Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
statistics
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,293
103,439
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,524
74,289
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,166
39,688
0.879
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Probability Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,297
34,386
0.898
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mathematical Biology
Genomics
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,036
21,778
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Algorithms
Optimization
Operations Research
Scheduling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,452
17,698
0.215
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Statistics
genomics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,947
16,275
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
statistics
probability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,399
12,810
0.295
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Algorithmic statistics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,664
11,413
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bayesian statistics
probabilistic programming
statistical software development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,878
10,965
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Computational Mathematics
Multiscale Modeling
Applied Mathematics
Informative Intelligent Computing
Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,832
10,498
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,432
10,357
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
statistics
optimization
machine learning
high dimensional data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,428
10,269
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Applied and computational mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,212
9,308
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Statistics
Neuroimaging
Social Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,248
8,745
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stochastic Analysis
Stochastic Control
Mathematical Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,974
8,583
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Statistics
Probability
Environmental
Disease
Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,522
8,498
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Probability
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,012
8,130
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Algorithms
Complexity
Optimization
Verification
Databases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,676
8,093
0.194
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
scientific computing
applied mathematics
electromagnetics
acoustics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,705
7,425
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mathematical Modeling and Simulation
Biophysics
Active and Complex Matter
Cellular Mechanics
Fluid/Structure Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,482
7,424
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biophysics
Cell Biology
Mathematical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,602
7,116
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,918
6,918
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
partial differential equation
applied analysis
geometric analysis
geometric measure theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,203
6,424
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
statistics
biostatistics
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,895
6,190
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774
243
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,293
103,439
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,608
598
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,524
74,289
0.518
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,436
1,789
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joan Bruna
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,166
39,688
0.879
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,566
2,248
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Arjovsky
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,297
34,386
0.898
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Probability Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,275
4,521
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Raul Rabadan
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,036
21,778
0.573
Mathematical Biology
Genomics
Theoretical Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,340
6,133
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Clifford Stein
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,452
17,698
0.215
Algorithms
Optimization
Operations Research
Scheduling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,443
6,963
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Simon Tavaré
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,947
16,275
0.339
Statistics
genomics
computational biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,113
9,930
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard A Davis
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,399
12,810
0.295
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,901
11,746
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel Hsu
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,664
11,413
0.685
Algorithmic statistics
machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,794
12,464
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonah Gabry
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,878
10,965
0.923
Bayesian statistics
probabilistic programming
statistical software development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,954
13,296
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Qiang Du
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,832
10,498
0.441
Computational Mathematics
Multiscale Modeling
Applied Mathematics
Informative Intelligent Computing
Data Analytics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,630
13,532
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Paisley
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,432
10,357
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,038
13,695
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ming Yuan
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,428
10,269
0.479
statistics
optimization
machine learning
high dimensional data analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,460
15,709
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric Vanden Eijnden
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,212
9,308
0.439
Applied and computational mathematics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,247
17,076
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael E Sobel
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,248
8,745
0.289
Statistics
Neuroimaging
Social Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,457
17,510
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ioannis Karatzas
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,974
8,583
0.226
Stochastic Analysis
Stochastic Control
Mathematical Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,143
17,769
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ziqiang Lin
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,522
8,498
0.997
Statistics
Probability
Environmental
Disease
Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,139
18,815
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cameron Bruggeman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,012
8,130
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,443
18,938
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mihalis Yannakakis
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,676
8,093
0.194
Algorithms
Complexity
Optimization
Verification
Databases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,770
21,203
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Leslie Greengard
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,705
7,425
0.289
scientific computing
applied mathematics
electromagnetics
acoustics
computational biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,789
21,211
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Shelley
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,482
7,424
0.425
Mathematical Modeling and Simulation
Biophysics
Active and Complex Matter
Cellular Mechanics
Fluid/Structure Interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,222
22,404
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alex Mogilner
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,602
7,116
0.345
Biophysics
Cell Biology
Mathematical Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,599
23,241
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Donald J Mcmahon
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,918
6,918
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,011
25,532
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fanghua Lin
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,203
6,424
0.373
partial differential equation
applied analysis
geometric analysis
geometric measure theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,491
26,719
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zhiliang Ying
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,895
6,190
0.328
statistics
biostatistics
psychometrics