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
philosophy of science
causation
explanation
mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
1,895
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
urban ecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,398
1,724
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
International Entrepreneurship
Impact Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,171
2,482
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
polyamines biofilm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,028
852
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
smart materials
design
health monitoring
composites
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
2,064
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Political Economy of U.S.
Global Political Economy
Revolutions
European History and Politics
Russian and East European history and politics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,883
2,066
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Heat transfer in biological tissues
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,413
1,559
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
phenotypic plasticity
butterfly wing patterns
ecological immunology
behavioral ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,021
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
international joint ventures
international modes of entry
ecotourism
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,668
607
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
hearing loss
cochlear implants
language development
music
speech
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
1,014
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nanomedicine
breast cancer
glioblastoma
drug formulation development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
858
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cardanol-based epoxy resin
Cardanol-based vinyl ester resins
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Polymer Degradation Stabilzation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,499
943
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Creative Media and Entertainment
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
534
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Air Pollution Dispersion Modelling
Health Effects of Air Pollutants
Water and Waste water Treatment
Hydrology
Environmental
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
1,877
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Religion and Popular Culture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
532
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
energy
energy policy
economic history
law & economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
464
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Data quality
Cybersecurity
Cloud Computing
Accounting Information Systems
ERP
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,706
637
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
1,217
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Mathematical Modelling of ecological
environmental and biological systems
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
833
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bioinformatics
Translational Medicine
Data Visualization
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,532
1,370
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,471
1,204
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
youth and children in conflict and peacebuilding
politics
art and pop culture
memory and reconciliation
spatial peacebuildin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,451
748
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Astronomy
Astrophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
217
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Modeling and Simulation
Optimization
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Environment Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
888
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Electrical Engineering
Control System
Power Systems
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
571
0.433
Stuart Glennan
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
1,895
0.401
philosophy of science
causation
explanation
mechanisms
Travis J Ryan
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,398
1,724
0.392
urban ecology
conservation biology
Stephanie A Fernhaber
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,171
2,482
0.595
International Entrepreneurship
Impact Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Education
Marcos A Oliveira
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,028
852
0.212
Anand Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
2,064
0.516
smart materials
design
health monitoring
composites
David S Mason
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,883
2,066
0.532
Political Economy of U.S.
Global Political Economy
Revolutions
European History and Politics
Russian and East European history and politics
Anuj Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,413
1,559
0.457
Heat transfer in biological tissues
Andrew M Stoehr
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,021
0.339
phenotypic plasticity
butterfly wing patterns
ecological immunology
behavioral ecology
Gregory Osland
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,668
607
0.228
international joint ventures
international modes of entry
ecotourism
Tonya Bergeson Dana
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
1,014
0.390
hearing loss
cochlear implants
language development
music
speech
Sudip K Das
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
858
0.337
Nanomedicine
breast cancer
glioblastoma
drug formulation development
Deepak Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,499
943
0.377
Cardanol-based epoxy resin
Cardanol-based vinyl ester resins
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Polymer Degradation Stabilzation
Gary Edgerton
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
534
0.246
Rajiv Ganguly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
1,877
0.888
Air Pollution Dispersion Modelling
Health Effects of Air Pollutants
Water and Waste water Treatment
Hydrology
Environmental
Jay Howard
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
532
0.298
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Religion and Popular Culture
Peter Z Grossman
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
464
0.268
energy
energy policy
economic history
law & economics
Hongjiang Xu
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,706
637
0.373
Data quality
Cybersecurity
Cloud Computing
Accounting Information Systems
ERP
Hessam Sarooghi|Hessamoddin Sarooghi
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
1,217
0.759
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Design
Ram Naresh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
833
0.526
Mathematical Modelling of ecological
environmental and biological systems
Caleb A Class
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,532
1,370
0.894
Bioinformatics
Translational Medicine
Data Visualization
Andrew Sand
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,471
1,204
0.818
Siobhan Mcevoy Levy
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,451
748
0.516
youth and children in conflict and peacebuilding
politics
art and pop culture
memory and reconciliation
spatial peacebuildin
Brian W Murphy
Butler University
Indianapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
217
0.155
Sanjiv Kumar Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
888
0.584
Modeling and Simulation
Optimization
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Environment Control
Yaduvir Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
571
0.433
Electrical Engineering
Control System
Power Systems