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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Urban Health
Injury Epidemiology
Built Environment
Global Health
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,745
40,611
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Sustainable Development
Land Use
Sustainable Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,572
20,327
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
physical activity
public health
urban design
urban planning
health promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,817
28,320
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Urban planning
transport policy
physical activity
public health
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,614
19,439
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
City Planning and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,312
22,270
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
urban planning
transportation
public health
climate change
urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,591
17,317
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,969
22,046
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Experience Economy
Experience Design
Mass Customization
Authenticity
Observation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,878
13,300
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Urban ecology
sustainability
resilience
origin of civilization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,086
12,994
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
thermal comfort
post-occupancy evaluation
indoor environmental quality
indoor air quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,123
17,762
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,944
23,350
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Intraocular lenses and accommodative lenses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,982
8,315
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mimari Tasarım
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,957
13,969
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
urban political economy
urban studies
urban planning
informal economy
labor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,505
10,403
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ESG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
12,918
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,310
9,487
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Compilers
High Performance Computing
Storage
Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,613
5,621
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Urban Planning
Urban Sustainability
Urban Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,681
19,806
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
bioinformatics
molecular evolution
high performance computing
phylogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,801
14,937
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Urban Sustainability
Urban Planning
Environmental Sociology
Urban Political Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,141
10,731
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,030
11,398
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Design
modularity
complex systems
new product development
industry evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,873
6,234
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Urban Geography
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,342
8,019
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
urban ecology
landscape ecology
riparian ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,124
8,567
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
urban planning
urban studies
geographical information science
Urban Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,805
7,371
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,314
3,462
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
D Alex Quistberg *
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,745
40,611
0.658
Urban Health
Injury Epidemiology
Built Environment
Global Health
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,546
3,576
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Cervero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,572
20,327
0.336
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Sustainable Development
Land Use
Sustainable Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,899
3,751
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rodrigo Reis
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,817
28,320
0.481
physical activity
public health
urban design
urban planning
health promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,944
4,266
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lawrence Frank
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,614
19,439
0.356
Urban planning
transport policy
physical activity
public health
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,574
373
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Billie Giles Corti
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,312
22,270
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,294
5,808
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reid Ewing
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,591
17,317
0.388
urban planning
transportation
public health
climate change
urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,108
6,645
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carlo Ratti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,969
22,046
0.538
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,752
6,949
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James H Gilmore
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,878
13,300
0.334
Experience Economy
Experience Design
Mass Customization
Authenticity
Observation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,527
7,752
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Charles Redman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,086
12,994
0.350
Urban ecology
sustainability
resilience
origin of civilization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,236
719
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard De Dear
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,123
17,762
0.492
thermal comfort
post-occupancy evaluation
indoor environmental quality
indoor air quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,365
753
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dagmar Haase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,944
23,350
0.650
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,107
8,437
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James M. Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,982
8,315
0.238
Intraocular lenses and accommodative lenses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,844
73
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Serpil Çerçi
Çukurova University
Adana, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,957
13,969
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,281
9,384
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nik Theodore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,505
10,403
0.320
urban political economy
urban studies
urban planning
informal economy
labor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,199
599
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frank Vanclay
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
12,918
0.433
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ESG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,886
2,099
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nigel Cross
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,310
9,487
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,714
11,356
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mahmut Kandemir
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,613
5,621
0.196
Compilers
High Performance Computing
Storage
Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,938
1,143
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tan Yigitcanlar
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,681
19,806
0.716
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Urban Planning
Urban Sustainability
Urban Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,266
490
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Diego Darriba
Universidade da Coruña
Coruña, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,801
14,937
0.557
bioinformatics
molecular evolution
high performance computing
phylogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,306
12,882
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Julian Agyeman
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,141
10,731
0.411
Urban Sustainability
Urban Planning
Environmental Sociology
Urban Political Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,478
1,259
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tim D Fletcher
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,030
11,398
0.438
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvesting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,497
13,835
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carliss Y Baldwin
Harvard Business School
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,873
6,234
0.251
Design
modularity
complex systems
new product development
industry evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,464
2,751
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simon Marvin
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,342
8,019
0.329
Urban Geography
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,830
15,193
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mary L Cadenasso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,124
8,567
0.370
urban ecology
landscape ecology
riparian ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,473
298
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anthony Go Yeh
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,805
7,371
0.323
urban planning
urban studies
geographical information science
Urban Geography