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
Metodología de la Investigación
Metodologia de la investigación
Economía del Deporte
Bibliometría
Bibliometria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,243
23,521
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hypertension
glomerulonephrtis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,241
6,999
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Polymers
Crystallization
Nanocomposites
Biopolymers
Rheology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,325
10,090
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Conservation biology
threatened species
threatened ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,670
6,411
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,416
6,753
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Surfactants
formulation
enhanced oil recovery
microemulsions
emulsions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,828
4,203
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biochemistry
molecular biology
trypanosoma
Leismania
membrane transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,742
5,766
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Physiological Ecology Tropical Plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,294
2,095
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ophthalmology/Retina & Vitreous/Uveitis/Intraocular Tumors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,949
4,561
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neuroscience
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,242
1,414
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ecología
simulación forestal
manejo de bosques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,055
6,198
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Learning Technologies
Learning Objects
Database
Artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,591
7,978
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hypertension
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,623
3,055
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Electrodeposition
Electrocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,546
2,117
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neurociencias
neurotoxicologia
envejecimiento
Huntington disease
chronic manganese poisoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,381
1,437
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tropical Forests Ecology
Soils
Biogeochemistry
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,126
2,685
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Inteligencia Artificial
Automatización Distribuida
Sistemas Distribuidos
Computación Paralela
Ambientes Inteligentes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,722
4,819
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tuberculosis
Leptospirosis
Klebsiella
Acinetobacter
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
1,653
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,054
2,221
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
neuroscience
descending control of pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,375
784
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Evolution
Social
Complex Systems
Economy
Chemical Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,363
1,378
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Primera área de interés
segunda área de interés
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,883
5,223
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Machine Learning
Data Science
Surrogate-based analysis and optimization
Robust and reliability-based design optimization
Res
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,722
2,052
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Entomología Médica
Parasitología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,461
1,536
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Query Optimization
Adaptive Query Processing
Service Composition
Query Rewriting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,435
3,962
0.616
Fidias Arias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,243
23,521
0.557
Metodología de la Investigación
Metodologia de la investigación
Economía del Deporte
Bibliometría
Bibliometria
Bernardo Rodriguez-Iturbe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,241
6,999
0.277
Alejandro J Müller
Universidad Simón Bolívar Venezuela
Sartenejas, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,325
10,090
0.452
Polymers
Crystallization
Nanocomposites
Biopolymers
Rheology
Jon Paul Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,670
6,411
0.363
Conservation biology
threatened species
threatened ecosystems
Zdravko Baruch
Universidad Simón Bolívar Venezuela
Sartenejas, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,416
6,753
0.438
Jean Louis Salager
Universidad de los Andes Mérida
Trujillo, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,828
4,203
0.283
Surfactants
formulation
enhanced oil recovery
microemulsions
emulsions
Néstor L Uzcátegui *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,742
5,766
0.391
Biochemistry
molecular biology
trypanosoma
Leismania
membrane transport
Ernesto Medina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,294
2,095
0.147
Physiological Ecology Tropical Plants
J Fernando Arevalo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,949
4,561
0.327
Ophthalmology/Retina & Vitreous/Uveitis/Intraocular Tumors
Luis Hernandez
Universidad de los Andes Mérida
Trujillo, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,242
1,414
0.116
Neuroscience
Analytical Chemistry
Hirma Ramírez Angulo|H. Ramírez Angulo
Universidad de los Andes Mérida
Trujillo, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,055
6,198
0.561
ecología
simulación forestal
manejo de bosques
Antonio Silva Sprock|A Silva-Sprock, Antonio Sprock, Silva Sprock A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,591
7,978
0.753
Learning Technologies
Learning Objects
Database
Artificial intelligence
Rafael Hernandez Hernandez
Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,623
3,055
0.317
Hypertension
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacology
Benjamin Scharifker
Universidad Simón Bolívar Venezuela
Sartenejas, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,546
2,117
0.222
Physical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Electrodeposition
Electrocatalysis
Ernesto Bonilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,381
1,437
0.153
Neurociencias
neurotoxicologia
envejecimiento
Huntington disease
chronic manganese poisoning
Rafael Herrera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,126
2,685
0.294
Tropical Forests Ecology
Soils
Biogeochemistry
Global Change
Jose Aguilar
Universidad de los Andes Mérida
Trujillo, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,722
4,819
0.553
Inteligencia Artificial
Automatización Distribuida
Sistemas Distribuidos
Computación Paralela
Ambientes Inteligentes
Howard Takiff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
1,653
0.198
Tuberculosis
Leptospirosis
Klebsiella
Acinetobacter
Human Genetics
Blai Bonet
Universidad Simón Bolívar Venezuela
Sartenejas, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,054
2,221
0.276
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Planning
Horacio Vanegas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,375
784
0.106
neuroscience
descending control of pain
Klaus Jaffe
Universidad Simón Bolívar Venezuela
Sartenejas, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,363
1,378
0.187
Evolution
Social
Complex Systems
Economy
Chemical Communication
Mariano Fernández Silano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,883
5,223
0.759
Nestor V Queipo
Universidad del Zulia
Zulia, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,722
2,052
0.305
Machine Learning
Data Science
Surrogate-based analysis and optimization
Robust and reliability-based design optimization
Res
M Dora Feliciangeli
Universidad de Carabobo
Naguanagua, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,461
1,536
0.238
Entomología Médica
Parasitología
Maria Esther Vidal
Universidad Simón Bolívar Venezuela
Sartenejas, Venezuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,435
3,962
0.616
Query Optimization
Adaptive Query Processing
Service Composition
Query Rewriting