Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,137
29,874
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Population Ecology
Wildlife Conservation
Predator-prey Interactions
Disease Ecology
Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,987
1,633
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
stream ecology
multivariate analysis
species distribution modelling
bioassessment
community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,944
1,302
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Carnivore Ecology
Conservation Biology
Behavioral Ecology
Camera Trapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,177
2,677
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
River Ecology
Fish Ecology
Community Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
1,032
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Avian Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
724
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plecoptera
stoneflies
aquatic
biodiversity
species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
1,097
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,071
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
North America native
non-game fishes
freshwater mussels
freshwater snails
endangered species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
864
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
religious studies
women's and gender studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
422
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Hemiptera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
897
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
645
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Islamic Studies
Middle East
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
337
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Philosophy of Science
Metaphysics
Experimental Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
689
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
history of science
evolutionary biology
paleontology
data studies
biological determinism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
568
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Dance History
Alexander Technique
Dance Criticism
Dance Discovery
T'ai Chi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
175
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
329
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
performance theory
feminist theory
acting
film
theatre history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
130
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
History of African American Education
Black Childhood
Oral Histories
Archives
Public History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Wetland Soil Science
Pedology
Soil Morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
131
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Laurentian Great Lakes
aquatic invasive species
coastal wetlands
food webs
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
132
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Wetland and Waterfowl Ecology and Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
100
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
84
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Philosophy
Physics
Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
65
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Historia
America Latina
Brasil
Diaspora Africana
Imigracao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
49
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,796
5,577
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew N Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,137
29,874
0.662
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,802
73,802
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eric Schauber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,987
1,633
0.327
Population Ecology
Wildlife Conservation
Predator-prey Interactions
Disease Ecology
Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,282
88,607
763
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yong Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,944
1,302
0.330
stream ecology
multivariate analysis
species distribution modelling
bioassessment
community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,674
103,617
903
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maximilian Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,177
2,677
0.843
Carnivore Ecology
Conservation Biology
Behavioral Ecology
Camera Trapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,408
105,495
916
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Howard Chick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
1,032
0.333
River Ecology
Fish Ecology
Community Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,217
121,841
1,056
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeffrey P Hoover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
724
0.289
Avian Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,457
131,122
1,124
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
R Edward Dewalt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
1,097
0.492
Plecoptera
stoneflies
aquatic
biodiversity
species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,828
134,793
1,144
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Greg Spyreas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,071
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,379
162,419
1,352
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeremy Tiemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
864
0.555
North America native
non-game fishes
freshwater mussels
freshwater snails
endangered species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,763
162,769
1,357
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cynthia Eller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
422
0.272
religious studies
women's and gender studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,299
172,316
1,445
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dmitry Dmitriev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
897
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,343
177,744
1,488
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Craig A Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
645
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,191
190,508
1,570
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Valerie Hoffman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
337
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,833
191,909
1,581
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jonathan Livengood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
689
0.614
Philosophy of Science
Metaphysics
Experimental Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,622
196,610
1,613
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Sepkoski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
568
0.533
history of science
evolutionary biology
paleontology
data studies
biological determinism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,423
208,314
1,715
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philip Johnston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
175
0.187
Dance History
Alexander Technique
Dance Criticism
Dance Discovery
T'ai Chi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,316
240,586
1,967
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kirk Stodola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
329
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
950,907
259,880
2,070
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kirsten Pullen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
130
0.280
performance theory
feminist theory
acting
film
theatre history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,217,157
299,754
2,111
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kimberly C. Ransom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
History of African American Education
Black Childhood
Oral Histories
Archives
Public History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,458,997
332,630
2,151
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elizabeth A. Miernicki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
131
0.970
Wetland Soil Science
Pedology
Soil Morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,464,773
333,405
2,153
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katie O'Reilly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
132
0.992
Laurentian Great Lakes
aquatic invasive species
coastal wetlands
food webs
science communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,469,424
334,031
2,157
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joshua Osborn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
100
0.758
Wetland and Waterfowl Ecology and Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,609,581
352,847
2,241
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dennis Skultety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
84
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,614,853
353,544
2,246
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christopher Gregory Weaver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
65
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,696,889
364,756
2,307
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jose Cairus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
49
0.662
Historia
America Latina
Brasil
Diaspora Africana
Imigracao