Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences 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
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721,349
278,478
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412,497
141,664
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,361
178,809
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326,722
93,406
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
epidemiology
clinical trials
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321,108
201,253
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mathematical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,278
87,924
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
statistics
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,293
103,439
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,853
51,747
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
algorithms
cryptography
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,543
36,592
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Probabilistic modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,825
63,798
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Regression models and Prediction Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,766
96,639
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,579
116,395
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,458
58,052
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,834
49,246
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distributions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,207
106,193
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Statistics
Children's emotional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,553
76,442
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,768
50,473
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,515
58,739
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,145
35,353
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,293
94,945
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
statistics
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,031
74,002
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,537
43,856
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,524
74,289
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,915
68,925
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,853
60,820
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Lander
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721,349
278,478
0.386
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60
32
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donald B Rubin
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412,497
141,664
0.343
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90
47
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,361
178,809
0.479
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156
73
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ralph B D'Agostino
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326,722
93,406
0.286
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Derrick A Bennett
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321,108
201,253
0.627
epidemiology
clinical trials
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812
325
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefano Colafranceschi
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,278
87,924
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837
338
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,293
103,439
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840
340
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
B Efron
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,853
51,747
0.263
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094
469
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,543
36,592
0.213
algorithms
cryptography
voting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105
83
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter A Wijeratne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,825
63,798
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ewout W. Steyerberg
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,766
96,639
0.566
Regression models and Prediction Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,157
43
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nick Barrowman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,579
116,395
0.699
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,182
513
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emmanuel Candes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,458
58,052
0.353
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,226
537
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kenneth P Burnham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,834
49,246
0.304
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,253
19
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Mächler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,207
106,193
0.663
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distributions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,282
91
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andy Field
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,553
76,442
0.482
Statistics
Children's emotional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,294
571
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Nowak
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,768
50,473
0.320
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,341
24
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Theo Stijnen
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,515
58,739
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,365
103
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Spiegelhalter
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,145
35,353
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wei Wang
Xi'An Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,293
94,945
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,401
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yoav Benjamini
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,031
74,002
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,476
655
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Jr Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,537
43,856
0.297
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,554
690
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,524
74,289
0.518
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,585
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thor Aspelund
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,915
68,925
0.486
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,588
707
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Larry V Hedges
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,853
60,820
0.429
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics