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
Bioinformatics
Ontologies
Artificial Intelligence
Systems Biology
Machine Reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,386
31,645
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Machine Learning
High-Energy Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,806
40,307
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
computer architecture
supercomputing
HPC
programming models
high performance networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,044
4,899
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computer Science
Scientific Computing
Web Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,812
12,584
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
data management
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,840
1,525
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Networking
Data Analysis
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,058
3,466
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
parallel computing
scientific computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,597
2,348
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Machine learning
Systems biology
Bioengineering
Flux analysis
Complexity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,664
4,492
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Statistical mechanics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,076
4,026
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Data science
computational biology
software engineering
high-performance computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
4,305
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
data science
scientific visualization
high performance computing
machine learning
quantum computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,964
1,860
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Machine Learning
Applied Mathematics
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,249
2,027
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Parallel I/O
data management
software-defined storage
metadata and provenance management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,832
2,244
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Renewable energy technologies
Density Functional Theory
Thermoelectric and Photovoltaic materials
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
2,968
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Health AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
2,066
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
data management
data analysis
AI/ML
HPC performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
1,184
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
software-defined networking
network virtualization
quantum networking
optical networks
dynamic network services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,345
1,562
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computer Science
Machine Learning & Analytics
Computational Biology
Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,231
1,486
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Energy Systems
Sustainable Cities
Artificial Intelligence
Climate Change
Hybrid Energy systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,073
2,605
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
machine learning
computational materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
2,498
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
computer vision
machine learning
quantitative microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
1,634
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computer architecture and networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,443
1,165
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
High Performance Computing
Parallel Execution Models
Performance Modeling
Auto-tuning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
852
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
computational neuroscience
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
1,042
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Generative Models
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,457
0.865
Christopher J Mungall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,386
31,645
0.477
Bioinformatics
Ontologies
Artificial Intelligence
Systems Biology
Machine Reasoning
Mariel Pettee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,806
40,307
0.964
Machine Learning
High-Energy Particle Physics
John Shalf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,044
4,899
0.257
computer architecture
supercomputing
HPC
programming models
high performance networking
Shreyas Cholia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,812
12,584
0.796
Computer Science
Scientific Computing
Web Development
Arie Shoshani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,840
1,525
0.141
Kesheng Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,058
3,466
0.345
Networking
Data Analysis
Scientific Computing
Leonid Oliker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,597
2,348
0.245
parallel computing
scientific computing
Hector Garcia Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,664
4,492
0.518
Machine learning
Systems biology
Bioengineering
Flux analysis
Complexity
Stephen Whitelam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,076
4,026
0.569
Statistical mechanics
machine learning
Bill Andreopoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
4,305
0.677
Data science
computational biology
software engineering
high-performance computing
E Wes Bethel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,964
1,860
0.375
data science
scientific visualization
high performance computing
machine learning
quantum computing
Thorsten Kurth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,249
2,027
0.477
Machine Learning
Applied Mathematics
Nuclear Physics
Suren Byna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,832
2,244
0.586
Parallel I/O
data management
software-defined storage
metadata and provenance management
Alireza Faghaninia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
2,968
0.834
Renewable energy technologies
Density Functional Theory
Thermoelectric and Photovoltaic materials
Machine learning
Hang Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
2,066
0.596
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Health AI
Alex Sim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
1,184
0.353
data management
data analysis
AI/ML
HPC performance
Inder Monga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,345
1,562
0.467
software-defined networking
network virtualization
quantum networking
optical networks
dynamic network services
Oliver Rübel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,231
1,486
0.460
Computer Science
Machine Learning & Analytics
Computational Biology
Visualization
Amarasinghage Td Perera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,073
2,605
0.848
Energy Systems
Sustainable Cities
Artificial Intelligence
Climate Change
Hybrid Energy systems
Alex Dunn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
2,498
0.983
machine learning
computational materials science
Daniela Ushizima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
1,634
0.664
computer vision
machine learning
quantitative microscopy
George Michelogiannakis|Georgios Michelogiannakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,443
1,165
0.477
Computer architecture and networks
Cy P Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
852
0.441
High Performance Computing
Parallel Execution Models
Performance Modeling
Auto-tuning
Jesse A Livezey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
1,042
0.566
computational neuroscience
machine learning
Luke De Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,457
0.865
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Generative Models
High Energy Physics