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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 218 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
bio-anthropology
forensic anthropology
West Mexic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
136
0.226
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
80
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
reservoir engineering
unconventional
enhanced oil recovery
reservoir simulation
fiber opti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
429
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Multiphase Flow
Separation and Flow Conditionin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
141
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
International Relations
Interstate Conflict
Comparative Politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
214
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Software Verification and Validation
Robotics
Nanoelectronics
Aircraft System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
283
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Corporate Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
370
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
control theory
robust control
soft robotics
unmanned vehicle
water desalinatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
386
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Heat Exchanger
Optimization
Multi-Phase Flow
Erosio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
300
0.771
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Criminal Law and Procedure
Legal Theory
Professional Responsibility
Political Philosoph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377
215
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Statistical modeling and analysis
Software reliability
system engineering
cyber physical system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
292
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
flow assurance
erosion
CFD
Sand transport
machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
344
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Clinical Child Psychology
Pediatric Psychology
Military Family Resilienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
290
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Petroleum & Chemical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
163
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
342
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Soft Robotics
System Dynamics
Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
167
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Native Americans and the press
media representations
minorities and the media
nineteenth-century journalis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
77
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
geochemistry
ocean worlds
climate
OAEs
astrobiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
263
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
130
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
engineering educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
64
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
155
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Multiphase flow
Flow assurance
Artificial lif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
177
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
(1) Archaeology (2) Historical and Behavioral Ecology (3) Anthropogenic Effects on the Environment (4) Quantitative Models of E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
87
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Multiphase flows
artificial lift
flow assuranc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
182
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Artificial Lif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
209
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
884,844
246,799
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Robert B Pickering
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
136
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902,488
250,210
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Thomas A Horne
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
80
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,243
251,132
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Yu Zhao
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
429
0.758
reservoir engineering
unconventional
enhanced oil recovery
reservoir simulation
fiber opti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,176
266,826
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Luis E Gomez
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
141
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,032,250
272,299
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Karen Petersen
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
214
0.511
International Relations
Interstate Conflict
Comparative Politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,116
272,634
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Loyd R Hook Iv
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
283
0.679
Software Verification and Validation
Robotics
Nanoelectronics
Aircraft System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,852
272,738
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Svetlana V Orlova
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
370
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,038,782
273,360
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Phuc Duc Hong Bui
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
386
0.937
control theory
robust control
soft robotics
unmanned vehicle
water desalinatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,062,972
277,243
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Alireza Asgharpour
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
389
300
0.771
Heat Exchanger
Optimization
Multi-Phase Flow
Erosio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,347
279,336
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Stephen Galoob
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377
215
0.570
Criminal Law and Procedure
Legal Theory
Professional Responsibility
Political Philosoph
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,087,271
280,970
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Vidhyashree Nagaraju
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
292
0.796
Statistical modeling and analysis
Software reliability
system engineering
cyber physical system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,096,233
282,322
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Qiuchen Wang
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
344
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,101,279
283,102
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Ashley Louie
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
290
0.817
Clinical Child Psychology
Pediatric Psychology
Military Family Resilienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,102,980
283,358
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Ilias Gavrielatos
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
163
0.460
Petroleum & Chemical Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,112,876
284,944
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Margaret J Toich
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
342
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,114,924
285,256
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Joshua Schultz
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
167
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,125,243
286,754
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
John M Coward
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
77
0.229
Native Americans and the press
media representations
minorities and the media
nineteenth-century journalis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,138,838
288,818
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Bethany Theiling
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
263
0.809
geochemistry
ocean worlds
climate
OAEs
astrobiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,726
289,654
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Wray Bradley
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
130
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,535
292,008
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Laura Ford
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
64
0.207
engineering educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,165,542
292,631
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Wanling Huang
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
155
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,166,874
292,811
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Rafael Horschutz Nemoto
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
177
0.580
Multiphase flow
Flow assurance
Artificial lif
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,191,932
296,315
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
H Thomas Foster, Ii
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
87
0.301
(1) Archaeology (2) Historical and Behavioral Ecology (3) Anthropogenic Effects on the Environment (4) Quantitative Models of E
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,202,864
297,951
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Hendy Tisserant Rodrigues
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
182
0.645
Multiphase flows
artificial lift
flow assuranc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,207,609
298,647
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Hattan Banjar
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
209
0.749