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
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,230
98,586
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,481
37,503
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Galaxy evolution - astrophysical data processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,817
36,368
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
vibration
smart structures
piezoelectric materials
morphing UAVs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,308
27,993
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,299
20,156
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
galaxy growth and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,286
27,185
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanics
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,408
27,444
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,081
34,319
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
astronomy
stellar dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,282
24,552
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,646
17,366
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
composite materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,974
20,683
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Hydrogen energy
Bioenergy
Clean energy
Thermoelectric generation
CO2 capture and utilizaiton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,903
36,102
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
astronomy
Gaia mission
astrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,618
38,048
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,202
23,116
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
array signal processing
MIMO radar
communication signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,029
20,357
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bayesian Statistics
Monte Carlo methods
econometrics
astronomy
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,035
16,261
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Heat transfer
Energy engineering
Energy storage
Fuel cells
Flow batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,039
16,884
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
galactic dynamics
dark matter
milky way
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,233
36,787
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,798
8,571
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Computational Mechanics
Aerodynamics
Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,684
10,080
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Structural dynamics
Morphing aircraft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,554
17,382
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
CCDs
Optical Astronomy Instrumentation
low noise electronics
Radiation Detection and Measurement
CMOS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,045
15,639
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,473
12,607
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Galaxy evolution
large-scale structure
observational cosmology
statistical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,215
26,414
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
GNC for aerospace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,101
12,321
0.315
Sanjit Mitra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,230
98,586
0.656
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Hirokazu Ishino
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,481
37,503
0.275
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Hervé Aussel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,817
36,368
0.400
Galaxy evolution - astrophysical data processing
Daniel J Inman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,308
27,993
0.410
vibration
smart structures
piezoelectric materials
morphing UAVs
Berrie Giebels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,299
20,156
0.299
Eric Bell
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,286
27,185
0.404
galaxy growth and evolution
Yao Zheng 郑耀
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,408
27,444
0.420
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanics
Computer Science
Tsevi Mazeh
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,081
34,319
0.601
Tim de Zeeuw
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,282
24,552
0.436
astronomy
stellar dynamics
Jens Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,646
17,366
0.324
Scott R White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,974
20,683
0.406
Wei Hsin Chen
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,903
36,102
0.723
Hydrogen energy
Bioenergy
Clean energy
Thermoelectric generation
CO2 capture and utilizaiton
Anthony GA Brown
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,618
38,048
0.767
astronomy
Gaia mission
astrometry
Ivo Labbe
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,202
23,116
0.470
Xiaofei Zhang 张小飞
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,029
20,357
0.415
array signal processing
MIMO radar
communication signal processing
Christian Robert
Université Paris Dauphine
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,035
16,261
0.339
Bayesian Statistics
Monte Carlo methods
econometrics
astronomy
genetics
TS Zhao
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,039
16,884
0.359
Heat transfer
Energy engineering
Energy storage
Fuel cells
Flow batteries
Adrian M Price-Whelan
Flatiron Institute
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,233
36,787
0.796
galactic dynamics
dark matter
milky way
Peter B Stetson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,798
8,571
0.191
Antony Jameson
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,684
10,080
0.231
Computational Mechanics
Aerodynamics
Design
Michael I Friswell
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,554
17,382
0.408
Structural dynamics
Morphing aircraft
Paul O'Connor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,045
15,639
0.372
CCDs
Optical Astronomy Instrumentation
low noise electronics
Radiation Detection and Measurement
CMOS
AI Netzer
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,473
12,607
0.304
Rita Tojeiro
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,215
26,414
0.657
Galaxy evolution
large-scale structure
observational cosmology
statistical methods
Dennis S Bernstein
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,101
12,321
0.315