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
Moral Development
Positive Youth Development
Character Education
Developmental Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,485
3,579
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
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
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
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
Applied Mathematics
Fluid Dynamics
Microfluidics
Mathematical Modeling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
1,487
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
epidemiology
environmental health
neurological disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,461
1,635
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
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
Strategy
Revitalization
Change Management
Entrepreneurship
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
603
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
Persuasion
Motivation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
2,535
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
International Political Economy
Development Economics
Political Economy of China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
1,579
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Statistics
Educational technology
Cognition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,635
929
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
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
Labor Economics
Health Economics
Econometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
950
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
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
Accounting
Corporate Social Responsibility
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,417
529
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Information Systems and Technology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
862
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
education
Christianity
worldviews
teachers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
222
0.070
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
NeuroEconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,076
882
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Discrete Optimization
Random Networks
Statistical Physics
Machine Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
656
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Molecular Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer Survivorship
Wellness and Wellbeing
Intervention Trials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
899
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
147
0.073
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
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
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
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
Kendall Cotton Bronk
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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
Daryl G Smith
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,226
1,520
0.244
Paula Palmer
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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
Deborah Freund
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,970
788
0.132
Health Policy
Health Services Research
Health Economics
Medicine
Ali Nadim
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
1,487
0.253
Applied Mathematics
Fluid Dynamics
Microfluidics
Mathematical Modeling
Nicole M Gatto
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,461
1,635
0.299
epidemiology
environmental health
neurological disease
Susan L Ames
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,330
1,371
0.257
Vijay Sathe
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
603
0.118
Strategy
Revitalization
Change Management
Entrepreneurship
Jason T Siegel
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
2,535
0.535
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
Persuasion
Motivation
Yi Feng
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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
Dale Berger
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,635
929
0.200
Statistics
Educational technology
Cognition
Dina Maramba
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,576
2,255
0.493
Thomas Kniesner
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
950
0.214
Labor Economics
Health Economics
Econometrics
M Gloria Gonzalez Morales
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
2,073
0.542
James Wallace
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,417
529
0.155
Accounting
Corporate Social Responsibility
Terry Ryan
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
862
0.265
Mary Poplin
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
222
0.070
education
Christianity
worldviews
teachers
C Monica Capra|C. M. Capra, Monica Capra
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,076
882
0.287
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
NeuroEconomics
Allon Percus
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
656
0.225
Discrete Optimization
Random Networks
Statistical Physics
Machine Learning
Jessica Clague Dehart
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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
J Travis Columbus
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,437
745
0.306
Hideki Yamawaki
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
147
0.073
Gary M Gaukler
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
621
0.336
Analytics
Operations
Supply Chain Management
RFID
Homeland Security
Thomas F Luschei
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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
Jean Schroedel
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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