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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
United States
George Galster
housing
neighborhoods
and inequality of opportunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,005
7,867
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United Kingdom
Rowland Atkinson
Urban Sociology
Housing Studies
Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,814
7,736
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United Kingdom
Simon Taylor
Housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,311
5,110
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Claudia Coulton
community development
neighborhoods
housing
child wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,903
3,345
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Thomas Matte
environmental epidemiology
urban physical environment
air pollution
climate
housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
4,245
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Canada
Anita Palepu
urban health
quality of life
housing
homelessness
addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,315
4,563
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Richard De Neufville
Flexibility
Systems Design
Airports
Real Estate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,228
3,051
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hong Kong
David R Phillips
ageing
health
global health
epidemiological transition
housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,046
4,159
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
Clinton Aigbavboa
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,656
11,980
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hong Kong
Ray Forrest
urban studies
urban sociology
housing studies
social policy
housing policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,853
3,557
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hong Kong
Eddie Hui
Housing
Real Estate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,574
7,233
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Ingrid Gould Ellen
housing policy
urban economics
segregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
4,739
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United Kingdom
Alan Graham Gilbert
Housing
urban governance
poverty
inequality
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,863
2,415
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Jonathan Woetzel
Urbanization
Housing
Sustainability
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,565
7,746
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Switzerland
Martin Hoesli
Real estate finance
housing
real estate investments
portfolio allocation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
3,492
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Canada
William O Brien
occupant behaviour
occupant behavior
indoor environmental quality
building simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,953
7,737
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Netherlands
André Aarnink
livestock environment
pigs
poultry
emissions
housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,625
3,340
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hong Kong
KW Chau
real estate economics
real estate finance
real estate investment
housing economics
construction economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
4,522
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
William M Rohe
housing
community development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,930
2,140
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Peter M Ward
Housing
urban development
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,623
1,946
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Sarah B Hunter
implementation science
substance use
health care integration
supportive housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,170
3,090
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Todd Sinai
Real Estate
Housing
Public Economics
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,516
2,664
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Joseph Tracy
labor
housing
unions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,431
1,772
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Australia
Andrew Beer
Housing
Regional Development
Policy
Australia
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,275
3,469
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hong Kong
Rita Yi Man Li
Real Estate Economics
Construction Health and Safety
Applied AI
Carbon emission
SDGs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,255
6,260
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,836
United States
12,721
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Galster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,005
7,867
0.303
housing
neighborhoods
and inequality of opportunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,100
United Kingdom
3,583
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rowland Atkinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,814
7,736
0.390
Urban Sociology
Housing Studies
Criminology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,410
United Kingdom
4,283
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,311
5,110
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,059
United States
27,790
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claudia Coulton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,903
3,345
0.241
community development
neighborhoods
housing
child wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,654
United States
28,358
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Matte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
4,245
0.311
environmental epidemiology
urban physical environment
air pollution
climate
housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,806
Canada
3,104
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anita Palepu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,315
4,563
0.343
urban health
quality of life
housing
homelessness
addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,395
United States
29,331
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard De Neufville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,228
3,051
0.231
Flexibility
Systems Design
Airports
Real Estate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,650
Hong Kong
585
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David R Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,046
4,159
0.319
ageing
health
global health
epidemiological transition
housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,422
South Africa
247
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clinton Aigbavboa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,656
11,980
0.947
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,522
Hong Kong
667
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ray Forrest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,853
3,557
0.300
urban studies
urban sociology
housing studies
social policy
housing policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,995
Hong Kong
685
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eddie Hui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,574
7,233
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,456
United States
36,212
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ingrid Gould Ellen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
4,739
0.436
housing policy
urban economics
segregation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,494
United Kingdom
7,526
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alan Graham Gilbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,863
2,415
0.222
Housing
urban governance
poverty
inequality
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,489
United States
37,266
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jonathan Woetzel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,565
7,746
0.733
Urbanization
Housing
Sustainability
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,081
Switzerland
1,653
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Hoesli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
3,492
0.348
Real estate finance
housing
real estate investments
portfolio allocation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,012
Canada
4,444
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
William O Brien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,953
7,737
0.777
occupant behaviour
occupant behavior
indoor environmental quality
building simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,858
Netherlands
2,602
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
André Aarnink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,625
3,340
0.347
livestock environment
pigs
poultry
emissions
housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,409
Hong Kong
886
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
KW Chau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
4,522
0.500
real estate economics
real estate finance
real estate investment
housing economics
construction economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,043
United States
44,037
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William M Rohe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,930
2,140
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,532
United States
45,574
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter M Ward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,623
1,946
0.226
Housing
urban development
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,785
United States
47,977
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sarah B Hunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,170
3,090
0.378
implementation science
substance use
health care integration
supportive housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,613
United States
51,870
727
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Todd Sinai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,516
2,664
0.354
Real Estate
Housing
Public Economics
Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,329
United States
52,397
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joseph Tracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,431
1,772
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,483
Australia
6,443
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew Beer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,275
3,469
0.477
Housing
Regional Development
Policy
Australia
Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,869
Hong Kong
1,081
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rita Yi Man Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,255
6,260
0.863
Real Estate Economics
Construction Health and Safety
Applied AI
Carbon emission
SDGs