Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Open University UK Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers Rankings 2025
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
organisation studies and management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,909
25,847
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Semantic Web
Ontology Engineering
Knowledge Systems
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,658
4,350
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Statistical methodology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,895
5,252
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Semantic Web
Social Web
Web Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,147
4,761
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Urban studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,104
3,162
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,549
3,589
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Systems thinking in practice
systemic governance
social learning
learning systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,946
3,254
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Prefrontal cortex
neuroanantomy
connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,044
1,352
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,208
2,008
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
2,553
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,859
2,132
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Human Computer Interaction
Technology enhanced learning
Digital cultural heritage
Digital Humanities
Music Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,227
1,180
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
wellbeing and health
ethics in qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
1,047
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,425
625
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ageing
Environments of Later Life
Technologies
Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,396
966
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
motivation
confidence
goals
well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,066
828
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Grief
death
dying
end of life care
palliative care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,045
1,100
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Human Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
1,586
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Diffusion Bonding - Weld alloy design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,967
955
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Collective Intelligence
Digital and Data Literacies
Data Ethics
Digital Citizenship
Digital Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
592
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
pain
child health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
574
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
487
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
accessibility
human computer interaction
elearning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
1,054
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
blood-brain barrier
endothelium
astrocytes
astrocytoma
gene-expression profiling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
410
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ageing
sexuality
LGBT issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
481
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,892
779
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Emma Bell
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,909
25,847
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,764
3,388
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Enrico Motta
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,658
4,350
0.211
Semantic Web
Ontology Engineering
Knowledge Systems
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,961
4,418
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paddy Farrington
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,895
5,252
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,175
6,655
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Harith Alani
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,147
4,761
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,508
6,682
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Allan Cochrane
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,104
3,162
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,213
7,035
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
sophie watson
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,549
3,589
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,114
8,256
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ray Ison
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,946
3,254
0.327
Systems thinking in practice
systemic governance
social learning
learning systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,127
13,250
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Gabbott
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,044
1,352
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,923
15,099
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicholas Braithwaite
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,208
2,008
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,059
15,321
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lisa A Osborne
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
2,553
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,691
16,039
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Johannes Angermuller
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,859
2,132
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,834
21,782
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Mulholland
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,227
1,180
0.366
Human Computer Interaction
Technology enhanced learning
Digital cultural heritage
Digital Humanities
Music Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,864
24,587
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maxine Birch
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
1,047
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,152
26,261
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John Wolffe
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,425
625
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,688
26,445
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Caroline Holland
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,396
966
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,566
28,832
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kieran Kingston
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,066
828
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,724
29,000
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kerry Jones
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,045
1,100
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,538
29,612
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniel Gooch
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
1,586
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,959
29,636
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amir A Shirzadi
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,967
955
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,556
35,285
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Giota Alevizou
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
592
0.420
Collective Intelligence
Digital and Data Literacies
Data Ethics
Digital Citizenship
Digital Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,049
37,064
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joan Simons
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
574
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,882
37,385
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Emilie Rutledge
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
487
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,423
37,952
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Francisco Iniesto
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
1,054
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,306
39,022
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sreekanthreddy Peddagangannagari
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
410
0.363
blood-brain barrier
endothelium
astrocytes
astrocytoma
gene-expression profiling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,248
39,546
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rebecca L Jones
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
481
0.440