Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Nations Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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 :101
Development economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,092
272
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
circular economy
resource efficiency
resource nexus
low carbon transition
green growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,089
979
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Digital Health
Social Psychology
Cultural Psychology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,089
844
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Change
Agricultural Development
Development Financing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
687
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Forensic Toxicology
Epidemiology
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
478
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Social Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
993
726
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Economics of Innovation
Impact Evaluation
Public Policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
624
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Bayesian methods
biostatistics
demography
public health
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
736
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
SDGs
big data
globalization
statistical literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
844
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
182
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
marine food web studies
plankton
ocean acidification
ecological stoichiometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
485
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Social Policy and Development Cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
213
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Demography
Humanitarian Emergencies
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
715
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
352
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Smart Cities in Africa
Information Systems
Higher Education
Postgraduate Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
547
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Industry regulation
Labor economics
Welfare economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
606
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Feminist economics
Public policy
Inequality
Gender Economics
Latin America and Caribbean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
811
732
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Economic Affairs Officer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
799
596
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
107
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Performance modelling
ncl_cs_sys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
793
315
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Aggregate Growth
Productivity
Private Sector Development
Political Economy
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
788
615
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
arms control
disarmament
nuclear weapons
nuclear deterrence
missiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
772
335
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
waste management
e-waste
zero waste strategies
sustainable consumption and production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
245
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Labor Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
746
333
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
722
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,158
193,137
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Alberto Isgut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,092
272
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,867
12,697
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Eva Barteková
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,089
979
0.899
circular economy
resource efficiency
resource nexus
low carbon transition
green growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,921
12,699
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Claudia Abreu Lopes
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,089
844
0.775
Digital Health
Social Psychology
Cultural Psychology
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,808
196,608
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Bina Desai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
687
0.654
Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Change
Agricultural Development
Development Financing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,392
200,704
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Gabriel Andreuccetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
478
0.476
Forensic Toxicology
Epidemiology
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,172
201,620
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Gideon Rutaremwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
993
726
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,625
13,288
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Ezequiel Tacsir
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
624
0.636
Economics of Innovation
Impact Evaluation
Public Policies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,842
205,681
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Mark C Wheldon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
736
0.776
Bayesian methods
biostatistics
demography
public health
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,557
207,794
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Steve Macfeely
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
844
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,681
209,954
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Joseph Atta-Mensah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
182
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,311
21,288
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Katherina Schoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
485
0.538
marine food web studies
plankton
ocean acidification
ecological stoichiometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,515
211,553
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Gustavo De Armas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
213
0.240
Social Policy and Development Cooperation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,940
212,864
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Valeria Cetorelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
715
0.820
Demography
Humanitarian Emergencies
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,080
215,049
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Oliver Paddison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
352
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,575
14,150
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Judy Backhouse
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
547
0.646
Smart Cities in Africa
Information Systems
Higher Education
Postgraduate Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,024
215,948
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Vladimír Hlásny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
606
0.721
Industry regulation
Labor economics
Welfare economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,962
219,023
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Ana Luíza Matos De Oliveira|Ana Luíza Matos de Oliveria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
811
732
0.903
Feminist economics
Public policy
Inequality
Gender Economics
Latin America and Caribbean
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,320
220,243
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Judith Beatrice Auma Oduol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
799
596
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,445
220,746
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Hédi Bchir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
107
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,260
14,557
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Yishi Zhao
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
793
315
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,276
14,597
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Maty Konte
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
788
615
0.780
Aggregate Growth
Productivity
Private Sector Development
Political Economy
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,435
222,957
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
John Borrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
772
335
0.434
arms control
disarmament
nuclear weapons
nuclear deterrence
missiles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,041
14,799
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Claudia Luepschen
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
245
0.322
waste management
e-waste
zero waste strategies
sustainable consumption and production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
782,414
14,912
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Alessio Jg Brown
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
746
333
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,972
14,934
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Soumaya Ben Dhaou
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
722
0.973