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
Quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,425
62,112
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,603
32,161
0.705
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Quantum Optics
Ultrafast Lasers
Litho Metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,331
29,828
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Condensed Matter Physics
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,369
25,643
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vibrant Schools
Trust
Self-efficacy
Collective efficacy
Coaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,090
22,787
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
seagrasses
ecology
biology
seed dispersal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,273
13,517
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
software engineering
software analytics
software evolution
software maintenance
program comprehension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,023
12,768
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Experimental High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,790
11,421
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
rivers
carbonates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,316
11,281
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Social and personality psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,708
10,128
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Geomorphology
ecology
coastal processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,416
9,057
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biological Oceanography
Zooplankton Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,736
7,861
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Edge Computing
Quantum Computing
Cyber-physical Systems
Security and Privacy
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,327
7,092
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,228
6,629
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biomaterials
Nanomaterials
Silk
Low-Dimensional Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,683
6,614
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sensor Systems
Smart Health
Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
Internet of Things
Networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,379
6,480
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Experimental nuclear physics
nucleon spin structure
hyperpolarized 3He targets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,354
6,220
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,933
5,692
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
motivation
inspiration
personality
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
5,211
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Partial differential equations
Mathematical Biology
Nonlinear Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,763
5,197
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
International Relations
International Organizations
Foreign Aid
International Political Economy
International Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,205
4,969
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ecotoxicology
Ornithology
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,427
4,623
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pollution
microplastics
environmental chemistry
toxic chemicals
source & fate of contaminants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
4,267
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,929
4,213
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sustainability
sustainable consumption
responsible consumption
product design
wisdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
4,059
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,121
828
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eugeniy E Mikhailov
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,425
62,112
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,160
2,486
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hunter Rew *
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,603
32,161
0.705
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,916
2,804
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mi Zhang *
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,331
29,828
0.722
Quantum Optics
Ultrafast Lasers
Litho Metrology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,777
3,524
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Enrico Rossi
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,369
25,643
0.686
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Condensed Matter Physics
Theoretical Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,522
4,233
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Megan Tschannen Moran
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,090
22,787
0.437
Vibrant Schools
Trust
Self-efficacy
Collective efficacy
Coaching
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,209
9,198
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert J Orth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,273
13,517
0.353
seagrasses
ecology
biology
seed dispersal
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,235
9,979
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Denys Poshyvanyk
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,023
12,768
0.555
software engineering
software analytics
software evolution
software maintenance
program comprehension
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,850
11,728
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jeffrey Kevin Nelson
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,790
11,421
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,436
11,941
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Milliman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,316
11,281
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,724
13,931
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John B Nezlek
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,708
10,128
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,093
16,305
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthew Kirwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,416
9,057
0.675
Geomorphology
ecology
coastal processes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,515
19,707
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Deborah K Steinberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,736
7,861
0.500
Biological Oceanography
Zooplankton Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,490
22,497
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Qun Li
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,327
7,092
0.434
Edge Computing
Quantum Computing
Cyber-physical Systems
Security and Privacy
Deep Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,279
24,582
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kostas Orginos
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,228
6,629
0.408
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Computational Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,456
24,646
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hannes C Schniepp
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,683
6,614
0.320
Biomaterials
Nanomaterials
Silk
Low-Dimensional Materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,190
25,242
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gang Zhou
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,379
6,480
0.451
Sensor Systems
Smart Health
Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
Internet of Things
Networking
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,051
26,568
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Todd Averett
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,354
6,220
0.306
Experimental nuclear physics
nucleon spin structure
hyperpolarized 3He targets
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,820
29,576
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rajiv Kohli
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,933
5,692
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,318
32,793
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Todd Thrash
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
5,211
0.414
motivation
inspiration
personality
social psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,634
32,897
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Junping Shi
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,763
5,197
0.532
Partial differential equations
Mathematical Biology
Nonlinear Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,878
34,633
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael J Tierney
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,205
4,969
0.487
International Relations
International Organizations
Foreign Aid
International Political Economy
International Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,855
37,510
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel Cristol
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,427
4,623
0.549
Ecotoxicology
Ornithology
Behavioral Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,524
40,947
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert C Hale|RC Hale, Robert Hale, Rob Hale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
4,267
0.366
Pollution
microplastics
environmental chemistry
toxic chemicals
source & fate of contaminants
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,275
41,510
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jozef Dudek
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,929
4,213
0.472
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,525
43,175
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael G Luchs
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
4,059
0.669
sustainability
sustainable consumption
responsible consumption
product design
wisdom