Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
intercultural communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,982
5,821
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,200
2,976
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Bilingualism
multilingualism
second language acquisition
language contact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,146
2,942
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
linguistics
bilingualism
language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
2,299
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Applied Linguistics
Second Language Acquisition
Language Assessment
TESOL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,743
2,380
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Classics
Greek
Latin
Language
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
1,541
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Applied Linguistics
Bilingualism
Language Testing
Second Language Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
1,396
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Linguistics
(New) Media Discourse
Business Communication
Language and Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,722
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Phonetics
speech prosody
Hong Kong English
pronunciation
atypical speech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
689
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Children's Literature
Childhood Studies
Critical Theory
Gender Studies
Queer Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
467
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Shakespeare
Drama
Theatre History
Manuscripts
Gender Study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
361
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Print culture
twentieth-century literature
working-class writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
976
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Languages War NGOs Development Liberation of France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
583
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
discourse analysis
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
lexicology
political discourse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
505
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
contemporary American fiction
Jewish literature
Philip Roth
Howard Jacobson
graphic novels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
276
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Victorian literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
199
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Linguistics
psychology
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
232
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Linguistics
migration studies
language and racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
323
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Reformation Studies
Renaissance English Literature
Early Modern History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
176
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
US Literature and Cutlure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
138
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Victorian Literature
Medical Humanities
Science and Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
185
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
360
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sociolinguistics
Multilingualism
Linguistic Landscapes
Digital Media
Code-Switching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
189
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Italian literature and culture
post-Unification history
Italian intellectual history
multilingualism in Italian literature an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
168
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
126
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,254
5,151
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rodney Jones
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,982
5,821
0.389
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
intercultural communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,956
13,005
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Suzanne Graham
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,200
2,976
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,480
15,296
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeanine Treffers-Daller
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,146
2,942
0.572
Bilingualism
multilingualism
second language acquisition
language contact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,859
16,479
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ludovica Serratrice
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
2,299
0.487
linguistics
bilingualism
language acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,243
19,700
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Parvaneh Tavakoli
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,743
2,380
0.636
Applied Linguistics
Second Language Acquisition
Language Assessment
TESOL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,016
20,673
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eleanor Dickey
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
1,541
0.440
Classics
Greek
Latin
Language
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,602
24,148
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Helmut Daller
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
1,396
0.501
Applied Linguistics
Bilingualism
Language Testing
Second Language Acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,260
29,984
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sylvia Jaworska
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,722
0.888
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Linguistics
(New) Media Discourse
Business Communication
Language and Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,100
31,433
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jane Setter
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
689
0.388
Phonetics
speech prosody
Hong Kong English
pronunciation
atypical speech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,977
32,854
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karin Lesnik Oberstein
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
467
0.285
Children's Literature
Childhood Studies
Critical Theory
Gender Studies
Queer Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,202
35,617
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Grace Ioppolo
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
361
0.259
Shakespeare
Drama
Theatre History
Manuscripts
Gender Study
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,459
38,894
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nicola Wilson
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
976
0.849
Print culture
twentieth-century literature
working-class writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,700
40,931
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hilary Footitt
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
583
0.573
Languages War NGOs Development Liberation of France
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,931
43,658
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Melani Schroeter
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
505
0.593
discourse analysis
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
lexicology
political discourse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,586
45,341
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Brauner
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
276
0.364
contemporary American fiction
Jewish literature
Philip Roth
Howard Jacobson
graphic novels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813,567
46,543
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gail Marshall
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
199
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,807
49,364
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Debra Page
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
232
0.434
Linguistics
psychology
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
937,626
51,368
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Federico Faloppa
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
323
0.673
Linguistics
migration studies
language and racism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
949,980
52,015
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mary Morrissey
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
176
0.378
Reformation Studies
Renaissance English Literature
Early Modern History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
950,037
52,017
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Stoneley
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
138
0.296
US Literature and Cutlure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,724
52,458
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Mangham
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
185
0.406
Victorian Literature
Medical Humanities
Science and Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
968,012
52,918
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tony Capstick
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
360
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,152,036
62,122
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christiana Themistocleous
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
189
0.673
Sociolinguistics
Multilingualism
Linguistic Landscapes
Digital Media
Code-Switching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184,295
63,582
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniela La Penna
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
168
0.646
Italian literature and culture
post-Unification history
Italian intellectual history
multilingualism in Italian literature an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,265,520
67,139
589
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jacqueline Laws
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
126
0.589