The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
biogeochemistry
disturbance ecology
forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
5,064
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
2,954
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
agile and lean software development
software startups
Lean Startup
information systems development
Complex Adaptive Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,930
5,117
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Global Sourcing
Global Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
6,715
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Technical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,722
4,260
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
General and Applied Entomology
Insect Olfaction
Insect-Plant Interactions
Honeybees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,784
2,348
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,678
2,237
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,666
2,192
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biomass thermochemical conversion processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,368
1,925
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Engineering design
Business Process Reengineering
Value Innovation
Inventive Problem Solving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
1,732
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
building physics
building energy performance
dynamic simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,368
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
human computer interaction
interaction design
physical computing
making
technology enhanced learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
983
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,738
501
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
1,088
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
898
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
microbiologia alimentare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
1,151
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Community Development
Solidarity Economy
Sustainability
Transformative Research and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
694
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Applied Ontology
Conceptual Modeling
Ontology-Driven Conceptual Modeling
Enterprise Modeling
Ontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,207
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Multidisciplinary design optimization
Design optimization
Structural optimization
Lightweight design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
975
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
733
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Fluvial Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
916
723
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
893
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ontology-Based Data Access
Knowledge Representation
Semantic Web
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
590
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
conceptual modeling
ontology-driven conceptual modeling
multi-level modeling
model-driven development
applied ontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
693
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neuro-Symbolic Integration
Semantic Image Interpretation
Explainable AI
eHealth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
753
0.941
Enrico Tomelleri
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
5,064
0.530
Antonella De Angeli
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
2,954
0.362
Xiaofeng Wang
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,930
5,117
0.645
agile and lean software development
software startups
Lean Startup
information systems development
Complex Adaptive Systems
Guido Orzes
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
6,715
0.956
Marco Baratieri
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,722
4,260
0.744
Sergio Angeli
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,784
2,348
0.491
General and Applied Entomology
Insect Olfaction
Insect-Plant Interactions
Honeybees
Giuseppe Cantarella
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,678
2,237
0.835
Francisco Javier Santos Arteaga
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,666
2,192
0.822
Francesco Patuzzi
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,368
1,925
0.813
Yuri Borgianni
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
1,732
0.822
Engineering design
Business Process Reengineering
Value Innovation
Inventive Problem Solving
Giovanni Pernigotto
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,368
0.759
building physics
building energy performance
dynamic simulation
Rosella Gennari
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
983
0.551
human computer interaction
interaction design
physical computing
making
technology enhanced learning
Edwin Keiner
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,738
501
0.288
Marjaana Gunkel
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
1,088
0.687
Simone Seitz
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
898
0.582
Andrea Polo
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
1,151
0.773
Susanne Elsen
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
694
0.476
Community Development
Solidarity Economy
Sustainability
Transformative Research and Development
Tiago Prince Sales
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,207
0.875
Applied Ontology
Conceptual Modeling
Ontology-Driven Conceptual Modeling
Enterprise Modeling
Ontology
Erich Wehrle
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
975
0.862
Multidisciplinary design optimization
Design optimization
Structural optimization
Lightweight design
Alessandra Melonio
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,027
733
0.714
Vittoria Scorpio
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
916
723
0.789
Vittoria Benedetti
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
893
0.979
Sarah Komla Ebri
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
590
0.688
Ontology-Based Data Access
Knowledge Representation
Semantic Web
Claudenir Morais Fonseca
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
693
0.843
conceptual modeling
ontology-driven conceptual modeling
multi-level modeling
model-driven development
applied ontology
Ivan Donadello
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
753
0.941
Neuro-Symbolic Integration
Semantic Image Interpretation
Explainable AI
eHealth