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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
Population well-being
Social and Personality Psychology
Public Health
Community Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,144
9,399
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
democracy
democratization
transition
authoritarianism
revolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,170
8,193
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
international relations theory
international security
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,387
6,411
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
International Relations
Global Governance
Public Policy
Global Environmental Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,365
6,197
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Transportation
Geography
Planning
Spatial Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,709
5,251
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Transportation and Air Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,222
4,821
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Transportation Planning
Freight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,427
4,585
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
disability studies
child and youth studies
transport geography
active transportation
pedestrian injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,234
4,241
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
science-policy interface
politics of knowledge
science in society
narrative knowledge
environmental governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,060
4,157
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Health research methodologies
evidence syntheses
database searching
transparency & reproducibility in biome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,362
4,128
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
international relations
cyberspace
cyber security
information warfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,265
4,106
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
HIV/STI
gender/sexual minorities
LGBTQ
behavioral interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,811
3,980
0.827
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Elite & citizen behaviour
elections & representation
AI & politics
politics of COVID
experiments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,877
3,930
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
social policy
history
comparative health systems
health policy
federalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,061
3,658
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,019
3,500
0.269
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
political theory immigration multiculturalism citizenship economic justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,984
3,344
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Traffic Control and Management
Evacuation Optimization
Congestion Pricing
Adaptive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
3,311
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
traumatic brain and spinal cord injury
concussion
sex / gender differences
comorbidity
measurements in medicine and medical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
3,201
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social networks
organizational theory
affect and emotions
power and influence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,395
3,056
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
climate change
global environmental politics
non-state actors
global governance
carbon markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,278
2,965
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Road safety
Probability and Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,283
2,592
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
sustainability transitions
politics
policy
energy
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,457
2,238
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
mental health
children & youth
social theory
critical qualitative
arts-based & participatory methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
2,025
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
1,931
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,543
1,871
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,158
1,557
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Felix Cheung
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,144
9,399
0.715
Population well-being
Social and Personality Psychology
Public Health
Community Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,876
1,913
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lucan Way
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,170
8,193
0.427
democracy
democratization
transition
authoritarianism
revolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,621
2,703
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Emanuel Adler
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,387
6,411
0.286
international relations theory
international security
social theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,821
2,850
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven Bernstein
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,365
6,197
0.464
International Relations
Global Governance
Public Policy
Global Environmental Politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,012
3,564
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven Farber
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,709
5,251
0.681
Transportation
Geography
Planning
Spatial Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,139
3,955
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marianne Hatzopoulou
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,222
4,821
0.775
Transportation and Air Quality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,549
4,223
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Matthew Roorda
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,427
4,585
0.544
Transportation Planning
Freight
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,039
4,637
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ron Buliung
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,234
4,241
0.515
disability studies
child and youth studies
transport geography
active transportation
pedestrian injury
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,909
4,754
569
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicole Klenk
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,060
4,157
0.822
science-policy interface
politics of knowledge
science in society
narrative knowledge
environmental governance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,948
4,803
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ana Patricia Ayala
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,362
4,128
0.946
Health research methodologies
evidence syntheses
database searching
transparency & reproducibility in biome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,646
4,824
579
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronald J Deibert
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,265
4,106
0.443
international relations
cyberspace
cyber security
information warfare
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,238
5,018
608
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amaya G Perez Brumer
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,811
3,980
0.827
HIV/STI
gender/sexual minorities
LGBTQ
behavioral interventions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,181
5,090
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Loewen|Peter Loewen
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,877
3,930
0.806
Elite & citizen behaviour
elections & representation
AI & politics
politics of COVID
experiments
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,321
5,545
654
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gregory Marchildon
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,061
3,658
0.604
social policy
history
comparative health systems
health policy
federalism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,681
5,831
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Trefler
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,019
3,500
0.269
International Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,520
6,122
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joseph Carens
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,984
3,344
0.304
political theory immigration multiculturalism citizenship economic justice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,282
6,193
727
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Baher Abdulhai
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
3,311
0.522
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Traffic Control and Management
Evacuation Optimization
Congestion Pricing
Adaptive
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,409
6,445
756
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tatyana Mollayeva
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
3,201
0.826
traumatic brain and spinal cord injury
concussion
sex / gender differences
comorbidity
measurements in medicine and medical
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,940
6,802
790
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tiziana Casciaro
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,395
3,056
0.478
Social networks
organizational theory
affect and emotions
power and influence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,779
7,031
822
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jessica F Green
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,278
2,965
0.693
climate change
global environmental politics
non-state actors
global governance
carbon markets
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,354
8,118
930
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ezra Hauer
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,283
2,592
0.230
Road safety
Probability and Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,009
9,404
1,066
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel Rosenbloom
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,457
2,238
0.911
sustainability transitions
politics
policy
energy
climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,085
10,315
1,170
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brenda Gladstone
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
2,025
0.634
mental health
children & youth
social theory
critical qualitative
arts-based & participatory methodology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,686
10,762
1,213
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mehdi Nourinejad
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
1,931
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,084
11,052
1,261
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Teruko Kishibe
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,543
1,871
0.736