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 :101
Applied Electrochemistry
Biomaterials
Corrosion and Degradation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
180
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Computational Intelligence
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
903
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
laser welding of plastics
laser processing of ceramics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
555
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
geodesy
geomatics
geosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
690
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Hydrogen Isotope Exchange (HIE) Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Polymer and Hydrogel Synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,618
1,210
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Power Electronics
High-Power Converters
Multilevel Converters
Electric Vehicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
813
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Robotics
Parallel Manipulators
Failure Recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
418
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Speech Processing
Face Analysis
Biometrics
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,511
1,207
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Software Reengineering
Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Empirical Software Engineering
Source Code Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,477
1,044
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
rock mechanics
rockbursts
stress field
numerical modelling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
686
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Mineral Deposits
Upper Mantle Studies
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
184
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Environmental Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
1,144
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Africa
gender and environment
urbanization
gender and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
401
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
DBMS
Workload Management
Autonomic Computing
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,317
167
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Reinforced Concrete Structures
Finite Element Analysis
Seismic and Fragility Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,304
1,121
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Bioenergy
Anaerobic Digestion
Sludge Conditioning
Thermal Hydrolysis
Biological Wastewater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
937
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Biomechanics
human factors
motor control
assistive technology
universal design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
730
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
visual neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
eye movements
vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
665
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Paleolimnology
Carbon Cycling
Environmental Change
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,261
853
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
DFT calculations
Metal-Oxide Surfaces
Nanoclusters
Catalysis
Synthesis magnetic nanoparticles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
819
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
5G/6G Communications
Artificial Intelligence
Extended Reality Networking
Resource Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
820
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Programming languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
500
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
Web services
Mobile applications
Large scale systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
640
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Software security
Model Driven Engineering
Software testing and verification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
541
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Digital business
strategy execution
service innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
371
0.357
Mort Shirkhanzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
180
0.102
Applied Electrochemistry
Biomaterials
Corrosion and Degradation
Hazem M Abbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
903
0.524
Computational Intelligence
Image Processing
Gene Zak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
555
0.323
laser welding of plastics
laser processing of ceramics
Georgia Fotopoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
690
0.423
geodesy
geomatics
geosciences
Ross D Jansen Van Vuuren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,618
1,210
0.748
Hydrogen Isotope Exchange (HIE) Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Polymer and Hydrogel Synthesis
Javad Ebrahimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
813
0.503
Power Electronics
High-Power Converters
Multilevel Converters
Electric Vehicles
Leila Notash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
418
0.266
Robotics
Parallel Manipulators
Failure Recovery
Alireza Sepas Moghaddam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,511
1,207
0.799
Speech Processing
Face Analysis
Biometrics
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Feng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,477
1,044
0.707
Software Reengineering
Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Empirical Software Engineering
Source Code Analysis
Stephen Mckinnon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
686
0.476
rock mechanics
rockbursts
stress field
numerical modelling
Herb Helmstaedt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
184
0.130
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Mineral Deposits
Upper Mantle Studies
Bas Vriens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
1,144
0.841
Allison Goebel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
401
0.299
Africa
gender and environment
urbanization
gender and development
Wendy Powley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,317
167
0.127
DBMS
Workload Management
Autonomic Computing
Cloud Computing
Katerina Genikomsou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,304
1,121
0.860
Reinforced Concrete Structures
Finite Element Analysis
Seismic and Fragility Assessment
Ehssan H Koupaie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
937
0.731
Bioenergy
Anaerobic Digestion
Sludge Conditioning
Thermal Hydrolysis
Biological Wastewater
Claire Davies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
730
0.572
Biomechanics
human factors
motor control
assistive technology
universal design
Brian White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
665
0.522
visual neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
eye movements
vision
Carsten Meyer Jacob
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,261
853
0.676
Paleolimnology
Carbon Cycling
Environmental Change
Biogeochemistry
Shideh Ahmadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
819
0.660
DFT calculations
Metal-Oxide Surfaces
Nanoclusters
Catalysis
Synthesis magnetic nanoparticles
Hatem Abou Zeid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
820
0.668
5G/6G Communications
Artificial Intelligence
Extended Reality Networking
Resource Management
Jana Dunfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
500
0.412
Hammad Khalid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
640
0.560
Web services
Mobile applications
Large scale systems
Manar Alalfi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,138
541
0.475
Software security
Model Driven Engineering
Software testing and verification
Mk Brohman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
371
0.357
Digital business
strategy execution
service innovation