Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Commonwealth University 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
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,590
7,769
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Biofuel
Battery
Solar fuel
Supercritical
Nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,491
7,474
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Semiconductor physics
Photoluminescence
GaN
defects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,831
6,981
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Fluid Mechanics
Turbulence
Flow Control
MEMS
Large-Scale Disasters
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,283
6,560
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,373
6,377
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,208
6,151
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Cancer Gene Therapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,995
6,088
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
lung disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,462
5,982
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
osteoarthritis and arthroplasty
outcomes assessment
disability measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,301
5,950
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
neurocritical care
traumatic brain injury
status epilepticus
hemostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,857
5,731
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Preventive Cardiology
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Chronic Heart Failure
Pharmacy Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,910
5,358
0.907
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Nanoparticles
Gas-phase ion chemistry
Nucleation
Catalysis
Ion mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,859
5,283
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
machine learning
big data
parallel processing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,990
5,079
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Immune cell response to biomaterials
Immune cell mechanobiology
Stem cell fate
Cell-biomaterial interactions
Wnt signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,177
5,067
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Electronic Structure Theory
Quantum Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,778
5,015
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
cancer drug discovery
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,908
5,004
0.186
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Spatial epidemiology
environmental exposure
GIS
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,022
4,886
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
behavior genetics
psychiatric genetics
psychiatric epidemiology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,378
4,762
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Brain-Computer Interface
Neural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,901
4,750
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Organizational/Team Leadership
Teams and Teamwork
Interprofessional Collaboration
Healthcare and Patient Safety
Team Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,036
4,666
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Epidemiology
Clinical Trials
Traumatic Brain Injury
Research Methods
Outcome Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,245
4,548
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
emergency medicine
toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,933
4,519
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Porous materials
Batteries
Energy storage and conversion
Catalysis
Gas storage and Separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
4,508
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
applied linguistics
language learning and technology
intercultural communication
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,081
4,444
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
behavioral economics
patient decision-making
behavioral health
health policy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,266
4,273
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,345
20,011
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Christopher M Gough
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,590
7,769
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,277
21,043
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ram B Gupta
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,491
7,474
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,869
22,987
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Michael A Reshchikov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,831
6,981
0.306
Semiconductor physics
Photoluminescence
GaN
defects
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,140
24,879
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Mohamed Gad El Hak
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,283
6,560
0.232
Fluid Mechanics
Turbulence
Flow Control
MEMS
Large-Scale Disasters
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,671
25,758
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Harry Bear
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,373
6,377
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,109
26,915
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Michael Schechter
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,208
6,151
0.466
Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,032
27,221
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Swadesh K Das
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,995
6,088
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,847
27,837
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Patricia Sime
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,462
5,982
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,361
28,026
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Daniel L Riddle
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,301
5,950
0.344
osteoarthritis and arthroplasty
outcomes assessment
disability measurement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,083
29,319
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Gretchen Brophy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,857
5,731
0.483
neurocritical care
traumatic brain injury
status epilepticus
hemostasis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,262
31,755
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Dave L Dixon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,910
5,358
0.907
Preventive Cardiology
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Chronic Heart Failure
Pharmacy Practice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,808
32,286
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Samy El Shall|M. S. El-Shall
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,859
5,283
0.333
Nanoparticles
Gas-phase ion chemistry
Nucleation
Catalysis
Ion mobility
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,306
33,768
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Qi Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,990
5,079
0.727
machine learning
big data
parallel processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,603
33,868
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Rene Olivares Navarrete
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,177
5,067
0.552
Immune cell response to biomaterials
Immune cell mechanobiology
Stem cell fate
Cell-biomaterial interactions
Wnt signaling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,793
34,257
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
KA Un Lao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,778
5,015
0.740
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Electronic Structure Theory
Quantum Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,049
34,352
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Said Sebti
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,908
5,004
0.186
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,840
35,248
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
David Wheeler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,022
4,886
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,014
36,260
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Alexis C Edwards
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,378
4,762
0.747
behavior genetics
psychiatric genetics
psychiatric epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,334
36,373
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Dean Krusienski
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,901
4,750
0.399
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Brain-Computer Interface
Neural Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,619
37,123
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Deborah Diazgranados
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,036
4,666
0.581
Organizational/Team Leadership
Teams and Teamwork
Interprofessional Collaboration
Healthcare and Patient Safety
Team Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,987
38,225
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Juan Lu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,245
4,548
0.371
Epidemiology
Clinical Trials
Traumatic Brain Injury
Research Methods
Outcome Research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,861
38,539
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
S Rutherfoord Rose
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,933
4,519
0.652
emergency medicine
toxicology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,155
38,642
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Hani El Kaderi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,737
4,508
0.463
Porous materials
Batteries
Energy storage and conversion
Catalysis
Gas storage and Separation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,010
39,245
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Robert Godwin Jones
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,081
4,444
0.489
applied linguistics
language learning and technology
intercultural communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,353
40,893
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Andrew J Barnes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,266
4,273
0.682
behavioral economics
patient decision-making
behavioral health
health policy