Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 264 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Qualitative Content Analysis
Evaluation
Mixed Methods
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,841
35,371
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Recommender Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,593
12,238
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Social metabolism
sustainability transition
resource use
socioecological systems
anthropocene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,009
5,964
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
multimedia systems
video streaming
video adaptation
Quality of Experience
multimedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,091
4,617
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,957
3,656
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Artificial Intelligence
Declarative Problem Solving
Computational Logic
Answer Set Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,869
3,588
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Smart Grid
Self-organizing Systems
Communication Networks
Real-time Systems
Smart Sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,219
3,588
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Distributed Systems
Parallel Systems
Cloud Computing
Edge AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,307
3,409
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Life-Span Development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,659
3,288
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cryptography
Side Channel Analysis
Side Channel Attacks
Embedded Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,566
3,067
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,481
3,037
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Inverse Problems
Nonlinear Acoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,266
2,922
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
smart cameras
visual sensor networks
pervasive computing
UAV
multi robot systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,598
2,875
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
abusive language detection
sentiment analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
2,868
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Telecommunications
Power Line Communications
Machine Learning
Smart Grid
UAV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,566
2,771
0.323
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psychotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,097
2,766
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
AI for Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Program Analysis
Software Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,715
2,664
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Multimedia Communication and Systems
Computer Networks
Parallel and Distributed Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,620
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,256
2,517
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Video Understanding
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Video Retrieval
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,096
2,476
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
robotics
sensor fusion
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,768
2,467
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
global mental health
family violence
parenting
public health
implementation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
2,412
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
System Security
Statistics
Complexity Theory
Game Theory
Decision Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,555
2,324
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
2,276
0.237
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Circular Economy
Entrepreneurship Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,747
2,153
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,529
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philipp Mayring
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,841
35,371
0.422
Qualitative Content Analysis
Evaluation
Mixed Methods
Health Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,218
126
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dietmar Jannach
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,593
12,238
0.594
Recommender Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,941
393
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marina Fischer Kowalski
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,009
5,964
0.314
Social metabolism
sustainability transition
resource use
socioecological systems
anthropocene
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,348
549
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christian Timmerer
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,091
4,617
0.458
multimedia systems
video streaming
video adaptation
Quality of Experience
multimedia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,016
718
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christoph Görg
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,957
3,656
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,780
739
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Gebser
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,869
3,588
0.364
Artificial Intelligence
Declarative Problem Solving
Computational Logic
Answer Set Programming
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,793
740
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wilfried Elmenreich
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,219
3,588
0.497
Smart Grid
Self-organizing Systems
Communication Networks
Real-time Systems
Smart Sensors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,790
786
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Radu Prodan
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,307
3,409
0.301
Distributed Systems
Parallel Systems
Cloud Computing
Edge AI
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,610
821
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Judith Glück
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,659
3,288
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,409
882
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elisabeth Oswald
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,566
3,067
0.290
Cryptography
Side Channel Analysis
Side Channel Attacks
Embedded Security
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,123
894
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ralf Terlutter
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,481
3,037
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,939
936
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Barbara Kaltenbacher
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,266
2,922
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,879
952
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bernhard Rinner
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,598
2,875
0.378
smart cameras
visual sensor networks
pervasive computing
UAV
multi robot systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,378
956
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Wiegand
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
2,868
0.703
abusive language detection
sentiment analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,920
994
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrea M. Tonello
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,566
2,771
0.323
Telecommunications
Power Line Communications
Machine Learning
Smart Grid
UAV
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,309
996
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sven Rabung
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,097
2,766
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,381
1,037
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Pinzger
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,715
2,664
0.306
AI for Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Program Analysis
Software Visualization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,605
1,050
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hermann Hellwagner
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,620
0.388
Multimedia Communication and Systems
Computer Networks
Parallel and Distributed Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,800
1,096
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Grabner Kräuter Sonja
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,256
2,517
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,223
1,113
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Klaus Schoeffmann
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,096
2,476
0.604
Video Understanding
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Video Retrieval
Data Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,936
1,114
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephan Weiss
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,768
2,467
0.365
robotics
sensor fusion
computer vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,714
1,144
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Heather Foran
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
2,412
0.507
global mental health
family violence
parenting
public health
implementation science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,664
1,183
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stefan Rass
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,555
2,324
0.654
System Security
Statistics
Complexity Theory
Game Theory
Decision Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,283
1,224
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerhard Friedrich
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
2,276
0.237
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,917
1,300
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Erich J Schwarz
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,747
2,153
0.454
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Circular Economy
Entrepreneurship Education