Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationHistory, Philosophy, Theology / Theology Rankings 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.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Canada
Vaclav Smil
energy environment food population technical innovation history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,786
14,750
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
United States
Evelyn Fox Keller
philosophy of biology
theoretical biology
mathematical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,611
9,185
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Sweden
Martin John Whitehouse
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,516
21,141
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
United States
Nick Miller
Former Yugoslavia
Nationalism
Refugees
Population Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,740
8,713
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Canada
Paul Thagard
Cognitive science
philosophy
philosophy of mind
philosophy of science
philosophy of medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,113
8,540
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
United Kingdom
Nick Black
Health services research
health care policy
health care history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,957
14,308
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
United Kingdom
Max Roser
Poverty
Growth
Health
Economic History
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,344
37,598
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
United States
Neal Krause
religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,089
11,482
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
United Kingdom
Stringer C
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,082
11,604
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Netherlands
Johan Schot
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,507
20,170
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
United States
Miral Dizdaroglu
Science
Art
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,098
7,297
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Ireland
Dermot Moran
phenomenology
philosophy of mind
consciousness and embodiment
Husserl and Merleau-Ponty
medieval Christian Neoplatonism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,477
12,764
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
United Kingdom
Mark Maslin
Palaeoclimate
Palaeoceanography
Human Evolution
Climate Change
Earth History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,475
21,799
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
United States
Naomi Oreskes
history of science
climate change
women in science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,299
18,486
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
United Kingdom
Timothy Williamson
Philosophy
Logic
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,750
13,846
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
United Kingdom
John Broome
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,473
18,252
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
France
Francesco D Errico
Prehistory
human evolution
archeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,468
14,487
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Brazil
Marilena Chaui
História da Filosofia
Ética e Filosofia Política
Metafísica
Epistemologia
Filosofia Brasileira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,458
8,798
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
United States
Elliott Sober
philosophy of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,420
7,237
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
United States
Bas Van Fraassen
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,285
7,956
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
United States
Michael Gurven
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,079
15,157
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Germany
Mark van Kleunen
invasion ecology
global change ecology
life-history evolution
pollination
phenotypic plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,030
22,876
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
United Kingdom
Nick Bostrom
Philosophy
Artificial Intelligence
Ethics
Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,868
19,186
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
United Kingdom
Daniel Nettle
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,840
13,597
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
United States
John Esposito
Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,253
7,673
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,334
Canada
481
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Vaclav Smil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,786
14,750
0.337
energy environment food population technical innovation history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,403
United States
6,348
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Evelyn Fox Keller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,611
9,185
0.221
philosophy of biology
theoretical biology
mathematical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,447
Sweden
156
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Martin John Whitehouse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,516
21,141
0.509
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,864
United States
6,552
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Nick Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,740
8,713
0.214
Former Yugoslavia
Nationalism
Refugees
Population Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,228
Canada
564
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Paul Thagard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,113
8,540
0.213
Cognitive science
philosophy
philosophy of mind
philosophy of science
philosophy of medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,315
United Kingdom
1,253
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nick Black
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,957
14,308
0.358
Health services research
health care policy
health care history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,670
United Kingdom
1,277
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Max Roser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,344
37,598
0.956
Poverty
Growth
Health
Economic History
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,835
United States
7,006
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Neal Krause
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,089
11,482
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,840
United Kingdom
1,299
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Stringer C
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,082
11,604
0.297
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,173
Netherlands
377
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Johan Schot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,507
20,170
0.524
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,110
United States
7,583
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Miral Dizdaroglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,098
7,297
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,530
Ireland
54
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Dermot Moran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,477
12,764
0.350
phenomenology
philosophy of mind
consciousness and embodiment
Husserl and Merleau-Ponty
medieval Christian Neoplatonism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,532
United Kingdom
1,445
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mark Maslin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,475
21,799
0.598
Palaeoclimate
Palaeoceanography
Human Evolution
Climate Change
Earth History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,651
United States
7,835
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Naomi Oreskes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,299
18,486
0.509
history of science
climate change
women in science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,057
United Kingdom
1,496
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Timothy Williamson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,750
13,846
0.387
Philosophy
Logic
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,250
United Kingdom
1,517
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
John Broome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,473
18,252
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,255
France
313
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Francesco D Errico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,468
14,487
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,263
Brazil
132
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Marilena Chaui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,458
8,798
0.248
História da Filosofia
Ética e Filosofia Política
Metafísica
Epistemologia
Filosofia Brasileira
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,298
United States
8,126
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Elliott Sober
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,420
7,237
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,017
United States
8,882
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Bas Van Fraassen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,285
7,956
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,181
United States
9,376
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Michael Gurven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,079
15,157
0.472
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,234
Germany
905
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Mark van Kleunen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,030
22,876
0.714
invasion ecology
global change ecology
life-history evolution
pollination
phenotypic plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,378
United Kingdom
1,816
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Nick Bostrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,868
19,186
0.602
Philosophy
Artificial Intelligence
Ethics
Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,413
United Kingdom
1,818
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Daniel Nettle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,840
13,597
0.427
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,076
United States
10,198
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
John Esposito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,253
7,673
0.254