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
Large Scale Data Analysis
Performance Optimization
Parallel Algorithm
Energy Efficient Computing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,493
72,665
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Statistical modeling
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,371
12,440
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Scheduling Theory
Computational Complexity
Approximation Algorithms
Real-Time Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,964
3,736
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computer Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,758
2,223
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,576
3,967
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computer Vision – Face Recognition
Traffic Video Analytics
Image Search &Video Retrieval
Artificial Intelligence – Machin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,757
2,019
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Computational Biology
Solar Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,712
2,345
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Multimedia Security and Privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,498
2,757
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Computational Complexity
Scheduling Theory
Operations Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,893
3,391
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Deep Learning Applications
Blockchain Technologies
Intelligent Transportation
IoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,198
2,655
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Smartphones
Security
Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,136
2,523
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Medical Imaging
Medical Image Analysis
Pattern Recognition
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,824
919
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,517
2,407
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Immersive Communication
VR/AR Network Systems
UAV-IoT Application Systems
Fast Reinforcement Learning
5G/IoT Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,206
2,419
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Mobile Computing
Vehicular Networks
Distributed Systems
Crowdsensing
Computational Advertising
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,374
1,398
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
human-in-the-loop AI
(Responsible) data management for AI
Algorithm Design
Reinforcement Learning
Future of Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,127
1,763
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Deep Learning
Data-driven Optimization
Computational Intelligence
Intelligent Decisions
IoTs
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,196
2,868
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Deep learning
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Statistical learning
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
3,007
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,916
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Statistical Modeling
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
1,132
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Security
Cryptography
Systems
Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
1,412
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Autonomous Vehicles
Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
531
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
simulation
applied probability
statistics
reliability
risk analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
484
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
AI4SE
Software Engineering
Program Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
1,663
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Machine learning
Deep learning
Medical AI
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
477
0.316
Zhihui Du
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,493
72,665
0.769
Large Scale Data Analysis
Performance Optimization
Parallel Algorithm
Energy Efficient Computing
Zhi Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,371
12,440
0.642
Statistical modeling
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Joseph Leung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,964
3,736
0.268
Scheduling Theory
Computational Complexity
Approximation Algorithms
Real-Time Systems
Craig Gotsman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,758
2,223
0.174
Reza Curtmola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,576
3,967
0.343
Chengjun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,757
2,019
0.188
Computer Vision – Face Recognition
Traffic Video Analytics
Image Search &Video Retrieval
Artificial Intelligence – Machin
Jason Tl Wang|Jason Tsong-Li Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,712
2,345
0.219
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Computational Biology
Solar Physics
Frank Shih
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,498
2,757
0.290
Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Multimedia Security and Privacy
Haibing Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,893
3,391
0.430
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Computational Complexity
Scheduling Theory
Operations Research
Guiling Grace Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,198
2,655
0.369
Deep Learning Applications
Blockchain Technologies
Intelligent Transportation
IoT
Iulian Neamtiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,136
2,523
0.354
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Smartphones
Security
Systems
Atam Dhawan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,824
919
0.158
Medical Imaging
Medical Image Analysis
Pattern Recognition
Chase Qishi Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,517
2,407
0.436
Jacob Chakareski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,206
2,419
0.465
Immersive Communication
VR/AR Network Systems
UAV-IoT Application Systems
Fast Reinforcement Learning
5G/IoT Networks
Cristian Borcea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,374
1,398
0.320
Mobile Computing
Vehicular Networks
Distributed Systems
Crowdsensing
Computational Advertising
Senjuti Basu Roy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,127
1,763
0.427
human-in-the-loop AI
(Responsible) data management for AI
Algorithm Design
Reinforcement Learning
Future of Work
Haitao Yuan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,196
2,868
0.897
Deep Learning
Data-driven Optimization
Computational Intelligence
Intelligent Decisions
IoTs
Tian Tian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
3,007
0.949
Deep learning
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Statistical learning
Lian Duan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,916
0.607
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Wei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
1,132
0.422
Statistical Modeling
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
Kurt Rohloff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
1,412
0.538
Security
Cryptography
Systems
Control
Pantelis Monogioudis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
531
0.204
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Autonomous Vehicles
Networks
Marvin Nakayama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
484
0.259
simulation
applied probability
statistics
reliability
risk analysis
Shaohua David Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
1,663
0.902
AI4SE
Software Engineering
Program Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
Usman Roshan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
477
0.316
Machine learning
Deep learning
Medical AI
Bioinformatics