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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 175 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
United States
Ann Brandwein
statistics
biostatistics
sample surveys
survival analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
284
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
United States
Till Weber
Political Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
739
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
United States
Kalin S Kolev
financial accounting and reportin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
644
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
United States
Rados Radoicic
Combinatorics
Graph Theory
Probability
Mathematical Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,232
472
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
United States
David R Jones
American Politics
Congress
Elections
Political Parties
Polarizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
432
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
United States
Angela Marinilli Pinto
behavioral weight loss
weight loss maintenance
diet
physical activity
eating disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
526
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
United States
Gwendolyn P Webb
risk management
option valuation and effects
corporate finance
market efficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
215
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
United States
Diogo Hildebrand
Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Consumer Goal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
662
0.623

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
United States
John Wahlert
rodent anatomy
vertebrate paleontology
cranial anatom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
147
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
United States
Dexin Zhou
Finance
Financial Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
867
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
United States
Louis Bolce
Public opinion
Political parties
Election
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
107
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
United States
Don Waisanen
Leadership Communication
Strategic Communication
Rhetoric and Public Affair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
382
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
United States
Rahnama Rad Kamiar
Machine Learning
Neuroscience
Risk Estimatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
352
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
United States
Andreas F Grein
international marketing
international busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
144
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
United States
Nizan Geslevich Packin
Financial Regulation
Tech Law and Policy
Business Law & Ethics
Consumer Protection Law
Privacy & Information La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
513
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
United States
Pragya Mathur
Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Information Processing
Individual Level Differences
Brandin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
435
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
United States
Elizabeth M Minei
Discursive Leadership
Group Communication
HRT/HRO Theory
Sensemaking
Framin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
480
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
United States
Elena Kosygina
probability
stochastic process
partial differential equation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
663
209
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
United States
Barry Rosen
marketing
forestr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
157
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
United States
Andrea Bazzoli
Occupational Health Psychology
Job Insecurity
Financial Stress
Workplace Safety
Psychometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
643
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
United States
Gregory Snyder
graffiti
skateboarding
subculture theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
255
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
United States
Xi Dong
AssetPricing/Anomalies
InvestorBehavior(ShortSell/HF/Retail/MF)
AI/ML
News/Media/BigDat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
506
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
United States
Sean Crockett
experimental economics
general equilibrium theory
decision theory
behavioral economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
279
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,082
United States
174,365
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ann Brandwein
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
284
0.196
statistics
biostatistics
sample surveys
survival analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603,549
United States
182,146
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Paquita Davis Friday
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,329
278
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,399
United States
183,636
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Till Weber
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
739
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,854
United States
188,840
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Kalin S Kolev
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
644
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,511
United States
188,988
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Rados Radoicic
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,232
472
0.383
Combinatorics
Graph Theory
Probability
Mathematical Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,955
United States
192,857
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
David R Jones
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
432
0.366
American Politics
Congress
Elections
Political Parties
Polarizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,527
United States
192,999
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Angela Marinilli Pinto
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
526
0.447
behavioral weight loss
weight loss maintenance
diet
physical activity
eating disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,590
United States
194,003
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Gwendolyn P Webb
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
215
0.185
risk management
option valuation and effects
corporate finance
market efficienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,735
United States
202,173
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Diogo Hildebrand
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
662
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,704
United States
202,883
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
John Wahlert
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
147
0.139
rodent anatomy
vertebrate paleontology
cranial anatom

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,725
United States
209,874
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Dexin Zhou
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
867
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,892
United States
217,600
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Louis Bolce
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
107
0.121
Public opinion
Political parties
Election
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,855
United States
224,136
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Don Waisanen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
382
0.468
Leadership Communication
Strategic Communication
Rhetoric and Public Affair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
782,479
United States
225,124
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Rahnama Rad Kamiar
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
352
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,825
United States
227,395
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Andreas F Grein
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
144
0.184
international marketing
international busines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,113
United States
234,993
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Nizan Geslevich Packin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
513
0.726
Financial Regulation
Tech Law and Policy
Business Law & Ethics
Consumer Protection Law
Privacy & Information La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,193
United States
235,000
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Pragya Mathur
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
435
0.615
Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Information Processing
Individual Level Differences
Brandin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,212
United States
237,806
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Elizabeth M Minei
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
480
0.705
Discursive Leadership
Group Communication
HRT/HRO Theory
Sensemaking
Framin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,922
United States
239,836
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Elena Kosygina
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
663
209
0.315
probability
stochastic process
partial differential equation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
851,522
United States
239,953
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Barry Rosen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
157
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860,033
United States
241,692
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Andrea Bazzoli
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
643
0.997
Occupational Health Psychology
Job Insecurity
Financial Stress
Workplace Safety
Psychometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860,476
United States
241,761
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Gregory Snyder
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
255
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,853
United States
244,322
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Xi Dong
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
506
0.814
AssetPricing/Anomalies
InvestorBehavior(ShortSell/HF/Retail/MF)
AI/ML
News/Media/BigDat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,886
United States
244,931
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Sean Crockett
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
279
0.452
experimental economics
general equilibrium theory
decision theory
behavioral economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
896,537
United States
249,067
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Thomas Halper
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
100
0.172