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
Space Physics
Astronomy
Instrumentation
Space Elevators
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,020
3,275
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,879
4,218
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,741
6,217
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
sweep improvement in oil reservoirs
polymer flooding
gel treatments
water shutoff
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,963
5,534
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
lightning and thunderstorms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,444
3,974
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Atmospheric Electricity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,292
3,487
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Volcanism
Antarctica
Igneous Petrology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,693
2,264
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Optimization
Inverse Problems
Semidefinite Programming
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
3,302
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
hydrology
soil physics
remote sensing
evapotranspiration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,152
2,253
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Drug discovery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,060
1,750
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Extension
Fault Mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,648
2,575
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
polymer physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,582
800
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Partial Differential Equations
Deterministic and Random Dynamical Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,762
4,402
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
paleohydrology
groundwater and geologic processes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,607
1,809
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
petroleum
carbon sequestration
CO2-EOR
reservoir fluid phase behavoir
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,189
2,013
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Inorganic Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
2,801
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
seismology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,027
1,757
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
materials engineering
electronics
reliability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,932
2,833
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Atmospheric Physics
Atmospheric Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,367
843
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Phase transitions
Defects
Materials Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,697
3,297
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
glaciology
hydrogeology
landslides
fiber bundle model
root mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,660
2,084
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Drones
Planetary Exploration
Bio-Inspired Robotics and Biomimetic
Efficiency Enhancement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
3,323
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Polymers
Glass Transition
Thermodynamics
Statistical Mechanics
Liquid State Theory
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,208
398
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Numerical modeling
rock mechanics
soil mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,772
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
neuroscience
animal behavior
melatonin
eye disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,831
820
0.290
Anders M Jorgensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,020
3,275
0.192
Space Physics
Astronomy
Instrumentation
Space Elevators
Fred Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,879
4,218
0.250
Lisa Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,741
6,217
0.422
Rs Seright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,963
5,534
0.427
sweep improvement in oil reservoirs
polymer flooding
gel treatments
water shutoff
Paul Krehbiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,444
3,974
0.319
William Rison
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,292
3,487
0.339
Atmospheric Electricity
Philip Kyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,693
2,264
0.234
Volcanism
Antarctica
Igneous Petrology
Brian Borchers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
3,302
0.343
Optimization
Inverse Problems
Semidefinite Programming
Jan MH Hendrickx
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,152
2,253
0.246
hydrology
soil physics
remote sensing
evapotranspiration
Snezna Rogelj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,060
1,750
0.193
Gary Axen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,648
2,575
0.298
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Extension
Fault Mechanics
John Curro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,582
800
0.093
Bixiang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,762
4,402
0.651
Partial Differential Equations
Deterministic and Random Dynamical Systems
Mark Person
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,607
1,809
0.323
paleohydrology
groundwater and geologic processes
Reid B Grigg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,189
2,013
0.388
petroleum
carbon sequestration
CO2-EOR
reservoir fluid phase behavoir
Wen Yang Gao|Wenyang Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
2,801
0.553
Inorganic Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
Susan L Bilek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,027
1,757
0.350
Andrew Fairbrother
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,932
2,833
0.574
materials engineering
electronics
reliability
Kenneth Minschwaner
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,367
843
0.193
Deep Choudhuri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,697
3,297
0.892
Phase transitions
Defects
Materials Simulation
Denis Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,660
2,084
0.569
glaciology
hydrogeology
landslides
fiber bundle model
root mechanics
Mostafa Hassanalian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
3,323
0.910
Drones
Planetary Exploration
Bio-Inspired Robotics and Biomimetic
Efficiency Enhancement
John Mccoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,208
398
0.124
Polymers
Glass Transition
Thermodynamics
Statistical Mechanics
Liquid State Theory
A Fakhimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,772
0.599
Numerical modeling
rock mechanics
soil mechanics
Stewart Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,831
820
0.290
neuroscience
animal behavior
melatonin
eye disease