Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 104 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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: 76
United States
Paulo Lima Filho
mathematics
algebraic geometry
topology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
74
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
United States
Sm Mallikarjunaiah
Applied Mathematics
Finite Element Method
Computational Mechanics
Nonlinear Elasticity
High
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
323
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
United States
Beate Zimmer
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
148
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
United States
Cong X Kang
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
246
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
United States
Cong Fu
Geometric Deep Learning
AI for Science
Physical Simulations
Molecules
Quantum Many-Body Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
385
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
United States
Kun Gou
Soft-tissue Engineering
Mathematical Biology
Computation
Continuum Mechanics
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
283
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
United States
Qi Han
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
188
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
United States
David Hudgins
Mathematical Economics
International Economics
Managerial Economics
Energy Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
141
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
United States
PalaniappanDevanayagam
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
92
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
United States
Jiangyuan Li
Statistical ML/DL
Regularization Method
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
181
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
United States
Chris M Manuel
Statistics
Health Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
36
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
United States
Alexey L Sadovski
applied mathematics
statistics
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
71
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
United States
Sulin Song
Graph theory
combinatorial optimization
algorithm analysis
network optimization and diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
76
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
United States
Polly Allred
leadership
superintendents
female leadership
mathematics education
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
78
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
United States
Jingbo Liu
Algebraic Number Theory
Quadratic/Hermitian Lattices
Lattice-based Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
57
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
United States
Jiayan Ye
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
33
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
United States
Changwoo J Lee
Probabilistic machine learning
Bayesian statistics
Environmental epidemiology
Clustering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
United States
B Veena Shankara Narayana Rao
Mathematical Modeling
Mathematical Biology
Population Dynamics
Applied Partial Differential Equations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
13
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
United States
David Cox
Malware
Information Theory
Dynamical Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
United States
Ethan Mcdonald
statistical analysis
machine learning
wavelets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
United States
Arpan Pal
Mathematics
Complexity Theory
Data Science
Algebraic Statistics
Algebraic Geometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
United States
Oluwaseun 'Seun' Olanipekun
statistics
randomized response techniques
survey research
sampling techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
United States
Natasha M Astudillo
Machine learning
Artificial Intelligence
Biophysics
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
United States
Bingbing Ji
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
United States
Brittany Alexander
statistics
political polling
public opinion
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
967,724
United States
262,137
2,210
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Paulo Lima Filho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
74
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
992,123
United States
266,150
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Sm Mallikarjunaiah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
323
0.753
Applied Mathematics
Finite Element Method
Computational Mechanics
Nonlinear Elasticity
High
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,005,064
United States
268,244
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Beate Zimmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
148
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,021,826
United States
270,907
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Cong X Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
246
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,022,349
United States
271,003
2,226
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Cong Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
385
0.967
Geometric Deep Learning
AI for Science
Physical Simulations
Molecules
Quantum Many-Body Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,452
United States
276,750
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Kun Gou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
283
0.780
Soft-tissue Engineering
Mathematical Biology
Computation
Continuum Mechanics
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,085,132
United States
280,596
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Qi Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
188
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,277,903
United States
307,642
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
David Hudgins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
141
0.653
Mathematical Economics
International Economics
Managerial Economics
Energy Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,326,484
United States
314,266
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
PalaniappanDevanayagam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
92
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,347,862
United States
317,126
2,312
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Jiangyuan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
181
0.989
Statistical ML/DL
Regularization Method
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,389,659
United States
322,862
2,336
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Chris M Manuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
36
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,413,402
United States
325,966
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Alexey L Sadovski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
71
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,598,071
United States
350,872
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Sulin Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
76
0.752
Graph theory
combinatorial optimization
algorithm analysis
network optimization and diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626,000
United States
354,656
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Polly Allred
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
78
0.830
leadership
superintendents
female leadership
mathematics education
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,759,670
United States
372,803
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Jingbo Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
57
0.877
Algebraic Number Theory
Quadratic/Hermitian Lattices
Lattice-based Cryptography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,939,660
United States
396,527
2,713
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Jiayan Ye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
33
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,028,005
United States
407,720
2,784
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Changwoo J Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Probabilistic machine learning
Bayesian statistics
Environmental epidemiology
Clustering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,064,490
United States
412,218
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
B Veena Shankara Narayana Rao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
13
0.591
Mathematical Modeling
Mathematical Biology
Population Dynamics
Applied Partial Differential Equations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,074,275
United States
413,415
2,829
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
David Cox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,077,349
United States
413,746
2,832
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Ethan Mcdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
statistical analysis
machine learning
wavelets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,133,615
United States
420,409
2,884
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Arpan Pal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Mathematics
Complexity Theory
Data Science
Algebraic Statistics
Algebraic Geometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151,976
United States
422,529
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Oluwaseun 'Seun' Olanipekun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
statistics
randomized response techniques
survey research
sampling techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,198,928
United States
427,648
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Natasha M Astudillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Machine learning
Artificial Intelligence
Biophysics
Biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,223,097
United States
430,236
2,958
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Bingbing Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,226,426
United States
430,560
2,960
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Brittany Alexander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
statistics
political polling
public opinion
public policy