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
Coastal Ecology
sustainability science
wetlands
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,222
2,714
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics and Drug Discovery and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,659
1,879
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Chemical Science
Drug Design
Cheminformatics
QSAR
Molecular Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,260
5,243
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Smart Systems
Intelligent Systems
AI and Machine Learning
Ubiquitous Computing
Networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
4,361
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroscience
Anatomy and Physiology
General Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,955
1,296
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Drug discovery
science communication
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,776
549
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Marketing
international management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
645
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Testing
AI and Machine Learning
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
967
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
931
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
neurophysiology
molecular evolution
science education
biomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,827
625
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Acculturation
Coping
Cultural Distance
Social Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,988
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
1,004
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Vertebrate paleontology
Evolution
Paleozoic fishes
History of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
510
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
AI in Education
Human Factors & Recommendation Systems
Ethics in AI
Affective Computing & Assistive Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,957
646
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant Biology
Cell Signaling
Antibiotic Resistance
Probiotics
LED Horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,945
1,624
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Early Childhood Education
Child Development
Bilingual Development
Dual Language Learners
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
1,309
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Maltreatment
Complex Trauma
Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
949
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Self-Determination Theory
Students as Partners
Teaching and learning in higher education
assessment
learning motivation and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,616
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Civil Wars
Political Economy of Developing Countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
573
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
medicinal chemistry
organic chemistry
drug discovery
combinatorial chemistry
chemokine receptor antagonists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
469
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
554
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
psycho-oncology
chronic pain
palliative care
clinical sport psychology
contextual behavioral science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
1,152
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant biochemistry
Metabolic engineering
Molecular Ecology
Biochemistry and Bioinformatics Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,499
726
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
934
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
human centered computing
AI
software engineering
computing education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
694
0.469
Michael P Weinstein
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,222
2,714
0.266
Coastal Ecology
sustainability science
wetlands
fisheries
Siew Woh Choo
Wenzhou-Kean University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,659
1,879
0.245
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics and Drug Discovery and Development
Supratik Kar|S Kar
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,260
5,243
0.722
Chemical Science
Drug Design
Cheminformatics
QSAR
Molecular Modeling
Daehan Kwak
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
4,361
0.785
Smart Systems
Intelligent Systems
AI and Machine Learning
Ubiquitous Computing
Networking
Adriana Patricia Tagliaferro
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,955
1,296
0.328
Neuroscience
Anatomy and Physiology
General Biology
Jeffrey H Toney
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,776
549
0.145
Drug discovery
science communication
higher education
David Shani
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
645
0.174
Jenny Li
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
967
0.311
Testing
AI and Machine Learning
Software Engineering
Salvatore Coniglio
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
931
0.304
Laura Mackey Lorentzen
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,827
625
0.221
neurophysiology
molecular evolution
science education
biomedicine
Alexander English
Wenzhou-Kean University
Wenzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,988
0.959
Benito Sanchez
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
1,004
0.486
Xiaobo Yu
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
510
0.251
Vertebrate paleontology
Evolution
Paleozoic fishes
History of science
Tiffany Ya Tang
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,957
646
0.330
AI in Education
Human Factors & Recommendation Systems
Ethics in AI
Affective Computing & Assistive Technology
Aloysius Wong
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,945
1,624
0.835
Plant Biology
Cell Signaling
Antibiotic Resistance
Probiotics
LED Horticulture
Jennifer J Chen
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
1,309
0.676
Early Childhood Education
Child Development
Bilingual Development
Dual Language Learners
Aaron Gubi
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
949
0.528
Amrita Kaur
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,616
0.909
Self-Determination Theory
Students as Partners
Teaching and learning in higher education
assessment
learning motivation and
Nazih Richani
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
573
0.326
Civil Wars
Political Economy of Developing Countries
James Robert Merritt
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
469
0.286
medicinal chemistry
organic chemistry
drug discovery
combinatorial chemistry
chemokine receptor antagonists
Mike Searson|Michael Searson
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
554
0.358
Donald R Marks
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
1,152
0.764
psycho-oncology
chronic pain
palliative care
clinical sport psychology
contextual behavioral science
Maria Shumskaya
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,499
726
0.484
Plant biochemistry
Metabolic engineering
Molecular Ecology
Biochemistry and Bioinformatics Education
Ipek Kocoglu
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
934
0.629
Patricia Morreale
Kean University
Union, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
694
0.469
human centered computing
AI
software engineering
computing education