Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 2.079 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
United States
Daniel Kahneman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563,255
159,180
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Jia Deng
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,335
125,346
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Daniel Marlow
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,996
99,015
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
HV Poor
Communication Systems
Wireless Communications
Communications
Statistical Signal Processing
Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,020
87,755
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Michael A Strauss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,875
79,585
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Kai Li
Operating systems
parallel computing
computer architecture
content-based search
privacy preservation and data auditing for M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,388
79,543
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
JH Taylor
Radio Astronomy
pulsars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,596
66,674
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Benjamin D Lackey
neutron stars
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,967
64,512
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Danqi Chen
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,439
56,554
0.920

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Susan Fiske
social psychology
social neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,501
51,631
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
David Botstein
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298,352
50,137
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Jonathan D Cohen
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,423
48,227
0.251
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Alexey Svyatkovskiy
Particle physics
Machine learning
Computational Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,985
46,798
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Philippe Batut
Gene Regulation
Transcription
Genomics
Development
Drosophila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,361
43,882
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Roberto Car
Physics
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,507
42,817
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
M Zahid Hasan
Quantum Condensed Matter
Topological Matter
Quantum Transport
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,777
42,429
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
RJ Cava
solid state chemistry
superconductivity
topological insulators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,334
41,790
0.302
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Simon Levin
Ecology
theoretical ecology
mathematical biology
ecological economics
applied mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,810
40,169
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Olga Russakovsky
Computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,589
39,366
0.696
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
William C Jones
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,588
38,861
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Eric F Wood
remote sensing
hydrology
climate
forecasting
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,956
38,355
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Savannah Thais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,898
38,170
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
B Andrei Bernevig
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,849
37,983
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Paul Dimaggio
sociology of culture
economic sociology
stratification
organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,979
37,754
0.252
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Alan Krueger
labor economics
education
inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,180
37,743
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109
United States
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Kahneman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563,255
159,180
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241
United States
89
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jia Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,335
125,346
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577
United States
189
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Marlow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,996
99,015
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841
United States
267
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
HV Poor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,020
87,755
0.490
Communication Systems
Wireless Communications
Communications
Statistical Signal Processing
Information Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,091
United States
374
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael A Strauss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,875
79,585
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094
United States
376
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kai Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,388
79,543
0.624
Operating systems
parallel computing
computer architecture
content-based search
privacy preservation and data auditing for M
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,592
United States
589
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
JH Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,596
66,674
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,697
United States
632
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Benjamin D Lackey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,967
64,512
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,104
United States
804
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Danqi Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,439
56,554
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,428
United States
941
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Susan Fiske
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,501
51,631
0.305

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,542
United States
984
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Botstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298,352
50,137
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,715
United States
1,054
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan D Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,423
48,227
0.251
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,860
United States
1,122
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alexey Svyatkovskiy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,985
46,798
0.271
Particle physics
Machine learning
Computational Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,222
United States
1,260
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philippe Batut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,361
43,882
0.642
Gene Regulation
Transcription
Genomics
Development
Drosophila
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,335
United States
1,318
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roberto Car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,507
42,817
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,385
United States
1,338
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
M Zahid Hasan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,777
42,429
0.473
Quantum Condensed Matter
Topological Matter
Quantum Transport
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,468
United States
1,374
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
RJ Cava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,334
41,790
0.302
solid state chemistry
superconductivity
topological insulators
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,700
United States
1,477
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Simon Levin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,810
40,169
0.324
Ecology
theoretical ecology
mathematical biology
ecological economics
applied mathematics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,831
United States
1,519
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Olga Russakovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,589
39,366
0.696
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,894
United States
1,549
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William C Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,588
38,861
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,981
United States
1,587
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eric F Wood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,956
38,355
0.417
remote sensing
hydrology
climate
forecasting
statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,010
United States
1,601
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Savannah Thais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,898
38,170
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,037
United States
1,612
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
B Andrei Bernevig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,849
37,983
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,067
United States
1,623
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Dimaggio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,979
37,754
0.252
sociology of culture
economic sociology
stratification
organizations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,068
United States
1,624
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alan Krueger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,180
37,743
0.283
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