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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 342 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
Numerical Linear Algebr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,688
1,259
0.221
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Diatoms
Antarctica
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
taphonomy
PET
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,594
1,962
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
philosophy of technology
information and communication technology
ethics
robot ethics
digital medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,506
3,443
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Abusive Supervision
Aggression
Retentio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,497
2,235
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
In-situ characterization of materials processing and film properties using x-ray scattering methods
materials physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,439
1,138
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,356
1,570
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Meteorology
Climatology
Geography
Hazards
Disaster
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
2,878
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ordinary differential equation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,932
1,138
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,932
392
0.079
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Microbiology
Microbial physiology
Biochemistr
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,720
876
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,256
1,800
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Child robot interaction
Pedagogical agents
Culturally responsive design
Multimodal analytics
Social robotic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,993
1,655
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
developmental psychopathology
family processes
coparenting
parenting
risk and protective factor
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,983
1,794
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
primatology
ecology
nutritional ecology
conservatio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,931
1,723
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Service Management Research
Strategic Human Resource Managemen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,902
2,370
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
visualization
provenance
scientitic data managemen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,861
1,077
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Granular flo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,743
3,098
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Educational research methodology
statistics
large-scale data analysi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,736
2,325
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Organic synthesis
organic reaction mechanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
1,145
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
operations safety
quality management
service operation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
1,531
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
conservation
herpetolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,707
1,017
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
1,977
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
cancer biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,424
577
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Innovations in Information Technology
its diffusion and impac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,020
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,296
2,060
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,334
69,383
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Biswa Nath Datta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,688
1,259
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,467
70,360
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Reed Scherer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,594
1,962
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,558
71,250
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
David J Gunkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,506
3,443
0.625
philosophy of technology
information and communication technology
ethics
robot ethics
digital medi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,878
71,336
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
James P Burton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,497
2,235
0.407
Abusive Supervision
Aggression
Retentio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,980
71,952
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Carol Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,439
1,138
0.209
In-situ characterization of materials processing and film properties using x-ray scattering methods
materials physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,977
72,825
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Lee Shumow
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,356
1,570
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,651
74,216
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Walker S Ashley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
2,878
0.550
Meteorology
Climatology
Geography
Hazards
Disaster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,900
77,836
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Qingkai Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,932
1,138
0.231
Ordinary differential equation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,907
77,839
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Nick Karonis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,932
392
0.079
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,153
80,589
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
R Meganathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,720
876
0.186
Microbiology
Microbial physiology
Biochemistr
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,333
87,347
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Richard Greene
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,256
1,800
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,245
91,645
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Yanghee Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,993
1,655
0.414
Child robot interaction
Pedagogical agents
Culturally responsive design
Multimodal analytics
Social robotic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,886
91,824
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Laura D Pittman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,983
1,794
0.450
developmental psychopathology
family processes
coparenting
parenting
risk and protective factor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,020
92,750
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Mitchell Irwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,931
1,723
0.438
primatology
ecology
nutritional ecology
conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,742
93,247
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Mahesh Subramony
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,902
2,370
0.607
Service Management Research
Strategic Human Resource Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,239
93,942
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
David Koop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,861
1,077
0.279
visualization
provenance
scientitic data managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,755
96,090
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Nicholas A Pohlman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,743
3,098
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,243
96,227
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Thomas J Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,736
2,325
0.622
Educational research methodology
statistics
large-scale data analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,814
96,665
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Douglas Klumpp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
1,145
0.308
Organic synthesis
organic reaction mechanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,075
96,731
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Kathleen Mcfadden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
1,531
0.413
operations safety
quality management
service operation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,242
96,768
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Richard King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,707
1,017
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,640
99,466
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Michelle Lilly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
1,977
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,185
102,495
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Barrie Bode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,424
577
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,883
103,534
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Balaji Rajagopalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,020
0.302
Innovations in Information Technology
its diffusion and impac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,239
105,304
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Tariq Shamim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,296
2,060
0.625