Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Applications in Environmental and Life Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,057
8,682
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
machine learning
data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,722
10,037
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Data Mining
Visualization
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,020
11,767
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,450
4,614
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Data Mining
Visualization
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,164
7,547
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Domain-Specific Languages
Evolutionary Computation
Software Language Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,185
5,092
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,849
2,294
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bioinformatics
protein-RNA interactions
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,766
6,873
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computer vision
Machine learning
Pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,887
8,501
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,931
3,022
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
artificial intelligence
machine learning
stochastic optimization
artificial life
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,018
8,167
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Network Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,919
4,883
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Computational Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,160
5,590
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,663
2,019
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Remote Sensing
HCI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,503
5,719
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,710
3,053
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Decision Support
Expert Systems
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,663
2,101
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Artificial intelligence
intelligent systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,991
3,266
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
information systems
software engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,957
3,428
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
artificial intelligence
ambient intelligence
ubiquitous computing
health
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,405
3,452
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
computer vision
user interface
human-computer interaction
new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,947
805
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Computational Scientific Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,916
1,525
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computer vision
Deep learning
Cognitive systems
Artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,699
2,924
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
computer science
computational intelligence
evolutionary computation
evolutionary algorithms
multiobjective optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,401
1,301
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Machine learning
Ensemble methods
Structured output prediction
Computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,298
2,689
0.626
Saso Dzeroski
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,057
8,682
0.346
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Applications in Environmental and Life Sciences
Igor Kononenko
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,722
10,037
0.423
machine learning
data mining
Janez Demsar
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,020
11,767
0.534
Data Mining
Visualization
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Nada Lavrac
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,450
4,614
0.264
Blaz Zupan
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,164
7,547
0.440
Data Mining
Visualization
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Marjan Mernik
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,185
5,092
0.359
Domain-Specific Languages
Evolutionary Computation
Software Language Engineering
Ivan Bratko
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,849
2,294
0.166
Tomaž Curk
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,766
6,873
0.538
Bioinformatics
protein-RNA interactions
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Matej Kristan
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,887
8,501
0.715
Computer vision
Machine learning
Pattern recognition
Dunja Mladenic
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,931
3,022
0.276
Nenad Tomasev
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,018
8,167
0.906
artificial intelligence
machine learning
stochastic optimization
artificial life
bioinformatics
Marko Robnik Šikonja
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,919
4,883
0.547
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Network Analytics
Iztok Fister
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,160
5,590
0.685
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Computational Intelligence
Marko Grobelnik
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,663
2,019
0.263
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Luka Čehovin Zajc
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,503
5,719
0.762
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Remote Sensing
HCI
Igor Mozetič
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,710
3,053
0.455
Marko Bohanec
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,663
2,101
0.315
Decision Support
Expert Systems
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Matjaz Gams
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,991
3,266
0.545
Artificial intelligence
intelligent systems
Marjan Hericko
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,957
3,428
0.575
information systems
software engineering
Mitja Luštrek
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,405
3,452
0.639
artificial intelligence
ambient intelligence
ubiquitous computing
health
bioinformatics
Franc Solina
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,947
805
0.163
computer vision
user interface
human-computer interaction
new media
Ljupco Todorovski
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,916
1,525
0.310
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Computational Scientific Discovery
Danijel Skocaj
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,699
2,924
0.622
Computer vision
Deep learning
Cognitive systems
Artificial intelligence
Bogdan Filipic
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,401
1,301
0.296
computer science
computational intelligence
evolutionary computation
evolutionary algorithms
multiobjective optimization
Dragi Kocev
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,298
2,689
0.626
Machine learning
Ensemble methods
Structured output prediction
Computer vision