The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
marine science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,879
2,998
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
movements
networks
politics
corporations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,581
2,653
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Isotope hydrology
geochemistry
oil sands environmental sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,493
4,405
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
transgender
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,340
5,390
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
health information standards
evaluation
primary care informatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,290
3,314
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Sustainability
Business and Society
Alleviation of Poverty
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,213
4,414
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
neuroscience
kinesiology
rehabilitation
transhumanism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,018
3,043
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
geology
petrology
geochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,932
3,148
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Human Factors
Systems Design
Software Safety
Virtual Care
Nursing Informatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,925
4,016
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
computer networks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,837
3,820
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Developmental and Cellular Biology
cellular signaling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,692
1,793
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Sensor Networks
Network Tomography
Network Calculus
Computational Sustainability
Security and Intrusion Detection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,614
3,385
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
participatory research
knowledge democracy
adult education
community-based research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,495
2,766
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Health equity
stigma
sex work
midwifery
maternity care
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,373
3,943
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Global Change Ecology
Biogeography
Plant Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,371
5,437
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Exoplanet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,366
5,700
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
plant secondary metabolism
phenolic biochemistry
biosynthesis
chemical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,318
3,581
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Microwave Engineering
Antennas
Filters
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,316
2,494
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
computer graphics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,261
1,179
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Health Equity
Harm Reduction
Substance Use
Homelessness
Public Health
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,165
5,283
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Wireless Communications
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,157
4,988
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Environmental psychology
place attachment
sustainability
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
5,395
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Physical Oceanography
Internal Waves
Turbulence
Lateral Mixing Processes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,092
4,420
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Inorganic p-block chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,046
1,683
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
econometrics
statistics
forecasting
economics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
2,070
0.267
Verena Tunnicliffe
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,879
2,998
0.303
WK Carroll
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,581
2,653
0.277
John J Gibson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,493
4,405
0.464
Isotope hydrology
geochemistry
oil sands environmental sciences
Aaron Devor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,340
5,390
0.577
Francis Lau
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,290
3,314
0.357
health information standards
evaluation
primary care informatics
Ana Maria Peredo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,213
4,414
0.479
Sustainability
Business and Society
Alleviation of Poverty
E Paul Zehr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,018
3,043
0.337
neuroscience
kinesiology
rehabilitation
transhumanism
Dante Canil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,932
3,148
0.352
geology
petrology
geochemistry
Elizabeth Borycki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,925
4,016
0.450
Human Factors
Systems Design
Software Safety
Virtual Care
Nursing Informatics
Jianping Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,837
3,820
0.432
Burke Robert D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,692
1,793
0.206
Developmental and Cellular Biology
cellular signaling
Kui Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,614
3,385
0.393
Sensor Networks
Network Tomography
Network Calculus
Computational Sustainability
Security and Intrusion Detection
Budd Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,495
2,766
0.326
participatory research
knowledge democracy
adult education
community-based research
Cecilia Benoit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,373
3,943
0.471
Health equity
stigma
sex work
midwifery
maternity care
Trevor Lantz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,371
5,437
0.650
Global Change Ecology
Biogeography
Plant Ecology
Ruobing Dong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,366
5,700
0.681
Peter Constabel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,318
3,581
0.431
plant secondary metabolism
phenolic biochemistry
biosynthesis
chemical ecology
Jens Bornemann
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,316
2,494
0.300
Microwave Engineering
Antennas
Filters
Brian Wyvill
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,261
1,179
0.143
Bernie Pauly
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,165
5,283
0.647
Health Equity
Harm Reduction
Substance Use
Homelessness
Public Health
Xiaodai Dong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,157
4,988
0.611
Leila Scannell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
5,395
0.664
Environmental psychology
place attachment
sustainability
social psychology
Jody M Klymak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,092
4,420
0.546
Physical Oceanography
Internal Waves
Turbulence
Lateral Mixing Processes
Neil Burford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,046
1,683
0.209
David Giles
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
2,070
0.267
econometrics
statistics
forecasting
economics