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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Class B GPCR structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
329
0.562
Kevin R Ford
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,859
17,208
0.432
Sports Medicine
Biomechanics
Injury Prevention
Jordan R Smith
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,002
9,695
0.692
Pharmacy
Infectious Diseases
David R Sinacore
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,919
5,591
0.330
diabetic foot complications
physiological adaptations to exercise training
James Smoliga
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,426
2,678
0.494
Resveratrol
Sports Medicine
Exercise Physiology
Physical Therapy
Scott E Hemby
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,231
2,668
0.324
Addiction Medicine
Schizophrenia
Jeffrey B Taylor
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,943
2,260
0.768
Injury Prevention
ACL
Training Load
Brad N Barlow
High Point University
High Point, United States
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
Cindy Vigueira
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,068
0.648
Sam Whitt
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
946
0.596
Steven L Dischiavi
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,090
919
0.843
Shaun Davenport
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
882
0.507
Nicole Hughes
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
745
0.391
Plant ecophysiology
Anthocyanins
Photoprotection
Cloud-plant interactions
James D Pampush
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
533
0.629
Sadie Leder Elder
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
525
0.423
Meghan Blackledge
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
453
0.656
Medicinal chemistry
antibiotics
antibiotic adjuvants
antibiotic resistance
Patrick Vigueira
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
439
0.580
Martin J Kifer
High Point University
High Point, United States
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
Cale Fahrenholtz
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
420
0.652
Andrew Wommack
High Point University
High Point, United States
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
Paul W Kline
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
413
0.841
Biomechanics
Translational Science
Movement Behavior
Amputation
Lisa A Zukowski
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
407
0.757
V Mcneil Coffield
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
401
0.261
Kelly Curtis
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
400
0.305
psychology
neuropsychology
health psychology
malingering
somatization
Jackson T Sparks
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
337
0.549
genetics
molecular biology
entomology
Sangmin Lee
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
329
0.562
Class B GPCR structure