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
THz QCLs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,968
65,761
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,481
35,416
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,624
22,321
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Psoriatic Arthritis
Spondyloarthroapthy
Regenerative Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,179
23,368
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
biomass
waste
pyrolysis
gasification
catalysts
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,294
19,405
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cardiovascular Disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,213
8,922
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
medical image computing
computational medicine
in silico trials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,128
14,038
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,607
9,143
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pain
palliative care
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,387
15,652
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,740
12,734
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Inflammatory arthritis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,911
8,113
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
bladder
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,952
6,439
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,450
6,345
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Translation studies
translation theory
discourse analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,102
7,228
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Colour science
Colour imaging
Lighting engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,140
5,912
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,211
5,192
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,888
3,318
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Satellite
earth observation
ice sheets
climate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,552
7,854
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,511
7,376
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Behaviour change and evidence based medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,450
5,416
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
energy balance
macronutrients
appetite
energy density
obesity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,904
4,718
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,486
7,647
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heart failure
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,637
6,941
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
choice modelling
behavioural modelling
discrete choice
stated preference
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,552
6,330
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Driver behaviour
highly automated driving
driver distraction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,193
8,339
0.684
Joshua Freeman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,968
65,761
0.363
JM Brown
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,481
35,416
0.414
Phil Quirke
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,624
22,321
0.312
Dennis Mcgonagle
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,179
23,368
0.457
PT Williams
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,294
19,405
0.448
Anthony J Balmforth *
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,213
8,922
0.216
Alejandro F Frangi|Alejandro Frangi, AF Frangi, Alex Frangi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,128
14,038
0.368
medical image computing
computational medicine
in silico trials
Chris Twelves
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,607
9,143
0.280
Michael I Bennett
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,387
15,652
0.499
Gordon Cook
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,740
12,734
0.414
Richard Wakefield
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,911
8,113
0.301
Knowles Margaret
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,952
6,439
0.248
Ulf Klein
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,450
6,345
0.271
Jeremy Munday
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,102
7,228
0.378
Ming Ronnier Luo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,140
5,912
0.326
Rik Brydson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,211
5,192
0.302
Rosamonde Banks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,888
3,318
0.209
Andrew Shepherd
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,552
7,854
0.505
Richard Neal
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,511
7,376
0.476
Liz Glidewell
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,450
5,416
0.351
Rj Stubbs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,904
4,718
0.317
Robbie Foy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,486
7,647
0.528
Kk Witte
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,637
6,941
0.509
Stephane Hess
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,552
6,330
0.504
choice modelling
behavioural modelling
discrete choice
stated preference
Natasha Merat
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,193
8,339
0.684