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
Urban Health
Injury Epidemiology
Built Environment
Global Health
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,745
40,611
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Sustainable Development
Land Use
Sustainable Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,572
20,327
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
physical activity
public health
urban design
urban planning
health promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,817
28,320
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Urban planning
transport policy
physical activity
public health
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,614
19,439
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
urban planning
transportation
public health
climate change
urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,591
17,317
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,969
22,046
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Urban ecology
sustainability
resilience
origin of civilization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,086
12,994
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
urban political economy
urban studies
urban planning
informal economy
labor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,505
10,403
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Urban Sustainability
Urban Planning
Environmental Sociology
Urban Political Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,141
10,731
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
urban ecology
landscape ecology
riparian ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,124
8,567
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
urban ecology and sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,658
9,058
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
urban economics
housing economics
housing finance
commercial real estate
Chinese housing markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,439
7,046
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Urban planning
Urban ecology
Social-ecological-technological systems (SETS)
Urban resilience
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,289
15,175
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Urban Remote Sensing
Urban Environment
Urban Climate
Urban Heat Island
Phenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,243
14,681
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Urban planning
transportation
public transport
bicycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,084
8,756
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
urbanism
anthropology
planning
street art
youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,390
4,827
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
land use and transportation
satisfaction
ICT and travel
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,241
9,267
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
urban restoration
serial forced displacement
root shock
urbanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,223
3,791
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
land use planning
hazard mitigation
urban planning
environmental planning
urban resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,013
5,373
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
urban planning
transportation
regional science
urban economics
real estate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,714
4,071
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Environmental Planning
Biophilic Cities
Urban Planning
Resilience
Coastal Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,302
4,354
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mediation/negotiation
cybersecurity
environmental policy
urban planning
water diplomacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,073
2,952
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
urban design
neighborhood planning
new urbanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,894
5,089
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Urban Planning
Health and Place
Suburbia
New Towns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
4,999
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Transportation
Travel Behavior
Bicycling
Non-motorized Transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,952
5,460
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,331
3,472
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
D Alex Quistberg *
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,745
40,611
0.658
Urban Health
Injury Epidemiology
Built Environment
Global Health
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,564
3,587
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Cervero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,572
20,327
0.336
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Sustainable Development
Land Use
Sustainable Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,917
3,762
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rodrigo Reis
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,817
28,320
0.481
physical activity
public health
urban design
urban planning
health promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,965
4,278
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lawrence Frank
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,614
19,439
0.356
Urban planning
transport policy
physical activity
public health
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,325
5,826
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Reid Ewing
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,591
17,317
0.388
urban planning
transportation
public health
climate change
urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,143
6,665
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carlo Ratti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,969
22,046
0.538
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,566
7,772
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Redman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,086
12,994
0.350
Urban ecology
sustainability
resilience
origin of civilization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,331
9,406
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nik Theodore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,505
10,403
0.320
urban political economy
urban studies
urban planning
informal economy
labor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,375
12,910
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Julian Agyeman
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,141
10,731
0.411
Urban Sustainability
Urban Planning
Environmental Sociology
Urban Political Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,908
15,226
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mary L Cadenasso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,124
8,567
0.370
urban ecology
landscape ecology
riparian ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,891
15,648
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Diane E Pataki
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,658
9,058
0.400
urban ecology and sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,740
16,828
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joe Gyourko
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,439
7,046
0.329
urban economics
housing economics
housing finance
commercial real estate
Chinese housing markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,778
17,998
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Timon Mcphearson
The New School
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,289
15,175
0.748
Urban planning
Urban ecology
Social-ecological-technological systems (SETS)
Urban resilience
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,775
19,159
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yuyu Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,243
14,681
0.763
Urban Remote Sensing
Urban Environment
Urban Climate
Urban Heat Island
Phenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,723
20,716
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ralph Buehler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,084
8,756
0.484
Urban planning
transportation
public transport
bicycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,318
21,753
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Teresa PR Caldeira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,390
4,827
0.278
urbanism
anthropology
planning
street art
youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,867
21,976
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xinyu (Jason) CAO
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,241
9,267
0.537
land use and transportation
satisfaction
ICT and travel
urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,941
22,000
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mindy Thompson Fullilove
The New School
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,223
3,791
0.220
urban restoration
serial forced displacement
root shock
urbanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,196
23,991
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Philip Berke
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,013
5,373
0.336
land use planning
hazard mitigation
urban planning
environmental planning
urban resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,550
24,527
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marlon Boarnet
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,714
4,071
0.259
urban planning
transportation
regional science
urban economics
real estate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,719
25,357
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tim Beatley
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,302
4,354
0.285
Environmental Planning
Biophilic Cities
Urban Planning
Resilience
Coastal Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,856
25,792
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lawrence Susskind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,073
2,952
0.196
Mediation/negotiation
cybersecurity
environmental policy
urban planning
water diplomacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,827
26,159
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Emily Talen
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,894
5,089
0.342
urban design
neighborhood planning
new urbanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,660
29,776
1,260
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ann Forsyth
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
4,999
0.376
Urban Planning
Health and Place
Suburbia
New Towns
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,028
30,604
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jennifer Dill
Portland State University
Portland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,952
5,460
0.422
Transportation
Travel Behavior
Bicycling
Non-motorized Transportation