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
design for service
design and policy
service design
interaction design
transformative service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,203
1,671
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Design
Design Research
Theory Construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,011
981
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Design
design management
innovation
Artistic interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,071
1,288
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
design
innovation
transformation
leadership
inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,797
1,410
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Design
cognitive science
service design
interaction design
prototyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
699
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Human Factors
Teamwork
Organizing
Interaction design
Digitalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
601
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mental Models
Automated Vehicles
Human-Machine Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
440
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Design
Sustainability
Circularity
Design for Sustainable Behaviour
Energy conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
271
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
product design
product experiences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
245
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Design
Critical Heritage
Design Education
Design and Rights
Built environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
246
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sustainability
product development
robust design
geometry assurance
design for maintenance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
128
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cognitive science
human-computer interaction
human factors
interaction design
human-robot collaboration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
224
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Temporality
inclusion
aesthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
163
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Design
Interaction Design
Human-Computer Interaction
Animation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
192
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Innovation*
innovation team
innovation management
engineering
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
162
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Solid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
124
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Design
Creativity
Critical Making
Craftivism
Data Activism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
193
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
130
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
game graphics
photogrammetry
motion capture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
139
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
110
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
design
scandinavian design
swedish design
ikea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
66
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
power system planning
operation
protection
power quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
110
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
design studies
economic sociology
valuation studies
organization studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
101
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Innovation management
Circular Economy
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
101
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Numerical modelling
Viscoelastic flow
Non-Newtonian Flow
Rheology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
91
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,696
4,654
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stefan Holmlid
Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,203
1,671
0.522
design for service
design and policy
service design
interaction design
transformative service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,743
4,897
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ken Friedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,011
981
0.326
Design
Design Research
Theory Construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,743
6,551
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ulla Johansson Sköldberg
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,071
1,288
0.622
Design
design management
innovation
Artistic interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,807
7,205
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lisa Carlgren
Research Institutes of Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,797
1,410
0.785
design
innovation
transformation
leadership
inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,544
8,953
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johan Blomkvist
Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
699
0.559
Design
cognitive science
service design
interaction design
prototyping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,098
10,926
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christofer Rydenfält
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
601
0.747
Human Factors
Teamwork
Organizing
Interaction design
Digitalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,703
13,381
963
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mikael Johansson
Chalmers University of Technology
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
440
0.959
Mental Models
Automated Vehicles
Human-Machine Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,025,010
14,404
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anneli Selvefors
Research Institutes of Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
271
0.706
Design
Sustainability
Circularity
Design for Sustainable Behaviour
Energy conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,054,997
14,797
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elin Olander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
245
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,139,659
15,899
1,161
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Henric Benesch
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
246
0.851
Design
Critical Heritage
Design Education
Design and Rights
Built environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,165,878
16,214
1,168
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andreas Dagman
Chalmers University of Technology
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
128
0.471
Sustainability
product development
robust design
geometry assurance
design for maintenance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,173,171
16,291
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ari Kolbeinsson
University of Skovde
Skövde, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
224
0.839
cognitive science
human-computer interaction
human factors
interaction design
human-robot collaboration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,201,078
16,654
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elsa Kosmack Vaara
Research Institutes of Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
163
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,214,442
16,801
1,094
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jinyi Wang
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
192
0.793
Design
Interaction Design
Human-Computer Interaction
Animation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,227,178
16,949
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mikael Johnsson
Mälardalen University
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
162
0.689
Innovation*
innovation team
innovation management
engineering
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,227,466
16,954
1,479
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric Linvill|Eric Linvill
Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
124
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,301,107
17,809
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anuradha Reddy
Malmo University
Malmö, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
193
0.980
Design
Creativity
Critical Making
Craftivism
Data Activism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,424,020
19,025
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ulrika Florin
Mälardalen University
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
130
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,449,714
19,291
1,925
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nataska Statham
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
139
1.000
game graphics
photogrammetry
motion capture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,457,166
19,359
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Branko Djordjevic
Ericsson Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
110
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,503,220
19,776
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sara Kristoffersson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
66
0.537
design
scandinavian design
swedish design
ikea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,532,666
20,047
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alireza Farsa
ABB Corporate Research
Västerås, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
110
0.965
power system planning
operation
protection
power quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,558,545
20,273
1,414
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ulises Navarro Aguiar
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
101
0.944
design studies
economic sociology
valuation studies
organization studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,580,240
20,463
1,913
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Johan Arekrans
Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
101
1.000
Innovation management
Circular Economy
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,585,590
20,501
1,544
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Simon Ingelsten
Chalmers University of Technology
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
91
0.910
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Numerical modelling
Viscoelastic flow
Non-Newtonian Flow
Rheology