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
Atmospheric science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,435
1,341
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Atomic Layer Deposition
Catalysis
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,977
2,515
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
competitive strategy
technology strategy
innovation
high tech clusters
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
999
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,773
378
0.079
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
optics
physics ...
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,768
444
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
plasma
physical kinetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,745
1,480
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Computational Plasma Physics
Kinetic Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,745
1,480
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Applied Statistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,690
1,397
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Cyber Security and Privacy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
1,127
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,595
1,097
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Atmospheric chemistry
aerosol
new particle formation
indoor air quality
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
1,942
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Battery safety
Battery thermal management
Fuel cell
Thermal sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,202
3,056
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Evolution Equations
Stochastic Differential Equations
Integro-differential Equations
Operator Theory
Functional
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,082
1,237
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Memory
Lineup Identification
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
1,351
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Software Engineering
Cybersecurity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
851
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Space Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,842
1,729
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
246
0.067
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Subterranean Biology
Cave Biology
Biospeleology
Cave Ecology
Conservation Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,229
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
atmospheric science
severe storms
boundary layer
thunderstorms
mesoscale
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,584
1,238
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Natural Products Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,581
1,124
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
marketing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,503
1,470
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
physical optics
polarimetry
photonics
radiative transfer quantitative spectroscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,439
582
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Aerodynamics
Flapping Wing Flight
Insect Flight
CFD
Fluid-structure Interaction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,375
1,774
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
organizational citizenship behaviors
leadership
organizational culture and climate
expatriate management
individual differen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
1,430
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability
Product Deletion
Blockchain
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,147
3,026
0.962
Richard Mcnider
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,435
1,341
0.247
Yu Lei
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,977
2,515
0.505
Atomic Layer Deposition
Catalysis
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Caron St John
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
999
0.202
competitive strategy
technology strategy
innovation
high tech clusters
Carlos O Reinhold
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,773
378
0.079
Don Gregory
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,768
444
0.093
Vladimir Kolobov
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,745
1,480
0.312
Vladimir Kolobov
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,745
1,480
0.312
Computational Plasma Physics
Kinetic Theory
Massimiliano Bonamente
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,690
1,397
0.298
Jaehong Park
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
1,127
0.241
Cyber Security and Privacy
Robert Lawton
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,595
1,097
0.239
Shanhu Lee
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
1,942
0.439
Atmospheric chemistry
aerosol
new particle formation
indoor air quality
Guangsheng Zhang
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,202
3,056
0.727
Battery safety
Battery thermal management
Fuel cell
Thermal sciences
Toka Diagana
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,082
1,237
0.303
Evolution Equations
Stochastic Differential Equations
Integro-differential Equations
Operator Theory
Functional
Jeffrey Neuschatz
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,006
1,351
0.337
Letha Etzkorn
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
851
0.221
Software Engineering
Cybersecurity
Vladimir Florinski
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,842
1,729
0.450
Richard Lieu
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
246
0.067
Matthew L Niemiller|Matthew Niemiller
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,229
0.615
Subterranean Biology
Cave Biology
Biospeleology
Cave Ecology
Conservation Biology
Kevin Knupp
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,584
1,238
0.345
atmospheric science
severe storms
boundary layer
thunderstorms
mesoscale
Bernhard Vogler
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,581
1,124
0.314
Natural Products Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Yeqing Bao
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,503
1,470
0.420
Kirk A Fuller
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,439
582
0.169
physical optics
polarimetry
photonics
radiative transfer quantitative spectroscopy
Chang Kwon Kang
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,375
1,774
0.526
Aerodynamics
Flapping Wing Flight
Insect Flight
CFD
Fluid-structure Interaction
Sophia Marinova
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
1,430
0.445
organizational citizenship behaviors
leadership
organizational culture and climate
expatriate management
individual differen
Qingyun Zhu
University of Alabama Huntsville
Ho Chi Minh City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,147
3,026
0.962
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability
Product Deletion
Blockchain