Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 2024 and list of influential and most cited researchers in Agriculture and Forestry, Art, Design and Architecture, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and their 256 sub-branches is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. You can see the most cited and influential researchers in the country and region. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
27,036
Country Rank
12,442
Institution Rank : 1
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![James D Young](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,967
3,576
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
71,539
Country Rank
29,851
Institution Rank : 2
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Chad Kerksick](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/93/1393947.jpg)
Sport nutrition
muscle physiology
body composition
supplementation
weight loss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
7,229
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
167,097
Country Rank
62,111
Institution Rank : 3
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Howard Wall](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/21/1357598.jpg)
Economics
Urban Economics
Regional Economics
Applied Econometrics
International Trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,003
1,363
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
189,893
Country Rank
69,148
Institution Rank : 4
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Joy Vaneck Peluchette](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
social networking
attire
videoconferencing
hair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,267
2,277
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
236,085
Country Rank
82,964
Institution Rank : 5
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Rik Hafer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/28/1393950.jpg)
IQ
human capital
economic growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
632
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
285,239
Country Rank
97,376
Institution Rank : 6
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Kevin Mattocks](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Muscle Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
2,751
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
460,648
Country Rank
146,027
Institution Rank : 7
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Petey W Mumford](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/26/1357207.jpg)
Skeletal Muscle
Exercise
Nutritional Supplements
Esports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
1,572
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
697,641
Country Rank
207,423
Institution Rank : 8
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Peter Weitzel](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
309
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
792,781
Country Rank
229,768
Institution Rank : 9
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Sara Bagley](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Physiology of Stress and Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
207
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
805,728
Country Rank
232,693
Institution Rank : 10
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Timothy M Weil](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
applied behavior analysis
behavior analysis
behavioral science
autism
teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
261
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
830,696
Country Rank
238,223
Institution Rank : 11
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![James Hutson](/pictures/96/4785568.jpg)
art history
neurodiversity
XR
artificial intelligence
gamification of education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
626
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
938,791
Country Rank
260,649
Institution Rank : 13
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Kyle L Sunderland](/pictures/10/4456882.jpg)
Exercise Physiology
Sports Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
253
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
930,665
Country Rank
259,088
Institution Rank : 12
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Richard Stecker](/pictures/0b/4558376.jpg)
nutrition
performance
supplementation
ergogenic aids
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
442
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
987,845
Country Rank
269,913
Institution Rank : 14
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Michael C Stein](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Drug Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
91
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,108,017
Country Rank
289,476
Institution Rank : 15
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Agata Freedle](/pictures/4a/4785560.jpg)
Trauma
grief
loss
posttraumatic growth
reproductive mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
237
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,152,973
Country Rank
296,240
Institution Rank : 16
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Nick Wintz](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Control theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
168
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,184,462
Country Rank
300,895
Institution Rank : 17
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Andrea S Boyles](/pictures/73/4545565.jpg)
Race/Gender/Class
Police-Citizen Relations
Neighborhood Disadvantage and Disorder
Community Resilience and Collective Action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
157
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,190,338
Country Rank
301,718
Institution Rank : 18
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Tawni Hunt Ferrarini](/pictures/00/4560477.jpg)
economics
economic education
education
technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
60
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,279,307
Country Rank
314,828
Institution Rank : 19
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Naresh Kshetri](/pictures/4f/4839530.jpg)
Cybersecurity
Blockchain Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
143
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,454,481
Country Rank
340,986
Institution Rank : 21
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![W Travis Mcmaken](/pictures/6c/4785561.jpg)
Religion
Christianity
Christian Theology
Theology
Dogmatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
40
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,438,061
Country Rank
338,539
Institution Rank : 20
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Kathryn Arnone](/pictures/7a/4785565.jpg)
Elementary STEM Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
75
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,474,576
Country Rank
343,974
Institution Rank : 22
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Elizabeth Fleitz](/pictures/45/4785562.jpg)
rhetoric & composition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
45
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,501,701
Country Rank
348,018
Institution Rank : 23
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Anthony Hagele](/pictures/74/4785569.jpg)
exercise science
sport nutrition
sport performance
exercise performance
human performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
74
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,572,663
Country Rank
358,411
Institution Rank : 24
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Robert Singer](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
financial reporting
new leasing standards
SPACs
finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
27
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,603,653
Country Rank
362,960
Institution Rank : 25
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Melissa Ridley Elmes](/pictures/56/4785566.jpg)
Medieval & early modern lit. of the British Isles & the North Atlantic
women & gender
premodern cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
50
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
27,036
Country Ranking
12,442
Institution Ranking
1
James D Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,967
3,576
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
71,539
Country Ranking
29,851
Institution Ranking
2
Chad Kerksick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
7,229
0.566
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Sport nutrition
muscle physiology
body composition
supplementation
weight loss
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
167,097
Country Ranking
62,111
Institution Ranking
3
Howard Wall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,003
1,363
0.227
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Economics
Urban Economics
Regional Economics
Applied Econometrics
International Trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
189,893
Country Ranking
69,148
Institution Ranking
4
Joy Vaneck Peluchette
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,267
2,277
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
236,085
Country Ranking
82,964
Institution Ranking
5
Rik Hafer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
632
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
285,239
Country Ranking
97,376
Institution Ranking
6
Kevin Mattocks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
2,751
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
460,648
Country Ranking
146,027
Institution Ranking
7
Petey W Mumford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
1,572
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
697,641
Country Ranking
207,423
Institution Ranking
8
Peter Weitzel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
309
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
792,781
Country Ranking
229,768
Institution Ranking
9
Sara Bagley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
207
0.294
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Physiology of Stress and Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
805,728
Country Ranking
232,693
Institution Ranking
10
Timothy M Weil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
261
0.384
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applied behavior analysis
behavior analysis
behavioral science
autism
teaching
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
830,696
Country Ranking
238,223
Institution Ranking
11
James Hutson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
626
0.994
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art history
neurodiversity
XR
artificial intelligence
gamification of education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
938,791
Country Ranking
260,649
Institution Ranking
13
Kyle L Sunderland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
253
0.570
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Exercise Physiology
Sports Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
930,665
Country Ranking
259,088
Institution Ranking
12
Richard Stecker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
442
0.969
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nutrition
performance
supplementation
ergogenic aids
exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
987,845
Country Ranking
269,913
Institution Ranking
14
Michael C Stein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
91
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,108,017
Country Ranking
289,476
Institution Ranking
15
Agata Freedle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
237
0.967
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Trauma
grief
loss
posttraumatic growth
reproductive mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,152,973
Country Ranking
296,240
Institution Ranking
16
Nick Wintz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
168
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,184,462
Country Ranking
300,895
Institution Ranking
17
Andrea S Boyles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
157
0.818
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Race/Gender/Class
Police-Citizen Relations
Neighborhood Disadvantage and Disorder
Community Resilience and Collective Action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,190,338
Country Ranking
301,718
Institution Ranking
18
Tawni Hunt Ferrarini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
60
0.317
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economics
economic education
education
technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,279,307
Country Ranking
314,828
Institution Ranking
19
Naresh Kshetri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
143
0.993
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Cybersecurity
Blockchain Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,454,481
Country Ranking
340,986
Institution Ranking
21
W Travis Mcmaken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
40
0.465
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Religion
Christianity
Christian Theology
Theology
Dogmatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,438,061
Country Ranking
338,539
Institution Ranking
20
Kathryn Arnone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
75
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,474,576
Country Ranking
343,974
Institution Ranking
22
Elizabeth Fleitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
45
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,501,701
Country Ranking
348,018
Institution Ranking
23
Anthony Hagele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
74
1.000
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exercise science
sport nutrition
sport performance
exercise performance
human performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,572,663
Country Ranking
358,411
Institution Ranking
24
Robert Singer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
27
0.450
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financial reporting
new leasing standards
SPACs
finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,603,653
Country Ranking
362,960
Institution Ranking
25
Melissa Ridley Elmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
50
0.926
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Medieval & early modern lit. of the British Isles & the North Atlantic
women & gender
premodern cultural studies