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
Software Engineering
Cloud Computing
Text Analytics
File systems
Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,066
67,906
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Linear Algebra and Optimization
Data Mining
Probability and Statistics
Outlier Analysis
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,880
40,234
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
natural language processing
machine learning
speech processing
digital signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,651
22,834
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
applications of logic to computer science
database theory
finite model theory
rank and score aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,162
6,208
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
computer vision
driver assistance
public safety
surveillance
security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,082
10,403
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Artificial Intelligence
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,410
6,124
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
autonomic computing
embodied artificial intelligence
energy management
nonlinear dynamics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,686
5,733
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Automatic Speech Recognition
Spoken Term Detection
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,006
15,795
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Data Engineering for LLMs
Machine Learning
AI
Distributed&Parallel Computing
Time Series Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,665
9,143
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,022
6,872
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
operations research
algorithms & complexity
machine learning
game theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,800
5,009
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
computer science
databases
web services
business process management
business artifacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,380
4,369
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
database
stream computing
distributed computing
real time solutions
performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,725
7,536
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,399
14,448
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI
Large Language Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,260
13,811
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
AI Safety
Generative AI
Trustworthy Machine Learning
Adversarial Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,218
18,944
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cloud Computing
Distributed Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,754
3,893
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Multi-Agent Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,086
7,067
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Data mining
Machine Learning
biomedical informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,600
11,384
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,143
6,207
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Biometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,405
3,496
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Machine Learning
Brain Inspired Computing
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,828
8,837
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Artifical Intelligence
Text Analytics
Stegonography
Human-in-the-Loop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,293
2,690
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neuromorphic engineering
machine learning acceleration
inference acceleration
brain-inspired vlsi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,084
9,721
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cryptography
information security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,910
10,559
0.708
Soumitra Sarkar
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,066
67,906
0.507
Software Engineering
Cloud Computing
Text Analytics
File systems
Storage
Charu Aggarwal
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,880
40,234
0.458
Linear Algebra and Optimization
Data Mining
Probability and Statistics
Outlier Analysis
AI
Salim Roukos, Salim Roucos
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,651
22,834
0.489
natural language processing
machine learning
speech processing
digital signal processing
Ronald Fagin
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,162
6,208
0.151
applications of logic to computer science
database theory
finite model theory
rank and score aggregation
Sharath Pankanti
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,082
10,403
0.281
computer vision
driver assistance
public safety
surveillance
security
John R Smith
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,410
6,124
0.183
Artificial Intelligence
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
Jeff Kephart
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,686
5,733
0.187
autonomic computing
embodied artificial intelligence
energy management
nonlinear dynamics
machine learning
Brian Kingsbury
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,006
15,795
0.545
Automatic Speech Recognition
Spoken Term Detection
Deep Learning
Yousaf Shah
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,665
9,143
0.356
Data Engineering for LLMs
Machine Learning
AI
Distributed&Parallel Computing
Time Series Analysis
Lisa Brown
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,022
6,872
0.275
Nimrod Megiddo
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,800
5,009
0.202
operations research
algorithms & complexity
machine learning
game theory
Richard Hull
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,380
4,369
0.187
computer science
databases
web services
business process management
business artifacts
John M Santosuosso
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,725
7,536
0.364
database
stream computing
distributed computing
real time solutions
performance
Rogerio Feris
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,399
14,448
0.708
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
David Cox
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,260
13,811
0.682
Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI
Large Language Models
Pin-Yu Chen
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,218
18,944
0.937
AI Safety
Generative AI
Trustworthy Machine Learning
Adversarial Machine Learning
Srikumar Venugopal
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,754
3,893
0.197
Cloud Computing
Distributed Computing
Gerald Tesauro
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,086
7,067
0.370
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Multi-Agent Learning
Haifeng Liu
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,600
11,384
0.612
Data mining
Machine Learning
biomedical informatics
Tal Rabin
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,143
6,207
0.342
Jonathan Connell
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,405
3,496
0.201
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Biometrics
Steve Esser
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,828
8,837
0.558
Machine Learning
Brain Inspired Computing
Neuroscience
Daniel Gruhl
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,293
2,690
0.176
Artifical Intelligence
Text Analytics
Stegonography
Human-in-the-Loop
John Arthur
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,084
9,721
0.644
Neuromorphic engineering
machine learning acceleration
inference acceleration
brain-inspired vlsi
Vadim Lyubashevsky
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,910
10,559
0.708
Cryptography
information security