Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,407
8,175
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Phylogenetics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,325
22,044
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Health delivery and outcomes
Quality use of medicines
(de)prescribing
digital health
PROs/HRQoL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,799
29,785
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Cancer
Upper GI and HBP Surgery
Medical Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,794
15,084
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Vitamin D and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,709
9,531
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,520
13,365
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Energy storage
Food processing
Biofuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,309
15,868
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Adjustment to neurological conditions
health psychology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,251
23,731
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,199
16,654
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Protein structure
X-ray crystallography
metalloproteins
enzymes
bacterial proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,481
5,777
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Cancer Biology and Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,843
5,845
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Fetal physiology
Neonatal neuroprotection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,470
10,624
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Bioengineering
Physiome project
Computational physiology
Medical devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,264
6,024
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Bayesian inference
gravitational wave astronomy
time series analysis
deep learning
statistical computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,190
20,159
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Quantitative Research Methods
Structural Equation Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,019
14,797
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Psychometrics
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurological disorders
Rehabilitation Medicine
Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,602
19,487
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
neural regulation of the circulation and respiration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,410
9,864
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
cultural evolution
animal cognition
language evolution
philosophy of biology
historical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,002
10,193
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
gerontology
primary health care.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,779
12,131
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Diabetes
dementia
peptide hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,685
5,622
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Power Electronics
Wireless Power Transfer
Inductive Power Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,437
11,261
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Neural Networks
Data Science
Knowledge Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,251
9,175
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Marine ecosystems
Marine ecology
Environmental managment
Benthic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,197
8,440
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Sports and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,810
12,594
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Social psychology
intergroup attitudes
prejudice
racism
authoritarianism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,425
10,117
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,845
63
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Michael Corballis
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,407
8,175
0.252
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,941
64
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Dong Walter Xie|Walter Xie
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,325
22,044
0.682
Phylogenetics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,476
69
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mohammed A Mohammed
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,799
29,785
0.967
Health delivery and outcomes
Quality use of medicines
(de)prescribing
digital health
PROs/HRQoL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,482
70
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
John A Windsor
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,794
15,084
0.490
Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Cancer
Upper GI and HBP Surgery
Medical Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,565
71
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Robert Scragg
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,709
9,531
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,764
72
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Lawrence Jun Zhang
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,520
13,365
0.438
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,030
73
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Mohammed Mehdi Farid
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,309
15,868
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,082
74
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Alice Theadom
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,251
23,731
0.784
Adjustment to neurological conditions
health psychology
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,130
75
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
John Cronin
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,199
16,654
0.551
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,062
76
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Edward N Baker
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,481
5,777
0.196
Protein structure
X-ray crystallography
metalloproteins
enzymes
bacterial proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,835
77
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Bruce Baguley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,843
5,845
0.203
Cancer Biology and Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,311
78
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Alistair J Gunn
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,470
10,624
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,890
81
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Peter Hunter
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,264
6,024
0.221
Bioengineering
Physiome project
Computational physiology
Medical devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,011
82
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Matt Edwards
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,190
20,159
0.741
Bayesian inference
gravitational wave astronomy
time series analysis
deep learning
statistical computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,271
83
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Gordon Cheung
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,019
14,797
0.548
Quantitative Research Methods
Structural Equation Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,489
91
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Shivanthi Balalla *
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,602
19,487
0.761
Psychometrics
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurological disorders
Rehabilitation Medicine
Trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,791
94
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Julian Paton
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,410
9,864
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,486
99
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Russell D Gray
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,002
10,193
0.408
cultural evolution
animal cognition
language evolution
philosophy of biology
historical linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,917
101
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
NM Kerse
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,779
12,131
0.490
gerontology
primary health care.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,077
102
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Garth JS Cooper
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,685
5,622
0.228
Diabetes
dementia
peptide hormones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,549
103
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Grant Covic
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,437
11,261
0.461
Power Electronics
Wireless Power Transfer
Inductive Power Transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,912
104
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Nikola Kasabov|N Kasabov, N K Kasabov, Nikola K. Kassabov
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,251
9,175
0.378
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Neural Networks
Data Science
Knowledge Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,002
105
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Simon Thrush
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,197
8,440
0.349
Marine ecosystems
Marine ecology
Environmental managment
Benthic ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,721
106
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Mike McGuigan
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,810
12,594
0.529
Sports and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,494
108
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
John Duckitt
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,425
10,117
0.432
Social psychology
intergroup attitudes
prejudice
racism
authoritarianism