Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

McKinsey Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
United States
Vivian George
Service Design
Experience Design
Design Thinking
Digital Transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
94
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
United States
Yanna Cavalcanti
Machine learning
Signal Processing
Image Processing
Stochastic Processes
Statistical Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
50
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
United States
Yanan Feng
psychometrics
item response theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
78
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
United States
Vimal Choudhary
Globalisation
MNC
organisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
31
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
United States
Pengfei Zhan
EV
mobility
battery
carbon capture
chemical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
United States
David Cornejo
Simulation
Optimization
Discrete Choice Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
United States
Faraaz Mallick
Computational Social Choice
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
United States
Sufyan Osamah
Finance
AI
Business Intelligence
Startups
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,598,722
United States
352,517
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Vivian George
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
94
1.000
Service Design
Experience Design
Design Thinking
Digital Transformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,654,106
United States
360,053
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Yanna Cavalcanti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
50
0.610
Machine learning
Signal Processing
Image Processing
Stochastic Processes
Statistical Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,665,805
United States
361,731
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Yanan Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
78
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,673,729
United States
362,717
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Vimal Choudhary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
31
0.397
Globalisation
MNC
organisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821,981
United States
382,918
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Pengfei Zhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
EV
mobility
battery
carbon capture
chemical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,900,346
United States
393,285
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
David Cornejo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
Simulation
Optimization
Discrete Choice Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,192,990
United States
429,352
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Faraaz Mallick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Computational Social Choice
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,262,220
United States
436,813
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Sufyan Osamah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000