Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 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
Materials Chemistry
Energy Sciences
Catalysis
Fabrication and Patterning
Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,870
22,673
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
inorganic nanomaterials
nanobioscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,709
22,457
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Machine Learning
Statistics
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,199
22,089
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
materials physics
thermal sciences
nanoscience
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,364
21,354
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,400
21,247
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,194
20,888
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
composite materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,180
20,870
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Computational Structural Biology
Molecular Biophysics
Molecular Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,629
20,358
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,346
20,065
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,328
19,721
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
wireless sensors
structural health monitoring
structural control
cyberinfrastructure applications
stochastic fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,501
19,687
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Computer Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,235
19,351
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Computer vision
image processing
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,504
19,318
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
insects
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,577
18,329
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
materials
materials science
chemistry
energy storage
photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,799
17,965
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Astronomy
Cosmology
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,044
17,937
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Attachment
Close Relationships
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,736
17,622
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Social Psychology
Persuasion
Attitudes
Media
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,129
17,544
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,240
17,428
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,274
17,021
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,229
16,915
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Organizational_Theory
Institutional_Theory
Behavioral Strategy
Managerial Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,893
16,866
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,484
16,765
0.238
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Distributed Systems
Cryptography
Blockchain
Programming languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,564
16,738
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Hydrology
Socio-hydrology
Water Resources
Hydrology and Water Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,263
16,627
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,653
4,284
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ralph Nuzzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,870
22,673
0.264
Materials Chemistry
Energy Sciences
Catalysis
Fabrication and Patterning
Devices
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,791
4,341
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Catherine J Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,709
22,457
0.289
inorganic nanomaterials
nanobioscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,102
4,445
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Dongfang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,199
22,089
0.952
Machine Learning
Statistics
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,666
4,659
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
David G Cahill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,364
21,354
0.386
materials physics
thermal sciences
nanoscience
materials science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,749
4,696
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Nancy Sottos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,400
21,247
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,046
4,826
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Arindam Banerjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,194
20,888
0.547
Machine Learning
Data Mining
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,062
4,835
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Scott R White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,180
20,870
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,527
5,024
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Emad Tajkhorshid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,629
20,358
0.446
Computational Structural Biology
Molecular Biophysics
Molecular Simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,804
5,135
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Taylor L Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,346
20,065
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,113
5,250
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Charles Gammie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,328
19,721
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,145
5,262
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Billie F Spencer Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,501
19,687
0.361
wireless sensors
structural health monitoring
structural control
cyberinfrastructure applications
stochastic fatigue
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,522
5,395
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Matthew R Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,235
19,351
0.493
Computer Architecture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,551
5,405
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Yang Jianchao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,504
19,318
0.515
Computer vision
image processing
machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,668
5,845
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Inhs Insect Collection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,577
18,329
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,107
6,011
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Paul V Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,799
17,965
0.420
materials
materials science
chemistry
energy storage
photonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,148
6,028
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Joaquin D Vieira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,044
17,937
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,543
6,185
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
R Chris Fraley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,736
17,622
0.422
Attachment
Close Relationships
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,644
6,231
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Dolores Albarracin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,129
17,544
0.499
Social Psychology
Persuasion
Attitudes
Media
Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,815
6,301
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Robert J Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,240
17,428
0.285
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,407
6,524
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Derek Hoiem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,274
17,021
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,559
6,583
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Donald Ort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,229
16,915
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,633
6,622
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
William Ocasio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,893
16,866
0.513
Organizational_Theory
Institutional_Theory
Behavioral Strategy
Managerial Cognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,795
6,697
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Matthias Grosse Perdekamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,484
16,765
0.238
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,850
6,712
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Andrew Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,564
16,738
0.776
Distributed Systems
Cryptography
Blockchain
Programming languages
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,034
6,786
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Murugesu Sivapalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,263
16,627
0.403
Hydrology
Socio-hydrology
Water Resources
Hydrology and Water Resources