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
assessment
diagnosis
learning
measurement
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,183
13,817
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Mobile Security
Pervasive Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,342
8,267
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
real-time systems
the Ada programming language
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,028
1,329
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Machine Learning
Foundation Model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,244
7,033
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,049
1,145
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neural Network
Bio Text Mining
NLP
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,480
5,500
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Medical imaging
electronics and electrical
computer science
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,720
2,563
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Pattern recognition
computer vision
cyber security
image analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,543
2,175
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Quantitative Methods
Machine Learning
Experiments
Suicide Prevention
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,344
4,936
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Parallel and Distributed Systems
High Performance Computing
Interconnection networks
System Software
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
1,332
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computer Systems
Architecture
Data Analytics
and Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,028
1,296
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Networks
Security
Password Cracking
Formal Methods
Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
955
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Resilience
Disasters
Accessibility
Safety
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,476
2,987
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Shape Analysis
Surrogate Modeling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,424
2,497
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Database
Data Mining
Data/Network Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
1,470
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Numerical computing
Monte Carlo methods
random numbers
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,023
675
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Computer networks
network security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
469
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cryptography
Network Security
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
1,549
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Software Engineering
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,788
1,659
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
High Dimensional Statistics
Statistical Machine Learning
Optimization
Signal Processing
Robust Statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
1,486
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
166
0.068
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
online discourse
critical thinking
learning analytics
knowledge maps
interaction analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,403
656
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
density functional theory
computational materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,178
1,142
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Application of Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
2,057
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
HCI
CS education
gaming
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,007
1,358
0.677
Valerie Shute
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,183
13,817
0.528
assessment
diagnosis
learning
measurement
artificial intelligence
Jie Yang
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,342
8,267
0.670
Mobile Security
Pervasive Computing
Theodore P Baker
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,028
1,329
0.147
real-time systems
the Ada programming language
Jiawei Zhang
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,244
7,033
0.853
Machine Learning
Foundation Model
David Whalley
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,049
1,145
0.142
Feng Pan
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,480
5,500
0.849
Neural Network
Bio Text Mining
NLP
Anke Meyer Baese
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,720
2,563
0.448
Medical imaging
electronics and electrical
computer science
neuroscience
Xiuwen Liu
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,543
2,175
0.392
Pattern recognition
computer vision
cyber security
image analysis
Xieyining Irene Huang
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,344
4,936
0.924
Quantitative Methods
Machine Learning
Experiments
Suicide Prevention
Xin Yuan
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
1,332
0.264
Parallel and Distributed Systems
High Performance Computing
Interconnection networks
System Software
Weikuan Yu
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,028
1,296
0.322
Computer Systems
Architecture
Data Analytics
and Scientific Computing
Sudhir Aggarwal
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
955
0.269
Networks
Security
Password Cracking
Formal Methods
Simulation
Eren Erman Ozguven
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,476
2,987
0.859
Resilience
Disasters
Accessibility
Safety
Artificial Intelligence
Chiwoo Park
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,424
2,497
0.729
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Shape Analysis
Surrogate Modeling
Peixiang Zhao
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
1,470
0.440
Database
Data Mining
Data/Network Science
Michael Mascagni
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,023
675
0.223
Numerical computing
Monte Carlo methods
random numbers
biology
Zhenhai Duan
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
469
0.165
Computer networks
network security
Viet Tung Hoang
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
1,549
0.546
Cryptography
Network Security
Sonia Haiduc
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,788
1,659
0.595
Software Engineering
Computer Science
Yiyuan She
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
1,486
0.569
High Dimensional Statistics
Statistical Machine Learning
Optimization
Signal Processing
Robust Statistics
Robert Van Engelen
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
166
0.068
Allan Jeong
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,403
656
0.273
online discourse
critical thinking
learning analytics
knowledge maps
interaction analysis
Chen Huang
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,178
1,142
0.524
density functional theory
computational materials science
Ahana Roy Choudhury
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
2,057
0.988
Application of Machine Learning
Yolanda Rankin
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,007
1,358
0.677