Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Gran Sasso Science Institute Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Active matter
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
1,428
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
1,313
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Software Engineering
Microservice Architectures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
1,108
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Regional economics
Urban Economics
Economics of Natural Disasters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
1,013
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
statistical mechanics
disordered systems
quantum field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
521
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
964
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
764
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Environmental Economics
Applied Microeconometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
807
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Cultural Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
755
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
646
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
872
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
633
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Particle Physics
Astroparticle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
745
731
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Formal Methods
Software Verification
Static Analysis
Concurrency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
413
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Theory of Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
629
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Inner areas
Resilience
Peripherality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
544
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Mathematical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
508
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Applied economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
434
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Economic Geography
Urban Studies
Housing
Squatting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
466
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Structural Engineering
Seismic
Earthquake Engineering
Computational Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
474
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
evaluation
Big Science
innovation
technology transfer
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
330
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Performance Evaluation
Cloud Computing
Cyber-Physical Systems
Queuing Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
371
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
396
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Cosmic Rays
Gamma ray astronomy
Space Detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
387
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Software Engineering
Self-adaptive Systems
Software Architectures
Service-oriented Applications
Internet of Things
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
304
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,163
23,451
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Lorenzo Caprini
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
1,428
0.992
Active matter
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
soft matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,428
24,166
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Pierre Cristofari
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
1,313
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,264
25,140
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Paolo Di Francesco
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
1,108
0.885
Software Engineering
Microservice Architectures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,030
25,816
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Marco Modica
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
1,013
0.858
Regional economics
Urban Economics
Economics of Natural Disasters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,004
26,588
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Giacomo Gradenigo
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
521
0.471
statistical mechanics
disordered systems
quantum field theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,350
27,075
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Francesco Tudisco
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
964
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,356
28,077
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Andrea Ascani
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
764
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,894
28,270
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Alessandro Palma
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
957
807
0.843
Environmental Economics
Applied Microeconometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,914
28,364
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Alessandro Crociata
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
755
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,345
28,378
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Paolo Antonelli
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
646
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,257
28,822
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Valentina Dompè
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
872
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,488
29,734
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Francesco Viola
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
633
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,963
30,769
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Stefano Di Lorenzo
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
745
731
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
784,404
31,131
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Omar Inverso
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
413
0.576
Formal Methods
Software Verification
Static Analysis
Concurrency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,253
31,499
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Alkida Balliu
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
629
0.917
Theory of Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,040
32,037
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Giulia Urso
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
544
0.843
Inner areas
Resilience
Peripherality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,417
32,967
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Serena Cenatiempo
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
508
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,936
33,715
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Maria Giovanna Brandano
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
434
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
914,268
34,420
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Margherita Grazioli
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
466
0.963
Economic Geography
Urban Studies
Housing
Squatting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
922,681
34,690
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Michele Angiolilli
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
474
1.000
Structural Engineering
Seismic
Earthquake Engineering
Computational Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976,178
36,329
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Martina Dal Molin
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
330
0.795
evaluation
Big Science
innovation
technology transfer
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978,932
36,420
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Riccardo Pinciroli
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
371
0.900
Performance Evaluation
Cloud Computing
Cyber-Physical Systems
Queuing Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
993,487
36,875
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Francesca Alemanno
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
396
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,716
37,168
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Dimitrios Kyratzis
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
387
1.000
Cosmic Rays
Gamma ray astronomy
Space Detectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,006,190
37,234
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Martina De Sanctis
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Viale Francesco Crispi, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
304
0.790
Software Engineering
Self-adaptive Systems
Software Architectures
Service-oriented Applications
Internet of Things