Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 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
materials physics
thermal sciences
nanoscience
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,364
21,354
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Deep Learning
Generative AI
Time Series Analysis
Gravitational Astrophysics
Supercomputing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,001
48,982
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
wireless sensors
structural health monitoring
structural control
cyberinfrastructure applications
stochastic fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,501
19,687
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,156
11,227
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
cancer
endocrinology
women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,454
8,090
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
composite materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,180
20,870
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Climate Change
Biogeochemical Cycles
Land Use Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,726
31,834
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Cognitive neuroscience
learning and memory
memory and brain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,142
15,696
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,400
21,247
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,917
12,330
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Real-time Systems
wireless sensor networks
cyber-physical systems
embedded systems
social sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,837
11,329
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,381
14,451
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Computational Structural Biology
Molecular Biophysics
Molecular Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,629
20,358
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,551
10,054
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Behavior
Entomology
Evolution
Genomics
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,241
14,790
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
computational astrophysics
galaxy clusters
interacting binary stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,202
34,401
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,137
29,874
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,126
9,091
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,398
12,394
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Information Retrieval
Text Mining
Machine Learning
Biomedical Informatics
Intelligent Education Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,212
14,654
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
parallel programming
parallel computing
high performance computing
computational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,014
13,899
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
materials
materials science
chemistry
energy storage
photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,799
17,965
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Attachment
Close Relationships
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,736
17,622
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Hydrology
Socio-hydrology
Water Resources
Hydrology and Water Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,263
16,627
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Observational Cosmology
Large Astronomical Surveys
Galaxy Clusters
Galaxy Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,539
29,004
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,519
4,061
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
David G Cahill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,364
21,354
0.386
materials physics
thermal sciences
nanoscience
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,610
4,110
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Daniel George
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,001
48,982
0.891
Deep Learning
Generative AI
Time Series Analysis
Gravitational Astrophysics
Supercomputing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,729
4,172
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Billie F Spencer Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,501
19,687
0.361
wireless sensors
structural health monitoring
structural control
cyberinfrastructure applications
stochastic fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,085
4,336
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Stephen Sligar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,156
11,227
0.211
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,271
4,424
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Benita S Katzenellenbogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,454
8,090
0.154
cancer
endocrinology
women's health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,642
4,596
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Scott R White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,180
20,870
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,104
4,810
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Atul Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,726
31,834
0.640
Climate Change
Biogeochemical Cycles
Land Use Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,284
4,901
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Neal Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,142
15,696
0.319
Cognitive neuroscience
learning and memory
memory and brain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,516
5,011
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Nancy Sottos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,400
21,247
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,038
5,229
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Keith Kelley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,917
12,330
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,061
5,241
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Tarek Abdelzaher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,837
11,329
0.242
Real-time Systems
wireless sensor networks
cyber-physical systems
embedded systems
social sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,233
5,326
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Narendra Ahuja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,381
14,451
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,518
5,475
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Emad Tajkhorshid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,629
20,358
0.446
Computational Structural Biology
Molecular Biophysics
Molecular Simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,552
5,491
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Marshall Scott Poole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,551
10,054
0.221
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,700
5,550
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Gene E Robinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,241
14,790
0.327
Behavior
Entomology
Evolution
Genomics
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,712
5,556
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Paul M Ricker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,202
34,401
0.761
computational astrophysics
galaxy clusters
interacting binary stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,739
5,567
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Andrew N Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,137
29,874
0.662
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,744
5,570
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Michael Gh Coles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,126
9,091
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,526
5,943
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jon Thaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,398
12,394
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,621
5,985
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Chengxiang Zhai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,212
14,654
0.339
Information Retrieval
Text Mining
Machine Learning
Biomedical Informatics
Intelligent Education Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,714
6,034
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Laxmikant Kale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,014
13,899
0.323
parallel programming
parallel computing
high performance computing
computational science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,814
6,073
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Paul V Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,799
17,965
0.420
materials
materials science
chemistry
energy storage
photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,352
6,329
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
R Chris Fraley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,736
17,622
0.422
Attachment
Close Relationships
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,573
6,427
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Murugesu Sivapalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,263
16,627
0.403
Hydrology
Socio-hydrology
Water Resources
Hydrology and Water Resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,973
6,610
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Felipe Menanteau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,539
29,004
0.715
Observational Cosmology
Large Astronomical Surveys
Galaxy Clusters
Galaxy Formation