Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 165 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Kendall Cotton Bronk
Moral Development
Positive Youth Development
Character Education
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,485
3,579
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
United States
Daryl G Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,226
1,520
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
United States
Paula Palmer
tobacco
cancer health disparities
pacific islanders
global health
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,196
1,471
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
United States
Deborah Freund
Health Policy
Health Services Research
Health Economics
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,970
788
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
United States
Ali Nadim
Applied Mathematics
Fluid Dynamics
Microfluidics
Mathematical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
1,487
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
United States
Nicole M Gatto
epidemiology
environmental health
neurological disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,461
1,635
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
United States
Susan L Ames
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,330
1,371
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
United States
Vijay Sathe
Strategy
Revitalization
Change Management
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
603
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
United States
Jason T Siegel
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
Persuasion
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
2,535
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
United States
Yi Feng
International Political Economy
Development Economics
Political Economy of China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
1,579
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
United States
Dale Berger
Statistics
Educational technology
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,635
929
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
United States
Dina Maramba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,576
2,255
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
United States
Thomas Kniesner
Labor Economics
Health Economics
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
950
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
United States
M Gloria Gonzalez Morales
Organizational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
2,073
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
United States
James Wallace
Accounting
Corporate Social Responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,417
529
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
United States
Terry Ryan
Information Systems and Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
862
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
United States
Mary Poplin
education
Christianity
worldviews
teachers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
222
0.070
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
United States
C Monica Capra|C. M. Capra, Monica Capra
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
NeuroEconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,076
882
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
United States
Allon Percus
Discrete Optimization
Random Networks
Statistical Physics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
656
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
United States
Jessica Clague Dehart
Molecular Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer Survivorship
Wellness and Wellbeing
Intervention Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
899
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
United States
J Travis Columbus
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,437
745
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
United States
Hideki Yamawaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
147
0.073
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
United States
Gary M Gaukler
Analytics
Operations
Supply Chain Management
RFID
Homeland Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
621
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
United States
Thomas F Luschei
International Comparative Education
Teacher Quality
Teacher Labor Markets
Bilingual Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
766
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
United States
Jean Schroedel
women and elections
voting rights
fetal policy
presidential rhetori
racial/ethnic politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
542
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,489
United States
60,011
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Kendall Cotton Bronk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,485
3,579
0.552
Moral Development
Positive Youth Development
Character Education
Developmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,380
United States
62,179
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Daryl G Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,226
1,520
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,177
United States
62,434
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Paula Palmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,196
1,471
0.237
tobacco
cancer health disparities
pacific islanders
global health
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,553
United States
64,409
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Deborah Freund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,970
788
0.132
Health Policy
Health Services Research
Health Economics
Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,645
United States
65,359
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Ali Nadim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
1,487
0.253
Applied Mathematics
Fluid Dynamics
Microfluidics
Mathematical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,677
United States
69,323
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nicole M Gatto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,461
1,635
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,327
United States
70,695
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Susan L Ames
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,330
1,371
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,725
United States
73,278
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Vijay Sathe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
603
0.118
Strategy
Revitalization
Change Management
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,944
United States
77,744
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Jason T Siegel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
2,535
0.535
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
Persuasion
Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,956
United States
77,746
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Yi Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
1,579
0.333
International Political Economy
Development Economics
Political Economy of China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,444
United States
79,130
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Dale Berger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,635
929
0.200
Statistics
Educational technology
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,092
United States
79,901
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Dina Maramba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,576
2,255
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,154
United States
81,980
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Thomas Kniesner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
950
0.214
Labor Economics
Health Economics
Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,622
United States
91,647
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
M Gloria Gonzalez Morales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
2,073
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,861
United States
99,523
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
James Wallace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,417
529
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,664
United States
103,179
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Terry Ryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
862
0.265
Information Systems and Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,194
United States
104,992
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Mary Poplin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
222
0.070
education
Christianity
worldviews
teachers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,959
United States
107,139
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
C Monica Capra|C. M. Capra, Monica Capra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,076
882
0.287
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
NeuroEconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,570
United States
111,269
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Allon Percus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
656
0.225
Discrete Optimization
Random Networks
Statistical Physics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,699
United States
113,502
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jessica Clague Dehart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
899
0.318
Molecular Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer Survivorship
Wellness and Wellbeing
Intervention Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,462
United States
125,276
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
J Travis Columbus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,437
745
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,894
United States
141,204
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Hideki Yamawaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
147
0.073
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,991
United States
148,484
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Gary M Gaukler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
621
0.336
Analytics
Operations
Supply Chain Management
RFID
Homeland Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,904
United States
148,996
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Thomas F Luschei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
766
0.417
International Comparative Education
Teacher Quality
Teacher Labor Markets
Bilingual Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,496
United States
152,037
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Jean Schroedel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
542
0.305
women and elections
voting rights
fetal policy
presidential rhetori
racial/ethnic politics