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
evolutionary psychology
evolutionary science
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
evolutionary neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,701
2,402
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
stream ecology
urban ecology
restoration ecology
ecosystem ecology
biology pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,804
2,239
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
DEI
Careers
Leadership
Business Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,117
3,248
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
3,056
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
synaptic plasticity
long-term potentiation
ubiquitin
proteasome
proteolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,910
911
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Adventure Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,983
1,073
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Gravitation
General Relativity
Physics Education
Black Holes
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,978
1,151
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Corporate Finance
International Finance
Privatization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
526
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
sourcing
metrics
logistics
transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
835
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,554
592
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
546
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
economic history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
538
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Exercise Science
Biomechanics
Human Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
569
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Business and Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
493
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
chemistry education
organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
835
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
cellular biology
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
45
0.029
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Computer Medicated Communication
Design Thinking
ERP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,563
861
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
HCI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
194
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil Biology
Soil Ecology
Ecosystem Function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
575
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Aquatic ecology
algal and diatom taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
677
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Information Systems
Project Management
Software Engineering Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
568
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soil ecology
myriapodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
589
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
public health
sexual health
human sexuality
sexology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
438
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Economics of Education
Education economics
Environmental economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,129
409
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Protein Chemistry
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
557
0.501
Steven M Platek
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,701
2,402
0.248
evolutionary psychology
evolutionary science
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
evolutionary neuroscience
Elizabeth Sudduth
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,804
2,239
0.329
stream ecology
urban ecology
restoration ecology
ecosystem ecology
biology pedagogy
C Douglas Johnson
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,117
3,248
0.635
DEI
Careers
Leadership
Business Education
Bryan Marshall
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
3,056
0.629
Ashok N Hegde
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,910
911
0.233
synaptic plasticity
long-term potentiation
ubiquitin
proteasome
proteolysis
Harold L Lee Gillis Jr|H.L. GILLIS, LEE GILLIS
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,983
1,073
0.360
Lior Burko
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,978
1,151
0.387
Gravitation
General Relativity
Physics Education
Black Holes
Gravitational Waves
Juliet D Souza
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
526
0.191
Corporate Finance
International Finance
Privatization
Karl B Manrodt
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
835
0.321
Hongsik Choi
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,554
592
0.232
Ajay Mallia
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
546
0.267
Robert E Wright
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
538
0.289
Brandon Doan
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
569
0.320
Exercise Science
Biomechanics
Human Performance
Jiaqin Yang
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
493
0.309
Business and Management
Mary E Anzovino
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
835
0.527
chemistry education
organic chemistry
Michael L Gleason
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
45
0.029
cellular biology
education
Hyo Joo Han
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,563
861
0.551
Computer Medicated Communication
Design Thinking
ERP
Jim Rowan
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
194
0.135
Breana L Simmons
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
575
0.410
Soil Biology
Soil Ecology
Ecosystem Function
Kalina Manoylov
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
677
0.554
Aquatic ecology
algal and diatom taxonomy
Nannette Napier
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
568
0.474
Information Systems
Project Management
Software Engineering Management
Bruce A Snyder
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
589
0.506
Soil ecology
myriapodology
Scott Butler
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
438
0.386
public health
sexual health
human sexuality
sexology
John R Swinton
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,129
409
0.362
Economics of Education
Education economics
Environmental economics
Michael Kirberger
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,111
557
0.501
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Protein Chemistry
Natural Products