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
soft matter
biophysics
statistical mechanics
lipid membranes
soft matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,628
1,947
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Paleoclimatology
ice cores
atmospheric chemistry
environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,458
1,950
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
nanomaterials computaional chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,448
3,237
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Prevention of social adjustment problems in middle childhood
peer affiliation patterns and influences
social emotional learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,435
1,976
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Soil Physics
Soil Health
Hydrology and Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
5,303
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Communication and Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,224
3,393
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
RFID
Internet of Things (IoT)
Digital Divide
Internet Pricing
ICT and Microfinance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,191
1,653
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Organometallic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,088
946
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Plant Stress Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,960
1,635
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
soft matter physics
computer simulations
statistical mechanics
colloidal suspensions
polymers and microgels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,952
2,040
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
2,237
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
aquatic ecology
limnology
Arctic invertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,786
1,432
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
1,864
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,607
1,374
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,596
4,754
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Psychology
Vision
Visual Neuroscience
Perception
Multisensory Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,347
1,116
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Hydrologic Modeling
Hillslope Hydrology
Watershed Modeling
Topographic Analysis
Water Resources Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,258
4,357
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Wildlife Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
1,897
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
evolutionary ecology
behavioral syndromes
quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,158
3,430
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Cheminformatics
Materials Informatics
Polymeric Materials
Nanotoxicology
QSAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,060
2,882
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
process engineering for food
biofuels and other bioproducts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,048
1,777
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Agricultural Engineering
Biomass Conversion
Food Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,981
3,611
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,972
1,523
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Veterinary Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,772
3,455
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,731
1,177
0.249
Sylvio May
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,628
1,947
0.294
soft matter
biophysics
statistical mechanics
lipid membranes
soft matter physics
Jihong Cole Dai|Jihong Dai
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,458
1,950
0.302
Paleoclimatology
ice cores
atmospheric chemistry
environmental chemistry
Svetlana V Kilina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,448
3,237
0.502
nanomaterials computaional chemistry
Joel Hektner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,435
1,976
0.307
Prevention of social adjustment problems in middle childhood
peer affiliation patterns and influences
social emotional learnin
Sandeep Kumar
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
5,303
0.827
Soil Physics
Soil Health
Hydrology and Modeling
David Westerman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,224
3,393
0.545
Communication and Technology
Fred Riggins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,191
1,653
0.267
RFID
Internet of Things (IoT)
Digital Divide
Internet Pricing
ICT and Microfinance
Philip Boudjouk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,088
946
0.155
Yajun Wu
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,960
1,635
0.274
Alan R Denton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,952
2,040
0.343
soft matter physics
computer simulations
statistical mechanics
colloidal suspensions
polymers and microgels
Joel Ransom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
2,237
0.380
Malcolm G Butler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,786
1,432
0.247
aquatic ecology
limnology
Arctic invertebrates
Keith Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
1,864
0.325
Matthew Vukovich
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,607
1,374
0.245
Hankui Zhang|Hankui K. Zhang
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,596
4,754
0.850
Mark E Mccourt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,347
1,116
0.209
Psychology
Vision
Visual Neuroscience
Perception
Multisensory Integration
Xuefeng Chu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,258
4,357
0.829
Hydrologic Modeling
Hillslope Hydrology
Watershed Modeling
Topographic Analysis
Water Resources Systems
Jonathan Jenks
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
1,897
0.365
Ned A Dochtermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,158
3,430
0.665
evolutionary ecology
behavioral syndromes
quantitative genetics
Bakhtiyor Rasulev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,060
2,882
0.570
Cheminformatics
Materials Informatics
Polymeric Materials
Nanotoxicology
QSAR
Dennis Wiesenborn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,048
1,777
0.352
process engineering for food
biofuels and other bioproducts
Lin Wei
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,981
3,611
0.725
Agricultural Engineering
Biomass Conversion
Food Processing
Volker Brozel
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,972
1,523
0.306
Ben Hause
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,772
3,455
0.724
Chandradhar Dwivedi
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,731
1,177
0.249
Pharmaceutical Sciences