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
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,229
7,696
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
teacher education
science education
women of color studying the sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
3,866
0.623
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Macroeconomics
Money and Banking
Energy Economics
EU Economics
International Trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,755
2,496
0.906
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
1,642
0.786
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Rare Psychological Disorders
Parasomnias
Psychodynamic Therapy
Philosophy of Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,353
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Geochemistry
Smectite Clays
Solid-Fluid Interfaces
Solid State NMR
High Pressure NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
829
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Environmental Chemistry
Archeometry
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,889
744
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Evolution
genetics
genomics
insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
721
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plankton ecology
time series
bio-optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
717
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
developmental disabilities
family adaptation
personality
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
700
0.184
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
applied econometrics
agricultural development
poverty targeting
machine learning applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
658
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Evolutionary biology
animal behavior
acoustic communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
654
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nanomaterials
Thin films
Printable electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
649
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plant physiological ecology
bryophyte biology
dryland ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
640
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Enzymology
DNA Mismatch Repair
Translesion DNA Synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
560
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
social cognitive development
social status
moral development
prosocial behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
507
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
immunology
host-pathogen interaction
undergraduate education
faculty development
equity in STEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
454
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Developmental Psychology
Emotion Socialization
Emotion Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
445
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neuroendocrinology
Neuroethology
Reward-seeking
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
415
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
243
0.949
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
241
0.988
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Microfinance
climate change
social safety net
social capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
237
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Paleontology
Chondrichthyan Diversity
Marine Geology
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
213
0.895
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
sociology of education
sociology of work
social inequality
organizational demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
209
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
176
0.172
David J Johnson
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,229
7,696
0.685
Angela Johnson
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
3,866
0.623
teacher education
science education
women of color studying the sciences
Serdar Ongan
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,755
2,496
0.906
Macroeconomics
Money and Banking
Energy Economics
EU Economics
International Trade
Sean Piantadosi
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
1,642
0.786
Brian Sharpless
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,353
0.490
Rare Psychological Disorders
Parasomnias
Psychodynamic Therapy
Philosophy of Psychology
Geoffrey M Bowers
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
829
0.582
Geochemistry
Smectite Clays
Solid-Fluid Interfaces
Solid State NMR
High Pressure NMR
Randolph Larsen
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,889
744
0.394
Environmental Chemistry
Archeometry
Analytical Chemistry
Kevin Emerson
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
721
0.415
Evolution
genetics
genomics
insects
Emily Fay Brownlee
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
717
0.499
plankton ecology
time series
bio-optics
Laraine Glidden
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
700
0.184
developmental disabilities
family adaptation
personality
depression
Linden Mcbride
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
658
0.702
applied econometrics
agricultural development
poverty targeting
machine learning applications
J Jordan Price
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
654
0.362
Evolutionary biology
animal behavior
acoustic communication
Troy Townsend
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
649
0.375
Nanomaterials
Thin films
Printable electronics
Kirsten K Deane Coe
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
640
0.693
plant physiological ecology
bryophyte biology
dryland ecosystems
Shanen M Sherrer
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
560
0.676
Enzymology
DNA Mismatch Repair
Translesion DNA Synthesis
Elizabeth A Enright
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
507
0.937
social cognitive development
social status
moral development
prosocial behavior
Samantha Elliott
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
454
0.527
immunology
host-pathogen interaction
undergraduate education
faculty development
equity in STEM
Scott P Mirabile
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
445
0.612
Developmental Psychology
Emotion Socialization
Emotion Regulation
Daniel J Tobiansky
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
415
0.804
Neuroendocrinology
Neuroethology
Reward-seeking
Motivation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Katharine Studholme|Katharine R. Studholme
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
243
0.949
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Kristina Howansky
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
241
0.988
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Asif Dowla
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
237
0.241
Microfinance
climate change
social safety net
social capital
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Victor Perez
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
213
0.895
Paleontology
Chondrichthyan Diversity
Marine Geology
Science Education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Andrew Cognard-Black
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
209
0.647
sociology of education
sociology of work
social inequality
organizational demography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ivan Sterling
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
176
0.172