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
computer vision
machine learning
AI
autonomous cars
cultural heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,987
134,502
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Experimental high energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,115
118,048
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distributions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,207
106,193
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Particle Physics
Quantum Computing
Sustainability
Future of Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,333
62,495
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Classical and ab-initio Molecular Dynamics simulations
Biomolecules
Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,768
62,347
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
proteomics
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,519
62,061
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
climate change
land-climate dynamics
climate extremes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,714
54,245
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robotics
SLAM
Artificial Intelligence
Robot Vision
Micro Air Vehicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,910
50,620
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,039
47,585
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
chemistry
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,746
47,555
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,206
46,577
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
AI
Compression
Computational Photography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,711
45,191
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robotics
Autonomous Driving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,697
44,195
0.908
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microbiome Research
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,964
40,265
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
climate change
carbon cycle
nitrogen cycle
ocean acidification
oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,785
36,357
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,726
35,451
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Catalysis
Reactor Engineering
Energy
Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,033
35,157
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Food
Microbiome
Metagenomics
Bioinformatics
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,194
34,703
0.885
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Robotics
Machine Learning
Augmented Reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,338
34,586
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computer Architecture
Memory Systems
Energy Efficiency
Hardware Security
Genome Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,655
31,668
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Climate
extreme events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,764
29,986
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Risk perception
Risk Communication
Consumer behaviour
Environmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,220
29,973
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Leistungselektronik
Mechatronik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,218
29,555
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Sustainability
Submodularity
Bayesian Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,823
29,545
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,632
28,943
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luc Van Gool
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,987
134,502
0.563
computer vision
machine learning
AI
autonomous cars
cultural heritage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alejandro Gomez Espinosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,115
118,048
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Mächler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,207
106,193
0.663
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distributions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,095
23
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Milena Quittnat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,333
62,495
0.566
Particle Physics
Quantum Computing
Sustainability
Future of Mobility
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,105
24
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michele Parrinello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,768
62,347
0.393
Classical and ab-initio Molecular Dynamics simulations
Biomolecules
Material Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,122
25
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aebersold R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,519
62,061
0.288
proteomics
mass spectrometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,654
35
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sonia I Seneviratne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,714
54,245
0.726
climate change
land-climate dynamics
climate extremes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,012
41
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Roland Siegwart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,910
50,620
0.545
Robotics
SLAM
Artificial Intelligence
Robot Vision
Micro Air Vehicles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,341
45
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Reto Knutti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,039
47,585
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,344
46
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maksym V Kovalenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,746
47,555
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,447
47
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Johan Six
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,206
46,577
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,608
49
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Radu Timofte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,711
45,191
0.891
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
AI
Compression
Computational Photography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,742
53
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fisher Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,697
44,195
0.908
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Robotics
Autonomous Driving
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,322
66
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shinichi Sunagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,964
40,265
0.719
Microbiome Research
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,074
79
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nicolas Gruber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,785
36,357
0.514
climate change
carbon cycle
nitrogen cycle
ocean acidification
oceanography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,278
82
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dirk Helbing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,726
35,451
0.409
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,353
85
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Javier Perez Ramirez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,033
35,157
0.576
Catalysis
Reactor Engineering
Energy
Environment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,478
87
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nicholas Bokulich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,194
34,703
0.885
Food
Microbiome
Metagenomics
Bioinformatics
Biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,506
88
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marc Pollefeys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,338
34,586
0.555
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Robotics
Machine Learning
Augmented Reality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,309
97
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Onur Mutlu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,655
31,668
0.559
Computer Architecture
Memory Systems
Energy Efficiency
Hardware Security
Genome Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,862
106
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Erich Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,764
29,986
0.736
Climate
extreme events
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,867
107
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Siegrist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,220
29,973
0.622
Risk perception
Risk Communication
Consumer behaviour
Environmental Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,015
115
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Johann Kolar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,218
29,555
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,017
116
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andreas Krause
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,823
29,545
0.631
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Sustainability
Submodularity
Bayesian Optimization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,233
118
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martin Danelljan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,632
28,943
0.861
Computer Vision
Machine Learning