The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Machine Learning
Statistical Genetics
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,959
19,923
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Human Computer Interaction
Ubiquitous Computing
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,198
6,798
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Computer Graphics
Biological Modelling
Morphogenesis
Plant Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,783
5,554
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Machine learning & Statistical genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,591
4,843
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Computer networks
performance evaluation
network traffic measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
1,633
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cryptography
Information theoretic security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,636
2,601
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Empirical software engineering
SBSE
requirements engineering
project mana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,973
3,687
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
AI
Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,330
2,199
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
machine learning
artificial intelligence
natural language processing
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,830
5,605
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biometric security
pattern recognition
image processing
cybersecurity
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,524
3,010
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
database
Privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,954
1,147
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Image Sensors
Biomedical Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,454
1,114
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Internet
new media
communication technology and society
new media and democracy
citizesnhip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,233
1,612
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computer Graphics
Sketch-based Interfaces and Modeling
Non-Photorealistic Rendering
Illustrative Scientific & Information Vis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
1,455
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Distributed Software Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics
Software Reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,748
2,290
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
health data science
machine learning
artificial intelligence
digital health
mHealth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,719
3,075
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Interaction with Autonomous Vehicles
Human-Drone Interaction
Human-Robot Interaction
Tangible User Interfaces
Human-Computer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
2,274
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Wireless Communication Networks
Wireless Sensor Networks
Vehicular Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,488
1,413
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computer Graphics
Visualization
Digital Earth
3D Imaging.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
1,470
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Machine Reasoning
Bayesian Causal Networks
Biometrics
Machine Learning
Decision Diagrams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,773
1,532
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Software Testing
Automated Software Engineering
Robust and Explainable AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,951
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
differential categories
linear logic
semantics of programming
category theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,243
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computational Morphodynamics
Morphogenesis
Plant Development
Computer graphics
Geometric Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
1,829
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Artificial Intelligence
Multi-Agent Systems
Distributed knowledge-based Search
Learning of Cooperative Behavior
Testing of Multi-Agent Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,182
944
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
GIS
Sensor Web
Spatial Databases
Internet of Things
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,117
0.366
Quan Long
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,959
19,923
0.525
Machine Learning
Statistical Genetics
Computational Biology
Saul Greenberg
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,198
6,798
0.199
Human Computer Interaction
Ubiquitous Computing
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,783
5,554
0.224
Computer Graphics
Biological Modelling
Morphogenesis
Plant Development
Qingrun Zhang
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,591
4,843
0.197
Machine learning & Statistical genetics
Carey Williamson
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
1,633
0.146
Computer networks
performance evaluation
network traffic measurement
Reihaneh Safavi Naini
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,636
2,601
0.245
Cryptography
Information theoretic security
Guenther Ruhe
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,973
3,687
0.370
Empirical software engineering
SBSE
requirements engineering
project mana
Jon Rokne
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,330
2,199
0.300
Nagesh Subbanna
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,830
5,605
0.821
machine learning
artificial intelligence
natural language processing
computer vision
Marina L Gavrilova
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,524
3,010
0.461
biometric security
pattern recognition
image processing
cybersecurity
machine learning
Ken Barker
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,954
1,147
0.193
Orly Yadid Pecht
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,454
1,114
0.204
Image Sensors
Biomedical Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Maria Bakardjieva
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,233
1,612
0.308
Internet
new media
communication technology and society
new media and democracy
citizesnhip
Mario Costa Sousa
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
1,455
0.292
Computer Graphics
Sketch-based Interfaces and Modeling
Non-Photorealistic Rendering
Illustrative Scientific & Information Vis
Behrouz H Far
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,748
2,290
0.482
Distributed Software Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics
Software Reliability
Joon Lee
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,719
3,075
0.652
health data science
machine learning
artificial intelligence
digital health
mHealth
Ehud Sharlin
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
2,274
0.504
Interaction with Autonomous Vehicles
Human-Drone Interaction
Human-Robot Interaction
Tangible User Interfaces
Human-Computer
Abraham Fapojuwo
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,488
1,413
0.315
Wireless Communication Networks
Wireless Sensor Networks
Vehicular Networks
Faramarz Samavati
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
1,470
0.371
Computer Graphics
Visualization
Digital Earth
3D Imaging.
Svetlana Yanushkevich
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,773
1,532
0.406
Machine Reasoning
Bayesian Causal Networks
Biometrics
Machine Learning
Decision Diagrams
Hadi Hemmati
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,951
0.564
Software Testing
Automated Software Engineering
Robust and Explainable AI
Robin Cockett
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,243
0.361
differential categories
linear logic
semantics of programming
category theory
Adam Runions
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
1,829
0.559
Computational Morphodynamics
Morphogenesis
Plant Development
Computer graphics
Geometric Modeling
Jörg Denzinger
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,182
944
0.297
Artificial Intelligence
Multi-Agent Systems
Distributed knowledge-based Search
Learning of Cooperative Behavior
Testing of Multi-Agent Systems
Steve Liang
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,117
0.366
GIS
Sensor Web
Spatial Databases
Internet of Things