Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Pavement Modeling and Rehabilitation
Tire-Pavement Interaction
Asphlat Concerte
Sustainability
Geosynthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,999
11,567
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Emotional Intelligence
Leadership & Gender
Race in HR (Adverse Impact)
Work Engagement
Narcissism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,348
9,488
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Information Sciences
Data Visualization
Astronomy
High-Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,609
7,180
0.677
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Transportation Geotechnics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,680
6,261
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Critical race theory
urban education
Black feminisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,509
5,290
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Political Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
3,068
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International Relation
Peace Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,493
2,130
0.203
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Music information retrieval
digital humanities
e-science
library science
information science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,114
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
international development
foreign aid
international political economy
comparative political behavior
corruption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,216
2,038
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
natural language processing
computational social science
network analysis
responsible computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,287
1,897
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Science of Science
Data Science
Text Mining
Bioinformatics
Bibliometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,888
1,869
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Political communication
accountability
conflict processes
public opinion
political psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,188
1,845
0.257
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
political methodology
causal inference
evidence in policy
randomized experiments
political behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,898
1,835
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Health Informatics
HPC
Public Health
Global Health
Infodemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,464
1,826
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social Science
Communication
Political Science
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,066
1,731
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Democratic education
artificial Intelligence
Library and Information Science
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,504
1,679
0.146
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Work-family
Parental Leave
gender studies
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
1,507
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Pavement Engineering
Construction Materials
Asphalt
Viscoelasticity
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,812
1,454
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
political behavior
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
1,394
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
LGBT individuals and families in non-metro communities
Community climate for sexual and gender minorities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,360
1,371
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
American politics
Political behavior
Race
Ethnicity
Immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
1,333
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Comparative Politics
Latin America
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,500
1,314
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Gender in the Workplace
Identity
Meaningful Work and Purpose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
1,278
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Governmentality
Biopolitics
Race
Immigration
Globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
1,206
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Railway engineering
rail infrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,200
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,438
11,519
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Imad L Al Qadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,999
11,567
0.551
Pavement Modeling and Rehabilitation
Tire-Pavement Interaction
Asphlat Concerte
Sustainability
Geosynthetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,599
15,325
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel A Newman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,348
9,488
0.580
Emotional Intelligence
Leadership & Gender
Race in HR (Adverse Impact)
Work Engagement
Narcissism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,841
22,193
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matthew J Turk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,609
7,180
0.677
Information Sciences
Data Visualization
Astronomy
High-Performance Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,843
26,409
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Erol Tutumluer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,680
6,261
0.536
Transportation Geotechnics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,201
32,302
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adrienne D Dixson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,509
5,290
0.556
Critical race theory
urban education
Black feminisms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,205
57,719
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas J Rudolph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
3,068
0.437
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Political Behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,086
81,486
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John A Vasquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,493
2,130
0.203
International Relation
Peace Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,000
82,072
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Stephen Downie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,114
0.298
Music information retrieval
digital humanities
e-science
library science
information science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,425
84,747
728
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew S Winters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,216
2,038
0.634
international development
foreign aid
international political economy
comparative political behavior
corruption
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,415
90,146
774
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jana Diesner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,287
1,897
0.443
natural language processing
computational social science
network analysis
responsible computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,284
91,279
786
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vetle I Torvik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,888
1,869
0.382
Science of Science
Data Science
Text Mining
Bioinformatics
Bibliometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,794
92,259
797
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Scott L Althaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,188
1,845
0.257
Political communication
accountability
conflict processes
public opinion
political psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,271
92,676
798
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jake Bowers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,898
1,835
0.471
political methodology
causal inference
evidence in policy
randomized experiments
political behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,630
93,058
803
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ian Brooks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,464
1,826
0.527
Health Informatics
HPC
Public Health
Global Health
Infodemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,526
97,355
840
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Junghwan Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,066
1,731
0.838
Social Science
Communication
Political Science
Data Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,883
99,679
861
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bertram C Bruce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,504
1,679
0.146
Democratic education
artificial Intelligence
Library and Information Science
philosophy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,273
108,751
926
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karen Z Kramer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
1,507
0.920
Work-family
Parental Leave
gender studies
poverty
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,120
111,778
957
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ghassan R Chehab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,812
1,454
0.517
Pavement Engineering
Construction Materials
Asphalt
Viscoelasticity
Sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,424
115,536
990
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brian Gaines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
1,394
0.367
political behavior
methodology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,719
116,972
1,005
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ramona F Oswald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,360
1,371
0.408
LGBT individuals and families in non-metro communities
Community climate for sexual and gender minorities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,596
119,456
1,019
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cara Wong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
1,333
0.371
American politics
Political behavior
Race
Ethnicity
Immigration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,153
120,705
1,030
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Damarys Canache
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,500
1,314
0.375
Comparative Politics
Latin America
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,355
123,216
1,058
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
M Teresa Cardador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
1,278
0.676
Gender in the Workplace
Identity
Meaningful Work and Purpose
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,442
128,343
1,110
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonathan Xavier Inda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
1,206
0.250
Governmentality
Biopolitics
Race
Immigration
Globalization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,115
128,807
1,116
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
J Riley Edwards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,200
0.580
Railway engineering
rail infrastructure