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 :251
Host-parasite ecology and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
1,227
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :252
medical sociology
health policy
pharmaceuticals
transparency
conflicts of interest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,522
1,110
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :253
Inclusive teaching
Assessment & Feedback
OSN
smart membranes
MOFs/MMMs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,488
1,086
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :254
Computer Algebra
High Performance Audio
Cryptography
Networks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,442
487
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :255
Economic Development
Corruption
Inequality
Poverty and Vulnerability
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
435
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :256
Labour Economics
Sports Economics
Personnel Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
529
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :257
Statistical Genetics
Evolutionary Genomics
Functional Genomics
Population Genetics
Speciation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
581
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :258
Indoor Environment Quality
Low Carbon Building Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
1,149
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :259
cell biology
mechanotransduction
tissue engineering
cancer
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
672
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :260
Futurology
Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
780
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :261
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
708
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :262
Higher Education
Social Theory
Inequality
Curricula
Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
584
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :263
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,304
1,102
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :264
poverty
vulnerability
inequality
wellbeing
public policy governance
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
470
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :265
Robotics
Medical Robotics
System Design and Analysis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
994
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :266
institutional investors
market risk
fintech
sustainable finance
corporate governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
409
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :267
Environmental Politics
Sustainable Development
Transnational Governance
China
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
1,199
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :268
Electrochemistry
2D Materials
Ionic Liquids
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
501
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :269
Positive psychology
resilience
child maltreatment
political violence
terrorism and war
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
954
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :270
public policy
political theory
British politics
contemporary history
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,206
394
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :271
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
992
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :272
Signal and image processing
Machine learning
Optimization
Compressive sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
675
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :273
Synthetic organic chemistry
drug design and synthesis
natural products
medicinal chemistry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
278
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :274
Algebraic geometry
Representation theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
464
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :275
Governance
Regulation
Tobacco
Tobacco Control
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,153
688
0.597
Ben Ashby
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
1,227
0.805
Host-parasite ecology and evolution
Piotr Ozieranski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,522
1,110
0.729
medical sociology
health policy
pharmaceuticals
transparency
conflicts of interest
Salman Shahid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,488
1,086
0.730
Inclusive teaching
Assessment & Feedback
OSN
smart membranes
MOFs/MMMs
Russell Bradford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,442
487
0.338
Computer Algebra
High Performance Audio
Cryptography
Networks
Ajit Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
435
0.303
Economic Development
Corruption
Inequality
Poverty and Vulnerability
Kerry L Papps
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
529
0.381
Labour Economics
Sports Economics
Personnel Economics
Leslie M Turner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
581
0.419
Statistical Genetics
Evolutionary Genomics
Functional Genomics
Population Genetics
Speciation
Daniel Maskell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
1,149
0.845
Indoor Environment Quality
Low Carbon Building Materials
Julia Sero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
672
0.495
cell biology
mechanotransduction
tissue engineering
cancer
nanotechnology
Soheil Davari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
780
0.576
David Tsang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
708
0.540
Andrea Abbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
584
0.447
Higher Education
Social Theory
Inequality
Curricula
Pedagogy
Veronica Ferrandiz Mas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,304
1,102
0.845
Joe Devine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
470
0.371
poverty
vulnerability
inequality
wellbeing
public policy governance
Ioannis Georgilas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
994
0.794
Robotics
Medical Robotics
System Design and Analysis
Ania Zalewska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
409
0.327
institutional investors
market risk
fintech
sustainable finance
corporate governance
Yixian Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
1,199
0.965
Environmental Politics
Sustainable Development
Transnational Governance
China
Political Economy
Sara Dale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
501
0.406
Electrochemistry
2D Materials
Ionic Liquids
Iris Lavi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
954
0.785
Positive psychology
resilience
child maltreatment
political violence
terrorism and war
Nick Pearce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,206
394
0.327
public policy
political theory
British politics
contemporary history
Ekaterina Kochmar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
992
0.832
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Mohammad Golbabaee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
675
0.578
Signal and image processing
Machine learning
Optimization
Compressive sensing
Lorenzo Caggiano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
278
0.238
Synthetic organic chemistry
drug design and synthesis
natural products
medicinal chemistry
Alastair Craw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
464
0.398
Algebraic geometry
Representation theory
J Robert Branston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,153
688
0.597
Governance
Regulation
Tobacco
Tobacco Control