The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,869
46,093
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,825
37,719
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gaussian processes
Bayesian inference
machine learning
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,995
32,223
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computer vision
pattern recognition
information theory
iris recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,355
4,157
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Speech Processing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,746
6,812
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
molecular dynamics
statistical mechanics
materials modelling
machine learning
computational chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,694
19,914
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,351
24,400
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
machine learning systems
federated learning
deep learning
activity recognition
mobile computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,574
11,784
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Data
Informatics
Chemistry
Crystallography
Performing Arts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,218
11,024
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Computer Science
Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,273
14,441
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Computer networking
Energy systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,993
3,382
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Innate Immunity
Toll-like Receptors
NOD-like receptors
Pattern Recognition Receptors
Salmonella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,414
9,291
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bayesian deep learning
approximate inference
deep generative modeling
automatic molecular design
reinforcement learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,952
13,436
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
wavelets
inverse problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,623
2,102
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,416
2,156
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Crystallography
Structural Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,375
6,799
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Human-computer interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,217
6,424
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Responsible AI
Machine Learning
Health AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,983
7,551
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Information Extraction
Evolutionary Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,953
3,512
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mobile Sensing
Ubiquitous Computing
Applied Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,811
11,255
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Natural language processing
Knowledge Graph
Multi-modal NLP
Text Mining
Global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,802
6,128
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mobile systems
data mining
location-based systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,444
5,491
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,163
2,778
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Trustworthiness
Optimization
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,130
11,229
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Security
Privacy
Authentication
Passwords
Ubiquitous computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,920
2,082
0.191
Zoubin Ghahramani
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,869
46,093
0.452
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Roberto Cipolla
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,825
37,719
0.518
Carl Edward Rasmussen
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,995
32,223
0.504
Gaussian processes
Bayesian inference
machine learning
climate change
J Daugman
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,355
4,157
0.118
Computer vision
pattern recognition
information theory
iris recognition
Mark Gales
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,746
6,812
0.229
Speech Processing
Machine Learning
Gabor Csanyi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,694
19,914
0.719
molecular dynamics
statistical mechanics
materials modelling
machine learning
computational chemistry
Douwe Kiela
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,351
24,400
0.892
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Nicholas Lane
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,574
11,784
0.443
machine learning systems
federated learning
deep learning
activity recognition
mobile computing
Ian Bruno
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,218
11,024
0.420
Data
Informatics
Chemistry
Crystallography
Performing Arts
Markus Hsi Yang Fritz
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,273
14,441
0.571
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Computer Science
Programming
Srinivasan Keshav
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,993
3,382
0.161
Computer networking
Energy systems
Clare Bryant
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,414
9,291
0.479
Innate Immunity
Toll-like Receptors
NOD-like receptors
Pattern Recognition Receptors
Salmonella
José Miguel Hernández Lobato
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,952
13,436
0.793
Bayesian deep learning
approximate inference
deep generative modeling
automatic molecular design
reinforcement learning
Nick Kingsbury
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,623
2,102
0.135
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
wavelets
inverse problems
Markus Kuhn
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,416
2,156
0.140
Greg P Shields
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,375
6,799
0.442
Crystallography
Structural Chemistry
Peter Robinson
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,217
6,424
0.422
Human-computer interaction
Anna Korhonen
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,983
7,551
0.540
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Responsible AI
Machine Learning
Health AI
Ted Briscoe
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,953
3,512
0.271
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Information Extraction
Evolutionary Linguistics
Petko Georgiev
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,811
11,255
0.879
Mobile Sensing
Ubiquitous Computing
Applied Machine Learning
Nigel Collier
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,802
6,128
0.479
Natural language processing
Knowledge Graph
Multi-modal NLP
Text Mining
Global health
Salvatore Scellato
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,444
5,491
0.441
Mobile systems
data mining
location-based systems
Quentin Stafford Fraser
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,163
2,778
0.228
Adrian Weller
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,130
11,229
0.926
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Trustworthiness
Optimization
Ethics
F Stajano
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,920
2,082
0.191
Security
Privacy
Authentication
Passwords
Ubiquitous computing