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University of Essex 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 :76
United Kingdom
Patrick Varga Weisz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
1,477
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
United Kingdom
Alex J Dumbrell
Community and Molecular Ecology of Microbes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,831
3,970
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
United Kingdom
Tobias Böhmelt
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
3,948
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
United Kingdom
Ian Colbeck
environmental science
indoor air
aerosol science
nanoparticles and the environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,778
2,213
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
United Kingdom
John Bartle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,756
1,824
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
United Kingdom
Melissa Smart
Genetics
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,753
4,897
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
United Kingdom
Stephen Sangwine
Color
Colour
Image processing
Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,645
1,686
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
United Kingdom
Lydia Morris
human rights
inequality
migration
welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,568
943
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
United Kingdom
Lawrence Ezrow
political science
comparative politics
representation
elections
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,551
2,586
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
United Kingdom
Stevphen Shukaitis
autonomism
cultural labor
social movements
radical aesthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,550
3,637
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
United Kingdom
Ryan Bakker
EU
parties and elections
Political Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,477
3,328
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
United Kingdom
John Q Gan
Artificial intelligence
machine learning
robotics
brain-computer interface
human-machine interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
1,836
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
United Kingdom
Melissa Tyler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,264
1,896
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
United Kingdom
Wijnand Van Tilburg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
4,358
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
United Kingdom
Reed Wood
Political violence
civil war
human rights
gender and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,225
3,221
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
United Kingdom
Murray Griffin
wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,182
2,105
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
United Kingdom
Michelle L Taylor
deep sea
genomics
phylogenomics
evolution
population connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,153
2,708
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
United Kingdom
Abraham Zhang
Operations and supply chain management
Circular economy
Social sustainability
Smart technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,144
4,843
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
United Kingdom
Franco Fiordelisi
Financial Intermediation and Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,143
3,012
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
United Kingdom
Eoin O Gorman
Ecology
food webs
biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
predator-prey interactions
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
3,253
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
United Kingdom
Teerooven Soobaroyen
Accounting
Governance
Accountability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,065
3,671
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
United Kingdom
Gill Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
1,482
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
United Kingdom
Niraj Kumar
Sustainable operations
Food supply chain
Supply chain innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,996
2,761
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
United Kingdom
Edward A Codling
Mathematical Ecology
Theoretical Ecology
Mathematical Biology
Movement Ecology
Collective Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,888
2,431
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
United Kingdom
Yanchun Bao
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,862
4,498
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,459
United Kingdom
13,334
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Patrick Varga Weisz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
1,477
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,735
United Kingdom
13,353
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Alex J Dumbrell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,831
3,970
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,914
United Kingdom
13,435
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Tobias Böhmelt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
3,948
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,349
United Kingdom
13,465
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Ian Colbeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,778
2,213
0.383
environmental science
indoor air
aerosol science
nanoparticles and the environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,992
United Kingdom
13,512
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
John Bartle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,756
1,824
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,053
United Kingdom
13,516
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Melissa Smart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,753
4,897
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,342
United Kingdom
13,738
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Stephen Sangwine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,645
1,686
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,772
United Kingdom
13,910
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Lydia Morris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,568
943
0.169
human rights
inequality
migration
welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,309
United Kingdom
13,942
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Lawrence Ezrow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,551
2,586
0.466
political science
comparative politics
representation
elections
political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,339
United Kingdom
13,944
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Stevphen Shukaitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,550
3,637
0.655
autonomism
cultural labor
social movements
radical aesthetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,744
United Kingdom
14,123
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Ryan Bakker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,477
3,328
0.608
EU
parties and elections
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,132
United Kingdom
14,544
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
John Q Gan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
1,836
0.348
Artificial intelligence
machine learning
robotics
brain-computer interface
human-machine interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,731
United Kingdom
14,595
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Melissa Tyler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,264
1,896
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,150
United Kingdom
14,630
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Wijnand Van Tilburg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
4,358
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,142
United Kingdom
14,704
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Reed Wood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,225
3,221
0.616
Political violence
civil war
human rights
gender and politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,675
United Kingdom
14,806
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Murray Griffin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,182
2,105
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,706
United Kingdom
14,883
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Michelle L Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,153
2,708
0.526
deep sea
genomics
phylogenomics
evolution
population connectivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,029
United Kingdom
14,913
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Abraham Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,144
4,843
0.941
Operations and supply chain management
Circular economy
Social sustainability
Smart technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,082
United Kingdom
14,917
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Franco Fiordelisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,143
3,012
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,375
United Kingdom
14,937
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Eoin O Gorman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
3,253
0.633
Ecology
food webs
biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
predator-prey interactions
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,997
United Kingdom
15,100
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Teerooven Soobaroyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,065
3,671
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,408
United Kingdom
15,125
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Gill Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
1,482
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,656
United Kingdom
15,287
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Niraj Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,996
2,761
0.553
Sustainable operations
Food supply chain
Supply chain innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,941
United Kingdom
15,577
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Edward A Codling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,888
2,431
0.497
Mathematical Ecology
Theoretical Ecology
Mathematical Biology
Movement Ecology
Collective Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,971
United Kingdom
15,646
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Yanchun Bao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,862
4,498
0.925