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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.187 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Counseling Psychology
Humility
Forgiveness
Religion/Spiritualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,244
14,834
0.667
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Social Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,648
6,124
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,015
9,588
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Astronomy and Astrophysic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,934
6,420
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Anxiety disorders
Mood disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,926
5,947
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,553
6,293
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,387
7,000
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,361
4,625
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Public Economic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,221
7,797
0.386
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,784
4,064
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Economics of scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,566
5,561
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Internet of Things
Privacy
Algorithm
Big Data
Networkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,469
13,056
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
protein structure and function
macromolecular crystallography
enzymes
HIV drug resistance
structure-guided drug desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,178
3,289
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Obesity
brown adipose tissues
white adipose tissue
sympathetic nervous system
food intak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,846
3,920
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
learning analytics
corpus linguistics
natural language processing
second language acquisition
applied linguistic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,768
11,841
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Structural equation modelin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,764
7,998
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Terrorism
school safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,258
8,536
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Public Health
Epidemiology
HIV
STD
Drug us
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,821
3,923
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,662
4,320
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Tobacco
Global Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,412
3,778
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
bifurcation theory
dynamical system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,554
3,210
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Autophagy
Lipophagy
Glycophagy
Mitophagy
Yeas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,505
6,385
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Marketing public policy advertising consumer behavior psychologyPrescription drugs labeling stigm
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,360
5,398
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,063
6,499
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Behavioral economics
experimental economics
Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,690
3,585
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,573
16,691
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Don Davis
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,244
14,834
0.667
Counseling Psychology
Humility
Forgiveness
Religion/Spiritualit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,028
17,242
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Geert J De Vries
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,648
6,124
0.283
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Social Neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,762
17,937
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Didier Merlin
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,015
9,588
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,991
18,015
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Sebastien Lepine
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,934
6,420
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,013
18,021
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Erin B Tone
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,926
5,947
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,024
18,390
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Lauren Adamson
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,553
6,293
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,486
18,568
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Nathan Bennett
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,387
7,000
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,557
18,587
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
George Moschis
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,361
4,625
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,964
18,764
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Jorge Martinez Vazquez
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,221
7,797
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,232
19,239
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Robin Morris
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,784
4,064
0.205
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,909
19,500
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Paula Stephan
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,566
5,561
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,217
19,621
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Zhipeng Cai
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,469
13,056
0.671
Internet of Things
Privacy
Algorithm
Big Data
Networkin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,127
19,978
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Irene Weber
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,178
3,289
0.171
protein structure and function
macromolecular crystallography
enzymes
HIV drug resistance
structure-guided drug desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,272
20,430
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Timothy Bartness
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,846
3,920
0.208
Obesity
brown adipose tissues
white adipose tissue
sympathetic nervous system
food intak
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,564
20,557
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Scott Andrew Crossley
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,768
11,841
0.631
learning analytics
corpus linguistics
natural language processing
second language acquisition
applied linguistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,232
22,033
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Edward Rigdon
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,764
7,998
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,211
22,759
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
John Horgan
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,258
8,536
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,148
23,503
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Richard Rothenberg
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,821
3,923
0.233
Public Health
Epidemiology
HIV
STD
Drug us
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,854
23,770
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Dm Crenshaw
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,662
4,320
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,951
24,186
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Michael Eriksen
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,412
3,778
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,233
25,826
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Leonid Shilnikov, Леонид Шильников
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,554
3,210
0.206
bifurcation theory
dynamical system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,494
25,918
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Taras Y Nazarko
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,505
6,385
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,218
26,200
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Pam Scholder Ellen
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,360
5,398
0.351
Marketing public policy advertising consumer behavior psychologyPrescription drugs labeling stigm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,801
28,993
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Misty Bentz
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,063
6,499
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,183
29,839
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Elisabet Rutstrom
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,690
3,585
0.262
Behavioral economics
experimental economics
Economic