Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Iran
Reza Malekzadeh
Digestive oncology
Chronic liver disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,110
261,993
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
United States
Oriol Vinyals
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Vision
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,810
259,098
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Switzerland
Matthias Egger
Infectious diseases
cancer
epidemiologic methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453,565
258,141
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
United States
Zhong Lin Wang
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458,530
256,534
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Pakistan
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Global Health
Child Survival
Public Health Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,133
250,007
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
United States
Quoc V Le
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,198
249,980
0.886
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Iran
Farshad Farzadfar
Health metrics and evaluation
NCDs
Health system performance assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,108
249,331
0.677
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Poland
Ponikowski P
cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443,271
248,622
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
New Zealand
Valery Feigin
stroke
TBI
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,568
247,505
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
United States
Edward L Deci
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537,721
247,365
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
United States
Diederik P Kingma|Durk Kingma, Diederik Pieter Kingma
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Neural Networks
Generative Models
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,257
244,178
0.900
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
United Kingdom
John McMurray
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,589
243,436
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Indonesia
Suharsimi Arikunto
Metodologi Penelitian
Evaluasi Pembelajaran
Manajemen Penelitian
Penelitian Tindakan Kelas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,093
239,086
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Jordan
Yousef Khader
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,263
234,938
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Germany
Christian M Ringle
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Canada
Aaron Courville
Machine learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,063
227,273
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
United States
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517,909
227,263
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Australia
Alan D Lopez
Epidemiology
burden of disease
causes of death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417,567
224,481
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
United States
James Brau
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459,052
223,332
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
China
Haijun Yang
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440,118
223,319
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
China
Jun-Ming Liu
condensed matter physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,938
221,629
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Canada
PJ Devereaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371,022
221,595
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
France
Fairouz Malek
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479,142
220,968
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
China
Xiaofeng Wang
supernova
time-domain astronomy
AGN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,718
220,966
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Germany
Marko Sarstedt
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,931
220,773
0.856
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26
Iran
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Reza Malekzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,110
261,993
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27
United States
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Oriol Vinyals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,810
259,098
0.861
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Vision
Natural Language Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28
Switzerland
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Matthias Egger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453,565
258,141
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29
United States
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Zhong Lin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458,530
256,534
0.559
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30
Pakistan
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Zulfiqar Bhutta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364,133
250,007
0.687
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31
United States
17
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Quoc V Le
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,198
249,980
0.886
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
AI
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32
Iran
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Farshad Farzadfar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,108
249,331
0.677
Health metrics and evaluation
NCDs
Health system performance assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33
Poland
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ponikowski P
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443,271
248,622
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34
New Zealand
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Valery Feigin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,568
247,505
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35
United States
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Edward L Deci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537,721
247,365
0.460
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36
United States
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Diederik P Kingma|Durk Kingma, Diederik Pieter Kingma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,257
244,178
0.900
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Neural Networks
Generative Models
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37
United Kingdom
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
John McMurray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,589
243,436
0.475
Heart failure
Cardiology
Diabetes
CKD
Clinical trials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38
Indonesia
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Suharsimi Arikunto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405,093
239,086
0.590
Metodologi Penelitian
Evaluasi Pembelajaran
Manajemen Penelitian
Penelitian Tindakan Kelas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39
Jordan
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Yousef Khader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,263
234,938
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40
Germany
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41
Canada
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Aaron Courville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,063
227,273
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
United States
20
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Frank B Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517,909
227,263
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43
Australia
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Alan D Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417,567
224,481
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44
United States
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
James Brau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459,052
223,332
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45
China
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Haijun Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440,118
223,319
0.507
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46
China
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jun-Ming Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,938
221,629
0.539
condensed matter physics
materials science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47
Canada
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
PJ Devereaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371,022
221,595
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48
France
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Fairouz Malek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479,142
220,968
0.461
physics
particle physics
nuclear physics
cosmology
computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49
China
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Xiaofeng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399,718
220,966
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50
Germany
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Marko Sarstedt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,931
220,773
0.856
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Methods