Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Cornell University 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Steven H. Strogatz
synchronization
complex systems
networks
applied mathematics
nonlinear dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,014
39,464
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Isabel Kloumann
game theory
dynamical systems
networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,375
9,307
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Iván Díaz|Iván Díaz Muñoz
Statistics
Semiparametric inference
Missing data
Survival analysis
Causal inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,007
4,609
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Alexandre Barachant
Brain Computer Interfaces
Riemannian Geometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
2,893
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Renato Paes Leme
Algorithms
Algorithmic Game Theory
Mechanism Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
2,066
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Alex Townsend
Numerical analysis
Scientific Computing
Theoretical aspects of deep learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,005
2,371
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Alexander Vladimirsky
Numerical Analysis
Partial Differential Equations
Dynamical Systems
Control Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,567
887
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Michael Mccourt
Computational Math/Stats
Kernel Methods
Approximation Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,440
1,800
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Chuan Gao
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
897
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Michael Nussbaum
Asymptotic Statistics
Quantum Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,161
442
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Elizabeth M Sweeney
Statistics / Biostatistics / Neuroimaging / Multiple Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
1,530
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Sumanta Basu
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,889
1,600
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Joe Guinness
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,578
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Jamol Pender
Applied Probability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
964
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Raibatak Das
Mathematical modeling
Systems pharmacology
Statistics and data science
Image processing
Cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
700
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Ahmed El Alaoui
statistics
probability theory
algorithms
statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
1,032
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Xiaodong Cao
Geometric Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
517
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Jason Fox Manning
Geometric group theory
Geometric topology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
556
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Daniel Halpern Leistner
algebraic geometry
mathematical physics
homotopical algebra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
830
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Diarmuid Cahalane
Applied Mathematics
Evolutionary Development
Brain Science
Neural Development
Brain Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
277
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Yushu Shi
Bayesian statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
497
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Stephen A Parry
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
485
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
William B Nicholson
Time Series Analysis
Statistical Computing
Regularization
Applied Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
392
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Jingzhou Liu
Applied Mathematics
mathematical modeling
computer simulations
applied mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
179
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Swagato Acharjee
quant finance
applied mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
65
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,669
United States
756
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven H. Strogatz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,014
39,464
0.292
synchronization
complex systems
networks
applied mathematics
nonlinear dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,783
United States
37,070
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Isabel Kloumann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,375
9,307
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,245
United States
71,886
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Iván Díaz|Iván Díaz Muñoz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,007
4,609
0.921
Statistics
Semiparametric inference
Missing data
Survival analysis
Causal inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,989
United States
90,946
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alexandre Barachant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
2,893
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,441
United States
103,774
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Renato Paes Leme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
2,066
0.672
Algorithms
Algorithmic Game Theory
Mechanism Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,444
United States
105,410
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alex Townsend
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,005
2,371
0.789
Numerical analysis
Scientific Computing
Theoretical aspects of deep learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,164
United States
117,383
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexander Vladimirsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,567
887
0.346
Numerical Analysis
Partial Differential Equations
Dynamical Systems
Control Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,368
United States
121,388
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Mccourt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,440
1,800
0.738
Computational Math/Stats
Kernel Methods
Approximation Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,787
United States
128,859
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chuan Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
897
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,997
United States
131,062
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Nussbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,161
442
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,288
United States
141,826
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elizabeth M Sweeney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,903
1,530
0.804
Statistics / Biostatistics / Neuroimaging / Multiple Sclerosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,584
United States
142,422
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sumanta Basu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,889
1,600
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,556
United States
150,217
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joe Guinness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,578
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,511
United States
171,677
925
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jamol Pender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
964
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,895
United States
177,468
991
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Raibatak Das
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
700
0.550
Mathematical modeling
Systems pharmacology
Statistics and data science
Image processing
Cell signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,450
United States
178,362
1,006
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ahmed El Alaoui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
1,032
0.820
statistics
probability theory
algorithms
statistical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,105
United States
192,445
1,174
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiaodong Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
517
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,202
United States
194,776
1,194
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jason Fox Manning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
556
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,306
United States
199,571
1,243
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniel Halpern Leistner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
830
0.832
algebraic geometry
mathematical physics
homotopical algebra
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,405
United States
237,500
1,652
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Diarmuid Cahalane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
277
0.442
Applied Mathematics
Evolutionary Development
Brain Science
Neural Development
Brain Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,701
United States
250,761
1,774
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yushu Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
497
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
901,896
United States
252,439
1,784
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stephen A Parry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
485
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
932,472
United States
257,671
1,829
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
William B Nicholson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
392
0.847
Time Series Analysis
Statistical Computing
Regularization
Applied Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,518
United States
259,552
1,844
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jingzhou Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
179
0.397
Applied Mathematics
mathematical modeling
computer simulations
applied mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,054,564
United States
277,518
2,051
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Swagato Acharjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
65
0.191