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High Point University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025

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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Kevin R Ford
Sports Medicine
Biomechanics
Injury Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,859
17,208
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Jordan R Smith
Pharmacy
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,002
9,695
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
David R Sinacore
diabetic foot complications
physiological adaptations to exercise training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,919
5,591
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
James Smoliga
Resveratrol
Sports Medicine
Exercise Physiology
Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,426
2,678
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Scott E Hemby
Addiction Medicine
Schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,231
2,668
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Jeffrey B Taylor
Injury Prevention
ACL
Training Load
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,943
2,260
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Brad N Barlow
Hot subdwarfs
white dwarfs
stellar pulsations
binary evolution
time-domain astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,493
1,336
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Cindy Vigueira
education
curriculum
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,068
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Sam Whitt
experiments
survey research
conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
946
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Steven L Dischiavi
Hip & Pelvis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,090
919
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Shaun Davenport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
882
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Nicole Hughes
Plant ecophysiology
Anthocyanins
Photoprotection
Cloud-plant interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
745
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
James D Pampush
Physical Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
533
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Sadie Leder Elder
Social/Personality Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
525
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Meghan Blackledge
Medicinal chemistry
antibiotics
antibiotic adjuvants
antibiotic resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
453
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Patrick Vigueira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
439
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Martin J Kifer
public opinion
foreign policy
research methods
polling
campaigns and elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
424
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Cale Fahrenholtz
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
420
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Andrew Wommack
Synthetic Organic Methodology
Organic Synthesis
Peptide and Protein Chemistry
Solution NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
414
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Paul W Kline
Biomechanics
Translational Science
Movement Behavior
Amputation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
413
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Lisa A Zukowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
407
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
V Mcneil Coffield
Virology/Developmental Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
401
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Kelly Curtis
psychology
neuropsychology
health psychology
malingering
somatization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
400
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Jackson T Sparks
genetics
molecular biology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
337
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Sangmin Lee
Class B GPCR structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
329
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,877
United States
5,965
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kevin R Ford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,859
17,208
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,412
United States
13,832
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jordan R Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,002
9,695
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,587
United States
28,499
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David R Sinacore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,919
5,591
0.330
diabetic foot complications
physiological adaptations to exercise training
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,002
United States
62,794
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James Smoliga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,426
2,678
0.494
Resveratrol
Sports Medicine
Exercise Physiology
Physical Therapy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,725
United States
63,013
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Scott E Hemby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,231
2,668
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,582
United States
73,853
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeffrey B Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,943
2,260
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,622
United States
114,835
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brad N Barlow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,493
1,336
0.536
Hot subdwarfs
white dwarfs
stellar pulsations
binary evolution
time-domain astronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,746
United States
134,912
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cindy Vigueira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,068
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,366
United States
146,046
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sam Whitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
946
0.596
experiments
survey research
conflict
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,569
United States
148,771
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steven L Dischiavi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,090
919
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,053
United States
152,595
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shaun Davenport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
882
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,518
United States
168,299
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nicole Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
745
0.391
Plant ecophysiology
Anthocyanins
Photoprotection
Cloud-plant interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,414
United States
198,085
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James D Pampush
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
533
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,706
United States
199,356
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sadie Leder Elder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
525
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,803
United States
211,973
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Meghan Blackledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
453
0.656
Medicinal chemistry
antibiotics
antibiotic adjuvants
antibiotic resistance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,146
United States
214,670
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick Vigueira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
439
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,827
United States
217,614
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin J Kifer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
424
0.383
public opinion
foreign policy
research methods
polling
campaigns and elections
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,083
United States
218,541
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cale Fahrenholtz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
420
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
784,009
United States
219,782
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrew Wommack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
414
0.588
Synthetic Organic Methodology
Organic Synthesis
Peptide and Protein Chemistry
Solution NMR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,272
United States
220,039
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul W Kline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
413
0.841
Biomechanics
Translational Science
Movement Behavior
Amputation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791,192
United States
221,272
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lisa A Zukowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
407
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,737
United States
222,388
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
V Mcneil Coffield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
401
0.261
Virology/Developmental Immunology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,808
United States
222,586
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kelly Curtis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
400
0.305
psychology
neuropsychology
health psychology
malingering
somatization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,910
United States
237,030
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jackson T Sparks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
337
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881,238
United States
239,014
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sangmin Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
329
0.562