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
Survey Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,184
22,856
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biomass
biofuels
biorenewables
thermochemical processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,186
16,148
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,985
7,722
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
intelligent compaction
pavement foundations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,537
7,795
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
metabolic disease
nutrition
cattle
immunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,803
6,124
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,158
3,435
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emotional Development
Traumatic Stress
Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,831
5,895
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
BR signaling
FERONIA
autophagy
apple tree physiology
melatonin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,740
8,186
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
deceptive communication
collaboration
computer-mediated communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,530
4,821
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,407
3,451
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
biobehavioral health
stress physiology
puberty
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,582
6,703
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
COVID-19
Antiviral
Antimicrobial Resistance
AMR-Consortium
Biosafety Level 3
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,184
6,421
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,521
4,638
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
applied cognition
eyewitness identification
investigative interviewing
interrogation
deception
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,999
5,713
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aging
Autophagy
Peroxisome
Inflammation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,176
6,641
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Technology in Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,865
5,522
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,685
3,605
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Glasses
Solid Electrolytes
Solid State Batteries
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,394
3,560
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,351
5,808
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Micro/Nanoscale energy transport (modeling and characterization)
Raman-based thermal probing and thermophysical properties meas
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,720
5,363
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,225
3,129
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Quantitative Genetics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,796
2,856
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,596
4,935
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
gut microbial metabolism of dietary components
mycotoxins
bioavailability of dietary phenolics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,447
2,167
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Formal Methods
Stochastic Models
Petri Nets
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,011
1,089
0.109
Wayne A Fuller
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,184
22,856
0.230
Robert Brown
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,186
16,148
0.412
Jack Dekkers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,985
7,722
0.276
David J White
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,537
7,795
0.294
Jesse Goff
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,803
6,124
0.269
Alan Myers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,158
3,435
0.179
Carl F Weems
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,831
5,895
0.313
Emotional Development
Traumatic Stress
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Ping Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,740
8,186
0.461
Joey F George
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,530
4,821
0.275
deceptive communication
collaboration
computer-mediated communication
R Spoth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,407
3,451
0.198
Elizabeth Shirtcliff
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,582
6,703
0.404
Bryan H Bellaire *
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,184
6,421
0.397
COVID-19
Antiviral
Antimicrobial Resistance
AMR-Consortium
Biosafety Level 3
Susan J Lamont
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,521
4,638
0.299
Christian A Meissner
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,999
5,713
0.381
applied cognition
eyewitness identification
investigative interviewing
interrogation
deception
Hua Bai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,176
6,641
0.468
Ann D Thompson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,865
5,522
0.398
Brent Danielson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,685
3,605
0.263
Steve W Martin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,394
3,560
0.266
Ann Marie Fiore
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,351
5,808
0.435
Xinwei Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,720
5,363
0.422
Micro/Nanoscale energy transport (modeling and characterization)
Raman-based thermal probing and thermophysical properties meas
Mark Westgate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,225
3,129
0.256
William Beavis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,796
2,856
0.242
Song Charng Kong
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,596
4,935
0.426
Suzanne Hendrich
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,447
2,167
0.189
gut microbial metabolism of dietary components
mycotoxins
bioavailability of dietary phenolics
Gianfranco Ciardo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,011
1,089
0.109