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
Qualitative Content Analysis
Evaluation
Mixed Methods
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,451
37,237
0.469
* 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
19,150
12,392
0.647
* 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
18,474
6,691
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
multimedia systems
video streaming
video adaptation
Quality of Experience
multimedia communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,580
4,871
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Artificial Intelligence
Declarative Problem Solving
Computational Logic
Answer Set Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,466
3,910
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,583
3,873
0.451
* 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
6,863
3,810
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Distributed Systems
Parallel Systems
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,892
3,683
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Life-Span Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,265
3,613
0.497
* 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
10,197
3,380
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Telecommunications
Power Line Communications
Machine Learning
Smart Grid
UAV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,314
3,259
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
smart cameras
visual sensor networks
pervasive computing
UAV
multi robot systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,331
3,221
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
3,174
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Inverse Problems
Nonlinear Acoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,032
3,104
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Software Engineering
Software Evolution
Mining Software Repositories
Program Analysis
Software Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,435
3,008
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psychotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,764
2,975
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
abusive language detection
sentiment analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
2,970
0.782
* 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
6,453
2,823
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
robotics
sensor fusion
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,492
2,821
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,989
2,741
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,371
2,611
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Video Understanding
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Video Retrieval
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,854
2,525
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
global mental health
family violence
parenting
public health
implementation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
2,396
0.541
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
System Security
Statistics
Complexity Theory
Game Theory
Decision Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,190
2,269
0.711
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mathematik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,400
2,203
0.212
Philipp Mayring
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,451
37,237
0.469
Qualitative Content Analysis
Evaluation
Mixed Methods
Health Psychology
Dietmar Jannach
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,150
12,392
0.647
Recommender Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Marina Fischer Kowalski
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,474
6,691
0.362
Social metabolism
sustainability transition
resource use
socioecological systems
anthropocene
Christian Timmerer
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,580
4,871
0.508
multimedia systems
video streaming
video adaptation
Quality of Experience
multimedia communication
Martin Gebser
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,466
3,910
0.413
Artificial Intelligence
Declarative Problem Solving
Computational Logic
Answer Set Programming
Christoph Görg
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,583
3,873
0.451
Wilfried Elmenreich
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,863
3,810
0.555
Smart Grid
Self-organizing Systems
Communication Networks
Real-time Systems
Smart Sensors
Radu Prodan
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,892
3,683
0.338
Distributed Systems
Parallel Systems
Cloud Computing
Edge Computing
Judith Glück
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,265
3,613
0.497
Elisabeth Oswald
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,197
3,380
0.331
Cryptography
Side Channel Analysis
Side Channel Attacks
Embedded Security
Andrea M. Tonello
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,314
3,259
0.392
Telecommunications
Power Line Communications
Machine Learning
Smart Grid
UAV
Bernhard Rinner
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,331
3,221
0.439
smart cameras
visual sensor networks
pervasive computing
UAV
multi robot systems
Ralf Terlutter
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
3,174
0.616
Barbara Kaltenbacher
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,032
3,104
0.515
Martin Pinzger
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,435
3,008
0.357
Software Engineering
Software Evolution
Mining Software Repositories
Program Analysis
Software Visualization
Sven Rabung
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,764
2,975
0.440
Michael Wiegand
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
2,970
0.782
abusive language detection
sentiment analysis
Hermann Hellwagner
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,453
2,823
0.437
Multimedia Communication and Systems
Computer Networks
Parallel and Distributed Processing
Stephan Weiss
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,492
2,821
0.435
robotics
sensor fusion
computer vision
Grabner Kräuter Sonja
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,989
2,741
0.392
Gerhard Friedrich
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,371
2,611
0.279
Klaus Schoeffmann
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,854
2,525
0.655
Video Understanding
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Video Retrieval
Data Science
Heather Foran
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
2,396
0.541
global mental health
family violence
parenting
public health
implementation science
Stefan Rass
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,190
2,269
0.711
System Security
Statistics
Complexity Theory
Game Theory
Decision Theory
Franz Rendl
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,400
2,203
0.212