Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Others Highly Cited Researchers 2.237 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
Switzerland
Johann Kolar
Leistungselektronik
Mechatronik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,221
25,680
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Switzerland
Didier Sornette
Cooperation
organization
patterns
prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,137
14,967
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Switzerland
Irka Hajdas
Radiocarbon
geochronology
cultural heritage
Anthropocene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,006
19,329
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Switzerland
Olivier Voinnet
RNA silencing
Antiviral defense
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,101
9,071
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Switzerland
Göran Andersson
Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,816
15,066
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Switzerland
Michael Zimmermann
iron deficiency anemia / iodine deficiency disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,231
17,431
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Switzerland
Joram Feldon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,676
6,929
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Switzerland
Uwe Sauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,583
14,943
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Switzerland
Ludwig J. Gauckler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,153
7,144
0.182

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Switzerland
Martin Wild
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,346
14,030
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Switzerland
Domenico Giardini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,447
17,393
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Switzerland
Martin J Loessner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,229
10,521
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Switzerland
Marco Mazzotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,090
13,346
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Switzerland
Timothy Eglinton
Carbon_cycle_dynamics
radiocarbon
biomarkers
carbon_burial
rivers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,482
12,368
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Switzerland
Martin Fussenegger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,336
9,767
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Switzerland
Emmanuel Frossard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,320
10,287
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Switzerland
Niels Kuster
Electromagnetics & Computational Life Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,311
8,814
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Switzerland
Ulrik Brandes
Social Networks
Sports Analytics
Network Science
Graph Drawing
Information Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,595
8,311
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Switzerland
Bruno Sudret
Uncertainty Quantification
Structural reliability
Sensitivity analysis
RBDO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,988
12,929
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Switzerland
Jeffrey Bode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,624
7,279
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Switzerland
Nicole Wenderoth
neural control of movement
neuromodulation
movement observation
memory formation and consolidation
neurorehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,750
11,073
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Switzerland
Thomas Peter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,229
7,103
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Switzerland
Ender Konukoglu
Medical Image Analysis
Biophysical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,634
12,757
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Switzerland
Frederic Allain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,563
7,701
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Switzerland
James Alexander Denis Connolly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,148
7,245
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,060
Switzerland
113
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Johann Kolar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,221
25,680
0.406
Leistungselektronik
Mechatronik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,063
Switzerland
132
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Didier Sornette
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,137
14,967
0.257
Cooperation
organization
patterns
prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,942
Switzerland
203
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Irka Hajdas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,006
19,329
0.403
Radiocarbon
geochronology
cultural heritage
Anthropocene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,649
Switzerland
212
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Olivier Voinnet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,101
9,071
0.197
RNA silencing
Antiviral defense
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,761
Switzerland
215
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Göran Andersson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,816
15,066
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,465
Switzerland
224
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Zimmermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,231
17,431
0.394
iron deficiency anemia / iodine deficiency disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,217
Switzerland
239
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joram Feldon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,676
6,929
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,271
Switzerland
240
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Uwe Sauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,583
14,943
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,193
Switzerland
275
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ludwig J. Gauckler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,153
7,144
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,068
Switzerland
306
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Wild
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,346
14,030
0.386

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,765
Switzerland
320
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Domenico Giardini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,447
17,393
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,582
Switzerland
393
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin J Loessner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,229
10,521
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,737
Switzerland
395
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marco Mazzotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,090
13,346
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,424
Switzerland
416
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Timothy Eglinton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,482
12,368
0.406
Carbon_cycle_dynamics
radiocarbon
biomarkers
carbon_burial
rivers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,099
Switzerland
469
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Fussenegger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,336
9,767
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,028
Switzerland
526
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Emmanuel Frossard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,320
10,287
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,050
Switzerland
527
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Niels Kuster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,311
8,814
0.335
Electromagnetics & Computational Life Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,191
Switzerland
545
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ulrik Brandes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,595
8,311
0.325
Social Networks
Sports Analytics
Network Science
Graph Drawing
Information Visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,303
Switzerland
663
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bruno Sudret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,988
12,929
0.588
Uncertainty Quantification
Structural reliability
Sensitivity analysis
RBDO
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,180
Switzerland
679
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeffrey Bode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,624
7,279
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,468
Switzerland
727
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nicole Wenderoth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,750
11,073
0.534
neural control of movement
neuromodulation
movement observation
memory formation and consolidation
neurorehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,864
Switzerland
748
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Peter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,229
7,103
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,543
Switzerland
783
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ender Konukoglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,634
12,757
0.650
Medical Image Analysis
Biophysical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,735
Switzerland
786
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Frederic Allain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,563
7,701
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,007
Switzerland
808
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Alexander Denis Connolly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,148
7,245
0.378
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