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
public health
primary health care
complementary health care
chronic disease
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,266
15,610
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Desalination
Water Reuse
Membrane Technology
Resource Recovery
Circular Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,431
20,789
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,344
8,626
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Plant ecophysiology. terrestrial ecohydrology
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,136
11,806
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Computational Intelligence
Fuzzy Transfer Learning
Concept drift
Decision support systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,078
17,878
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Water treatment
Wastewater treatment
membrane technology
filtration
desalination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,718
13,928
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Network Science
Security and Privacy
Big Data
Mathematical Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,026
19,934
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,868
11,910
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Federated Learning
Foundation Models
On-device Intelligence
Digital Health
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,144
23,419
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
political economy
society-nature relationships
academic governance
geoscience and society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,332
8,417
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Pharmaceutics
Drug Delivery
Immunology and Microbiology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,170
21,998
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
RNA
miRNA
Gene regulation
RNA interference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,016
5,580
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
diamond
nanophotonics
single emitters
2D materials
boron nitride
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,594
18,018
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
algal biotech
microalgae
seaweed
aquatic photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,110
12,104
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Psycho-oncology
Cancer care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,692
12,484
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Electrochemistry
Energy
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,321
12,029
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Electromagnetics
Antennas
Wireless Communications
Big Data Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,684
14,772
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Adolescent Mental Health
Infectious Diseases
NCDs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,612
20,536
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Biophotonics
Upconversion
super resolution
point of care
cytometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,593
16,455
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Artificial intelligence
Data science
Machine learning
Behavior informatics
Enterprise innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,495
14,122
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
health economics
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,075
5,431
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Ecological Modelling
Crop Models
Water Use Efficiency
Climate Change Impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
11,703
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Pattern Recognition
Speech Recognition
Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,603
10,188
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Design
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,186
8,186
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Mobile Edge Computing
Applied AI
Intelligent Communications
Metaverse
Cyberattack Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,145
15,157
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,062
945
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jon Adams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,266
15,610
0.516
public health
primary health care
complementary health care
chronic disease
ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,131
993
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ho Kyong Shon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,431
20,789
0.706
Desalination
Water Reuse
Membrane Technology
Resource Recovery
Circular Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,479
1,064
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Grahame Dowling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,344
8,626
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,740
1,078
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Derek Eamus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,136
11,806
0.420
Plant ecophysiology. terrestrial ecohydrology
plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,193
1,152
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jie Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,078
17,878
0.660
Computational Intelligence
Fuzzy Transfer Learning
Concept drift
Decision support systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,710
1,177
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,718
13,928
0.521
Water treatment
Wastewater treatment
membrane technology
filtration
desalination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,448
1,300
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Shui Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,026
19,934
0.797
Network Science
Security and Privacy
Big Data
Mathematical Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,760
1,312
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
JM Rose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,868
11,910
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,114
1,374
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Guodong Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,144
23,419
0.970
Federated Learning
Foundation Models
On-device Intelligence
Digital Health
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,686
1,442
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Noel Castree
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,332
8,417
0.361
political economy
society-nature relationships
academic governance
geoscience and society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,982
1,452
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kamal Dua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,170
21,998
0.949
Pharmaceutics
Drug Delivery
Immunology and Microbiology
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,257
1,464
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Gyorgy Hutvagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,016
5,580
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,136
1,505
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Igor Aharonovich Fosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,594
18,018
0.797
diamond
nanophotonics
single emitters
2D materials
boron nitride
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,215
1,558
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Peter J Ralph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,110
12,104
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,164
1,591
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Suzanne Chambers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,692
12,484
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,067
1,640
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Hao Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,321
12,029
0.564
Electrochemistry
Energy
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,684
1,719
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Y Jay Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,684
14,772
0.714
Electromagnetics
Antennas
Wireless Communications
Big Data Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,904
1,725
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,612
20,536
0.996
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Adolescent Mental Health
Infectious Diseases
NCDs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,958
1,729
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Dayong Jin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,593
16,455
0.799
Biophotonics
Upconversion
super resolution
point of care
cytometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,224
1,747
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Longbing Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,495
14,122
0.689
Artificial intelligence
Data science
Machine learning
Behavior informatics
Enterprise innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,380
1,807
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jane Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,075
5,431
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,726
1,821
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Qiang Yu （于强）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
11,703
0.587
Ecological Modelling
Crop Models
Water Use Efficiency
Climate Change Impact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,692
1,870
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Yin Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,603
10,188
0.520
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Pattern Recognition
Speech Recognition
Signal Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,177
2,062
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Kees Dorst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,186
8,186
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,310
2,070
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Dinh Thai Hoang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,145
15,157
0.835
Mobile Edge Computing
Applied AI
Intelligent Communications
Metaverse
Cyberattack Detection