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
software engineering
distributed systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
180
0.121
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Geomorphology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
363
0.336
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Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tectonics
Structural Geology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
445
0.431
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Ranking Based On Selection :4
Coral Reefs
Geochemistry
Geoscience
Acropora
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
274
0.314
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Ranking Based On Selection :5
Environmental Geochemistry
Adsorption
Biomineralization
Bioremediation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
283
0.674
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Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computer Security
Online Privacy
Usable Security
Human Computer Interaction
CS Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
294
0.826
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Ranking Based On Selection :7
Approximation Algorithms
Machine Learning
Scheduling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
257
0.837
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Text mining
healthcare IS
measurement of social media
natural language processing
machine learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
131
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Material Science and Engineering
Metal
Mechanical properties
Ceramics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
187
0.858
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Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medieval Studies
Manuscript Studies
Franco-Italian Epic
Italian Renaissance Epic
Cartography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
107
0.991
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Ranking Based On Selection :11
structural engineering
curved-crease origami
origami-inspired engineering
mechanics of thin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
83
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Volcanology
Geochemistry
GIS
Petrology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Geophysics
Geodynamics
Continental Tectonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
32
0.865
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Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computer Science
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Last 6 Years
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28
12
0.429
Sara Sprenkle
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
180
0.121
software engineering
distributed systems
David Jorgensen Harbor
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
363
0.336
Jeffrey M Rahl
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
445
0.431
Tectonics
Structural Geology
Lisa Greer
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
274
0.314
Coral Reefs
Geochemistry
Geoscience
Acropora
Margaret Ag Hinkle
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
283
0.674
Environmental Geochemistry
Adsorption
Biomineralization
Bioremediation
Mohammad Taha Khan
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
294
0.826
Computer Security
Online Privacy
Usable Security
Human Computer Interaction
CS Education
Kefu Lu
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
257
0.837
Approximation Algorithms
Machine Learning
Scheduling
Keri Larson
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
131
0.443
Text mining
healthcare IS
measurement of social media
natural language processing
machine learning
Mengying Liu
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
187
0.858
Material Science and Engineering
Metal
Mechanical properties
Ceramics
Stephen Patrick Mccormick
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
107
0.991
Medieval Studies
Manuscript Studies
Franco-Italian Epic
Italian Renaissance Epic
Cartography
Steven R Woodruff
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
83
1.000
structural engineering
curved-crease origami
origami-inspired engineering
mechanics of thin
Nick Barber|Nicholas Dewitt Barber, N.D. Barber
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
Volcanology
Geochemistry
GIS
Petrology
Cassidy Jay
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
32
0.865
Geophysics
Geodynamics
Continental Tectonics
Han Gil Jang
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
12
0.429