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 :76
Algorithms
Theoretical Computer Science
Theoretical Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
930
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Neuroscience
Construction Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
759
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
1,304
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Neurophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
1,149
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
topological materials
quantum spin liquids
high temperature superconductors
high magnetic fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
880
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Colloidal quantum dots
self-assembly and materials design
transport in nanostructures
structural characterization with X-rays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,218
903
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
quantum computing
quantum algorithms
quantum information theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
1,177
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Theoretical Computer Science
Formal Verification
Static Analysis
Smart Contracts
Parameterized Algorithms
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,072
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
evolutionary biology
genetics
gene expression
molecular biology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
720
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Cell Biology
Development Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
611
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Invasive migration
Macrophages
Mitochondria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
635
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Evolution
Speciation
Adaptation
Novelty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
877
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Quantum physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
983
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,011
499
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
405
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
718
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
iPSCs
Stem Cells
STED Microscopy
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
709
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Cell biology
advanced microscopy techniques
nanotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
421
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Theoretical Physics
Mathematical Physics
Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Many-Body Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
877
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
quantum optics
nanophotonics
electro-optics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
756
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Condensed matter physics
Semiconductor physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
792
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Developmental biology
cell biology
cytoskeleton
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
518
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Immunology
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
918
806
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Cell biology
Plant cell biology
Endocytosis
Quantitative microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
822
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Hormone signaling
Hypocotyl elongation
Cell Wall
Shade Avoidance Syndrome
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
672
0.741
Joel Rybicki
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
930
0.673
Algorithms
Theoretical Computer Science
Theoretical Ecology
Benjamin A. Suter
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
759
0.570
Neuroscience
Construction Management
Mathias Lechner
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
1,304
0.996
Jake F Watson
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
1,149
0.903
Kimberly Modic
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
880
0.714
topological materials
quantum spin liquids
high temperature superconductors
high magnetic fields
Daniel Balazs
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,218
903
0.741
Colloidal quantum dots
self-assembly and materials design
transport in nanostructures
structural characterization with X-rays
Stefan H. Sack
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
1,177
0.997
quantum computing
quantum algorithms
quantum information theory
Amir Goharshady
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,072
0.934
Theoretical Computer Science
Formal Verification
Static Analysis
Smart Contracts
Parameterized Algorithms
Ann Kathrin Huylmans
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
720
0.630
evolutionary biology
genetics
gene expression
molecular biology
bioinformatics
Peng Xia
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
611
0.535
Cell Biology
Development Biology
Daria Siekhaus
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
635
0.564
Sean Stankowski
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
877
0.785
Evolution
Speciation
Adaptation
Novelty
Alfredo Rueda
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
983
0.940
Stefano Elefante
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,011
499
0.494
Anna Nagy Staron
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
405
0.402
Janne H Korhonen
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
718
0.720
Giulio Abagnale
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
709
0.737
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
iPSCs
Stem Cells
STED Microscopy
Biomaterials
Yann Cesbron
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
421
0.438
Cell biology
advanced microscopy techniques
nanotechnology
Marko Ljubotina
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
877
0.918
Theoretical Physics
Mathematical Physics
Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Many-Body Systems
William Hease
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
756
0.797
quantum optics
nanophotonics
electro-optics
Areg Ghazaryan
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
792
0.838
Condensed matter physics
Semiconductor physics
Madison Bolger-Munro
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
518
0.550
Developmental biology
cell biology
cytoskeleton
Alexander Leithner
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
918
806
0.878
Alexander Johnson
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
822
0.899
Cell biology
Plant cell biology
Endocytosis
Quantitative microscopy
Marçal Gallemí
Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
672
0.741
Hormone signaling
Hypocotyl elongation
Cell Wall
Shade Avoidance Syndrome
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii