Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Systems and control
Nonlinear control
Sliding mode control
Fault diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,794
12,952
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Mucosa immunology
inflammatory bowel disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,196
6,816
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,614
4,947
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Clinical sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,144
7,098
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Systems and control
Control theory
Discrete event systems
Hybrid systems
Petri nets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,029
4,021
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
surface analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,661
3,728
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
oxide perovskites
hybrid perovskites
electronic
optical
transport properties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,282
3,098
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Discrete event systems
Petri nets
hybrid systems
networked control systems
manufacturing systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,095
3,232
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,083
3,233
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Endocinology
Neuroscience
Anatomy and NeuroAnatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
1,429
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Alcohol Use Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,341
1,818
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Behçet's disease
Rheumatic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,051
4,285
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,975
2,178
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,836
1,718
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,636
1,248
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,438
2,838
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,128
2,098
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,015
1,677
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
autoimmune diseases
angioedema
bradykinin
autoimmunity
biologicals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,901
4,076
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,722
3,557
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Regenerative Medicine
Stem cell therapy
Hepatocyte Transplantation
Liver disease
Carcinogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,701
2,268
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
biologia marina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,538
3,161
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
1,968
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Clinical Biomechanics
Ergonomics
Sports Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,313
2,878
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
1,966
0.483
Elio Usai
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,794
12,952
0.544
Systems and control
Nonlinear control
Sliding mode control
Fault diagnosis
Massimo Claudio Fantini
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,196
6,816
0.396
Pierluigi Cocco
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,614
4,947
0.339
Stefano Guerriero
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,144
7,098
0.502
Alessandro Giua
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,029
4,021
0.334
Systems and control
Control theory
Discrete event systems
Hybrid systems
Petri nets
Antonella Rossi
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,661
3,728
0.430
Alessio Filippetti
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,282
3,098
0.374
oxide perovskites
hybrid perovskites
electronic
optical
transport properties
Carla Seatzu
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,095
3,232
0.399
Discrete event systems
Petri nets
hybrid systems
networked control systems
manufacturing systems
Carla Cannas
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,083
3,233
0.456
Gian Luca Ferri
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
1,429
0.223
Roberta Agabio
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,341
1,818
0.287
Matteo Piga
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,051
4,285
0.708
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Behçet's disease
Rheumatic Diseases
Giovanni Bongiovanni
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,975
2,178
0.365
Gianni Celli
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,836
1,718
0.294
Carlo Cianchetti
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,636
1,248
0.221
Carlo Muscas
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,438
2,838
0.522
Monica Deiana
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,128
2,098
0.409
Roberta Loddo
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,015
1,677
0.334
Davide Firinu
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,901
4,076
0.832
autoimmune diseases
angioedema
bradykinin
autoimmunity
biologicals
F Danjou
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,722
3,557
0.753
Fabio Marongiu
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,701
2,268
0.482
Regenerative Medicine
Stem cell therapy
Hepatocyte Transplantation
Liver disease
Carcinogenesis
Maria Cristina Follesa
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,538
3,161
0.697
Paolo Meloni
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
1,968
0.455
Massimiliano Pau
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,313
2,878
0.667
Alessandra Fanni
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,067
1,966
0.483