Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Independent Researcher United Kingdom Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
agroecology
biotechnology
political ecology
technology
food sovereignty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
416
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
468
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Int. law
global law
law & dev
int. law & IR
politics/IR & int. dev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
245
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Resistance exercise
older adults
caffeine
coffee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
449
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Mechanical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
411
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
213
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
International relations
Peacebuilding
Conflict resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
341
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Applied Biosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
356
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
425
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Energy storage
Embedded systems
sensors and instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
411
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Privacy Preservation
Cloud Security
Machine Learning
Blockchain
IoT/CPS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
412
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Materials and advanced Manufacturing of aerospace composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
371
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
health psychology
PCOS
polycystic ovary syndrome
long term conditions
self-management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
182
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
machine learning
applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
380
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Stress & Structural Analysis
Finite Element Analysis
Structural Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
232
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Motion Planning
Swarm Robotics
Robotic Exploration
System Identification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
299
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Biomedical Computing
Wireless Sensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
282
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Social Psychology
Sociology
Protests
LGBTQ+
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
379
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Mixture optimization
Concrete overlay
Finite element
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
341
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Laser Materials Processing
Physical Metallurgy
Additive Manufacturing
Welding
Laser Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
359
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
Fire retardant materials
Polymers
Ultrasonics and Nano materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
243
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Computer Science
Data Science
Machine Learning
Mathematics
Music Information Retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
305
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
respiratory care
respiratory physiotherapy
pulmonary rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
207
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
peacekeeping
peacebuilding
conflict resolution
United Nations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
208
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
agroecology
urban agriculture
vertical farming
organic agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
291
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
869,238
48,393
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Barbara Van Dyck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
416
0.723
agroecology
biotechnology
political ecology
technology
food sovereignty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886,558
48,977
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Aybulat Yanturin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
468
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,051
49,032
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Brian Vincent Ikejiaku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
245
0.452
Int. law
global law
law & dev
int. law & IR
politics/IR & int. dev
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,219
49,136
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Darren Richardson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
449
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,225
49,661
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Hassan Ijaz,
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
411
0.798
Mechanical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,369
49,818
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
James Shippen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
213
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,631
49,897
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Chuck Thiessen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
341
0.670
International relations
Peacebuilding
Conflict resolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
934,846
51,343
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jonathan Inetianbor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
356
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972,579
53,260
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Corbin Griffen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
425
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
980,865
53,711
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Joe Fleming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
411
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,803
53,763
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Fawad Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
412
0.972
Privacy Preservation
Cloud Security
Machine Learning
Blockchain
IoT/CPS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
985,713
53,977
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ashwath Pazhani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
371
0.883
Materials and advanced Manufacturing of aerospace composites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,264
54,014
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Carol Percy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
182
0.433
health psychology
PCOS
polycystic ovary syndrome
long term conditions
self-management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,576
54,137
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Jino Mathew
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
380
0.911
machine learning
applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012,873
55,393
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
John N Karadelis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
232
0.590
Stress & Structural Analysis
Finite Element Analysis
Structural Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,013,686
55,433
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Ioannis John Arvanitakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
299
0.763
Motion Planning
Swarm Robotics
Robotic Exploration
System Identification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,019,956
55,741
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jacek Lewandowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
282
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,574
55,921
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Chris Robson Day
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
379
0.992
Social Psychology
Sociology
Protests
LGBTQ+
Emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,024,805
56,002
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Adegoke Omotayo Olubanwo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
341
0.895
Mixture optimization
Concrete overlay
Finite element
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,046,913
57,102
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Amirhossein Sadeghian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
359
0.997
Laser Materials Processing
Physical Metallurgy
Additive Manufacturing
Welding
Laser Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061,937
57,836
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Latha Krishnan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
243
0.700
Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
Fire retardant materials
Polymers
Ultrasonics and Nano materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,285
58,736
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Hanchao Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
305
0.921
Computer Science
Data Science
Machine Learning
Mathematics
Music Information Retrieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,269
58,931
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Agnieszka Lewko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
207
0.631
respiratory care
respiratory physiotherapy
pulmonary rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,087,938
59,137
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
David Curran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
208
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088,759
59,163
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Dionysios Dennis Touliatos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
291
0.898
agroecology
urban agriculture
vertical farming
organic agriculture