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
fandom
fan studies
audience studies
television studies
cult film
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,247
3,055
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Film & TV
Cultural and Media Studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,914
2,398
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
News values
news sources
representation of gender in journalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,324
2,705
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Television
Internet
Media Industries
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,437
972
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Communications Systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,134
300
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
film music
musicology
representation and identity
popular music
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
41
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Journalism
work based learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
13
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
film music
music analysis
transmedia
worldbuilding
fandom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
15
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
journalism
court reporting
local news
public interest news
hyperlocal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
Matt Hills
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,247
3,055
0.330
fandom
fan studies
audience studies
television studies
cult film
Cornel Sandvoss
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,914
2,398
0.347
Film & TV
Cultural and Media Studies
Deirdre O Neill
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,324
2,705
0.508
News values
news sources
representation of gender in journalism
Catherine Johnson
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,437
972
0.399
Television
Internet
Media Industries
Phil Lane
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,134
300
0.141
Communications Systems
Catherine Haworth
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
41
0.554
film music
musicology
representation and identity
popular music
cultural studies
Ruth Stoker
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
13
0.542
Journalism
work based learning
Daniel White
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
15
0.714
film music
music analysis
transmedia
worldbuilding
fandom
Richard Jones
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
journalism
court reporting
local news
public interest news
hyperlocal