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
Risk Assessment
Genetic Engineering
Genomics
Citizen Science
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
1,449
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
geomorphology
geology
erosion
sediments
hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
634
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
acoustics
signal processing
environmental noise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
1,415
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Semiconductors
Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
Microelectronics
Intellectual Property (IP)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
547
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Computational Materials Science
Microstructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
1,468
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Solid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
670
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Fisheries
Ecology
data integration and analytics
Invasive Species
Tilapia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
908
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Ecotoxicology
Toxicology
Aquatic Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
786
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
718
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
1,084
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
mechanical engineering
fluid and thermal sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
236
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic ecology
plastic pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
659
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Human Factors
Surfaces & Interfaces
Optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
712
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Visual Perception
Visual Attention
Visual Working Memory
Visual Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
659
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
attention capture
visual search
perceptual organization
human factors
user-centered design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
238
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Electron microscopy
In situ characterization
Nanocrystalline alloys
Layered materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
1,029
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Exposure science
reproductive epidemiology
environmental epidemiology
industrial hygiene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
712
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
643
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Concrete
Durability
Cement-based materials
Civil Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
977
510
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Electronics Reliability
Materials Science
Solid Mechanics
Ductile Fracture of Metals
Dislocation Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
600
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Drug delivery
nanomaterials
regulatory affairs
standards development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
606
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
573
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Energy
sensors
instrumentation
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
662
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
825
246
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
open research data
water quality
coastal ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
545
0.666
Sean F Ryan
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
1,449
0.844
Risk Assessment
Genetic Engineering
Genomics
Citizen Science
Entomology
Jason B Barnes
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
634
0.377
geomorphology
geology
erosion
sediments
hazards
Daniel J Mennitt
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
1,415
0.844
Zachary Lochner
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
547
0.362
Semiconductors
Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
Microelectronics
Intellectual Property (IP)
Joseph Pauza
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
1,468
0.997
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Computational Materials Science
Microstructure
Nicoli Ames
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
670
0.471
Andrew Deines
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
908
0.694
Fisheries
Ecology
data integration and analytics
Invasive Species
Tilapia
William Goodfellow
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
786
0.630
Ecotoxicology
Toxicology
Aquatic Science
Jessica R Piper
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
718
0.591
Connor Slone
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
1,084
0.924
Harri Kytomaa
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
236
0.203
mechanical engineering
fluid and thermal sciences
Konrad Kulacki
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,121
659
0.588
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic ecology
plastic pollution
Josue F Martinez Hardigree
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
712
0.659
Human Factors
Surfaces & Interfaces
Optoelectronics
Valerie M Beck
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
659
0.625
Visual Perception
Visual Attention
Visual Working Memory
Visual Cognition
Robert Rauschenberger
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
238
0.229
attention capture
visual search
perceptual organization
human factors
user-centered design
Pralav P Shetty
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
1,029
0.989
Electron microscopy
In situ characterization
Nanocrystalline alloys
Layered materials
Ryan Lewis
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
712
0.715
Exposure science
reproductive epidemiology
environmental epidemiology
industrial hygiene
Hilda Buss
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
643
0.650
Amal Jayapalan
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
977
510
0.522
Concrete
Durability
Cement-based materials
Civil Engineering
Babak Kondori
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
600
0.622
Electronics Reliability
Materials Science
Solid Mechanics
Ductile Fracture of Metals
Dislocation Dynamics
Amanda Pentecost
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
606
0.691
Drug delivery
nanomaterials
regulatory affairs
standards development
Alexander M Thiele
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
573
0.659
Peter Lindahl
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
662
0.792
Energy
sensors
instrumentation
policy
Tiffani Fordyce
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
825
246
0.298
Kendra Brown
Exponent Inc
Menlo Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
545
0.666