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
social construction
relational theory
dialogue
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,643
22,578
0.195
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Developmental biology
history and philosophy of biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,382
8,236
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cosmology
gravitational physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,791
6,756
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
well-being
resilience
depression prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,572
5,874
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Extrasolar planets
planet formation
circumstellar disks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
5,839
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
3,039
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
social psychology
self-regulation
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,437
3,004
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robotics
Motion Planning
Machine Learning
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,672
2,920
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
social neuroscience
mixed emotions
empathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,318
2,464
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Class
Politics
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,514
2,024
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Economics
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
1,703
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
System Biology
Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,105
1,547
0.303
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
toxicology
mode of action
computational toxicology
risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
1,437
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cognition and Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,414
1,388
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
paleobiology
paleontology
extinction
macroevolution
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,486
1,369
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
1,127
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
philosophy of mathematics
philosophy of science
complexity
emergence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,432
1,106
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
OCD
scrupulosity
anxiety
meta-cognition
treatment outcome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
983
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
energy storage materials
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
952
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Acoustic Communication
Evolutionary Endocrinology
Mate Choice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
910
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marine Mammalogy
Conservation Genetics
Systematics and Taxonomy
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
879
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
genetics
noncoding RNA
epigenetics
nuclear structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,870
864
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Larval Ecology
Global Climate Change
Physiology
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
859
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
810
0.206
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,449
704
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,657
4,297
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenneth J Gergen
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,643
22,578
0.195
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,243
18,503
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Scott F Gilbert
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,382
8,236
0.404
Developmental biology
history and philosophy of biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,648
23,974
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tristan Smith
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,791
6,756
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,560
28,431
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jane Gillham
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,572
5,874
0.354
well-being
resilience
depression prevention
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,185
28,674
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eric Ln Jensen
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
5,839
0.686
Extrasolar planets
planet formation
circumstellar disks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,954
58,161
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeanne Marecek
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
3,039
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,194
58,870
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew Ward
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,437
3,004
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,662
60,516
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matt Zucker
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,672
2,920
0.515
Robotics
Motion Planning
Machine Learning
Optimization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,313
71,266
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Catherine Norris
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,318
2,464
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,668
85,089
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Laurison
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,514
2,024
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,210
98,411
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Golub
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
1,703
0.329
International Economics
Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,166
106,286
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Piovoso
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,105
1,547
0.303
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,693
112,606
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard A Becker
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
1,437
0.455
toxicology
mode of action
computational toxicology
risk assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,576
115,662
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frank H Durgin
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,414
1,388
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,972
116,878
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steve C Wang
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,486
1,369
0.393
paleobiology
paleontology
extinction
macroevolution
statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,674
134,256
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John C Blanchar
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
1,127
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,936
135,968
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alan Baker
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,432
1,106
0.455
philosophy of mathematics
philosophy of science
complexity
emergence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,601
146,731
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jedidiah Siev
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
983
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,892
149,746
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hillary L Smith
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
952
0.631
energy storage materials
condensed matter physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,025
153,946
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexander T Baugh
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
910
0.545
Acoustic Communication
Evolutionary Endocrinology
Mate Choice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,430
157,222
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew S Leslie
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
879
0.552
Marine Mammalogy
Conservation Genetics
Systematics and Taxonomy
Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,559
158,846
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dawn Carone
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,870
864
0.462
genetics
noncoding RNA
epigenetics
nuclear structure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,750
159,398
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kit Yu Karen Chan
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
859
0.689
Larval Ecology
Global Climate Change
Physiology
Biomechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,695
164,782
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bradley Davidson
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
810
0.206
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603,595
177,707
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen Thomas Miller
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,449
704
0.287