Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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
Cognitive science
artificial intelligence
machine learning
computational neuroscience
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,958
65,706
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Gravitational Waves
Seismic Isolation
Laser Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,403
81,663
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,043
82,385
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
computer vision
computational photography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,828
45,020
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
heat
energy
photovoltaic
electromagnetic
desalination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,824
50,480
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
physics
machine learning
health
translation
knowledge graphs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,060
37,533
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,529
30,602
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
nanophotonics
photonic crystals
nonlinear optics
wireless power transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,376
51,166
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,865
49,616
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
algorithms
computer science and engineering
graph drawing
parallel computing
performance engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,532
21,557
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Low dimensional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,951
41,266
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Gravitational waves
Quantum optics
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,723
81,222
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Gravitational-wave physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,891
80,769
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
cluster dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,618
78,568
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Labor Economics
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,537
38,894
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Optics
Metrology
Atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,857
77,092
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
quantum
digital learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,823
35,069
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
gravitational waves
vibrations
earthquakes
NDE
metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,285
77,673
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Innovation
User Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,447
18,724
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
biomaterials
gene delivery
nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,755
51,646
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,990
50,135
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,344
27,966
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Physics
Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,734
72,579
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
economics
finance
politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,970
25,949
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
AI
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,750
81,839
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,370
1,131
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Joshua B Tenenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,958
65,706
0.587
Cognitive science
artificial intelligence
machine learning
computational neuroscience
cognitive psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,399
1,146
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jeffrey S Kissel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,403
81,663
0.733
Gravitational Waves
Seismic Isolation
Laser Interferometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,453
1,174
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Fabrice Matichard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,043
82,385
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,515
1,203
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
William T Freeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,828
45,020
0.414
computer vision
computational photography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,516
1,204
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Gang Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,824
50,480
0.464
heat
energy
photovoltaic
electromagnetic
desalination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,541
1,218
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Samuel Klein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,060
37,533
0.347
physics
machine learning
health
translation
knowledge graphs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,621
1,256
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
John Gabrieli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,529
30,602
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,682
1,285
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Marin Soljacic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,376
51,166
0.486
nanophotonics
photonic crystals
nonlinear optics
wireless power transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,763
1,321
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Esther Duflo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,865
49,616
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,779
1,330
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Charles E Leiserson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,532
21,557
0.208
algorithms
computer science and engineering
graph drawing
parallel computing
performance engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,867
1,381
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Jing Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,951
41,266
0.405
Low dimensional materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,883
1,389
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Maggie Tse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,723
81,222
0.798
Gravitational waves
Quantum optics
Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,930
1,414
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Hsin-Yu Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,891
80,769
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,110
1,500
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Carl Johan Haster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,618
78,568
0.805
Astrophysics
gravitational waves
cluster dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,118
1,505
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Josh Angrist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,537
38,894
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,173
1,533
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Aaron Buikema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,857
77,092
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,175
1,534
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
I Chuang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,823
35,069
0.362
quantum
digital learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,218
1,551
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Sebastien Biscans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,285
77,673
0.807
gravitational waves
vibrations
earthquakes
NDE
metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,424
1,647
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Eric Von Hippel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,447
18,724
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,535
1,693
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Daniel G Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,755
51,646
0.563
biomaterials
gene delivery
nanomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,650
1,742
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
David Autor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,990
50,135
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,711
1,776
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Max Tegmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,344
27,966
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,746
1,795
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Maximiliano Isi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,734
72,579
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,808
1,826
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Simon Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,970
25,949
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,826
1,833
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Phillip Isola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,750
81,839
0.933
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
AI
Cognitive Science