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
Discrete Mathematics
Network Analysis
Algorithms
Optimization
Bibliometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,414
4,675
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Discrete Mathematics and its Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,403
6,348
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
quantum transport
quantum many body systems
random matrix theory
quantum information
quantum chaos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,013
4,086
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Algebraic Graph Theory
Permutation Groups
Discrete Mathematics
Symmetries of Graphs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,118
2,225
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
statistics
data mining
bibliometric analysis
subgroup discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,882
5,920
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
social science data collection
survey methodology
web surveys
statistics
data analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,629
2,881
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
multivariate analysis
social network analysis
blockmodeling
measurement quality
scientific networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
1,609
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Solid state theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,266
1,730
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
quantum physics
quantum optics
quantum optomechanics
foundations of physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,111
1,723
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Discrete Mathematics
Discrete Geometry
Topological graph theory
Mathematical Chemistry
Algebraic Graph Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
1,174
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mathematics in Natural Sciences
Computational
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
1,452
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational geometry
data compression
algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
1,831
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kompleksna analiza
teorija minimalnih ploskev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,759
1,501
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
discrete mathematics
graph theory
combinatorics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,772
1,552
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
biophotonics
liquid crystals
microlasers
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,079
1,639
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Open quantum systems
Quantum integrability
transport and conservation laws
nonequilibrium quantum statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,960
1,852
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
complex systems
theoretical biophysics
complex networks
mathematical modelling
network physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,558
1,550
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
physics
magnetism
magnetic materials
molecular magnetism
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
856
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Real Algebraic Geometry
Free Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
923
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mathematical Physics
Spectral Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,726
769
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
mathematical optimization
semidefinite programming
high performance computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
796
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
quantum entanglement
qubit manipulation
quantum dots
"0.7 anomaly"
Kondo effect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
319
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Algebraic hyperstructure theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
696
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
402
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Group action on graphs (arc-transitive graphs
DCI-groups
semiregular automorphisms) - Association schemes (Cayley schemes
Sch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
640
0.440
Vladimir Batagelj
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,414
4,675
0.254
Discrete Mathematics
Network Analysis
Algorithms
Optimization
Bibliometrics
Sandi Klavžar
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,403
6,348
0.365
Discrete Mathematics and its Applications
Marko Znidaric
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,013
4,086
0.510
quantum transport
quantum many body systems
random matrix theory
quantum information
quantum chaos
Dragan Marusic
University of Primorska
Koper, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,118
2,225
0.313
Algebraic Graph Theory
Permutation Groups
Discrete Mathematics
Symmetries of Graphs
Lan Umek
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,882
5,920
0.860
statistics
data mining
bibliometric analysis
subgroup discovery
Katja Lozar Manfreda|Katja L. Manfreda, KL Manfreda, K Manfreda
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,629
2,881
0.435
social science data collection
survey methodology
web surveys
statistics
data analytics
Anuska Ferligoj
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
1,609
0.260
multivariate analysis
social network analysis
blockmodeling
measurement quality
scientific networks
Janez Bonca
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,266
1,730
0.329
Rainer Kaltenbaek
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,111
1,723
0.337
quantum physics
quantum optics
quantum optomechanics
foundations of physics
Tomaž Pisanski
University of Primorska
Koper, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
1,174
0.236
Discrete Mathematics
Discrete Geometry
Topological graph theory
Mathematical Chemistry
Algebraic Graph Theory
Dusanka Janezic
University of Primorska
Koper, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
1,452
0.294
Mathematics in Natural Sciences
Computational
Borut Zalik
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
1,831
0.379
Computational geometry
data compression
algorithms
Franc Forstnerič
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,759
1,501
0.315
Kompleksna analiza
teorija minimalnih ploskev
Boštjan Brešar
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,772
1,552
0.411
discrete mathematics
graph theory
combinatorics
Matjaž Humar
Jozef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,079
1,639
0.532
biophotonics
liquid crystals
microlasers
quantum optics
Enej Ilievski
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,960
1,852
0.626
Open quantum systems
Quantum integrability
transport and conservation laws
nonequilibrium quantum statistical physics
Marko Gosak
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,558
1,550
0.606
complex systems
theoretical biophysics
complex networks
mathematical modelling
network physiology
Marko Jagodič
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
856
0.423
physics
magnetism
magnetic materials
molecular magnetism
materials science
İgor Klep
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
923
0.477
Real Algebraic Geometry
Free Analysis
Aleksey Kostenko
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,726
769
0.446
Mathematical Physics
Spectral Theory
Janez Povh
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
796
0.480
mathematical optimization
semidefinite programming
high performance computing
Anton Ramsak
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
319
0.193
quantum entanglement
qubit manipulation
quantum dots
"0.7 anomaly"
Kondo effect
Irina Cristea
University of Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
696
0.449
Algebraic hyperstructure theory
Janez Mrcun
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
402
0.273
Istvan Kovacs
University of Primorska
Koper, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
640
0.440
Group action on graphs (arc-transitive graphs
DCI-groups
semiregular automorphisms) - Association schemes (Cayley schemes
Sch