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
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,528
26,721
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Personality Assessment
Personality Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,554
26,957
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
initial trust
defining trust
trust in technology
trust in sharing economy
trust repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,181
13,738
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
syntax
semantics
syntax-semantics interface
syntax of PPs
modification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,179
30,157
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
biobased plastics
biodegradable plastics
reactive extrusion
compostable plastics
biobased polyurethanes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,783
16,620
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,512
10,384
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
pain management
oral agent adherence
cancer treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,271
5,794
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bioenergetics
photosynthesis
phenotyping
phenomics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,611
9,487
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,606
7,476
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,201
11,223
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,054
10,085
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
G protein coupled receptors
RGS proteins
Drug Discovery
Fibrotic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,559
4,902
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,446
3,684
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
instructed second language acquisition
second language acquisition
research methodology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,358
8,032
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Image-guided therapy
Molecular Imaging
Cancer
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,813
4,283
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Fungal natural products
enzymes for bioenergy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,622
4,949
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,398
2,233
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
mosquitoes
malaria
bacteria
ticks
west nile virus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,394
5,849
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Microstructure evoultion
Heterogeneous deformation
Grain boundary properties
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,031
6,137
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Remote sensing
GIS
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,326
9,431
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,136
6,218
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Beam Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Rigorous Computing
Non-Archimedean Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,657
5,223
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Anxiety
event-related potentials
attention
emotion
emotion regulation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,384
6,349
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,005
7,318
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,894
5,653
0.475
Darren Grant
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,528
26,721
0.481
Brent Donnellan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,554
26,957
0.555
D Harrison Mcknight
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,181
13,738
0.390
initial trust
defining trust
trust in technology
trust in sharing economy
trust repair
Grant Rodgers Kemp *
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,179
30,157
0.967
syntax
semantics
syntax-semantics interface
syntax of PPs
modification
Ramani Narayan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,783
16,620
0.621
biobased plastics
biodegradable plastics
reactive extrusion
compostable plastics
biobased polyurethanes
Mark Meerschaert
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,512
10,384
0.392
Barbara A Given
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,271
5,794
0.249
David Kramer
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,611
9,487
0.439
Deborah Bybee
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,606
7,476
0.346
Brent Scott
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,201
11,223
0.529
Lisa Linnenbrink Garcia
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,054
10,085
0.503
Richard Neubig
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,559
4,902
0.251
G protein coupled receptors
RGS proteins
Drug Discovery
Fibrotic Diseases
Merlin Bruening
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,446
3,684
0.224
Shawn Loewen
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,358
8,032
0.491
instructed second language acquisition
second language acquisition
research methodology
Anna Moore
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,813
4,283
0.271
Jonathan Walton
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,622
4,949
0.317
Gage Da
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,398
2,233
0.145
Edward D Walker
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,394
5,849
0.380
Thomas R Bieler
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,031
6,137
0.408
Microstructure evoultion
Heterogeneous deformation
Grain boundary properties
Alexey Egorov
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,326
9,431
0.658
Pamela Ruegg
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,136
6,218
0.473
Martin Berz
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,657
5,223
0.413
Beam Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Rigorous Computing
Non-Archimedean Analysis
Jason Moser
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,384
6,349
0.513
Anxiety
event-related potentials
attention
emotion
emotion regulation
James Dulebohn
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,005
7,318
0.610
Christina Chan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,894
5,653
0.475