Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 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 :126
Quantum physics
AMO physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,639
3,457
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :127
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,629
3,556
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :128
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Superconducting quantum circuits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
2,811
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :129
mathematical finance
finance
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,383
4,155
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :130
Spatial epidemiology
disease ecology
geographic information science
medical geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
1,956
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :131
Statistics
Quantitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,281
2,811
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :132
Ecohydrology
Water Quality
Agriculture
Modeling
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
4,027
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :133
Quantum dots
Nano Sciences
Intra vital imaging
Microfluidics
Single cell sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
1,616
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :134
Plant Physiology
Phenotyping
Increased yield
Food security
Global Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,059
2,651
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :135
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Mammalogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,055
1,576
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :136
optical nanoantennas
microfabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,017
1,456
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :137
condensed matter experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
1,446
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :138
number theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,899
1,433
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :139
molecular neuroscience
computational protein design
protein engineering
conformational changes in proteins
signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
2,353
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :140
skeletal muscle
stem cells
pericytes
integrin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,857
2,010
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :141
Quantum photonics
Optomechanics
Quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
2,270
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :142
Discrete Exterior Calculus
Finite Element Exterior Calculus
Applied Topology
Computational Geometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,608
1,155
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :143
Soft Matter - Rheology - Colloids - Polymers - Scattering Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,557
2,617
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :144
coevolution
symbiosis
evolutionary genetics
cheating
mutualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,553
2,163
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :145
avian ecology
animal behavior
conservation behavior
ornithology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
1,963
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :146
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Inverse Problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
2,671
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :147
statistics
quantitative methods
psycholoy
socoiology
latent varaibles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
1,429
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :148
Mathematical optimization
Neural networks
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
2,671
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :149
inorganic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,461
1,281
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :150
Chemistry
Physics
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
661
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,503
78,116
680
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Jacob P Covey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,639
3,457
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,943
78,247
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Chang Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,629
3,556
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,434
80,497
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Wolfgang Pfaff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,467
2,811
0.629
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Superconducting quantum circuits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,475
81,668
704
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Justin Sirignano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,383
4,155
0.948
mathematical finance
finance
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,626
82,282
714
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Marilyn O Hara Ruiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
1,956
0.451
Spatial epidemiology
disease ecology
geographic information science
medical geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,592
83,137
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Steven Andrew Culpepper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,281
2,811
0.657
Statistics
Quantitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,063
84,438
732
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Bin Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
4,027
0.960
Ecohydrology
Water Quality
Agriculture
Modeling
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,278
86,589
750
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Hee Sun Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
1,616
0.397
Quantum dots
Nano Sciences
Intra vital imaging
Microfluidics
Single cell sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,648
86,701
752
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Amanda P De Souza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,059
2,651
0.653
Plant Physiology
Phenotyping
Increased yield
Food security
Global Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,880
86,756
753
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Robert L Schooley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,055
1,576
0.389
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Mammalogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,061
87,381
755
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Anil Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,017
1,456
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,711
88,726
766
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Nadya Mason
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
1,446
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,886
89,350
778
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Alexandru Zaharescu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,899
1,433
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,359
89,495
781
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Erik Procko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
2,353
0.605
molecular neuroscience
computational protein design
protein engineering
conformational changes in proteins
signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,307
90,017
788
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Marni Boppart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,857
2,010
0.521
skeletal muscle
stem cells
pericytes
integrin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,858
91,600
797
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Kejie Fang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
2,270
0.603
Quantum photonics
Optomechanics
Quantum information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,965
94,522
821
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Anil N Hirani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,608
1,155
0.320
Discrete Exterior Calculus
Finite Element Exterior Calculus
Applied Topology
Computational Geometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,307
95,500
831
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Simon Rogers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,557
2,617
0.736
Soft Matter - Rheology - Colloids - Polymers - Scattering Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,606
95,593
832
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Katy D Heath
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,553
2,163
0.609
coevolution
symbiosis
evolutionary genetics
cheating
mutualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,903
96,258
837
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Michael P Ward
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
1,963
0.558
avian ecology
animal behavior
conservation behavior
ornithology
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,155
96,342
838
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Ivan Dokmanić
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
2,671
0.760
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Inverse Problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,191
96,351
839
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Carolyn J Anderson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
1,429
0.406
statistics
quantitative methods
psycholoy
socoiology
latent varaibles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,679
97,307
844
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Ruoyu Sun Uiuc|Ruo-Yu Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
2,671
0.771
Mathematical optimization
Neural networks
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,066
97,431
848
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Zhi Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,461
1,281
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,151
97,455
849
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Tryggvi Emilsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
661
0.191