Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationHistory, Philosophy, Theology / Theology 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 :151
Philosophy of science
philosophy of mathematics
thought experiments
commercialization of research
science and religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,650
6,636
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :152
Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Informal Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,436
4,618
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :153
history and philosophy of social sciences and statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,376
5,509
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :154
Philosophy
Cognitive Science
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,041
4,157
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :155
Geology
Stratigraphy
Sedimentology
Proterozoic Earth history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,893
8,438
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :156
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,878
7,172
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :157
Asteraceae
Eupatorieae
Heliantheae
Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,871
2,452
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :158
ekonomi islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,730
13,477
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :159
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,668
5,032
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :160
İslam Tarihi
Osmanlı Tarihi
Ermeniler
Keldaniler
Kültür Tarihi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,644
6,208
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :161
Deleuze
Contemporary European Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,632
6,007
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :162
pendidikan islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,594
11,534
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :163
human evolution
prehistory
evolutionary biology
African archaeology
ancient genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,590
6,578
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :164
Plant biology
molecular evolution
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,551
3,478
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :165
paleontology
dinosaurs and birds
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,531
4,984
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :166
Palaeobotany
Paleobotany
Palaeobiogeography
Quaternary
Vegetation History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,528
6,009
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :167
Philosophy of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,307
4,561
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :168
History and Philosophy of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,256
3,773
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :169
Biodiversity
ecology
evolution
dispersal
life history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,217
7,734
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :170
sports economics
economics
sport management
sports management
sports history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,184
5,409
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :171
Childcare advice
attachment theory
history of psychology
Russian psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,110
5,074
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :172
Ecology & Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,095
5,555
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :173
European History
Germany
Britain
historiography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,073
3,346
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :174
palaeontology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,922
3,351
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :175
Palaeontology
Palaeogeography
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,836
2,588
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,894
2,086
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 151
James Robert Brown
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,650
6,636
0.376
Philosophy of science
philosophy of mathematics
thought experiments
commercialization of research
science and religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,707
21,073
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 152
Bruce J Macfadden
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,436
4,618
0.265
Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Informal Science Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,920
4,233
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 153
Mary Morgan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,376
5,509
0.317
history and philosophy of social sciences and statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,217
21,670
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 154
Kent Bach
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,041
4,157
0.244
Philosophy
Cognitive Science
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,780
2,218
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 155
Galen Halverson
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,893
8,438
0.499
Geology
Stratigraphy
Sedimentology
Proterozoic Earth history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,845
1,014
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 156
Jesús Maria Silva Sanchez
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,878
7,172
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,875
21,928
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 157
Harold E Robinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,871
2,452
0.145
Asteraceae
Eupatorieae
Heliantheae
Taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,392
83
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 158
Zainal Abidin
Institut Agama Islam Negeri IAIN Lhokseumawe
Lhokseumawe, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,730
13,477
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,661
22,239
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 159
Alfred R Mele
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,668
5,032
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,770
181
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 160
Kasim Ertaş
Şırnak University
Şırnak, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,644
6,208
0.373
İslam Tarihi
Osmanlı Tarihi
Ermeniler
Keldaniler
Kültür Tarihi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,822
22,296
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 161
Daniel W Smith
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,632
6,007
0.361
Deleuze
Contemporary European Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,978
88
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 162
Abdul Hayyie Alkattani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,594
11,534
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,011
4,489
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 163
Marta Mirazon Lahr
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,590
6,578
0.397
human evolution
prehistory
evolutionary biology
African archaeology
ancient genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,150
22,434
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 164
Elizabeth A Zimmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,551
3,478
0.210
Plant biology
molecular evolution
systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,243
22,475
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 165
Luis M. Chiappe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,531
4,984
0.301
paleontology
dinosaurs and birds
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,263
1,049
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 166
José S. Carrión
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,528
6,009
0.364
Palaeobotany
Paleobotany
Palaeobiogeography
Quaternary
Vegetation History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,189
2,378
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 167
Paul Griffiths
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,307
4,561
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,439
4,603
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 168
Geoffrey Lloyd
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,256
3,773
0.232
History and Philosophy of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,588
1,203
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 169
Michel Baguette
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,217
7,734
0.477
Biodiversity
ecology
evolution
dispersal
life history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,744
23,046
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 170
Stefan Szymanski
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,184
5,409
0.334
sports economics
economics
sport management
sports management
sports history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,107
1,418
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 171
René van der Veer
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,110
5,074
0.315
Childcare advice
attachment theory
history of psychology
Russian psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,178
4,658
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 172
Ken Norris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,095
5,555
0.345
Ecology & Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,284
23,253
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 173
Geoff Eley
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,073
3,346
0.208
European History
Germany
Britain
historiography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,987
4,722
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 174
Andrew B Smith|A B Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,922
3,351
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,414
4,757
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 175
Richard Fortey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,836
2,588
0.163
Palaeontology
Palaeogeography
Mycology