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
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,823
76,721
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
cognitive science
philosophy of language
moral theory
aesthetics
American Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,170
50,016
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
linguistics
literacy
learning
and video games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,525
42,192
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Metaphysics
epistemology
logic
language
mind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,294
35,584
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Phylogenetics
Computational Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,510
10,800
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
linguistics
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,839
18,503
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Natural Language Processing
Speech Recognition
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
Computational Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,680
44,845
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Trust
Research Methods
Ecommerce
IT Outsourcing
Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,479
30,884
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Linguistics
corpus linguistics
English grammar
register
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,318
30,853
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ethics
Philosophy of Race
Philosophy of Mind
Identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,047
20,651
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
linguistic typology
Caucasian languages
Papuan languages
historical linguistics
language documentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,197
15,407
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language
Cognitive Science
Metaphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,640
23,846
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
history of technology
economic history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,410
10,496
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Continental philosophy
phenomenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,511
18,806
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
second language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,780
17,843
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Genre Analysis
EAP
Discourse studies
Academic writing ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,152
17,346
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Literacy
Education
Reading
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,883
12,321
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computational Neuroscience
Neurolinguistics
Neuroinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,878
7,304
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,211
15,852
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
language creation and development
using gesture to communicate
think
and learn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,907
19,506
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,887
17,014
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,398
15,812
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
digital literature
Shakespeare
Thomas Morel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,216
8,504
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,838
22,853
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sartre
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,893
19,229
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292
125
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Lakoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,823
76,721
0.275
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,082
460
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Johnson
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,170
50,016
0.291
cognitive science
philosophy of language
moral theory
aesthetics
American Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,553
689
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Paul Gee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,525
42,192
0.294
linguistics
literacy
learning
and video games
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,091
966
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David K Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,294
35,584
0.291
Metaphysics
epistemology
logic
language
mind
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,344
1,599
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Swofford
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,510
10,800
0.112
Phylogenetics
Computational Biology
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,388
1,621
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ray Jackendoff
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,839
18,503
0.193
linguistics
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,199
1,990
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dan Jurafsky
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,680
44,845
0.530
Natural Language Processing
Speech Recognition
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
Computational Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,383
2,095
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Gefen
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,479
30,884
0.374
Trust
Research Methods
Ecommerce
IT Outsourcing
Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,508
2,151
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Douglas Biber
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,318
30,853
0.379
Linguistics
corpus linguistics
English grammar
register
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,207
2,466
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kwame Anthony Appiah
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,047
20,651
0.275
Ethics
Philosophy of Race
Philosophy of Mind
Identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,687
3,166
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bernard Comrie
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,197
15,407
0.240
linguistic typology
Caucasian languages
Papuan languages
historical linguistics
language documentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,162
3,400
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Chalmers
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,640
23,846
0.387
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language
Cognitive Science
Metaphysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,200
3,418
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nathan Rosenberg
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,410
10,496
0.171
history of technology
economic history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,362
3,492
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Taylor Carman
Barnard College Columbia University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,511
18,806
0.311
Continental philosophy
phenomenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,145
3,891
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Susan Gass
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,780
17,843
0.314
second language acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,578
4,090
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Swales
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,152
17,346
0.315
Genre Analysis
EAP
Discourse studies
Academic writing ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,637
4,127
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
P David Pearson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,883
12,321
0.224
Literacy
Education
Reading
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,638
4,128
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Arbib
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,878
7,304
0.133
Computational Neuroscience
Neurolinguistics
Neuroinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,072
4,332
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard Schmidt
University of Hawaii System
Honolulu, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,211
15,852
0.298
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,430
4,508
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Susan Goldin Meadow
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,907
19,506
0.376
language creation and development
using gesture to communicate
think
and learn
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,744
4,645
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Barry Smith
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,887
17,014
0.334
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,206
4,858
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Philip Pettit
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,398
15,812
0.320
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,589
5,044
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Freeman
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,216
8,504
0.176
digital literature
Shakespeare
Thomas Morel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,724
5,101
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shaun Gallagher
University of Memphis
Memphis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,838
22,853
0.478
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,409
5,418
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kenneth Anderson
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,893
19,229
0.419