Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Illinois State University 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
Global Strategy
Internationalization
Entry Mode
International Business
Franchising
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,809
2,043
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,719
1,886
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
1,549
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Ceramics Theory Ethnoarchaeology Experimental Archaeology Great Lakes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,538
1,503
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Ostracism
Social Exclusion
Belonging
Social Influence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
3,714
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
psychology
career development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,490
2,041
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Assessment
Curriculum in Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,298
716
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Host-parasite interactions
Ecological Immunology
Evolutionary Biology
Pollinator Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,257
2,873
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,825
1,784
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
scientific thinking
scientific literacy
cognitive development
reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,818
2,503
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Consumer Behavior
Retailing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,652
1,867
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Communication Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,594
1,210
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Behavioral ecology
Ecoimmunology
Environmental endocrinology
Ornithology
Ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,382
1,043
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Organizational identity & reputation
identity construction & change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
1,239
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Ecological Physiology
Maternal Effects
Sex Determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,095
1,722
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
public relations
crisis communication
communication technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
3,293
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
AAC
ASD
relationships between parents and special educators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,664
1,516
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Aggression
meta-analysis
scientific practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
2,899
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Air quality
Renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,486
2,655
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
psycholinguistics
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
882
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Organizational Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,670
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Physical activity epidemiology
Physical Fitness
Growth
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,422
1,605
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Computer-mediated collaboration
teams
diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
891
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,238
972
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
International Business and Management
Emerging Economies
Global Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,207
1,830
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,408
63,684
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
B. Elango
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,809
2,043
0.352
Global Strategy
Internationalization
Entry Mode
International Business
Franchising
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,072
64,511
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jeremy Driskell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,719
1,886
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,126
66,052
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
A Gokhale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
1,549
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,723
66,219
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
James M. Skibo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,538
1,503
0.271
Ceramics Theory Ethnoarchaeology Experimental Archaeology Great Lakes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,173
66,672
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Eric Wesselmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
3,714
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,305
66,710
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Margaret Nauta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,490
2,041
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,583
68,624
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
John Dossey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,298
716
0.135
Assessment
Curriculum in Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,967
69,029
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ben M. Sadd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,257
2,873
0.547
Host-parasite interactions
Ecological Immunology
Evolutionary Biology
Pollinator Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,505
74,042
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Thomas S Critchfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,825
1,784
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,781
74,130
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Corinne Zimmerman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,818
2,503
0.520
scientific thinking
scientific literacy
cognitive development
reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,870
76,278
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Gary Hunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,652
1,867
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,325
76,973
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Cheri Simonds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,594
1,210
0.263
Communication Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,072
79,880
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Charles F. Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,382
1,043
0.238
Behavioral ecology
Ecoimmunology
Environmental endocrinology
Ornithology
Ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,819
82,719
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Peter Foreman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
1,239
0.296
Organizational identity & reputation
identity construction & change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,732
84,199
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Rachel M Bowden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,095
1,722
0.421
Ecological Physiology
Maternal Effects
Sex Determination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,062
88,672
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Rebecca A Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
3,293
0.861
public relations
crisis communication
communication technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,811
91,464
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Julia B. Stoner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,664
1,516
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,445
93,384
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Joseph Hilgard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
2,899
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,310
94,819
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Liangcheng Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,486
2,655
0.762
Air quality
Renewable energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,433
95,159
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
J. Cooper Cutting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
882
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,413
95,449
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Nathan Hartman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,670
0.483
Organizational Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,802
96,171
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Kelly R Laurson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,422
1,605
0.469
Physical activity epidemiology
Physical Fitness
Growth
Pediatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,706
97,002
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Traci Carte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
891
0.263
Computer-mediated collaboration
teams
diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,468
100,040
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Gregory M. Ferrence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,238
972
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,820
100,742
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Somnath Lahiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,207
1,830
0.571
International Business and Management
Emerging Economies
Global Strategy