Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,235
65,880
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Thermoelectrics
nanoelectronics
optoelectronics
microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,319
35,425
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Applied Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,939
14,793
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
hydrology
erosion
water quality
cropping systems
decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,893
2,402
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Solar system dynamics
Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Habitability
Comets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,524
4,396
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
materials engineering
electron microscope characterization
solid-state physics
thermoelectrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,366
6,589
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
2,749
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Structural analysis
composite materials
finite element modelling
computational mechanics
wave propagation in solid materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,959
3,920
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
structural engineering
composite structures
concrete
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
3,448
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,969
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Circular economy
Waste recycling
Fibre composites
Modelling
Railway sleepers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,169
3,945
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,164
1,777
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Deep Learning Neural Networks
Representation Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Reinforcement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
2,636
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computational Mechanics
Computational Rheology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
1,202
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
environmental sustainability
tourism
climate change
carbon mitigation
local government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,773
1,208
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
(Deep) machine learning
Conversational AI
Representation Learning
Affective Computing
Speech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,600
3,515
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Artificial Intelligence
data mining
machine learning
natural language processing
knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
2,817
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computer-assisted language learning
Technology-enhanced language teaching
Language teacher development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,743
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Environmental remediation
Agriculture technologies and Analytical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
2,939
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bio-Energy from Agricultural Wastes
Anaerobic digestion
Lignocellulosic materials
Drying
Waste Recycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
2,049
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Carbon Fiber
Thermoplastic Composites
Flame Retardants
Bioplastic
Composite Pressure Vessels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
2,668
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Community capacity building
human-computer interaction
design science
it service management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,043
869
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Information retrieval/filtering
recommender systems
data mining and machine learning
network science
health informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
2,299
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Information Systems
AI
ML
Telehealth
Cyber Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,847
1,944
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Anaerobic digestion
pre-treatment of sewage sludge
biofuels
hydrolysis
biorefineries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,769
1,717
0.620
U Rajendra Acharya
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,235
65,880
0.755
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Healthcare
Zhi-Gang Chen (陈志刚)
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,319
35,425
0.733
Thermoelectrics
nanoelectronics
optoelectronics
microscopy
Ravinesh Deo
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,939
14,793
0.873
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Applied Computing
David Freebairn
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,893
2,402
0.270
hydrology
erosion
water quality
cropping systems
decision support
Jonti Horner
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,524
4,396
0.584
Solar system dynamics
Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Habitability
Comets
Min Hong
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,366
6,589
0.895
materials engineering
electron microscope characterization
solid-state physics
thermoelectrics
Nick Lomb
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
2,749
0.380
W Karunasena
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,959
3,920
0.658
Structural analysis
composite materials
finite element modelling
computational mechanics
wave propagation in solid materials
Thiru Aravinthan
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
3,448
0.636
structural engineering
composite structures
concrete
materials
Peter Schubel
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,969
0.663
Wahid Ferdous
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,169
3,945
0.946
Circular economy
Waste recycling
Fibre composites
Modelling
Railway sleepers
Donna Burton
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,164
1,777
0.427
Rajib Rana
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
2,636
0.643
Deep Learning Neural Networks
Representation Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Reinforcement
Thanh Tran Cong
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
1,202
0.302
Computational Mechanics
Computational Rheology
Heather Zeppel
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,773
1,208
0.320
environmental sustainability
tourism
climate change
carbon mitigation
local government
Siddique Latif
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,600
3,515
0.976
(Deep) machine learning
Conversational AI
Representation Learning
Affective Computing
Speech
Xiaohui Tao
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
2,817
0.789
Artificial Intelligence
data mining
machine learning
natural language processing
knowledge
Jeong Bae Son
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,743
0.523
Computer-assisted language learning
Technology-enhanced language teaching
Language teacher development
Indika Herath
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
2,939
0.887
Environmental remediation
Agriculture technologies and Analytical instrumentation
Ihsan Hamawand
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
2,049
0.662
Bio-Energy from Agricultural Wastes
Anaerobic digestion
Lignocellulosic materials
Drying
Waste Recycling
Venkata Chevali
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
2,668
0.874
Carbon Fiber
Thermoplastic Composites
Flame Retardants
Bioplastic
Composite Pressure Vessels
Mark Toleman
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,043
869
0.286
Community capacity building
human-computer interaction
design science
it service management
Xujuan Zhou
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
2,299
0.798
Information retrieval/filtering
recommender systems
data mining and machine learning
network science
health informatics
Raj Gururajan
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,847
1,944
0.683
Information Systems
AI
ML
Telehealth
Cyber Security
Antoine Trzcinski
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,769
1,717
0.620
Anaerobic digestion
pre-treatment of sewage sludge
biofuels
hydrolysis
biorefineries