Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :51
empirical software engineering
human factors
software maintenance
software documentation
data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,875
1,753
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
1,669
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
machine learning
graph mining
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,304
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Artificial Intelligence
Bio-inspired Computation
Optimisation under Uncertainty
Quality Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
1,538
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
computer vision
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,599
1,577
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Use of Representations to Assist Optimisation
Evolutionary Search for Geoscience Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
1,150
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Game Theory
Optimisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
674
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
CS Education
computing education
Interconnection Networks
Parallel Architectures.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
532
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
image filtering
saliency detection
SLAM
image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
1,122
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Human-Computer Interaction
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Brain Computer Interface
Medical AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
863
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Proton Therapy and Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
931
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
683
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
985
102
0.104
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
475
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Combinatorial Optimization
Intelligent Agents
Algorithm Analysis
Mathematical Programming
Algorithm Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
927
621
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Trustworthy AI
Deep Learning
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
827
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
395
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Computer Vision - 3D Reconstruction
Multi-camera system
Biomedical images
Robotics - SLAM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
204
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
distributed systems
escience
computer architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
55
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Cloud Computing
Software Architecture
Internet of Things (IoT)
Cyber Security
Autonomous Systems.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
185
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
cloud computing
distributed systems
networking
resource allocation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
80
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Cybersecurity
Software Engineering
Machine Learning
Microservices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
359
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Natural Language Understanding
Continual Learning
Knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
295
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
236
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
AI for Science
Computer Vision
Protein Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
259
1.000
Sebastian Baltes
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,875
1,753
0.935
empirical software engineering
human factors
software maintenance
software documentation
data
Zhibin Liao
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
1,669
0.962
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Medical Image Analysis
Andrey Kan
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,304
0.792
machine learning
graph mining
computational biology
Aneta Neumann
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
1,538
0.959
Artificial Intelligence
Bio-inspired Computation
Optimisation under Uncertainty
Quality Diversity
Kejie Li
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,599
1,577
0.986
computer vision
machine learning
Brad Alexander
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
1,150
0.854
Use of Representations to Assist Optimisation
Evolutionary Search for Geoscience Modelling
Mingyu Guo
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
674
0.518
Cruz Izu
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
532
0.433
CS Education
computing education
Interconnection Networks
Parallel Architectures.
Wei Liu
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
1,122
0.925
image filtering
saliency detection
SLAM
image processing
Hsiang Ting Tim Chen|Hsiang-Ting Chen, Tim Chen
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
863
0.741
Human-Computer Interaction
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Brain Computer Interface
Medical AI
Michael Douglass
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
931
0.831
Proton Therapy and Machine Learning
Chitchanok Chuengsatiansup
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
683
0.685
David S Munro
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
985
102
0.104
Yao Li
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
475
0.506
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Sergey Polyakovskiy
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
927
621
0.670
Combinatorial Optimization
Intelligent Agents
Algorithm Analysis
Mathematical Programming
Algorithm Development
Chong Wang
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
827
0.898
Trustworthy AI
Deep Learning
Medical Image Analysis
Amali Weerasinghe
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
395
0.491
Jae Hak Kim
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
204
0.335
Computer Vision - 3D Reconstruction
Multi-camera system
Biomedical images
Robotics - SLAM
j craig mudge
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
55
0.091
distributed systems
escience
computer architecture
Aufeef Chauhan
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
185
0.343
Cloud Computing
Software Architecture
Internet of Things (IoT)
Cyber Security
Autonomous Systems.
Marian Mihailescu
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
80
0.181
cloud computing
distributed systems
networking
resource allocation
Hussain Ahmad
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
359
1.000
Cybersecurity
Software Engineering
Machine Learning
Microservices
Vu Minh Hieu Phan|Minh Hieu Phan
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
295
1.000
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Natural Language Understanding
Continual Learning
Knowledge
Thomas Rowntree
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
236
0.855
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robotics
Weian Mao
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
259
1.000
AI for Science
Computer Vision
Protein Design