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Highly Cited Researchers

Plymouth State University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Joseph N Boyer
Biogeochemistry
water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
1,996
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Howard Handthorne Frederick
emprendimiento
entrepreneurship
design thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
1,218
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Brian Eisenhauer
Social Sciences and the Environment
Sustainability
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
824
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Matthew Cheney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
206
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Barbara Crane
wheelchair seating
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
278
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Jean Coffey
Nursing
Asthma
Pediatrics
Children in Nature
Nursing Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
218
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Lisa Doner
climate research
lake water quality
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
151
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Michael Brian
Blood Pressure
Diabetes
Exercise Pressor Reflex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
331
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
George Pettinico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
222
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Eric Laflamme
Mathematics
statistics
extreme values
transportation
climate modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
228
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Laura M Tilghman
Anthropology
Migration
Livelihoods
Health
Madagascar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
143
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Vincenzo G Nocera
exercise physiology
disability
youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
179
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Ann K Mcclellan
20th century British Literature
Sherlock Holmes
Fan Studies
History of British Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
116
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Adam Keul
tourism geography
political economy
political ecology
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
103
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Diana D Jolles
Botany
Phylogenetics
Mycoheterotrophy
Reproductive Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
76
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Clarissa Uttley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
54
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Pam Harland
Librarian Leadership
OERs
Humanizing Online Instruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
18
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Katherine C Donahue
France
Zacarias Moussaoui
Tanzanite
Alaska
environmental sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
23
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Mike Mariska
Counselor Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
34
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Nicholas R Helms
Shakespeare
cognitive science
critical disability studies
theories of mindreading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Brandon Haas
Holocaust Education
Empathy
Social Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Linda L Carrier
Educational Leadership
Rural Education
Instructional Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Jennifer Kamorowski
Forensic/criminal/sexual risk assessment
cognitive bias
legal decision making
wrongful conviction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
32
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Sheryl Shirley
Human rights
international relations
comparative politics
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Chantalle Forgues
Law
Business Law
Legal Analytics
Law & Technology
Sports & Recreation Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
8
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,487
United States
62,448
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph N Boyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
1,996
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,519
United States
70,434
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Howard Handthorne Frederick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
1,218
0.237
emprendimiento
entrepreneurship
design thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,809
United States
132,417
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brian Eisenhauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
824
0.388
Social Sciences and the Environment
Sustainability
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,832
United States
239,291
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew Cheney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
206
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
854,948
United States
242,762
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Barbara Crane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
278
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,384
United States
247,632
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jean Coffey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
218
0.404
Nursing
Asthma
Pediatrics
Children in Nature
Nursing Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976,645
United States
265,140
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lisa Doner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
151
0.364
climate research
lake water quality
science communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,009,214
United States
270,491
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Brian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
331
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,097,762
United States
284,008
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
George Pettinico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
222
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,150,248
United States
291,509
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Laflamme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
228
0.851
Mathematics
statistics
extreme values
transportation
climate modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,176,126
United States
295,001
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laura M Tilghman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
143
0.567
Anthropology
Migration
Livelihoods
Health
Madagascar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,189,355
United States
296,864
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vincenzo G Nocera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
179
0.734
exercise physiology
disability
youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,302,763
United States
312,346
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ann K Mcclellan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
116
0.624
20th century British Literature
Sherlock Holmes
Fan Studies
History of British Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,348,282
United States
318,646
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adam Keul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
103
0.617
tourism geography
political economy
political ecology
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,448,046
United States
332,021
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Diana D Jolles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
76
0.576
Botany
Phylogenetics
Mycoheterotrophy
Reproductive Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,530,539
United States
343,237
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clarissa Uttley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
54
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,739,845
United States
371,654
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pam Harland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
18
0.290
Librarian Leadership
OERs
Humanizing Online Instruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,756,398
United States
373,905
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Katherine C Donahue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
23
0.390
France
Zacarias Moussaoui
Tanzanite
Alaska
environmental sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,828,499
United States
383,708
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mike Mariska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
34
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,892,479
United States
392,148
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nicholas R Helms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
Shakespeare
cognitive science
critical disability studies
theories of mindreading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,898,214
United States
392,955
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brandon Haas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
Holocaust Education
Empathy
Social Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,915,233
United States
395,277
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linda L Carrier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
Educational Leadership
Rural Education
Instructional Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,929,521
United States
397,175
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jennifer Kamorowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
32
0.970
Forensic/criminal/sexual risk assessment
cognitive bias
legal decision making
wrongful conviction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,996,871
United States
405,701
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sheryl Shirley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
Human rights
international relations
comparative politics
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,006,922
United States
406,921
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chantalle Forgues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
8
0.320
Law
Business Law
Legal Analytics
Law & Technology
Sports & Recreation Law