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
Ethics
Philosophy of Race
Philosophy of Mind
Identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,047
20,651
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language
Cognitive Science
Metaphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,640
23,846
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
philosophy
consciousness
perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,941
7,686
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Social and Economic History
Latin America
USA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,083
4,021
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
contemporary art
performance
contemporary dance
exhibition history
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,055
7,070
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Taxonomy
Systematic Biology
Conservation Biology
Natural History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,884
2,876
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
moral psychology
philosophy of action
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,208
4,230
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,881
2,335
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,554
3,473
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,948
3,465
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Paleoanthropology
Primate Paleontology and Primatology (especially Cercopithecidae)
Human Paleontology and Paleolithic Archaeo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,816
2,230
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,789
2,163
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,433
2,539
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
urban policy
American politics
urban history
race and civil rights
inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,577
2,455
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Leadership
Business Ethics
Humor
Biblical Humor
Biblical Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,292
3,139
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Italian history
Media and Communications
Political Theory
Cultural Studies
Film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,694
2,520
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
logic
game theory
philosophy of language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,109
1,080
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Foundations of physics
metaphysics
philosophy of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,093
3,058
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Logic
Foundations of Probability
Philosophy of Language
Frege
Philosophy of Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,956
951
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Latin America
United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,119
2,444
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Islamic history
history of technology
world history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,903
1,544
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Universal Algebra
Lattice Theory
Algebraic Logic
Mathematical Logic
History of Logic and Algebra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,834
1,566
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Latin American Studies
Economic History
International Affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,276
1,130
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Autonomic
Rare Diseases
Synucleinopathies
Natural History
Neural Control of the Heart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
3,417
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
race
political philosophy
disaster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,012
1,286
0.321
Kwame Anthony Appiah
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,047
20,651
0.275
Ethics
Philosophy of Race
Philosophy of Mind
Identity
David Chalmers
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,640
23,846
0.387
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language
Cognitive Science
Metaphysics
Ned Block
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,941
7,686
0.275
philosophy
consciousness
perception
Herbert S Klein
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,083
4,021
0.267
Social and Economic History
Latin America
USA
Claire Bishop
City University of New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,055
7,070
0.470
contemporary art
performance
contemporary dance
exhibition history
attention
Quentin Wheeler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,884
2,876
0.207
Taxonomy
Systematic Biology
Conservation Biology
Natural History
J David Velleman
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,208
4,230
0.320
moral psychology
philosophy of action
ethics
Melvin Fitting
City University of New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,881
2,335
0.181
Paul Boghossian
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,554
3,473
0.301
Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind
Samuel Scheffler
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,948
3,465
0.316
Eric Delson
City University of New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,816
2,230
0.227
Paleoanthropology
Primate Paleontology and Primatology (especially Cercopithecidae)
Human Paleontology and Paleolithic Archaeo
Thomas Bender
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,789
2,163
0.221
Achille Varzi
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,433
2,539
0.269
Thomas J Sugrue
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,577
2,455
0.286
urban policy
American politics
urban history
race and civil rights
inequality
Hershey Friedman
City University of New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,292
3,139
0.379
Leadership
Business Ethics
Humor
Biblical Humor
Biblical Leadership
David Forgacs
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,694
2,520
0.328
Italian history
Media and Communications
Political Theory
Cultural Studies
Film
Rohit Parikh
City University of New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,109
1,080
0.152
logic
game theory
philosophy of language
Tim Maudlin
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,093
3,058
0.431
Foundations of physics
metaphysics
philosophy of science
Haim Gaifman
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,956
951
0.137
Logic
Foundations of Probability
Philosophy of Language
Frege
Philosophy of Mathematics
Greg Grandin
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,119
2,444
0.399
Richard Bulliet
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,903
1,544
0.262
Islamic history
history of technology
world history
Hanamantagouda P Sankappanavar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,834
1,566
0.268
Universal Algebra
Lattice Theory
Algebraic Logic
Mathematical Logic
History of Logic and Algebra
John H Coatsworth
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,276
1,130
0.214
Latin American Studies
Economic History
International Affairs
Lucy Norcliffe-Kaufmann
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
3,417
0.754
Autonomic
Rare Diseases
Synucleinopathies
Natural History
Neural Control of the Heart
Naomi Zack
City University of New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,012
1,286
0.321
race
political philosophy
disaster