Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of the West of Scotland Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,847
73,566
0.801
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Games
Databases
Web2.0
eLearning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,769
7,993
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Semiconductor Materials
Nanotechnology
Nanowires
Optoelectronics
Flexible Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,959
6,624
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Corporate Social Responsibility
Integrated Reporting
Higher Education
Female Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,869
6,286
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Serious Games
Computer Games
Games-based Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,920
6,102
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Drug Discovery from microbial sources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,257
4,924
0.787
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
environmental geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,642
4,746
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Entrepreneurship
Enterprise Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,814
4,149
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecotoxicology
biomarkers
Aquaculture diagnostics
pharmaceuticals
microplastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
4,079
0.710
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
6G
Wireless Communications
Machine Learning
Internet of Things
Aerial Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,417
3,316
0.751
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,021
3,168
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Narrative
Policing
Rural Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,864
3,091
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Intelligent Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Optimisation
Scheduling
Operational Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,478
3,026
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cyber-Security
Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Large-Scale Systems
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,352
2,995
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Exercise Physiology
Cardiac Physiology
mHealth
Academic Writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,430
2,773
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sport Sciences
Strength and Conditioning
Sport Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,944
2,614
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ageing
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Science
Metabolism
Sports Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
2,364
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
5G/6G Networks
AI
Robotics
Visual Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,513
2,234
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
clinical psychology
forensic psychology
sexual behaviour
epidemiology
psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,679
2,108
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,081
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nuclear structure
Nuclear astrophysics and Nuclear applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,912
2,040
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nitric Oxide
Exercise Physiology
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,076
2,004
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Fuel cell
Electric Vehicles
Electrolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
1,946
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mortar
cement
concrete
cultural heritage
stone
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
1,826
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,498
97
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ross Birney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,847
73,566
0.801
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,469
641
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John F Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,995
4,086
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas Connolly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,769
7,993
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,201
5,199
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carlos García Núñez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,959
6,624
0.952
Semiconductor Materials
Nanotechnology
Nanowires
Optoelectronics
Flexible Electronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,636
5,552
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abeer Hassan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,869
6,286
0.709
Corporate Social Responsibility
Integrated Reporting
Higher Education
Female Entrepreneurship
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,272
5,761
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Hainey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,920
6,102
0.559
Serious Games
Computer Games
Games-based Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,158
7,393
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mostafa E Rateb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,257
4,924
0.787
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,441
7,745
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Hursthouse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,642
4,746
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,655
9,007
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Harry Matlay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,814
4,149
0.384
Entrepreneurship
Enterprise Education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,922
9,160
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brian Quinn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
4,079
0.710
Ecotoxicology
biomarkers
Aquaculture diagnostics
pharmaceuticals
microplastics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,519
11,432
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,417
3,316
0.751
6G
Wireless Communications
Machine Learning
Internet of Things
Aerial Networks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,342
11,978
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Hall
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,021
3,168
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,671
12,280
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,864
3,091
0.527
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Narrative
Policing
Rural Criminology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,466
12,557
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Keshav Dahal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,478
3,026
0.552
Intelligent Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Optimisation
Scheduling
Operational Research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,354
12,697
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jose M. Alcaraz Calero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,352
2,995
0.688
Cyber-Security
Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Large-Scale Systems
Computer Vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,072
13,722
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicholas Sculthorpe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,430
2,773
0.626
Exercise Physiology
Cardiac Physiology
mHealth
Academic Writing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,881
14,508
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Antonio Dello Iacono
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,944
2,614
0.888
Sport Sciences
Strength and Conditioning
Sport Technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,333
15,887
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lawrence D Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
2,364
0.790
Ageing
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Science
Metabolism
Sports Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,235
16,710
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qi Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,513
2,234
0.636
5G/6G Networks
AI
Robotics
Visual Communications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,743
17,574
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stuart Brody
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,679
2,108
0.243
clinical psychology
forensic psychology
sexual behaviour
epidemiology
psychophysiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,982
17,766
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mhairi Alexander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,081
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,851
18,103
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
BS Nara Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,912
2,040
0.415
Nuclear structure
Nuclear astrophysics and Nuclear applications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,326
18,398
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chris Easton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,076
2,004
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,838
18,891
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fawwad Nisar Khatib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
1,946
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,367
19,874
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John J Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
1,826
0.580