Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Rankings 2025
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
algorithms
cryptography
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,959
36,109
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
algorithms
computer science and engineering
graph drawing
parallel computing
performance engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,058
22,025
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Numerical Relativity
Gravitational Wave Modeling
Black Hole Perturbation Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,451
69,567
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,545
23,381
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Statistical Inference
Wireless Systems
UWB
Localization
Quantum Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,696
11,535
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
combinatorics
algebra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,342
12,265
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Algebra
Mathematical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,458
10,311
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
algorithms
operations research
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,111
7,173
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Algorithms
Algoritm Engineering
Mechanism Design
Combinatorial Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,890
6,743
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Geometric Analysis
Lie Groups
Radon Transforms
Integral Geometry
Symmetric Spaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,561
3,808
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bayesian statistics
MCMC
PKPD
pharmacometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,381
17,121
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Corgis
Random Matrix Theory
Julia
Numerical Linear Algebra
Parallel Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,193
12,147
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
statistical inference
networks
algorithms
communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,143
7,620
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,479
4,130
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Scientific Machine Learning
AI for Science
Multiscale Modeling
High Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,528
14,451
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Combinatorial Statistics
Discrete Fourier Analysis and Influences
Randomized Algorithms
Computational Complexity
MCMC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,857
6,201
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
complex systems
mathematical biology
active matter
soft matter
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,787
6,174
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Algorithms
Computational Complexity Theory
Satisfiability
Fine-Grained Complexity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,768
4,068
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Probability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,612
4,858
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
computational mathematics
uncertainty quantification
inverse problems
data assimilation
Bayesian statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,524
5,667
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Theory
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,686
4,944
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Geometric Analysis
Partial Differential Equations
Differential Geometry
Mathematical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
3,491
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Fluid dynamics
Multiphase flows
Applied Math.
Biophysics
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,065
6,445
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Statistics
Machine Learning
Optimal Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,856
5,106
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mathematical Finance
Wavelets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,543
770
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088
463
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,959
36,109
0.211
algorithms
cryptography
voting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,858
1,363
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Charles E Leiserson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,058
22,025
0.212
algorithms
computer science and engineering
graph drawing
parallel computing
performance engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,270
2,027
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lionel London
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,451
69,567
0.834
Numerical Relativity
Gravitational Wave Modeling
Black Hole Perturbation Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,887
2,326
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,545
23,381
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,686
5,077
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Moe Win|Moe Win
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,696
11,535
0.242
Statistical Inference
Wireless Systems
UWB
Localization
Quantum Information Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,465
5,912
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Stanley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,342
12,265
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,406
6,348
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Victor Kac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,458
10,311
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,668
7,837
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James B Orlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,111
7,173
0.199
algorithms
operations research
computer science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,872
12,712
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew V Goldberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,890
6,743
0.260
Algorithms
Algoritm Engineering
Mechanism Design
Combinatorial Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,052
14,472
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sigurdur Helgason
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,561
3,808
0.162
Geometric Analysis
Lie Groups
Radon Transforms
Integral Geometry
Symmetric Spaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,412
14,604
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,381
17,121
0.732
Bayesian statistics
MCMC
PKPD
pharmacometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,812
14,772
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alan Edelman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,193
12,147
0.524
Corgis
Random Matrix Theory
Julia
Numerical Linear Algebra
Parallel Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,963
15,657
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Devavrat Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,143
7,620
0.344
statistical inference
networks
algorithms
communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,480
22,581
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michel Goemans
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,479
4,130
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,004
26,161
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lu Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,528
14,451
0.995
Scientific Machine Learning
AI for Science
Multiscale Modeling
High Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,037
27,690
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elchanan Mossel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,857
6,201
0.447
Combinatorial Statistics
Discrete Fourier Analysis and Influences
Randomized Algorithms
Computational Complexity
MCMC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,570
39,949
730
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jorn Dunkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,787
6,174
0.631
complex systems
mathematical biology
active matter
soft matter
biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,962
44,554
812
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Ryan Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,768
4,068
0.464
Algorithms
Computational Complexity Theory
Satisfiability
Fine-Grained Complexity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,282
45,332
822
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scott Sheffield
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,612
4,858
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,627
45,783
833
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Youssef Marzouk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,524
5,667
0.665
computational mathematics
uncertainty quantification
inverse problems
data assimilation
Bayesian statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,866
50,491
887
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ankur Moitra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,686
4,944
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,369
54,187
933
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Julius Baldauf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
3,491
0.491
Geometric Analysis
Partial Differential Equations
Differential Geometry
Mathematical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,339
54,500
938
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lydia Bourouiba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,065
6,445
0.912
Fluid dynamics
Multiphase flows
Applied Math.
Biophysics
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,005
55,979
954
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philippe Rigollet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,856
5,106
0.745
Statistics
Machine Learning
Optimal Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,396
58,327
997
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vasily Strela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,543
770
0.118
Mathematical Finance
Wavelets