Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Reading Highly Cited Researchers Citation History, Philosophy, Theology Rankings 2025
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
Television
BBC
Media history
toys
Beckett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,169
1,233
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
metaphysics
moral philosophy
Aristotle
Aquinas
philosophy of religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,160
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
797
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
history education
diversity
action research
curriculum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,053
1,250
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Roman history
Roman Archaeology
Ancient economic history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
946
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Classics
Greek History
Greek Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
465
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
History
youth culture
politics
communism
fascism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,504
772
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
History
Multilingualism
Papyrology
Late Antiquity
Childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
642
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Philosophy
History of Philosophy
Wittgenstein
Philosopher-Scientists
Philosophy of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
347
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Hellenistic history
Ptolemaic Egypt
Ancient multilingualism
Archaeology of Central Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
609
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
nationalism
national identity
classical tradition
race
art history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
845
267
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
early modern history
reformation studies
magic and witchcraft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
342
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
rural history
landscape history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
214
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
German history
Austrian history
European history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
202
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
medieval history
medieval art history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
153
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Typography
Graphic design history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
189
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Mind
Aesthetics
Phenomenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
160
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant Humanities
Environmental History
Urban Ecology
History of Biodiversity
Environmental Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
332
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Classics
intellectual history
classical reception studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
201
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Medieval History
medieval meteorology
monasticism
manuscripts
magic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
155
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
South Asian History
colonial science and medicine
environmental history
animal studies
Empire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
273
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
English civil war
radicalism
republicanism and political thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
167
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Roman history
3D reconstruction
ancient books and libraries
Classics
ancient history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
104
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
medieval history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
108
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
US history
US foreign policy
Climate Change
Urban Heritage
Digital Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
27
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,734
17,721
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonathan Bignell
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,169
1,233
0.296
Television
BBC
Media history
toys
Beckett
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,580
24,352
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David S Oderberg
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,160
0.437
metaphysics
moral philosophy
Aristotle
Aquinas
philosophy of religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,380
26,757
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Emma Borg
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
797
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,422
28,391
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Harris
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,053
1,250
0.609
history education
diversity
action research
curriculum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,995
32,942
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Annalisa Marzano
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
946
0.604
Roman history
Roman Archaeology
Ancient economic history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,524
33,063
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Timothy Duff
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
465
0.299
Classics
Greek History
Greek Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,542
33,638
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Matthew Worley
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,504
772
0.513
History
youth culture
politics
communism
fascism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,363
35,116
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Arietta Papaconstantinou
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
642
0.466
History
Multilingualism
Papyrology
Late Antiquity
Childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,615
35,670
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Preston
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
347
0.260
Philosophy
History of Philosophy
Wittgenstein
Philosopher-Scientists
Philosophy of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,056
37,946
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rachel Mairs
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
609
0.522
Hellenistic history
Ptolemaic Egypt
Ancient multilingualism
Archaeology of Central Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,899
43,032
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Athena Leoussi
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
845
267
0.316
nationalism
national identity
classical tradition
race
art history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,081
46,123
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Helen Parish
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
342
0.504
early modern history
reformation studies
magic and witchcraft
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,692
46,153
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeremy Burchardt
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
214
0.316
rural history
landscape history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,533
49,177
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dominic Augood
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
202
0.393
German history
Austrian history
European history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
919,178
50,554
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lindy Grant
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
153
0.319
medieval history
medieval art history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925,064
50,862
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher Burke
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
189
0.400
Typography
Graphic design history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,047
52,074
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maximilian de Gaynesford
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
160
0.358
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Mind
Aesthetics
Phenomenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
974,298
53,535
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Diego Molina
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
332
0.796
Plant Humanities
Environmental History
Urban Ecology
History of Biodiversity
Environmental Humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978,488
53,775
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Katherine Harloe
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
201
0.487
Classics
intellectual history
classical reception studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,060,058
57,982
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anne LawrenceMathers
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
155
0.461
Medieval History
medieval meteorology
monasticism
manuscripts
magic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,074,993
58,730
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rohan Deb Roy
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
273
0.845
South Asian History
colonial science and medicine
environmental history
animal studies
Empire
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,098,031
59,845
532
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rachel Foxley
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
167
0.548
English civil war
radicalism
republicanism and political thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,236,699
66,302
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthew Nicholls
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
104
0.477
Roman history
3D reconstruction
ancient books and libraries
Classics
ancient history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,276,485
68,007
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rebecca Rist
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
108
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,956,764
88,761
743
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mara Oliva
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
27
0.900
US history
US foreign policy
Climate Change
Urban Heritage
Digital Humanities