Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
691,805
254,344
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406,140
136,011
0.335
* 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
368,924
172,833
0.468
* 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
322,936
90,181
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
epidemiology
clinical trials
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,054
190,031
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mathematical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,954
84,734
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,596
49,788
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
statistics
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,428
98,822
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
algorithms
cryptography
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,809
35,130
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Regression models and Prediction Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,436
92,520
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,120
113,077
0.693
* 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
162,033
55,906
0.345
* 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
160,102
47,671
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,598
48,533
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distributions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,033
101,214
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Statistics
Children's emotional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,451
72,798
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,411
56,936
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,732
34,165
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,763
71,787
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,494
90,295
0.612
* 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
145,431
42,015
0.289
* 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
140,061
71,056
0.507
* 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
139,020
66,229
0.476
* 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
137,252
57,951
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Statistics
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,168
51,848
0.381
* 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
691,805
254,344
0.368
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58
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
406,140
136,011
0.335
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85
44
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,924
172,833
0.468
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151
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
322,936
90,181
0.279
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178
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
309,054
190,031
0.615
epidemiology
clinical trials
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800
323
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefano Colafranceschi
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,954
84,734
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829
335
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
B Efron
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,596
49,788
0.256
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846
343
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
192,428
98,822
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,069
455
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,809
35,130
0.207
algorithms
cryptography
voting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,113
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ewout W. Steyerberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,436
92,520
0.556
Regression models and Prediction Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,157
43
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nick Barrowman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,120
113,077
0.693
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,171
510
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Emmanuel Candes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,033
55,906
0.345
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,195
524
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
160,102
47,671
0.298
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,269
560
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Nowak
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,598
48,533
0.312
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,281
20
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Mächler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,033
101,214
0.653
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distributions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,296
93
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andy Field
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,451
72,798
0.471
Statistics
Children's emotional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,322
24
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Theo Stijnen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,411
56,936
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,329
99
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Spiegelhalter
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,732
34,165
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,384
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yoav Benjamini
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,763
71,787
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,400
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wei Wang
Xi'An Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,494
90,295
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,447
646
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Jr Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,431
42,015
0.289
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,550
694
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
140,061
71,056
0.507
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,572
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thor Aspelund
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,020
66,229
0.476
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,613
727
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Larry V Hedges
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,252
57,951
0.422
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,640
739
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matthew Stephens
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,168
51,848
0.381