Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
San Diego State University 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
Literacy
reading
writing
leadership
special education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,392
7,267
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Supernovae
cosmology
black holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,121
5,174
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Collaboration
collaboration systems
collboration theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,615
4,057
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Intergroup Relations
Implicit Social Cognition
Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,109
7,698
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Running injuries
Female athlete triad
Sports injury prevention
Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,441
7,505
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,835
5,914
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
psychology
health
tobacco
secondhand smoke
thirdhand smoke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,775
4,706
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
public health
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,972
5,166
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Remote sensing
image processing
land cover and land use change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,513
4,332
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
social movements
collective action
nonviolent resistance
contentious politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
3,015
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Earthquake geology
active tectonics
tectonic geomorphology
Fault zone architecture and processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,280
3,913
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Signal transduction by protein-tyrosine kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,906
1,151
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,886
4,883
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Global health
epidemiology
tobacco control
ethics
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,608
3,048
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,425
2,926
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Environmental Health
Environmental Science
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
6,927
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
adolescent health
sexual orientation
gender identity
LGBT
health disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,081
6,019
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,992
3,905
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Global Change Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Modeling
Microbial Macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,879
7,043
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
GIS
Spatial Decision Support Systems
Geocomputation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,616
3,707
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Climate change
data analysis
water waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,221
3,768
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
ngs
metagenomics
metatranscriptomics
sequencing
antibiotic resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
5,043
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
public relations
social media
political communication
military public affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,628
2,792
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,374
5,676
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Seismology
seismic hazards
wave propagation
3D finite difference modeling
nonlinear ground motion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,353
3,130
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,842
22,713
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Nancy Frey
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,392
7,267
0.443
Literacy
reading
writing
leadership
special education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,050
23,174
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Douglas Leonard
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,121
5,174
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,404
24,058
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Robert Briggs
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,615
4,057
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,893
24,987
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Thierry Devos
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,109
7,698
0.509
Intergroup Relations
Implicit Social Cognition
Diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,483
26,331
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Mitchell J Rauh
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,441
7,505
0.520
Running injuries
Female athlete triad
Sports injury prevention
Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,186
27,744
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Vanessa Malcarne
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,835
5,914
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,541
27,875
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Georg E Matt
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,775
4,706
0.342
psychology
health
tobacco
secondhand smoke
thirdhand smoke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,854
29,759
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Guadalupe Suchi Ayala
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,972
5,166
0.398
public health
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,160
30,966
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Douglas Stow
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,513
4,332
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,458
31,078
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Hank Johnston
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
3,015
0.242
social movements
collective action
nonviolent resistance
contentious politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,815
31,568
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Thomas Rockwell
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,280
3,913
0.319
Earthquake geology
active tectonics
tectonic geomorphology
Fault zone architecture and processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,805
32,649
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Peter Van Der Geer
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,906
1,151
0.097
Signal transduction by protein-tyrosine kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,963
32,705
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jianwei Chen
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,886
4,883
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,287
33,545
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Thomas Novotny
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,608
3,048
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,899
34,146
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Ksenija Marinkovic
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,425
2,926
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,277
34,960
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Eunha Hoh
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
6,927
0.621
Environmental Health
Environmental Science
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,047
35,233
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Heather L Corliss
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,081
6,019
0.543
adolescent health
sexual orientation
gender identity
LGBT
health disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,856
35,529
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
David A Lipson
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,992
3,905
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,955
35,901
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Xiaofeng Xu
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,879
7,043
0.647
Global Change Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Modeling
Microbial Macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,586
36,819
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Piotr Jankowski
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,616
3,707
0.349
GIS
Spatial Decision Support Systems
Geocomputation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,732
38,243
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Samuel Shen
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,221
3,768
0.369
Climate change
data analysis
water waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,821
39,316
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Robert Schmieder
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
5,043
0.507
ngs
metagenomics
metatranscriptomics
sequencing
antibiotic resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,435
40,599
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Kaye D Sweetser
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,628
2,792
0.290
public relations
social media
political communication
military public affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,597
41,699
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Amy Randel
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,374
5,676
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,882
41,808
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Kim Olsen
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,353
3,130
0.335
Seismology
seismic hazards
wave propagation
3D finite difference modeling
nonlinear ground motion