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
experimental linguistics
psycholinguistics
neurolinguistics
phonetics
multilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,155
2,395
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Linguistics
Cognition
Evolution of Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,114
1,278
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Applied Linguistics
second language development
dynamic systems
phonology
phonolgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,661
3,593
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aphasiology
Neurolinguistics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,595
2,487
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Human Interaction
Dialog
Linguistic Theory
Interactional Linguistics
Language Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,540
5,103
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linguistics
semantics
formal semantics
logic
computational linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,310
1,141
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cognitive linguistics
gesture studies
metaphor studies
comparative/contrastive linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,222
2,484
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,898
2,420
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,875
588
0.086
Marshall Herbert Mcluhan
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,872
30,062
0.228
Literature studies
Media theory
Paul Boersma
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,685
15,445
0.324
Linguistics
Phonetics
Phonology
Speech technology
Jan Blommaert
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,265
17,704
0.375
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
literacy
linguistic anthropology
social theory
Kees De Bot
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,594
7,190
0.292
bilingualism
language and aging
psycholinguistics
Geert Booij
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,506
4,212
0.241
taalwetenschap
linguistics
Carlos Gussenhoven
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,134
3,449
0.214
Phonology
Prosody
Typology
Kees Hengeveld
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,954
3,106
0.208
Language Typology
Functional Discourse Grammar
Functional Grammar
Syntax
Semantics
Antal Van Den Bosch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,270
2,865
0.254
Computational Linguistics
Digital Humanities
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Text Analytics
Ted JM Sanders
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,244
3,679
0.327
language
discourse
cognition
reading
writing
Marjolijn Verspoor
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,134
4,748
0.426
Usage Based Linguistics
L2 development
dynamic systems theory
L2 teaching methodology...
René Kager
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,168
2,095
0.206
linguistics
phonology
language acquisition
Lisa Ls Cheng
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,157
2,263
0.247
Linguistics
Syntax-Semantics
Syntax-Phonology Interface
Chinese
Bantu
Johan Bos
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,016
2,455
0.272
Computational Semantics
Computational Humanities
John Nerbonne
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,796
2,065
0.235
Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Dialectology
Gert Rijlaarsdam
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,670
3,325
0.384
Writing
Education
Writing process
Writing instruction
Literature education
Vincent J. Van Heuven
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,441
2,672
0.317
Experimental Phonetics
Experimental Linguistics
Niels O. Schiller
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,155
2,395
0.294
experimental linguistics
psycholinguistics
neurolinguistics
phonetics
multilingualism
Eric Reuland
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,114
1,278
0.158
Linguistics
Cognition
Evolution of Language
Wander Lowie
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,661
3,593
0.469
Applied Linguistics
second language development
dynamic systems
phonology
phonolgy
Roelien Bastiaanse
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,595
2,487
0.327
Aphasiology
Neurolinguistics
Mark Dingemanse
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,540
5,103
0.677
Human Interaction
Dialog
Linguistic Theory
Interactional Linguistics
Language Technology
Henk Verkuyl
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,310
1,141
0.156
Linguistics
semantics
formal semantics
logic
computational linguistics
Alan J. Cienki, AJ Cienki, А. Ченки|Alan J. Cienki, AJ Cienki, А. Ченки
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,222
2,484
0.344
cognitive linguistics
gesture studies
metaphor studies
comparative/contrastive linguistics
Mirjam Ernestus
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,898
2,420
0.351
Jan Koster
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,875
588
0.086