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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Recommender Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,150
12,392
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Artificial Intelligence
Declarative Problem Solving
Computational Logic
Answer Set Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,466
3,910
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Distributed Systems
Parallel Systems
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,892
3,683
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cryptography
Side Channel Analysis
Side Channel Attacks
Embedded Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,197
3,380
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Software Engineering
Software Evolution
Mining Software Repositories
Program Analysis
Software Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,435
3,008
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Multimedia Communication and Systems
Computer Networks
Parallel and Distributed Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,453
2,823
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,371
2,611
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Video Understanding
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Video Retrieval
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,854
2,525
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
intelligent transportation systems
telecommunications
neuro-computing
machine learning & pattern
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,290
2,180
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Deep Learning
Imaging Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,054
1,519
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Artificial Intelligence
Logic Programming
Nonmonotonic Reasoning
Planning
Diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,662
1,408
0.211
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Model-Driven Engineering
Language Engineering
Digital Twin
Modeling
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,413
1,218
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cryptography
Cryptanalysis
Applied Cryptography
Information Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,504
1,165
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Machine Learning
Neural-Symbolic Learning
Active and Assisted Living
Data Mining
Zero/Few-Shot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
1,140
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Artificial intelligence
Logic programming
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
740
0.639
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
First interest
Second interest
...distributed multimedia systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
714
0.211
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Theoretical Computer Science
Operations Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
605
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
IT-Security
Security
Cryptography
Mobile Security
Privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
544
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Software Engineering
Build Systems
Software Evolution
Mining Software Repositories
Automatic Repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
333
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Visual Sensor Networks
Security
Privacy
Trusted Computing
Smart Cameras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
979
297
0.303
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Software Engineering
Data Mining
Android
Stack Overflow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
288
0.811
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computer Science Education
Software Engineering Education
Reverse Engineering
Formal Specification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
274
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computer Vision
Image Retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
264
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Artificial Intelligence
data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
238
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Software Quality
Conceptual Modeling
Active and Assisted Living
Data Quality
Biobanking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
204
0.421
Dietmar Jannach
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,150
12,392
0.647
Recommender Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Martin Gebser
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,466
3,910
0.413
Artificial Intelligence
Declarative Problem Solving
Computational Logic
Answer Set Programming
Radu Prodan
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,892
3,683
0.338
Distributed Systems
Parallel Systems
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
Elisabeth Oswald
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,197
3,380
0.331
Cryptography
Side Channel Analysis
Side Channel Attacks
Embedded Security
Martin Pinzger
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,435
3,008
0.357
Software Engineering
Software Evolution
Mining Software Repositories
Program Analysis
Software Visualization
Hermann Hellwagner
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,453
2,823
0.437
Multimedia Communication and Systems
Computer Networks
Parallel and Distributed Processing
Gerhard Friedrich
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,371
2,611
0.279
Klaus Schoeffmann
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,854
2,525
0.655
Video Understanding
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Video Retrieval
Data Science
Kyandoghere Kyamakya
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,290
2,180
0.412
intelligent transportation systems
telecommunications
neuro-computing
machine learning & pattern
Jan Steinbrener
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,054
1,519
0.375
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Deep Learning
Imaging Systems
Wolfgang Faber
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,662
1,408
0.211
Artificial Intelligence
Logic Programming
Nonmonotonic Reasoning
Planning
Diagnosis
Judith Michael
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,413
1,218
0.862
Model-Driven Engineering
Language Engineering
Digital Twin
Modeling
Software Engineering
Arnab Roy
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,504
1,165
0.775
Cryptography
Cryptanalysis
Applied Cryptography
Information Security
Fadi Al Machot
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
1,140
0.805
Machine Learning
Neural-Symbolic Learning
Active and Assisted Living
Data Mining
Zero/Few-Shot
Konstantin Schekotihin
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
740
0.639
Artificial intelligence
Logic programming
Machine learning
Laszlo Böszörmenyi
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
714
0.211
First interest
Second interest
...distributed multimedia systems
Erich Teppan
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
605
0.477
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Theoretical Computer Science
Operations Research
Peter Schartner
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
544
0.652
IT-Security
Security
Cryptography
Mobile Security
Privacy
Christian Macho
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
333
0.917
Software Engineering
Build Systems
Software Evolution
Mining Software Repositories
Automatic Repair
Thomas Winkler
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
979
297
0.303
Visual Sensor Networks
Security
Privacy
Trusted Computing
Smart Cameras
Stefanie Beyer
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
288
0.811
Software Engineering
Data Mining
Android
Stack Overflow
Andreas Bollin
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
274
0.499
Computer Science Education
Software Engineering Education
Reverse Engineering
Formal Specification
Manfred Jürgen Primus
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
264
0.704
Computer Vision
Image Retrieval
Umair Ali Khan
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
238
0.642
Artificial Intelligence
data analysis
Volodymyr Shekhovtsov|Volodymyr A. Shekhovtsov, Vladimir A. Shekhovtsov, Володимир Шеховцов
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
204
0.421
Software Quality
Conceptual Modeling
Active and Assisted Living
Data Quality
Biobanking