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.
* 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
60,533
45,524
0.752
* 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
59,774
23,583
0.395
* 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
57,948
33,435
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
City-regions
urbanization
cultural economy
globalization
regional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,871
11,290
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Urban planning
transport policy
physical activity
public health
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,832
22,715
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
City Planning and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,338
25,533
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
urban planning
transportation
public health
climate change
urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,830
19,637
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,785
24,083
0.605
* 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
36,523
15,042
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,875
25,070
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
urban political economy
urban studies
urban planning
informal economy
labor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,054
12,384
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ESG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,942
14,044
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Urban Sustainability
Urban Planning
Environmental Sociology
Urban Political Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,581
12,178
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,508
13,184
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Urban Geography
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,801
9,116
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
urban ecology
landscape ecology
riparian ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,808
9,778
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
urban planning
urban studies
geographical information science
Urban Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,491
8,213
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
urban ecology and sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,217
10,056
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
urban economics
housing economics
housing finance
commercial real estate
Chinese housing markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,182
7,972
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Urban planning
Urban ecology
Social-ecological-technological systems (SETS)
Urban resilience
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,461
15,752
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Urban Remote Sensing
Urban Environment
Urban Climate
Urban Heat Island
Phenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
14,975
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
land use and transport
public transit planning and operations
cycling
equity
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,993
11,753
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Platforms
experiments
creativity
marginality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,768
3,647
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Urban planning
transportation
public transport
bicycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,740
9,885
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sustainability Assessment
Urban Resilience
Urban Climate
Urban Planning
Climate Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,731
15,500
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,356
3,488
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
D Alex Quistberg *
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,533
45,524
0.752
Urban Health
Injury Epidemiology
Built Environment
Global Health
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,504
3,565
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Cervero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,774
23,583
0.395
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Sustainable Development
Land Use
Sustainable Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,867
3,746
35
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
57,948
33,435
0.577
physical activity
public health
urban design
urban planning
health promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,126
3,880
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Allen J Scott
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,871
11,290
0.199
City-regions
urbanization
cultural economy
globalization
regional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,910
4,259
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lawrence Frank
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,832
22,715
0.422
Urban planning
transport policy
physical activity
public health
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,590
377
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Billie Giles Corti
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,338
25,533
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,316
5,852
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reid Ewing
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,830
19,637
0.448
urban planning
transportation
public health
climate change
urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,409
6,816
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carlo Ratti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,785
24,083
0.605
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,489
7,758
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Charles Redman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,523
15,042
0.412
Urban ecology
sustainability
resilience
origin of civilization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,740
775
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dagmar Haase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,875
25,070
0.719
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,212
9,386
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nik Theodore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,054
12,384
0.386
urban political economy
urban studies
urban planning
informal economy
labor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,705
614
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank Vanclay
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,942
14,044
0.485
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ESG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,519
12,996
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Julian Agyeman
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,581
12,178
0.476
Urban Sustainability
Urban Planning
Environmental Sociology
Urban Political Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,646
1,269
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tim D Fletcher
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,508
13,184
0.517
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvesting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,741
2,774
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Simon Marvin
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,801
9,116
0.383
Urban Geography
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,684
15,176
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mary L Cadenasso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,808
9,778
0.429
urban ecology
landscape ecology
riparian ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,361
299
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anthony Go Yeh
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,491
8,213
0.365
urban planning
urban studies
geographical information science
Urban Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,957
15,703
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Diane E Pataki
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,217
10,056
0.453
urban ecology and sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,412
16,722
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joe Gyourko
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,182
7,972
0.376
urban economics
housing economics
housing finance
commercial real estate
Chinese housing markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,107
18,571
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Timon Mcphearson
The New School
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,461
15,752
0.809
Urban planning
Urban ecology
Social-ecological-technological systems (SETS)
Urban resilience
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,548
19,894
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yuyu Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,359
14,975
0.816
Urban Remote Sensing
Urban Environment
Urban Climate
Urban Heat Island
Phenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,841
2,050
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ahmed El Geneidy
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,993
11,753
0.653
land use and transport
public transit planning and operations
cycling
equity
urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,682
2,058
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gernot Grabher
HafenCity Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,768
3,647
0.205
Platforms
experiments
creativity
marginality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,788
20,786
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ralph Buehler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,740
9,885
0.557
Urban planning
transportation
public transport
bicycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,819
740
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ayyoob Sharifi|シャリフィ アユーブ, ایوب شریفی
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,731
15,500
0.874
Sustainability Assessment
Urban Resilience
Urban Climate
Urban Planning
Climate Policy