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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
Soil Physics
Instrumentation
Soil Water Content
Microgravity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
5,116
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Space Sciences
Upper atmospheric physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,828
4,475
0.238
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
atmospheric physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,141
2,665
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
space physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,180
2,009
0.246
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Materials Science
Solid Mechanics
Geophysics
Space Plasma Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
1,393
0.873
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
electron scattering
spacecraft charging
dielectrics
conductivity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
812
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,558
679
0.039
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
physics
materials science
surface physics and chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,946
564
0.191
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
nonlinear dynamics
natural computation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,496
458
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Aeronomy
Mesosphere & Lower Thermosphere
Rayleigh Lidar
Incoherent-Scatter Radar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,839
378
0.098
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nonlinear dynamics
fluids
statistical physics
and electromagnetism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,956
347
0.177
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plasma Physics
Space Weather
Computational Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
215
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Theoretical plasma physics
Plasma simulation
Plasma wave instability
Discharge and processing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
100
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,908
31,679
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Scott B Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
5,116
0.494
Soil Physics
Instrumentation
Soil Water Content
Microgravity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,590
36,843
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bela Fejer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,828
4,475
0.238
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,968
63,083
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael J Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,141
2,665
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,599
82,073
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jan Sojka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,180
2,009
0.246
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,750
111,180
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yanqing Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
1,393
0.873
Materials Science
Solid Mechanics
Geophysics
Space Plasma Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,502
160,328
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
JR Dennison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
812
0.271
electron scattering
spacecraft charging
dielectrics
conductivity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,976
176,784
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Kardelis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,558
679
0.039
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,406
193,146
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dm Riffe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,946
564
0.191
physics
materials science
surface physics and chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,166
210,969
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Peak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,496
458
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821,561
227,373
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vincent B Wickwar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,839
378
0.098
Aeronomy
Mesosphere & Lower Thermosphere
Rayleigh Lidar
Incoherent-Scatter Radar
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858,055
234,539
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Boyd Edwards
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,956
347
0.177
nonlinear dynamics
fluids
statistical physics
and electromagnetism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,683
272,995
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Larry Gardner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
215
0.387
Plasma Physics
Space Weather
Computational Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,422,877
327,324
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Min Uk Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
100
0.763
Theoretical plasma physics
Plasma simulation
Plasma wave instability
Discharge and processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,294,790
439,577
800
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hankyu Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000