Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
theoretical linguistics
metrics
literary criticism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,228
5,820
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computational Psycholinguistics
Computational Linguistics
Sentence Processing
Cognitive Science
Computational Pragmatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,436
16,093
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Linguistics
Syntax
Semantics
Russian Linguistics
Language and Music
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,515
4,485
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
computational linguistics
cognitive science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,881
4,514
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Language Science
Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,441
8,454
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
linguistics
philosophy
semantics
pragmatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
3,563
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Semantics
Pragmatics
Syntax
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,170
3,406
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
computational linguistics
natural language processing
information retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,784
1,404
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
lexicography
writing systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,114
486
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,249
726
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cerebellum
Autism
fMRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,784
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Theoretical Linguistics
Semantics
Syntax
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
400
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
365
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
linguistic theory
syntax
semantics
fieldwork
Southeast Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
985
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Open science
Language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
1,320
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Linguistics
Syntax
Semantics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,104
795
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
e-Learning
language technology
Japanese linguistics
language pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
358
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cognitive Science
Language
Psycholinguistics
Learning
Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
807
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Shakespeare
Mchiavelli
Film Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
170
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
literature and thought of the Sinographic Sphere (China
Japan
Korea)
comparative studies of East Asia and the premodern world
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
363
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
American Literature
Melville Studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
150
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Scottish literature
music and history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
65
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
144
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
301
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Parsing and syntax-semantics
Machine translation
Computational historical linguistics
Discourse structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
64
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,446
8,650
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Samuel Jay Keyser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,228
5,820
0.175
theoretical linguistics
metrics
literary criticism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,836
12,760
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roger Levy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,436
16,093
0.633
Computational Psycholinguistics
Computational Linguistics
Sentence Processing
Cognitive Science
Computational Pragmatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,278
14,227
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Pesetsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,515
4,485
0.191
Linguistics
Syntax
Semantics
Russian Linguistics
Language and Music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,601
25,025
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert C Berwick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,881
4,514
0.303
computational linguistics
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,959
28,163
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Harry Tily|Harry Tily
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,441
8,454
0.629
Language Science
Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,325
35,873
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kai Von Fintel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,719
3,563
0.332
linguistics
philosophy
semantics
pragmatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,686
41,955
756
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Uli Sauerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,170
3,406
0.371
Semantics
Pragmatics
Syntax
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,202
55,697
950
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tracy Holloway King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,784
1,404
0.207
computational linguistics
natural language processing
information retrieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,256
102,876
1,657
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
William Poser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,114
486
0.156
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
lexicography
writing systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,124
127,863
2,102
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Heejeong Ko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,249
726
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,632
137,626
2,271
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anila D Mello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,784
0.892
Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cerebellum
Autism
fMRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,635
159,299
2,668
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Utpal Lahiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
400
0.257
Theoretical Linguistics
Semantics
Syntax
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,391
162,448
2,735
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Nash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
365
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,514
163,544
2,747
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
985
0.663
linguistic theory
syntax
semantics
fieldwork
Southeast Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,913
164,950
2,768
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mika Braginsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
1,320
0.903
Open science
Language acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,835
190,350
3,230
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hadas Kotek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,104
795
0.720
Linguistics
Syntax
Semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,379
197,617
3,355
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Takako Aikawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
358
0.351
e-Learning
language technology
Japanese linguistics
language pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,801
199,188
3,381
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rachel Ryskin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
807
0.806
Cognitive Science
Language
Psycholinguistics
Learning
Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,454
207,687
3,549
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter S Donaldson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
170
0.187
Shakespeare
Mchiavelli
Film Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,253
239,605
4,011
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wiebke Denecke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
363
0.598
literature and thought of the Sinographic Sphere (China
Japan
Korea)
comparative studies of East Asia and the premodern world
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,196
245,209
4,071
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wyn Kelley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
150
0.268
American Literature
Melville Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903,401
252,707
4,148
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
William Donaldson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
65
0.131
Scottish literature
music and history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,172
252,828
4,150
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christopher Hirsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
144
0.290
Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
937,974
258,627
4,325
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pritty PatelGrosz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
301
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,140,509
290,078
5,267
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sudheer Kolachina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
64
0.233
Parsing and syntax-semantics
Machine translation
Computational historical linguistics
Discourse structure