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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,010
86,205
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
molecular and genetic epidemiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,020
59,539
0.318
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Clinical/Outcomes research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,267
45,006
0.914
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Psychiatry
psychology
psychopathology
epidemiology
cross-cultural
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,592
32,416
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Ecological Economics
Pollination
Environmental Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,439
27,925
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cognitive Neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,465
24,344
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
drug abuse smoking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,049
22,983
0.291
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,715
21,807
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
developmental psychopathology
psychiatric epidemiology
trauma
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,133
17,201
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Family Business
Sustainability
Next Generation
Governance
Succession
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,480
13,102
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Knee and ligament biomechanics
Osteoarthritis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,605
11,968
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
ADHD
assessment
treatment
peer relations
positive bias
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,755
10,821
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Climate Change Mitigation
Agriculture
Food Security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,810
10,058
0.565
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
ecosystem services
environmental economics
conservation science
HWCRN
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,242
9,497
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
University of Vermont
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,608
9,329
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
medical
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,453
9,125
0.273
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,322
9,025
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Learning
Extinction
Behavioral Inhibition
Relapse
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,034
8,958
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ion channels
calcium signaling
vascular biology
neurovascular coupling
smooth muscle
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,972
8,903
0.212
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Language and Stories
Sociotechnical Phenomena
Vermont Complex Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,185
8,251
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Addiction
Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Pharmacology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,733
7,951
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Behavioral Genetics
Cognitive Neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,663
7,810
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Parenting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,186
7,727
0.160
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Education
Special Education
Single Case Research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,746
7,715
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,757
7,637
0.257
Mary Cushman
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,010
86,205
0.394
Russell Tracy
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,020
59,539
0.318
molecular and genetic epidemiology
Tanush Gupta
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,267
45,006
0.914
Thomas M Achenbach
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,592
32,416
0.232
Psychiatry
psychology
psychopathology
epidemiology
cross-cultural
Taylor Ricketts
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,439
27,925
0.440
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Ecological Economics
Pollination
Environmental Health
Hugh Garavan
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,465
24,344
0.513
John Hughes
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,049
22,983
0.291
Nicholas J Gotelli
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,715
21,807
0.385
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
William E Copeland
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,133
17,201
0.634
developmental psychopathology
psychiatric epidemiology
trauma
Pramodita Sharma
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,480
13,102
0.391
Family Business
Sustainability
Next Generation
Governance
Succession
Bruce Beynnon
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,605
11,968
0.336
Knee and ligament biomechanics
Osteoarthritis
Betsy Hoza
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,755
10,821
0.253
Eva Wollenberg
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,810
10,058
0.565
Climate Change Mitigation
Agriculture
Food Security
Brendan Fisher
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,242
9,497
0.469
ecosystem services
environmental economics
conservation science
HWCRN
Masha Y Ivanova
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,608
9,329
0.686
Charles Irvin
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,453
9,125
0.273
Roger F Soll
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,322
9,025
0.404
Mark E Bouton
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,034
8,958
0.280
Learning
Extinction
Behavioral Inhibition
Relapse
Mark T Nelson
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,972
8,903
0.212
Ion channels
calcium signaling
vascular biology
neurovascular coupling
smooth muscle
Peter Sheridan Dodds
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,185
8,251
0.409
Language and Stories
Sociotechnical Phenomena
Vermont Complex Systems
Stephen Higgins
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,733
7,951
0.277
Addiction
Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Pharmacology
Robert Althoff
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,663
7,810
0.617
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Behavioral Genetics
Cognitive Neuroscience
Rex Forehand
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,186
7,727
0.160
Kimberly Vannest
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,746
7,715
0.523
Education
Special Education
Single Case Research
Gary Badger
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,757
7,637
0.257