Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 3.937 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
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,377
128,402
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,509
100,508
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,184
92,472
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,563
86,985
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gravitational Waves
Optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,597
78,451
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
brain
MRI
multiple sclerosis
dementia
Alzheimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,866
71,230
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,020
57,988
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,164
54,595
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Genetica
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,261
52,079
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bayesian inference
philosophy of science
mathematical models for cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,973
48,507
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Methodology
Research Integrity
Open Science
Epidemiology
Clinimetrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,390
47,929
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ethnicity and Health
NCDs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,344
46,573
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gravitational Wave Modelling
Data Analysis and Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,478
46,351
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychology
Psychometrics
Clinical Psychology
Philosophy of Science
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,284
45,569
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Surgery
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis
Randomized trials
Robotic surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,942
42,681
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
nutrition obesity public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,138
41,686
0.274
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Critical Care
Mechanical Ventilation
ARDS
Shock
LMIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,646
40,102
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
biogeochemical cycling
plant traits
climate
decomposition
fire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,665
39,227
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
global carbon cycle
deforestation
climate change
forest fires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,721
38,683
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
land use change
global environmental change
geography
land use
land cover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,631
34,351
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cost-effectiveness
musculoskeletal disorders
back pain
low back pain
neck pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,248
33,031
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Psychological Methods
Psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
31,527
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
High Energy Physics
Quantum Chromodynamics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,189
31,287
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Medicine
systematic reviews
diagnostics
epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,050
27,537
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
public health
health inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,323
26,800
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Max Welling
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,377
128,402
0.816
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brenda Penninx
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,509
100,508
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
742
15
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,184
92,472
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880
18
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,563
86,985
0.556
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,154
23
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreas Freise
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,597
78,451
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,434
28
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frederik Barkhof
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,866
71,230
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,025
42
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
D Posthuma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,020
57,988
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,232
47
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gk Hovingh
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,164
54,595
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,414
51
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jouke Jan Hottenga
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,261
52,079
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,709
57
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Jan Wagenmakers
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,973
48,507
0.585
Bayesian inference
philosophy of science
mathematical models for cognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,773
60
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lex Bouter
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,390
47,929
0.283
Methodology
Research Integrity
Open Science
Epidemiology
Clinimetrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,910
62
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Charles Agyemang
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,344
46,573
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,933
63
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chinmay Kalaghatgi
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,478
46,351
0.658
Gravitational Wave Modelling
Data Analysis and Astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,021
65
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Denny Borsboom
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,284
45,569
0.648
Psychology
Psychometrics
Clinical Psychology
Philosophy of Science
Methodology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,377
73
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marc G Besselink |MGH Besselink, MG Besselink
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,942
42,681
0.678
Surgery
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis
Randomized trials
Robotic surgery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,504
76
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jacob Jaap Seidell
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,138
41,686
0.274
nutrition obesity public health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,734
83
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marcus J Schultz
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,646
40,102
0.576
Critical Care
Mechanical Ventilation
ARDS
Shock
LMIC
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,863
86
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
J Hans C Cornelissen
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,665
39,227
0.469
biogeochemical cycling
plant traits
climate
decomposition
fire
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,948
88
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Guido Van Der Werf
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,721
38,683
0.539
global carbon cycle
deforestation
climate change
forest fires
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,759
108
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Verburg
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,631
34,351
0.493
land use change
global environmental change
geography
land use
land cover
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,086
115
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mw Tulder Van
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,248
33,031
0.366
cost-effectiveness
musculoskeletal disorders
back pain
low back pain
neck pain
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,463
123
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sacha Epskamp
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
31,527
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,532
129
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Juan Rojo
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,189
31,287
0.480
High Energy Physics
Quantum Chromodynamics
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,728
153
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mariska Leeflang
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,050
27,537
0.640
Medicine
systematic reviews
diagnostics
epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,024
162
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Karien Stronks
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,323
26,800
0.579
public health
health inequalities