Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
economia
ingegneria gestionale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
3,929
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
neuroscience
neurodegeneration
stem cells
retina
cornea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
3,917
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
renewable
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,234
3,900
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Physics and Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,887
3,754
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Software Quality Engineering
AI Fairness
Data Science
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,934
3,731
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,435
3,524
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
endothelium
nutrition
flavonoids
nutraceuticals
cardiovascular prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
3,420
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,442
3,395
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Software Engineering
Model-Driven Engineering
Software Modeling
Domain-Specific Languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
3,385
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
psichiatria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,131
3,276
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Inflammation
Tumor biology
Probiotics
Stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,926
3,241
0.297
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Physics of surfaces interfaces and nanostructured materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,276
3,234
0.227
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Functional analysis
operator theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,707
3,183
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
oncologia
ricerca di base
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,889
3,102
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,719
3,061
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
atmospheric science
atmospheric modelling
air quality
climate
environmental meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,203
3,043
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Clinical neurology and neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,938
3,008
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Additive Manufacturing
Artificial Intelligence
Material characterisation
Advanced Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,145
3,004
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
antimicrobial drug resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
2,952
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
elettronica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,019
2,940
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Epidemiology
Observational Studies
Clinical Trials
Mental Health
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,580
2,932
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,608
2,928
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Reshoring
Near-shoring
Back-shoring
International business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
2,910
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,332
2,865
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,520
2,814
0.623
Massimo Gastaldi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
3,929
0.719
Darin Zerti
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
3,917
0.994
neuroscience
neurodegeneration
stem cells
retina
cornea
Federica Cucchiella
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,234
3,900
0.626
Maurizio Passacantando
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,887
3,754
0.422
Physics and Nanotechnology
Antinisca Di Marco
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,934
3,731
0.629
Software Quality Engineering
AI Fairness
Data Science
Bioinformatics
Stefano Necozione
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,435
3,524
0.374
Davide Grassi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
3,420
0.445
endothelium
nutrition
flavonoids
nutraceuticals
cardiovascular prevention
Zurab Berezhiani
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,442
3,395
0.325
Davide Di Ruscio
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
3,385
0.580
Software Engineering
Model-Driven Engineering
Software Modeling
Domain-Specific Languages
Rita Roncone
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,131
3,276
0.534
Cifone Maria Grazia
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,926
3,241
0.297
Inflammation
Tumor biology
Probiotics
Stem cells
Sandro Santucci
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,276
3,234
0.227
Physics of surfaces interfaces and nanostructured materials
Klaus Jochen Engel
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,707
3,183
0.366
Claudio Festuccia
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,889
3,102
0.393
oncologia
ricerca di base
Monica Mazza
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,719
3,061
0.535
Gabriele Curci
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,203
3,043
0.585
atmospheric science
atmospheric modelling
air quality
climate
environmental meteorology
Francesca Pistoia
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,938
3,008
0.609
Clinical neurology and neurosciences
Francesco Lambiase
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,145
3,004
0.725
Additive Manufacturing
Artificial Intelligence
Material characterisation
Advanced Manufacturing
Gianfranco Amicosante
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
2,952
0.216
antimicrobial drug resistance
Giuseppe Ferri
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,019
2,940
0.419
Marco Valenti
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,580
2,932
0.446
Epidemiology
Observational Studies
Clinical Trials
Mental Health
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ernesto Di Cesare
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,608
2,928
0.522
Luciano Fratocchi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
2,910
0.643
Reshoring
Near-shoring
Back-shoring
International business
Cristian Antonelli
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,332
2,865
0.661
Francesco Ferella
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,520
2,814
0.623