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
Randomised Trials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,911
8,422
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Digital Innovation & Society
Consumer Behavior
Innovation Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,032
15,866
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,847
5,882
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,982
8,076
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Autophagy and ageing diseases.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,135
6,960
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Prostate Cancer
Stroma
Biomarkers
Extracellular Vesicles
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,698
12,705
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
fungi
biological control
pest control
risk assessment
metabolites
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,998
4,163
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
redox
metabolism
inflammation
ageing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,596
4,608
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Strength & Conditioning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,426
6,813
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,521
3,638
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,837
7,196
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,612
1,745
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
medicines optimisation / monitoring
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,354
3,240
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,893
3,031
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Behaviour analysis and experimental psychopathology
avoidance learning
disordered gambling.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,751
2,877
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vocabulary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,039
3,191
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,290
4,157
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
tree-rings
dendrochronology
radiocarbon dating
proxy
biochar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,145
1,949
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
asthma
allergy
postgraduate training
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,890
495
0.084
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,853
3,755
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Regenerative medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,494
1,510
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wildfire
carbon cycle
pyrogenic carbon
soil
water quality
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,480
3,997
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ethics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
2,286
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Host pathogen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,020
1,691
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cartilage biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,904
1,798
0.367
Ian Russell
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,911
8,422
0.188
Michael D Williams
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,032
15,866
0.689
Digital Innovation & Society
Consumer Behavior
Innovation Management
Kelly SL
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,847
5,882
0.269
Martin Sheldon
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,982
8,076
0.385
James T Murray
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,135
6,960
0.431
Jason Webber
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,698
12,705
0.809
TM Butt
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,998
4,163
0.297
fungi
biological control
pest control
risk assessment
metabolites
Helen Griffiths
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,596
4,608
0.339
Liam P Kilduff
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,426
6,813
0.507
McCarroll D
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,521
3,638
0.291
Keir Lewis
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,837
7,196
0.732
Andy Scutt
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,612
1,745
0.203
sue jordan
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,354
3,240
0.388
Yaw A Debrah
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,893
3,031
0.384
Simon Dymond
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,751
2,877
0.371
Behaviour analysis and experimental psychopathology
avoidance learning
disordered gambling.
James Milton
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,039
3,191
0.453
Vanessa Burholt
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,290
4,157
0.661
Iain Robertson
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,145
1,949
0.317
Maria Moller
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,890
495
0.084
Wing Chung Tsoi
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,853
3,755
0.642
Zhidao Xia
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,494
1,510
0.275
Cristina Santin
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,480
3,997
0.729
steven d edwards
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
2,286
0.438
Thomas Wilkinson
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,020
1,691
0.337
ilyas mahmood khan
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,904
1,798
0.367