Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University West Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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
Neuropathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,867
12,171
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Cyber Security
Digital Forensics
Internet of Things
Network Security
Privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,509
12,087
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,208
12,005
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Environmental
Health
& Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,793
11,260
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Sustainability/Net-Zero
Digital Enterprise
AI/Big Data
IoT/Digital Twin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,493
11,188
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,066
10,962
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Testing
Sports Sciences
Sports Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,697
10,861
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
CCUS
Membrane\Absorption\Adsorption
Gas Separation\DAC
Process Modeling&Optimization
TEA-LCA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,216
10,353
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Smart Manufacturing Systems
Industry 4.0
Product/Service Lifecycle Management
Hybrid Analytics and Machine Learning
PSS/Serv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,765
9,933
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
cancer immunotherapy
in silico model-based inference
quantitative and systems pharmacology
proteomics
high content assays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,971
9,781
0.892
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,479
9,779
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,681
9,663
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Multimedia
Aritficial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,770
9,555
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Child Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse Prevention
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,816
9,436
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,743
9,379
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,874
9,213
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,911
9,044
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Biometrics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,086
8,967
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Systematic reviews
Research methodology
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,643
8,882
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
NanoToxicology
NanoHealth
NanoMedicine
Environmental Health
Pulmonary Disease Pathogensis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,520
8,857
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Bio-Energy
Energy Autonomy
Robotics
Self-Sustainable Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,612
8,831
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Meta-analysis
research methods
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,778
8,794
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Exercise-induced cardio and neuroprotection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,355
8,403
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Small Island Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation
Marine Blue Economy
Ecosystem Services
Carbon Sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,729
8,394
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
8,197
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,193
9,969
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Rudy J Castellani Jr
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,867
12,171
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,487
2,275
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Shancang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,509
12,087
0.732
Cyber Security
Digital Forensics
Internet of Things
Network Security
Privacy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,745
10,187
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Ali Rezai
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,208
12,005
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,336
106
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
AS Oyekale
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,793
11,260
0.761
Environmental
Health
& Development Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,616
2,561
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Lukumon Oyedele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,493
11,188
0.896
Sustainability/Net-Zero
Digital Enterprise
AI/Big Data
IoT/Digital Twin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,536
116
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Markus Boettcher
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,066
10,962
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,962
146
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Pantelis Nikolaidis
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,697
10,861
0.855
Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Testing
Sports Sciences
Sports Nutrition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,254
12,664
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Zhien Zhang
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,216
10,353
0.923
CCUS
Membrane\Absorption\Adsorption
Gas Separation\DAC
Process Modeling&Optimization
TEA-LCA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,279
13,415
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Thorsten Wuest
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,765
9,933
0.923
Smart Manufacturing Systems
Industry 4.0
Product/Service Lifecycle Management
Hybrid Analytics and Machine Learning
PSS/Serv
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,007
13,677
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
David J Klinke II
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,971
9,781
0.892
cancer immunotherapy
in silico model-based inference
quantitative and systems pharmacology
proteomics
high content assays
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,014
2,282
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Jiang Jing
China West Normal University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,479
9,779
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,588
141
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Iurii Sushch
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,681
9,663
0.658
Astrophysics
Astronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,198
14,112
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Guodong Guo
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,770
9,555
0.570
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Multimedia
Aritficial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,895
3,250
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Kieran Mccartan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,816
9,436
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,234
150
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Sebastiaan Rothmann
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,743
9,379
0.500
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,242
3,349
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Kamran Munir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,874
9,213
0.403
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,309
15,304
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Justin Ellis
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,911
9,044
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,823
15,495
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Nasser M Nasrabadi
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,086
8,967
0.425
Biometrics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Image Processing
Computer Vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,372
194
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Theodoros N Sergentanis
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,643
8,882
0.607
Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Systematic reviews
Research methodology
Biostatistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,547
15,743
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Salik Hussain
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,520
8,857
0.506
NanoToxicology
NanoHealth
NanoMedicine
Environmental Health
Pulmonary Disease Pathogensis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,713
3,569
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Ioannis Andrea Ieropoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,612
8,831
0.649
Bio-Energy
Energy Autonomy
Robotics
Self-Sustainable Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,971
15,921
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
James G Field
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,778
8,794
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,703
16,882
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Youngil Lee
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,355
8,403
0.458
Exercise-induced cardio and neuroprotection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,788
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
John Agard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,729
8,394
0.611
Small Island Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation
Marine Blue Economy
Ecosystem Services
Carbon Sequestration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,316
187
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Indra Bahadur
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
8,197
0.764
Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology