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
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,934
65,840
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
culture
platforms
generative AI
digital media
communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,919
10,511
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
computer vision
machine learning
speaker recognition
biometrics
image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,813
8,918
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Recommender System
Graph Learning
Spatial-temporal Prediction
Edge Intelligence
LLM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,521
16,497
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational Mathematics
Numerical Analysis
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,440
5,756
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chemometrics
Foodomics
Food Science
Vibrational spectroscopy
NIR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,348
9,550
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Porous Media Modelling
Krylov subspace methods
numerical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,670
7,110
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Applied Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
14,890
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Internet of Things
Blockchain
Energy Efficiency
Networks
Cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,927
11,114
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Information Systems
Innovation
Strategic Information Systems
Policy Informatics
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,753
7,829
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
visual optics
ophthalmic optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,264
5,177
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Networked Systems
Systems and Control Theory
Cyber-physical systems
Cyber-Physical Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,558
6,243
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,910
3,537
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
AI
Video Analytics/Biometrics/Medical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,473
9,189
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Data Quality Management
Business Process Management
Governance Risk and Compliance in Information Systems
Service Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,950
4,483
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Sports Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,563
5,809
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining/Pattern Recognition/ Visualization
Computer Human Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,030
9,518
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Face Recognition
Pattern Recognition
Biometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,994
3,343
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Clinical diagnosis
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,892
9,106
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
information systems
system use
effective use
performance
systems analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,764
4,926
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
AI Applications in Manufacturing
Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling
Anti-Pathogenic surfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,082
4,723
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Data Management Platforms
Data Analytics
eResearch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,441
1,297
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
quantum cognition
information retrieval
applied logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,510
2,443
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
CyberSecurity
Privacy
Blockchain
Internet of Things
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,370
6,579
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,000
2,870
0.359
U Rajendra Acharya
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,934
65,840
0.701
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Healthcare
Jean Burgess
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,919
10,511
0.480
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
20,813
8,918
0.428
computer vision
machine learning
speaker recognition
biometrics
image processing
Hongzhi Yin
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,521
16,497
0.845
Recommender System
Graph Learning
Spatial-temporal Prediction
Edge Intelligence
LLM
Kevin Burrage
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,440
5,756
0.296
Computational Mathematics
Numerical Analysis
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Daniel Cozzolino
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,348
9,550
0.494
Chemometrics
Foodomics
Food Science
Vibrational spectroscopy
NIR
Ian W Turner
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,670
7,110
0.381
Porous Media Modelling
Krylov subspace methods
numerical analysis
Ravinesh Deo
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
14,890
0.802
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Applied Computing
Raja Jurdak|Raja Mourad Jurdak
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,927
11,114
0.657
Internet of Things
Blockchain
Energy Efficiency
Networks
Cybersecurity
Kevin C Desouza
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,753
7,829
0.467
Information Systems
Innovation
Strategic Information Systems
Policy Informatics
Public Administration
David Atchison
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,264
5,177
0.318
visual optics
ophthalmic optics
Daniel E Quevedo
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,558
6,243
0.429
Networked Systems
Systems and Control Theory
Cyber-physical systems
Cyber-Physical Security
Graeme Shanks
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,910
3,537
0.254
Clinton Fookes
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,473
9,189
0.682
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
AI
Video Analytics/Biometrics/Medical Imaging
Shazia Sadiq
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,950
4,483
0.375
Data Quality Management
Business Process Management
Governance Risk and Compliance in Information Systems
Service Systems
Patrick Lucey
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,563
5,809
0.502
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Sports Analytics
Jinglan Zhang
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,030
9,518
0.863
Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining/Pattern Recognition/ Visualization
Computer Human Interaction
Brian C Lovell
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,994
3,343
0.304
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Face Recognition
Pattern Recognition
Biometrics
Futao Zhang
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,892
9,106
0.836
Bioinformatics
Clinical diagnosis
Statistical Genetics
Andrew Burton Jones
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,764
4,926
0.458
information systems
system use
effective use
performance
systems analysis
Prasad Kdv Yarlagadda
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,082
4,723
0.468
AI Applications in Manufacturing
Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling
Anti-Pathogenic surfaces
Jane Hunter
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,441
1,297
0.137
Data Management Platforms
Data Analytics
eResearch
Peter Bruza
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,510
2,443
0.287
quantum cognition
information retrieval
applied logic
Ali Dorri
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,370
6,579
0.786
CyberSecurity
Privacy
Blockchain
Internet of Things
Yuefeng Li
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,000
2,870
0.359