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
Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,873
13,949
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Motivation
Group Dynamics
Leadership
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,661
11,594
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
plant systematics
phylogenetics
genomics
parasitic plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,781
9,795
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Soil formation
soil mapping
human impacts on soils
soils and human health
soil science history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,251
8,545
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physical Chemistry
Catalysis
Energy Production and Conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,058
6,811
0.565
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International finance
money and macro
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,601
6,350
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Genetics and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,607
6,164
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Investments
Risk Management
International Finance
Commodity Markets
Emerging Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,767
5,234
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Inorganic Material Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,575
4,990
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,741
4,951
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
behavior analysis
autism
gambling
verbal behavior
impulsivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,840
4,561
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Motivation and Performance
Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,090
4,448
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Remote Sensing and GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,785
4,300
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecology
botany
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,799
4,270
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant genetics
genomics
biology
biochemistry
evolution.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,333
4,128
0.953
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ecology
Evolution
Behavioral Ecology
Speciation
Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,093
4,073
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Control Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,379
4,063
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
marketing
consumer behavior
psychometrics
technology acceptance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,739
3,905
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nonlinear dynamics
Nonlinear dynamical systems
Hamiltonian chaos
Discontinuous systems
Analytical solutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,032
3,644
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
physical chemistry
AMO physics
NMR & MRI
hyperpolarization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,673
3,594
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Physical Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Catalysis
Organic Small Molecule Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
3,436
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,925
3,364
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Practical Organizations of Instruction
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,006
3,310
0.236
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,735
3,268
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,824
3,241
0.299
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,115
8,785
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bishal Bhandari
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,873
13,949
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,174
11,456
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven J Karau
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,661
11,594
0.419
Motivation
Group Dynamics
Leadership
Ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,540
14,596
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel L Nickrent
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,781
9,795
0.450
plant systematics
phylogenetics
genomics
parasitic plants
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,752
17,628
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric C Brevik
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,251
8,545
0.697
Soil formation
soil mapping
human impacts on soils
soils and human health
soil science history
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,961
23,703
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Qingfeng Ge
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,058
6,811
0.565
Physical Chemistry
Catalysis
Energy Production and Conversion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,086
25,894
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ali M Kutan
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,601
6,350
0.504
International finance
money and macro
development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,912
26,852
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David A Lightfoot
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,607
6,164
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,799
32,617
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Riza Demirer
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,767
5,234
0.773
Investments
Risk Management
International Finance
Commodity Markets
Emerging Markets
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,403
34,478
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pravas Deria
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,575
4,990
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,263
34,756
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Lydy
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,741
4,951
0.336
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,620
38,086
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark R Dixon
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,840
4,561
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,910
39,214
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Meera Komarraju
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,090
4,448
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,505
40,635
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guangxing Wang
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,785
4,300
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,436
40,915
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dj Gibson
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,799
4,270
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,217
42,473
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Naoufal Lakhssassi
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,333
4,128
0.953
Plant genetics
genomics
biology
biochemistry
evolution.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,038
43,027
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jason L Brown
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,093
4,073
0.668
Ecology
Evolution
Behavioral Ecology
Speciation
Systematics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,387
43,125
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Keqin Gu
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,379
4,063
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,320
45,045
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gordon C Bruner II
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,739
3,905
0.333
marketing
consumer behavior
psychometrics
technology acceptance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,068
48,451
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Albert Cj Luo
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,032
3,644
0.403
Nonlinear dynamics
Nonlinear dynamical systems
Hamiltonian chaos
Discontinuous systems
Analytical solutions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,320
49,165
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Boyd Goodson
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,673
3,594
0.468
physical chemistry
AMO physics
NMR & MRI
hyperpolarization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,006
51,498
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lichang Wang
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
3,436
0.551
Physical Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Catalysis
Organic Small Molecule Materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,536
52,637
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James Gilchrist
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,925
3,364
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,357
53,520
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Timothy Koschmann
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,006
3,310
0.236
Practical Organizations of Instruction
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,644
54,219
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew J Wood
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,735
3,268
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,107
54,631
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Serge Abrate
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,824
3,241
0.299