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
neural network potentials
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,096
16,930
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Electrocatalysis
CO2 captute/separation-utiization
Energy Conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
981
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
Metallic Alloys
Solid State Phase Transformations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
614
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mineralogy
Thermodynamics
Petrology
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
221
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
MEMS
Thin film
Material science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
201
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Materials Synthesis
Photo induced applications
Energy and Fuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
80
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Materials
Composites
Characterization
Graphene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
Jörg Behler
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,096
16,930
0.733
neural network potentials
materials science
Nivedita Sikdar
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
981
0.815
Electrocatalysis
CO2 captute/separation-utiization
Energy Conversion
Hongcai Wang
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
614
0.925
Materials Science
Electron Microscopy
Metallic Alloys
Solid State Phase Transformations
Christopher Beyer
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
221
0.571
Mineralogy
Thermodynamics
Petrology
Materials
Elaheh Akbarnejad
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
201
0.698
MEMS
Thin film
Material science
Mukul Sethi
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
80
1.000
Materials Synthesis
Photo induced applications
Energy and Fuels
Amrit Jena
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
Materials
Composites
Characterization
Graphene