Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
experimental economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,693
1,246
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
experimental
behavioral and computational economics
health economics
network economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,418
808
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
plant physiological ecology
tropics
plant ecology
science education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,220
3,613
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Pharmacology of peptides for drug delivery and therapeutics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,197
2,891
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
wetland ecology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
methane cycling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
2,763
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Behavioral experimental
Judgment and decision making
Auditing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,012
1,379
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Infertility
Fertility Awareness
Couples
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
2,319
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
water resources
hydrology
climate change
remote sensing
urban hydrology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
1,391
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
gender
sexuality
consensual non-monogamy
polyamory
diversity and inclusion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,689
3,364
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Earth system science
Earthquake Hazards
Geosphere coupling
Geospace
Earth's moon
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,532
2,400
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Global Strategic Management
Global Entrepreneurship
International Business
Introduction to Business Concepts
Managerial Econ
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
1,687
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
traumatic brain injury
cognitive rehabilitation
metacognition
self-regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,313
1,484
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Accounting
Information Technology
Accounting Information Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,234
1,184
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
environmental psychology
climate change
social psychology
climate justice
mental health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,093
3,854
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Economics
Finance
Evolution
Natural Selection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,038
1,035
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,013
1,507
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
osteoarthritis
gout
drug delivery to the joint
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,956
1,859
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Economics
Experimental Economics
Property
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,893
1,316
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Environmental geochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
1,115
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Quantum Information
Superconducting Qubits
Quantum Optics
Quantum Foundations
Mathematical Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,693
2,080
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
physical therapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,763
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Ophthalmology
Pharmacology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
1,593
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
DNA barcoding
Food Fraud
Food Safety
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,598
2,103
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Interpersonal Communication
Jealousy Expression
Conflict
Caregiving Communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,432
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Electromagnetics
Metamaterials
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Inverse design
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,363
2,131
0.634
Dave Porter
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,693
1,246
0.219
Stephen Rassenti
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,418
808
0.149
experimental
behavioral and computational economics
health economics
network economics
Gregory R Goldsmith
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,220
3,613
0.692
plant physiological ecology
tropics
plant ecology
science education
Rakesh Kumar Tiwari
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,197
2,891
0.556
Pharmacology of peptides for drug delivery and therapeutics
Jason Keller
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
2,763
0.538
wetland ecology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
methane cycling
Jane Kennedy Jollineau
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,012
1,379
0.275
Behavioral experimental
Judgment and decision making
Auditing
Brennan Peterson
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
2,319
0.463
Thomas Piechota
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
1,391
0.294
water resources
hydrology
climate change
remote sensing
urban hydrology
Amy C Moors
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,689
3,364
0.717
gender
sexuality
consensual non-monogamy
polyamory
diversity and inclusion
Dimitar Ouzounov
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,532
2,400
0.530
Earth system science
Earthquake Hazards
Geosphere coupling
Geospace
Earth's moon
Arthur Kraft
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
1,687
0.378
Global Strategic Management
Global Entrepreneurship
International Business
Introduction to Business Concepts
Managerial Econ
Mary Kennedy
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,313
1,484
0.344
traumatic brain injury
cognitive rehabilitation
metacognition
self-regulation
Bruce Dehning
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,234
1,184
0.280
Accounting
Information Technology
Accounting Information Systems
Matthew Ballew
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,093
3,854
0.942
environmental psychology
climate change
social psychology
climate justice
mental health
Terry Burnham
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,038
1,035
0.256
Economics
Finance
Evolution
Natural Selection
Amy E Hurley Hanson
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,013
1,507
0.376
Khaled A Elsaid
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,956
1,859
0.470
osteoarthritis
gout
drug delivery to the joint
Bart J Wilson
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,893
1,316
0.338
Economics
Experimental Economics
Property
Christopher S Kim
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
1,115
0.294
Justin Dressel
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,693
2,080
0.563
Quantum Information
Superconducting Qubits
Quantum Optics
Quantum Foundations
Mathematical Physics
Alison L Mckenzie
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,763
0.480
Ajay Sharma
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
1,593
0.440
Rosalee Hellberg
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,598
2,103
0.584
DNA barcoding
Food Fraud
Food Safety
Jennifer L Bevan
Chapman University
Orange, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,432
0.402
Interpersonal Communication
Jealousy Expression
Conflict
Caregiving Communication
Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri
Chapman University
Orange, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,363
2,131
0.634
Electromagnetics
Metamaterials
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Inverse design