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
Literature studies
Media theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,055
35,565
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Linguistics
Phonetics
Phonology
Speech technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,007
17,875
0.380
* 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
46,337
20,669
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,507
20,170
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Palynology
Palaeoecology
Pollen analysis
Vegetation history
Quaternary geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,755
7,893
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
bilingualism
language and aging
psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,103
8,305
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
taalwetenschap
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,295
5,017
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Childcare advice
attachment theory
history of psychology
Russian psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,221
5,173
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Phonology
Prosody
Typology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,949
4,070
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Africa
religion
pentecostalism
materiality
senses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,737
6,178
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Language Typology
Functional Discourse Grammar
Functional Grammar
Syntax
Semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,751
3,612
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Aesthetics
User Experience
Design & Emotion
Design Methodology
Social Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,951
5,782
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Philosophy
Ethics
Digital Ethics
Political Theory
Disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,405
5,607
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
philosophy of technology
guidance ethics
ethics of technology
postphenomenology
mediation theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,784
7,533
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational Linguistics
Digital Humanities
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Text Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,176
3,347
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
language
discourse
cognition
reading
writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,068
4,347
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
philosophy of technology
continental philosophy
environmental philosophy
responsible innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,979
9,261
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Usage Based Linguistics
L2 development
dynamic systems theory
L2 teaching methodology...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,893
5,353
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ethnobotany
traditional knowledge
medicinal plants
West Africa
women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,448
6,294
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
linguistics
phonology
language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,084
2,396
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Linguistics
Syntax-Semantics
Syntax-Phonology Interface
Chinese
Bantu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,070
2,627
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computational Semantics
Computational Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,942
2,876
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Dialectology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,702
2,362
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Writing
Education
Writing process
Writing instruction
Literature education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,519
3,792
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Experimental Phonetics
Experimental Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,320
3,036
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,872
42
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marshall Herbert Mcluhan
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,055
35,565
0.273
Literature studies
Media theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,009
260
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Boersma
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,007
17,875
0.380
Linguistics
Phonetics
Phonology
Speech technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,253
266
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jan Blommaert
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,337
20,669
0.446
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
literacy
linguistic anthropology
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,173
377
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Johan Schot
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,507
20,170
0.524
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,230
745
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bas Van Geel
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,755
7,893
0.306
Palynology
Palaeoecology
Pollen analysis
Vegetation history
Quaternary geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,183
832
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kees De Bot
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,103
8,305
0.345
bilingualism
language and aging
psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,473
1,313
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Geert Booij
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,295
5,017
0.290
taalwetenschap
linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,858
1,424
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
René van der Veer
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,221
5,173
0.319
Childcare advice
attachment theory
history of psychology
Russian psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,149
1,461
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carlos Gussenhoven
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,949
4,070
0.255
Phonology
Prosody
Typology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,077
1,482
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Birgit Meyer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,737
6,178
0.393
Africa
religion
pentecostalism
materiality
senses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,053
1,592
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kees Hengeveld
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,751
3,612
0.245
Language Typology
Functional Discourse Grammar
Functional Grammar
Syntax
Semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,756
1,716
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Hekkert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,951
5,782
0.414
Aesthetics
User Experience
Design & Emotion
Design Methodology
Social Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,173
1,784
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joel Anderson
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,405
5,607
0.418
Philosophy
Ethics
Digital Ethics
Political Theory
Disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,474
1,876
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Paul Verbeek
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,784
7,533
0.589
philosophy of technology
guidance ethics
ethics of technology
postphenomenology
mediation theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,504
2,196
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antal Van Den Bosch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,176
3,347
0.299
Computational Linguistics
Digital Humanities
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Text Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,485
2,219
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ted JM Sanders
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,068
4,347
0.393
language
discourse
cognition
reading
writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,349
2,249
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Vincent Blok
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,979
9,261
0.844
philosophy of technology
continental philosophy
environmental philosophy
responsible innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,191
2,275
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marjolijn Verspoor
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,893
5,353
0.491
Usage Based Linguistics
L2 development
dynamic systems theory
L2 teaching methodology...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,647
2,386
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tinde van Andel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,448
6,294
0.602
Ethnobotany
traditional knowledge
medicinal plants
West Africa
women's health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,564
2,472
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
René Kager
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,084
2,396
0.238
linguistics
phonology
language acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,089
2,767
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lisa Ls Cheng
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,070
2,627
0.290
Linguistics
Syntax-Semantics
Syntax-Phonology Interface
Chinese
Bantu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,875
2,813
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johan Bos
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,942
2,876
0.322
Computational Semantics
Computational Humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,380
2,882
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Nerbonne
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,702
2,362
0.271
Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Dialectology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,135
2,943
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gert Rijlaarsdam
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,519
3,792
0.445
Writing
Education
Writing process
Writing instruction
Literature education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,385
3,024
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vincent J. Van Heuven
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,320
3,036
0.365
Experimental Phonetics
Experimental Linguistics