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
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,496
22,386
0.411
* 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
54,269
48,252
0.889
* 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
54,181
19,399
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,010
11,094
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
cancer
endocrinology
women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,346
8,002
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
composite materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,974
20,683
0.406
* 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
49,086
31,204
0.636
* 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
48,840
15,439
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,159
21,021
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,707
12,162
0.260
* 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
46,673
11,171
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,204
14,325
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,379
9,924
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Computational Structural Biology
Molecular Biophysics
Molecular Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,292
20,024
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Behavior
Entomology
Evolution
Genomics
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,049
14,632
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,988
8,990
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
computational astrophysics
galaxy clusters
interacting binary stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,714
33,918
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,543
29,347
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,100
12,147
0.282
* 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
42,989
14,456
0.336
* 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
42,823
13,713
0.320
* 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
42,637
17,804
0.418
* 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
41,434
17,351
0.419
* 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
41,022
16,398
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,013
16,710
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,678
4,138
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Yi Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,496
22,386
0.411
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,737
4,167
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Daniel George
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,269
48,252
0.889
Deep Learning
Generative AI
Time Series Analysis
Gravitational Astrophysics
Supercomputing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,759
4,183
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Billie F Spencer Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,181
19,399
0.358
wireless sensors
structural health monitoring
structural control
cyberinfrastructure applications
stochastic fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,062
4,320
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Stephen Sligar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,010
11,094
0.209
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,236
4,401
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Benita S Katzenellenbogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,346
8,002
0.153
cancer
endocrinology
women's health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,633
4,593
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Scott R White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,974
20,683
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,245
4,874
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Atul Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,086
31,204
0.636
Climate Change
Biogeochemical Cycles
Land Use Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,324
4,915
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Neal Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,840
15,439
0.316
Cognitive neuroscience
learning and memory
memory and brain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,542
5,022
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Nancy Sottos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,159
21,021
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,056
5,239
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Keith Kelley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,707
12,162
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,070
5,245
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Tarek Abdelzaher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,673
11,171
0.239
Real-time Systems
wireless sensor networks
cyber-physical systems
embedded systems
social sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,248
5,326
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Narendra Ahuja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,204
14,325
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,549
5,482
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Marshall Scott Poole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,379
9,924
0.219
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,585
5,502
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Emad Tajkhorshid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,292
20,024
0.442
Computational Structural Biology
Molecular Biophysics
Molecular Simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,701
5,556
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Gene E Robinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,049
14,632
0.325
Behavior
Entomology
Evolution
Genomics
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,723
5,564
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Michael Gh Coles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,988
8,990
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,847
5,622
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Paul M Ricker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,714
33,918
0.759
computational astrophysics
galaxy clusters
interacting binary stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,937
5,669
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Andrew N Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,543
29,347
0.659
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,596
5,969
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jon Thaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,100
12,147
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,650
6,000
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Chengxiang Zhai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,989
14,456
0.336
Information Retrieval
Text Mining
Machine Learning
Biomedical Informatics
Intelligent Education Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,743
6,045
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Laxmikant Kale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,823
13,713
0.320
parallel programming
parallel computing
high performance computing
computational science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,823
6,075
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Paul V Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,637
17,804
0.418
materials
materials science
chemistry
energy storage
photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,435
6,360
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
R Chris Fraley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,434
17,351
0.419
Attachment
Close Relationships
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,628
6,462
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Murugesu Sivapalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,022
16,398
0.400
Hydrology
Socio-hydrology
Water Resources
Hydrology and Water Resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,206
6,719
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Donald Ort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,013
16,710
0.418