Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Rankings 2025
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
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
698,653
260,874
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,252
139,652
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374,801
178,380
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325,509
92,381
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
epidemiology
clinical trials
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316,362
196,988
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mathematical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,818
86,623
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,089
51,083
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
statistics
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,620
101,837
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
algorithms
cryptography
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,959
36,109
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Regression models and Prediction Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,062
95,057
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,192
115,081
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,593
57,293
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,316
48,769
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distributions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,605
104,667
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Statistics
Children's emotional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,576
75,498
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,046
49,807
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,779
58,099
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,853
35,099
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,301
93,022
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,190
73,207
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,938
43,372
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,350
73,168
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,017
68,083
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,973
59,966
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Statistics
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,359
52,982
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Lander
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
698,653
260,874
0.373
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60
32
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donald B Rubin
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410,252
139,652
0.340
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86
45
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374,801
178,380
0.476
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153
73
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ralph B D'Agostino
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325,509
92,381
0.284
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Derrick A Bennett
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316,362
196,988
0.623
epidemiology
clinical trials
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821
331
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefano Colafranceschi
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,818
86,623
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838
337
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
B Efron
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,089
51,083
0.261
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
844
341
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,620
101,837
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088
463
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,959
36,109
0.211
algorithms
cryptography
voting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,111
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ewout W. Steyerberg
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,062
95,057
0.562
Regression models and Prediction Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,163
43
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nick Barrowman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,192
115,081
0.697
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,183
513
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Emmanuel Candes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,593
57,293
0.350
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218
533
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kenneth P Burnham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,316
48,769
0.302
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,260
19
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Mächler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,605
104,667
0.660
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distributions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,283
91
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andy Field
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,576
75,498
0.479
Statistics
Children's emotional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,291
567
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martin Nowak
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,046
49,807
0.317
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,336
24
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Theo Stijnen
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,779
58,099
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,353
103
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Spiegelhalter
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,853
35,099
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,395
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wei Wang
Xi'An Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,301
93,022
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,399
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yoav Benjamini
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,190
73,207
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,466
650
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Jr Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,938
43,372
0.295
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,558
689
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,350
73,168
0.514
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,581
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thor Aspelund
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,017
68,083
0.483
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,583
702
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Larry V Hedges
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,973
59,966
0.425
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,662
743
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matthew Stephens
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,359
52,982
0.386