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Highly Cited Researchers 368 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
interpretative phenomenological analysis
qualitative research
phenomenology
health psychology
psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,343
51,635
0.468
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
psychology neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,107
33,230
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,185
25,788
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,324
11,731
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Addictive Behaviors
Gaming Disorder
Gambling Disorder
Psychometrics
Health Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,224
11,627
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
computer vision
image processing
applications of probabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,020
10,605
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,571
10,218
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Affective and Cognitive Neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,743
8,307
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cancer survivorship and working life
occupational health
post traumatic stress
sexual and reproductive health and behaviou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,403
7,893
0.299
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Longitudinal studies
child development
social polic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,552
7,869
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
chemical measuremen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,215
7,620
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
structural biology
biophysics
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,903
7,031
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Experimental Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,703
6,901
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
American politics
US foreign polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,641
6,859
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Genetics
Psychopathology
Neurodevelopmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,288
6,772
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
immersive education
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
learner engagemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,541
6,401
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Self
Space Perception
Body Representation
Touch
Pai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,694
6,324
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Occupational Health Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,083
6,282
0.567
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Science
Physics
Chemistry
Materials
Crystallograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,288
6,185
0.321
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Criminolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,390
5,443
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
computational biology
integrative modelling
cryoE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,297
5,171
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Conflict theory and management
Northern Ireland
war and counterinsurgency
theories of politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,213
4,924
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Educational neuroscience
development
developmental disorders
cognitive variability
computational modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,325
4,867
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Early learning mechanisms
multisensory integration
infant developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,741
4,838
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
interpretative phenomenological analysis
phenomenological psychology
emotion
adult crying
phenomenological research method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,994
4,692
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,756
211
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonathan A Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,343
51,635
0.468
interpretative phenomenological analysis
qualitative research
phenomenology
health psychology
psycholog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,638
461
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark H Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,107
33,230
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,412
716
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,185
25,788
0.658
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personalit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,908
2,528
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ron Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,324
11,731
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,297
2,556
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Halley M. Pontes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,224
11,627
0.764
Addictive Behaviors
Gaming Disorder
Gambling Disorder
Psychometrics
Health Psycholog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,405
2,894
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steve Maybank
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,020
10,605
0.353
computer vision
image processing
applications of probabilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,263
3,056
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emily Jh Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,571
10,218
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,175
4,034
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nazanin Derakhshan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,743
8,307
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,640
4,292
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tom Cox|Thomas Cox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,403
7,893
0.299
Cancer survivorship and working life
occupational health
post traumatic stress
sexual and reproductive health and behaviou
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,854
4,317
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Edward Melhuish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,552
7,869
0.365
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,202
4,498
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,215
7,620
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,462
4,986
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wallace Ba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,903
7,031
0.261
structural biology
biophysics
bioinformatic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,037
5,102
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Eimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,703
6,901
0.232
Experimental Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,552
5,133
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,641
6,859
0.503
American politics
US foreign polic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,595
5,229
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Angelica Ronald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,288
6,772
0.416
Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Genetics
Psychopathology
Neurodevelopmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,505
5,602
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sara De Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,541
6,401
0.365
immersive education
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
learner engagemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,651
5,696
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthew R. Longo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,694
6,324
0.462
Self
Space Perception
Body Representation
Touch
Pai
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,266
5,749
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gail Kinman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,083
6,282
0.567
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,695
5,860
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,288
6,185
0.321
Science
Physics
Chemistry
Materials
Crystallograph
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,659
6,802
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mike Hough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,390
5,443
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,281
7,252
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maya Topf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,297
5,171
0.502
computational biology
integrative modelling
cryoE
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,973
7,693
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul Dixon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,213
4,924
0.482
Conflict theory and management
Northern Ireland
war and counterinsurgency
theories of politic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,414
7,804
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,325
4,867
0.395
Educational neuroscience
development
developmental disorders
cognitive variability
computational modellin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,151
7,856
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Natasha Kirkham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,741
4,838
0.497
Early learning mechanisms
multisensory integration
infant developmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,027
8,119
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Virginia Eatough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,994
4,692
0.469
interpretative phenomenological analysis
phenomenological psychology
emotion
adult crying
phenomenological research method