Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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
Earth System Science
Biogeochemical Cycles
Ecosystem Modeling
Climate & Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,760
40,357
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular electronic structure theory
quantum chemistry
chemical bonding
molecular spectra
propagator theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,400
38,228
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,372
31,512
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
PTSD
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,888
27,632
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wireless networking
multimedia communications
indoor localization
smart health
smart grid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,495
18,845
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Suicidal behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,040
15,211
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant-bacteria interaction
Soil Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
mangrove
algal biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,617
14,707
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Standardization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,316
14,647
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
marketing ethics
social responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,282
14,397
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
psychology
psychiatry
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,681
13,375
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Environmental Engineering
soil and groundwater remediation
water and wastewater
treatment
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
13,206
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physics
Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,245
12,995
0.269
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
organizational change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,182
12,315
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,254
11,539
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
strategic management
corporate governance
ownership
institutional investors
boards of directors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,217
11,405
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant genomics
evolution and domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,905
9,840
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Machine Learning
Explainable AI
Computer Vision
NLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,917
9,473
0.795
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental biotechnology
soil microbiology
algal biotechnology
plant-bacteria interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,978
9,370
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Advanced Materials
Energy Storage
2D Materials
MXenes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,479
9,352
0.749
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Management
Organizational Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,279
9,200
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,799
9,182
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
nanocellulose
conducting polymer
biorefinery
supercapacitor
sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,906
8,744
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
sexual selection
speciation
mitonuclear coadaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,858
8,252
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Geospatial Data Science
Machine Learning
Water Security
Public Health
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,916
7,879
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Building Information Modeling
Virtual Reality
Concrete
Safety
Automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,005
7,864
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,309
1,740
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hanqin Tian
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,760
40,357
0.699
Earth System Science
Biogeochemical Cycles
Ecosystem Modeling
Climate & Sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,700
1,897
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
JV Ortiz
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,400
38,228
0.418
Molecular electronic structure theory
quantum chemistry
chemical bonding
molecular spectra
propagator theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,371
2,573
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dave Ketchen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,372
31,512
0.475
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,781
3,150
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank Weathers
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,888
27,632
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,010
5,609
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shiwen Mao
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,495
18,845
0.661
Wireless networking
multimedia communications
indoor localization
smart health
smart grid
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,301
7,716
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tracy Witte
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,040
15,211
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,357
8,115
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yoav Bashan
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,617
14,707
0.362
Plant-bacteria interaction
Soil Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
mangrove
algal biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,483
8,174
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nima Shamsaei
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,316
14,647
0.846
Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Standardization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,033
8,379
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oc Ferrell
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,282
14,397
0.311
marketing ethics
social responsibility
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,560
9,344
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gregory S Pettit
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,681
13,375
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,002
9,516
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dongye Zhao
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
13,206
0.604
Environmental Engineering
soil and groundwater remediation
water and wastewater
treatment
photocatalysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,570
9,736
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Emanuele Bonamente
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,245
12,995
0.269
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,654
10,504
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Achilles Armenakis
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,182
12,315
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,373
11,529
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Held
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,254
11,539
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,933
11,757
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brian L Connelly
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,217
11,405
0.703
strategic management
corporate governance
ownership
institutional investors
boards of directors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,285
14,507
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shu Chen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,905
9,840
0.550
Plant genomics
evolution and domestication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,469
15,327
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anh M Nguyen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,917
9,473
0.795
Machine Learning
Explainable AI
Computer Vision
NLP
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,103
15,577
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luz De Bashan
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,978
9,370
0.469
Environmental biotechnology
soil microbiology
algal biotechnology
plant-bacteria interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,215
15,623
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Majid Beidaghi
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,479
9,352
0.749
Advanced Materials
Energy Storage
2D Materials
MXenes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,131
15,953
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Wesson
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,279
9,200
0.454
Management
Organizational Behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,240
15,993
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yy Lee
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,799
9,182
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,265
17,082
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Haishun Du
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,906
8,744
0.982
nanocellulose
conducting polymer
biorefinery
supercapacitor
sensor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,114
18,456
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Geoffrey Hill
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,858
8,252
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,345
19,635
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shufen Susan Pan
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,916
7,879
0.722
Geospatial Data Science
Machine Learning
Water Security
Public Health
Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,485
19,692
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Salman Azhar
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,005
7,864
0.605
Building Information Modeling
Virtual Reality
Concrete
Safety
Automation