Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 47.179 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730,678
242,048
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417,492
123,770
0.296
* 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
380,211
160,249
0.421
* 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
329,701
78,355
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
epidemiology
clinical trials
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328,317
179,274
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mathematical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,175
69,239
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
statistics
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,886
92,155
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,625
44,203
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Regression models and Prediction Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,985
87,375
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Probabilistic modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,655
54,655
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
algorithms
cryptography
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,215
31,450
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,124
103,437
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,369
48,879
0.294
* 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
164,516
96,467
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,347
41,476
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Statistics
Children's emotional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,159
66,409
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,325
42,948
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,002
87,954
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,983
46,937
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,278
30,050
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,102
64,784
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,853
37,575
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,415
65,141
0.445
* 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
144,758
54,704
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,198
58,046
0.403
* 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
730,678
242,048
0.331
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62
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
417,492
123,770
0.296
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89
46
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,211
160,249
0.421
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164
74
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
329,701
78,355
0.238
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168
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
328,317
179,274
0.546
epidemiology
clinical trials
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817
326
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefano Colafranceschi
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,175
69,239
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835
335
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,886
92,155
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858
348
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
B Efron
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,625
44,203
0.223
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,101
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ewout W. Steyerberg
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,985
87,375
0.502
Regression models and Prediction Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110
83
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter A Wijeratne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,655
54,655
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,120
477
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,215
31,450
0.182
algorithms
cryptography
voting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162
45
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nick Barrowman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,124
103,437
0.612
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,200
518
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emmanuel Candes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,369
48,879
0.294
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230
19
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Mächler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,516
96,467
0.586
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distributions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,248
544
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenneth P Burnham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,347
41,476
0.254
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,268
91
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andy Field
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,159
66,409
0.410
Statistics
Children's emotional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,310
578
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Nowak
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,325
42,948
0.270
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,361
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wei Wang
Xi'An Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,002
87,954
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362
27
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Theo Stijnen
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,983
46,937
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,393
106
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Spiegelhalter
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,278
30,050
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,414
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yoav Benjamini
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,102
64,784
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,492
663
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Jr Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,853
37,575
0.252
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,544
683
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,415
65,141
0.445
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,579
703
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Larry V Hedges
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,758
54,704
0.378
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,589
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thor Aspelund
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,198
58,046
0.403
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction models