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
culture
platforms
generative AI
digital media
communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,880
11,359
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
computer vision
machine learning
speaker recognition
biometrics
image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,802
9,316
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Computational Mathematics
Numerical Analysis
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,978
6,371
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Porous Media Modelling
Krylov subspace methods
numerical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,207
8,140
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Internet of Things
Blockchain
Energy Efficiency
Networks
Cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,834
11,602
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
visual optics
ophthalmic optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,702
5,403
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Information Systems
Innovation
Strategic Information Systems
Policy Informatics
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,678
7,698
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Networked Systems
Systems and Control Theory
Cyber-physical systems
Cyber-Physical Security
Model Predictive Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,995
6,943
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
AI
Video Analytics/Biometrics/Medical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,248
8,915
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Sports Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,086
6,482
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
AI Applications in Manufacturing
Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling
Anti-Pathogenic surfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
4,918
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining/Pattern Recognition/ Visualization
Computer Human Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,098
7,863
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
quantum cognition
information retrieval
applied logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,280
2,675
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Internet of Things
Network Security and Privacy
Blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,789
7,112
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,579
2,848
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
information security
cryptology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,178
1,456
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Human Computer Interaction
Educational Technology
Tangible User Interfaces
Games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,110
3,205
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computer Vision
Biometrics
Intelligent Surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,104
4,989
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
machine learning
longitudinal/panel data analysis
robust inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
3,156
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Software Development
Information Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,717
1,845
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Image processing and Computer Vision
Engineering Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,255
1,229
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Data Science
CRISPR
Tissue clearing
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
3,804
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Data Mining
Pattern Mining
Personalisation
Text Mining
XML
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
1,858
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Data mining
recommender systems
text mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
1,744
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
visual perception
EEG
MEG
predictive coding
Oily Rag Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
1,446
0.376
Jean Burgess
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,880
11,359
0.544
culture
platforms
generative AI
digital media
communication
Sridha Sridharan
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,802
9,316
0.470
computer vision
machine learning
speaker recognition
biometrics
image processing
Kevin Burrage
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,978
6,371
0.336
Computational Mathematics
Numerical Analysis
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Ian W Turner
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,207
8,140
0.447
Porous Media Modelling
Krylov subspace methods
numerical analysis
Raja Jurdak|Raja Mourad Jurdak
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,834
11,602
0.733
Internet of Things
Blockchain
Energy Efficiency
Networks
Cybersecurity
David Atchison
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,702
5,403
0.344
visual optics
ophthalmic optics
Kevin C Desouza
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,678
7,698
0.491
Information Systems
Innovation
Strategic Information Systems
Policy Informatics
Public Administration
Daniel E Quevedo
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,995
6,943
0.496
Networked Systems
Systems and Control Theory
Cyber-physical systems
Cyber-Physical Security
Model Predictive Control
Clinton Fookes
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,248
8,915
0.728
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
AI
Video Analytics/Biometrics/Medical Imaging
Patrick Lucey
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,086
6,482
0.585
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Sports Analytics
Prasad Kdv Yarlagadda
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
4,918
0.512
AI Applications in Manufacturing
Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling
Anti-Pathogenic surfaces
Jinglan Zhang
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,098
7,863
0.864
Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining/Pattern Recognition/ Visualization
Computer Human Interaction
Peter Bruza
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,280
2,675
0.323
quantum cognition
information retrieval
applied logic
Ali Dorri
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,789
7,112
0.913
Internet of Things
Network Security and Privacy
Blockchain
Yuefeng Li
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,579
2,848
0.376
Edward Dawson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,178
1,456
0.203
information security
cryptology
Peta Wyeth
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,110
3,205
0.451
Human Computer Interaction
Educational Technology
Tangible User Interfaces
Games
Simon Denman
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,104
4,989
0.702
Computer Vision
Biometrics
Intelligent Surveillance
You Gan Wang
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
3,156
0.448
machine learning
longitudinal/panel data analysis
robust inference
Colin Fidge
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,717
1,845
0.275
Software Development
Information Security
Wageeh Boles
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,255
1,229
0.234
Image processing and Computer Vision
Engineering Education
Dimitri Perrin
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
3,804
0.775
Data Science
CRISPR
Tissue clearing
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Imaging
Richi Nayak
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
1,858
0.396
Data Mining
Pattern Mining
Personalisation
Text Mining
XML
Yue Xu
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
1,744
0.385
Data mining
recommender systems
text mining
Pat Johnston
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
1,446
0.376
visual perception
EEG
MEG
predictive coding
Oily Rag Science