Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
United States
Tim Stelzer
Physics Education Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,113
11,716
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
United States
Eduardo Fradkin
Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,853
10,309
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
United States
Elbert Branscomb
molecular biology
emegence of life
non-equilibrium thrermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,410
6,880
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
United States
Thomas B Rauchfuss
inorganic
bioinorganic
organometallic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,520
7,294
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
United States
Ning Wang
mechanotransduction
mechanobiology
mechanomedicine
tumors
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,319
8,506
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
United States
Gilbert Holder
astrophysics
physics
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
12,430
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
United States
Ivan Petrov
thin films
surface engineering
surface science
materials characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,843
8,751
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
United States
Yue Shen
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,151
13,719
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
United States
Nigel Goldenfeld
Condensed matter physics
applied mathematics
continuum mechanics
biology
ecology and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,451
7,009
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
United States
Nicolas Yunes
Gravitational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,410
14,703
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
United States
Andrew Gewirth
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,852
11,276
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
United States
Michael J Plewa
genetics
mutagens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,496
9,765
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
United States
Andrew V Suarez
Ant Ecology
Biological Invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,989
6,758
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
United States
James R Miller
conservation biology
restoration ecology
community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,892
6,593
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
United States
Martin Gruebele
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,515
5,439
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
United States
Patrick J Weatherhead
behavior
ecology
ornithology
herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,475
3,932
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
United States
Gustavo Caetano-Anolles
Computational biology
Evolutionary genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,265
4,152
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
United States
So Hirata
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Quantum Many-Body Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,951
5,528
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
United States
Zaida Zan Luthey Schulten
Chemisty
Biophysics
Computational biology
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,523
7,192
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
United States
Jian Peng
Machine Learning
Drug Discovery
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,381
14,075
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
United States
Jeffrey P Filippini
Physics
Cosmology
Cosmic Microwave Background
Dark Matter
Particle Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
7,059
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
United States
Andrew Db Leakey
Integrative physiology
ecology
genetics
and genomics
of plant responses to global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,799
8,390
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
United States
Julian M Catchen
Computational Biology
Population Genomics
Structural Variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,683
10,083
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
United States
Aida El Khadra
lattice field theory
quantum chromodynamics
flavor physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,393
9,688
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,278
United States
8,962
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Tim Stelzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,113
11,716
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,511
United States
9,491
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Eduardo Fradkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,853
10,309
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,019
United States
10,142
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Elbert Branscomb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,410
6,880
0.226
molecular biology
emegence of life
non-equilibrium thrermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,394
United States
11,186
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Thomas B Rauchfuss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,520
7,294
0.256
inorganic
bioinorganic
organometallic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,650
United States
11,297
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Ning Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,319
8,506
0.300
mechanotransduction
mechanobiology
mechanomedicine
tumors
stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,537
United States
12,129
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Gilbert Holder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
12,430
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,256
United States
12,848
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Ivan Petrov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,843
8,751
0.339
thin films
surface engineering
surface science
materials characterization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,281
United States
14,139
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Yue Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,151
13,719
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,627
United States
14,675
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Nigel Goldenfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,451
7,009
0.299
Condensed matter physics
applied mathematics
continuum mechanics
biology
ecology and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,725
United States
14,714
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Nicolas Yunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,410
14,703
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,785
United States
15,158
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Andrew Gewirth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,852
11,276
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,868
United States
16,411
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Michael J Plewa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,496
9,765
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,149
United States
16,972
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Andrew V Suarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,989
6,758
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,139
United States
18,122
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
James R Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,892
6,593
0.331
conservation biology
restoration ecology
community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,205
United States
18,539
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Martin Gruebele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,515
5,439
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,326
United States
18,590
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Patrick J Weatherhead
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,475
3,932
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,906
United States
18,809
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Gustavo Caetano-Anolles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,265
4,152
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,844
United States
19,172
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
So Hirata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,951
5,528
0.292
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Quantum Many-Body Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,217
United States
19,696
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Zaida Zan Luthey Schulten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,523
7,192
0.388
Chemisty
Biophysics
Computational biology
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,760
United States
19,902
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jian Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,381
14,075
0.766
Machine Learning
Drug Discovery
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,293
United States
21,690
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jeffrey P Filippini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
7,059
0.411
Physics
Cosmology
Cosmic Microwave Background
Dark Matter
Particle Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,651
United States
22,223
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Andrew Db Leakey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,799
8,390
0.499
Integrative physiology
ecology
genetics
and genomics
of plant responses to global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,155
United States
22,435
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Julian M Catchen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,683
10,083
0.604
Computational Biology
Population Genomics
Structural Variation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,383
United States
22,912
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Aida El Khadra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,393
9,688
0.591
lattice field theory
quantum chromodynamics
flavor physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,489
United States
23,326
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Andrew Belmont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,156
5,393
0.334