Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Network Traffic Analysis
Cloud Computing
Anomaly Detection
Fault Tolerance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
686
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
software engineering
software testing
c programming
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
28
0.070
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Ranking Based On Selection :3
Technology Enhanced Learning
HCI
Software Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
233
0.633
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Ranking Based On Selection :4
Data Science
Business Inteligence
Informatics in Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
141
0.603
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Ranking Based On Selection :5
computer networks
distributed systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
62
0.295
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Ranking Based On Selection :6
Data Mining
Information Storage and Retrieval
Document and Text Processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
107
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
computer science
social networks
data mining
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
66
0.532
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Ranking Based On Selection :8
Software Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
94
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Software Engineering
IT for education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
29
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Software Engineer
Programming Language
Telecommuncation Network
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
8
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Engenharia de Software
Sistemas Colaborativos
Inteligência Computacional
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Software Testing
Software Architecture
Design Patterns
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Software Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
software engineering
requirements engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
Ana Cristina Oliveira
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
686
0.497
Network Traffic Analysis
Cloud Computing
Anomaly Detection
Fault Tolerance
Gustavo Wagner Diniz Mendes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
28
0.070
software engineering
software testing
c programming
Francisco Petrônio Alencar De Medeiros
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
233
0.633
Technology Enhanced Learning
HCI
Software Engineering
Elmano Ramalho Cavalcanti
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
141
0.603
Data Science
Business Inteligence
Informatics in Education
Paulo Ditarso Maciel Jr.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
62
0.295
computer networks
distributed systems
Andre Luiz Firmino Alves
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
107
0.723
Data Mining
Information Storage and Retrieval
Document and Text Processing
Bruno Neiva Moreno
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
66
0.532
computer science
social networks
data mining
Thiago Rique
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
94
0.979
Mirna Carelli O Maia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
29
0.397
Software Engineering
IT for education
Katyusco De Farias Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
8
0.211
Software Engineer
Programming Language
Telecommuncation Network
Lira, Heremita Brasileiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
Engenharia de Software
Sistemas Colaborativos
Inteligência Computacional
Diogo Moreira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Software Testing
Software Architecture
Design Patterns
Fernando Lordão
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
Pablo Sebastian Veinberg
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
software engineering
requirements engineering