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
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,161
148,611
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
machine learning/deep learning
computational materials science
statistical mechanics
computer simulation
polymer nanocomposi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,780
132,975
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle Physics
Machine Learning
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291,329
115,959
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,703
99,916
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,402
65,081
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,027
50,687
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Deep Learning
Generative AI
Time Series Analysis
Gravitational Astrophysics
Supercomputing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,001
48,982
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,441
35,685
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
computational astrophysics
galaxy clusters
interacting binary stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,202
34,401
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Personality Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,182
34,100
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Astronomy
Machine Learning
Data Mining and Visualization
HPC
Cloud computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,249
33,914
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Large Scale Data Mining
Graph Mining
Social Networks
Healthcare
Multimedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,056
33,207
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
astrophysics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,837
32,133
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Climate Change
Biogeochemical Cycles
Land Use Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,726
31,834
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,137
29,874
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Observational Cosmology
Large Astronomical Surveys
Galaxy Clusters
Galaxy Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,539
29,004
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aging
physical activity
well-being self-efficacy
cognition
function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,574
28,878
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,246
28,612
0.978
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Quantum Dots
SERS
Nanomedicine
Image-Guided and Robotic Surgery
Immuotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,318
28,154
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Organic chemistry and polymeric materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,596
26,634
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,135
26,192
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,202
25,527
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,220
24,097
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
AI for healthcare
Machine learning for healthcare
deep learning for healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,699
23,934
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Control
Communications
Game Theory
Networks
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,770
23,748
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,161
148,611
0.403
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300
111
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jian Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,780
132,975
0.676
machine learning/deep learning
computational materials science
statistical mechanics
computer simulation
polymer nanocomposi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529
175
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Neubauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291,329
115,959
0.398
Particle Physics
Machine Learning
Scientific Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829
267
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
DH Beck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,703
99,916
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,977
761
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Weifone Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,402
65,081
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,003
1,186
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Philip Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,027
50,687
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,174
1,258
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel George
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,001
48,982
0.891
Deep Learning
Generative AI
Time Series Analysis
Gravitational Astrophysics
Supercomputing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,211
2,097
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,441
35,685
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,559
2,244
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul M Ricker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,202
34,401
0.761
computational astrophysics
galaxy clusters
interacting binary stars
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,626
2,272
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brent W Roberts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,182
34,100
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,687
2,300
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matias Carrasco Kind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,249
33,914
0.843
Astronomy
Machine Learning
Data Mining and Visualization
HPC
Cloud computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,880
2,370
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hanghang Tong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,056
33,207
0.400
Large Scale Data Mining
Graph Mining
Social Networks
Healthcare
Multimedia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,171
2,493
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brian Fields *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,837
32,133
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,261
2,533
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Atul Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,726
31,834
0.640
Climate Change
Biogeochemical Cycles
Land Use Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,898
2,796
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrew N Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,137
29,874
0.662
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,209
2,914
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Felipe Menanteau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,539
29,004
0.715
Observational Cosmology
Large Astronomical Surveys
Galaxy Clusters
Galaxy Formation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,269
2,945
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Edward Mcauley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,574
28,878
0.337
Aging
physical activity
well-being self-efficacy
cognition
function
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,390
2,989
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hongyu Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,246
28,612
0.978
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Signal Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,571
3,073
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shuming Nie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,318
28,154
0.286
Quantum Dots
SERS
Nanomedicine
Image-Guided and Robotic Surgery
Immuotherapy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,288
3,348
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeffrey S Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,596
26,634
0.330
Organic chemistry and polymeric materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,479
3,418
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephen Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,135
26,192
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,838
3,551
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
A Miguel Holgado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,202
25,527
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,639
3,851
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yi Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,220
24,097
0.429
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,739
3,899
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jimeng Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,699
23,934
0.670
AI for healthcare
Machine learning for healthcare
deep learning for healthcare
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,873
3,951
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tamer Başar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,770
23,748
0.404
Control
Communications
Game Theory
Networks
Optimization