Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of British Columbia 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
Biometeorology
Micrometeorology
Soil Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,982
26,982
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Cancer
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,516
26,878
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Huntington disease
lipid disorders
heart disease
pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,656
26,846
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Information systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,187
26,249
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Neuropsychology
Concussion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,874
26,200
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Drug delivery
lipid nanoparticles
lipid biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,946
26,113
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
cultural psychology
religion
social psychology
cultural evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,849
25,967
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,316
25,903
0.777
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Sustainability Science
Conservation Biology
Environmental Ethics
Applied Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,134
25,201
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,696
24,062
0.606
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Cultural Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,028
23,965
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Astrophysics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Scientific Software Engineering
ATLAS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,818
23,864
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
urban meteorology
heat island
boundary layer climates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,978
23,382
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,394
23,075
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
sports medicine
tendinopathies
physical activity for health
physiotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,668
23,051
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Remote Sensing
Vegetation
Forestry
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,118
22,765
0.541
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Organization Theory
Economic Sociology
Business History
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,462
22,487
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,277
22,247
0.787
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Evolutionary Biology
Evolution
Plant Evolution
Plant Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,744
21,306
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,882
21,096
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,058
20,689
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Animal Welfare
Applied Animal Behaviour
Dairy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,620
20,646
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,880
20,624
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
the gut microbiome
genetically engineered microbial medicine
IBD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,218
20,530
0.848
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Chemistry of Materials
Optoelectronics
Perovskites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,002
20,120
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,502
265
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ta Black
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,982
26,982
0.391
Biometeorology
Micrometeorology
Soil Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,547
266
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Torsten Nielsen
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,516
26,878
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,558
269
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Michael Hayden
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,656
26,846
0.245
Huntington disease
lipid disorders
heart disease
pharmacogenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,822
280
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Izak Benbasat
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,187
26,249
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,846
281
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Grant L Iverson
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,874
26,200
0.486
Neuropsychology
Concussion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,898
284
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Pieter R Cullis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,946
26,113
0.344
Drug delivery
lipid nanoparticles
lipid biophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,978
287
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Ara Norenzayan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,849
25,967
0.501
cultural psychology
religion
social psychology
cultural evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,005
288
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jeff Clune
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,316
25,903
0.777
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Robotics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,350
301
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Kai Ma Chan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,134
25,201
0.661
Sustainability Science
Conservation Biology
Environmental Ethics
Applied Ecology
Ecosystem Services
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,966
314
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Guy Faulkner
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,696
24,062
0.606
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,024
315
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Steven J Heine
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,028
23,965
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,082
317
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Robin Newhouse
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,818
23,864
0.924
Astrophysics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Scientific Software Engineering
ATLAS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,382
329
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Oke Tr
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,978
23,382
0.371
urban meteorology
heat island
boundary layer climates
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,556
341
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Ryan E Rhodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,394
23,075
0.571
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,576
342
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Karim M Khan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,668
23,051
0.438
sports medicine
tendinopathies
physical activity for health
physiotherapy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,753
348
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Nicholas C Coops
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,118
22,765
0.541
Remote Sensing
Vegetation
Forestry
Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,963
354
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Roy Suddaby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,462
22,487
0.484
Organization Theory
Economic Sociology
Business History
Entrepreneurship
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,149
360
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Dagoberto Contreras
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,277
22,247
0.787
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,829
386
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Loren Rieseberg
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,744
21,306
0.351
Evolutionary Biology
Evolution
Plant Evolution
Plant Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,989
395
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Michael Eby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,882
21,096
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,277
401
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Gary Hinshaw
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,058
20,689
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,324
405
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Daniel M Weary
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,620
20,646
0.484
Animal Welfare
Applied Animal Behaviour
Dairy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,342
406
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Steven Taylor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,880
20,624
0.450
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,434
410
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Deanna L Gibson
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,218
20,530
0.848
the gut microbiome
genetically engineered microbial medicine
IBD
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,773
429
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Makhsud Saidaminov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,002
20,120
0.875
Chemistry of Materials
Optoelectronics
Perovskites