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
cognitive science
philosophy of language
moral theory
aesthetics
American Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,897
43,187
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Metaphysics
epistemology
logic
language
mind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,172
31,475
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Phylogenetics
Computational Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,931
8,857
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
linguistics
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,649
15,395
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ethics
Philosophy of Race
Philosophy of Mind
Identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,066
17,500
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language
Cognitive Science
Metaphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,840
21,318
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
history of technology
economic history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,828
8,620
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Continental philosophy
phenomenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,396
16,095
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,614
14,846
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,074
13,600
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,721
20,306
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sartre
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,909
17,810
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philosophy of Language
Metaphysics
Logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,324
8,645
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,793
12,729
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
philosophy of biology
theoretical biology
mathematical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
7,902
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Former Yugoslavia
Nationalism
Refugees
Population Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,141
7,037
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,501
9,905
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Science
Art
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,427
6,301
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
history of science
climate change
women in science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,093
16,496
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
philosophy of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,668
6,230
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,568
6,829
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,676
13,454
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Logic
Semantics of Programming Languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,227
4,052
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,680
6,472
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philosophy of language
mind
and logic. German idealism
pragmatism
Sellars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,165
8,535
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088
461
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Johnson
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,897
43,187
0.247
cognitive science
philosophy of language
moral theory
aesthetics
American Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,098
964
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David K Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,172
31,475
0.253
Metaphysics
epistemology
logic
language
mind
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,434
1,629
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Swofford
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,931
8,857
0.091
Phylogenetics
Computational Biology
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,451
1,631
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ray Jackendoff
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,649
15,395
0.159
linguistics
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,217
2,457
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kwame Anthony Appiah
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,066
17,500
0.230
Ethics
Philosophy of Race
Philosophy of Mind
Identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,127
3,372
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Chalmers
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,840
21,318
0.339
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language
Cognitive Science
Metaphysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,297
3,453
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nathan Rosenberg
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,828
8,620
0.139
history of technology
economic history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,378
3,492
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Taylor Carman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,396
16,095
0.262
Continental philosophy
phenomenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,787
4,647
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Barry Smith
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,614
14,846
0.288
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,256
4,870
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philip Pettit
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,074
13,600
0.272
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,670
5,064
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shaun Gallagher
University of Memphis
Memphis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,721
20,306
0.417
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,328
5,355
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kenneth Anderson
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,909
17,810
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,961
5,671
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Saul Aaron Kripke|Saul Aaron Kripke, Saul Kripke
CUNY Graduate Center
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,324
8,645
0.191
Philosophy of Language
Metaphysics
Logic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,207
5,776
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Glass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,793
12,729
0.284
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,539
6,387
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evelyn Fox Keller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
7,902
0.188
philosophy of biology
theoretical biology
mathematical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,017
6,599
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nick Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,141
7,037
0.171
Former Yugoslavia
Nationalism
Refugees
Population Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,976
7,056
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neal Krause
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,501
9,905
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,311
7,647
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Miral Dizdaroglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,427
6,301
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,520
7,746
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Naomi Oreskes
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,093
16,496
0.445
history of science
climate change
women in science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,571
8,214
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elliott Sober
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,668
6,230
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,297
8,964
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bas Van Fraassen
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,568
6,829
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,111
9,321
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Gurven
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,676
13,454
0.412
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,580
9,962
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dana Scott
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,227
4,052
0.130
Logic
Semantics of Programming Languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,168
10,208
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Esposito
Georgetown University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,680
6,472
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,809
10,512
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert Brandom
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,165
8,535
0.283
Philosophy of language
mind
and logic. German idealism
pragmatism
Sellars