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
Applied Math
Mechanics
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,693
14,402
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
1,222
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mathematical Optimization
Convex & Variational Analysis
Control Theory
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
1,043
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Statistics
Education
Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
388
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Convex geometry
Functional analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
296
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mathematics Education
Science Education
Assessment
Curriculum alignment
Thinking and reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
David Y Gao
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,693
14,402
0.345
Applied Math
Mechanics
Optimization
Alex Kruger
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
1,222
0.383
Minh N Dao
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
1,043
0.874
Mathematical Optimization
Convex & Variational Analysis
Control Theory
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Jo-Ann Larkins
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
388
0.858
Statistics
Education
Assessment
David T Yost
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
296
0.272
Convex geometry
Functional analysis
Heather Ernst
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Mathematics Education
Science Education
Assessment
Curriculum alignment
Thinking and reasoning
Debra Briggs
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667