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
computational social science
network science
complex systems
temporal networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,972
8,996
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Deep learning
Machine learning
Computer-aided diagnosis
Artificial intelligence
Medical imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,486
6,000
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
computer vision
image processing
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,957
6,796
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
speech processing
speech synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,270
1,694
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Theoretical Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,375
3,074
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
soft robotics
actuators
artificial muscles
pneumatics
biorobotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,087
4,786
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
computer vision
pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,019
7,544
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
machine learning
solar cells
fuel cells
computational spectroscopy
large-scale ab initio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,888
5,456
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computational Intelligence
Intelligent Systems Engineering
Image processing
Quantum Image Processing
Quantum machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,674
4,401
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,551
916
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,924
2,338
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
wireless communication
RF circuit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,775
654
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Distributed systems
Distributed algorithms
Cooperative robotics
Fault-tolerance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
1,181
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
2,669
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
machine learning
data science
artificial intelligence
statistics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,514
2,991
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Machine Learning
Mathematical Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
2,155
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Speech recognition
Video information retrieval
Human communication understanding
Man-machine interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,086
1,659
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Wireless communications
Machine Learning
mmWave
Mobile Computing
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,893
3,557
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
artificial intelligence
sensors
materials
signal processing
electronic noses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
1,666
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Artificial Intelligence
Network Science
Graph Neural Networks
Machine Learning
Social Network Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,360
1,772
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,235
1,652
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Optoelectronics
Silicon photonics
Magneto-optical devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,140
1,501
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Optimization Algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
936
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Computing
Distributed Computing
Heuristic Search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,234
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
High Performance Computing
Large Scale Deep Learning
GPU computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,456
1,485
0.605
Petter Holme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,972
8,996
0.429
computational social science
network science
complex systems
temporal networks
Kenji Suzuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,486
6,000
0.364
Deep learning
Machine learning
Computer-aided diagnosis
Artificial intelligence
Medical imaging
Masatoshi Okutomi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,957
6,796
0.426
computer vision
image processing
artificial intelligence
Takao Kobayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,270
1,694
0.138
speech processing
speech synthesis
Osamu Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,375
3,074
0.296
Theoretical Computer Science
Koichi Suzumori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,087
4,786
0.474
soft robotics
actuators
artificial muscles
pneumatics
biorobotics
Akihiko Torii
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,019
7,544
0.836
computer vision
pattern recognition
Sergei Manzhos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,888
5,456
0.692
machine learning
solar cells
fuel cells
computational spectroscopy
large-scale ab initio
Abdullah M Iliyasu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,674
4,401
0.776
Computational Intelligence
Intelligent Systems Engineering
Image processing
Quantum Image Processing
Quantum machine learning
Motoshi Saeki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,551
916
0.165
Endo Gen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,924
2,338
0.475
Kiyomichi Araki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,775
654
0.137
wireless communication
RF circuit
Xavier Defago
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
1,181
0.249
Distributed systems
Distributed algorithms
Cooperative robotics
Fault-tolerance
Masayuki Tanaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
2,669
0.584
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Daniel Berrar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,514
2,991
0.663
machine learning
data science
artificial intelligence
statistics
bioinformatics
Takafumi Kanamori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
2,155
0.479
Machine Learning
Mathematical Statistics
Koichi Shinoda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,086
1,659
0.406
Speech recognition
Video information retrieval
Human communication understanding
Man-machine interaction
Takayuki Nishio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,893
3,557
0.914
Wireless communications
Machine Learning
mmWave
Mobile Computing
Computer Vision
Manuel Aleixandre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
1,666
0.467
artificial intelligence
sensors
materials
signal processing
electronic noses
Tsuyoshi Murata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,360
1,772
0.527
Artificial Intelligence
Network Science
Graph Neural Networks
Machine Learning
Social Network Analysis
Takashi Ishida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,235
1,652
0.511
Yuya Shoji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,140
1,501
0.478
Optoelectronics
Silicon photonics
Magneto-optical devices
Tomomi Matsui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
936
0.311
Akihiro Kishimoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,234
0.453
Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Computing
Distributed Computing
Heuristic Search
Rio Yokota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,456
1,485
0.605
High Performance Computing
Large Scale Deep Learning
GPU computing