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
GIS
Spatial Decision Support Systems
Geocomputation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,616
3,707
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
children's geographies
youth activism
film
qualitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,425
2,333
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
demography
population
migration
health
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,329
2,380
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
human-environment
landscape ecology
GIScience
complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,967
3,322
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Internet GIS
Social Media
Web GIS
Mobile GIS
Cartography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,108
2,383
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Geographic Information Science (GIScience)
Cartography
Visual Data Mining
Information Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
716
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
urban geography
social geography
emotional geographies
food
Argentina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,117
898
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Food
Urban Geography
Immigration
Nonprofit
Children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,062
901
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Migration
Borders
Youth
Cities
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
949
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Geography
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
644
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
174
0.349
Piotr Jankowski
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,616
3,707
0.349
GIS
Spatial Decision Support Systems
Geocomputation
Stuart Aitken
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,425
2,333
0.277
children's geographies
youth activism
film
qualitative methods
John R Weeks
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,329
2,380
0.286
demography
population
migration
health
GIS
Li An
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,967
3,322
0.477
human-environment
landscape ecology
GIScience
complex systems
Ming Hsiang Ming Tsou
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,108
2,383
0.467
Internet GIS
Social Media
Web GIS
Mobile GIS
Cartography
André Skupin
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
716
0.275
Geographic Information Science (GIScience)
Cartography
Visual Data Mining
Information Visualization
Fernando J Bosco
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,117
898
0.424
urban geography
social geography
emotional geographies
food
Argentina
Pascale Joassart Marcelli
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,062
901
0.437
Food
Urban Geography
Immigration
Nonprofit
Children
Kate Swanson
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
949
0.533
Migration
Borders
Youth
Cities
Latin America
Atsushi Nara
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
644
0.636
Thomas Herman
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
174
0.349