Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Debra Mollen
Sexuality
feminism and multiculturalism
training and career issues for psychologists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,284
1,179
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
John W Flohr
music
neuroscience
early childhood
arts
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,834
312
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Jonathan Olsen
The EU/European Politics
German Politics
the Radical Right
the Radical Left
Far Right Ecologism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
795
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Elizabeth C Batten
Health Studies
Health Education
Public Health
Library and Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
309
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Matthew Cross
feeding
parent-child interaction
self-regulation
library science
digitization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
595
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Mary Amanda Mandy Stewart
Biliteracy
English Language Learners
Immigrant/Refugee Education
Multilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
811
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Kd Woody Evans|k. durwood evans, woody evans
libraries
rhetoric
transhumanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
89
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Dowon Choi
creativity
high-achieving populations
ADHD
mindfulness-based interventions for ADHD
phonological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
129
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Brandi J Felderhoff,, Lcsw-S
social work
older adults
caregivers
end of life
clinical social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
135
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Samuel Y Kim
Bullying
Victimization
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
55
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Erin Graybill Ellis
Sociology of Motherhood
Medical Sociology
Women and Children's Health
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
46
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Parker Hevron
American Politics
Public Law
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
44
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Meti Tmava
digital libraries
research data management
open access
scholarly communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
40
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Amy Burke,
Literacy
Children's Literature
Social Semiotics
Qualitative Research
Classroom Discourse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
26
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Gage Jeter
English language arts
teacher education
humanizing writing pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Haylie D Jones
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Vivienne Born
International Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Sara Ishii
Feminist art
Interpersonal Violence
Anzaldúan Theorizing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Kendell Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Gj Hodson
sociology of caregiving
LGBTQ identities
autoethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Angelica Ruvalcaba
Sociology
Higher Education
Latinx
Critical Race Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Amanda Mcclure
Library Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,588
United States
126,623
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Debra Mollen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,284
1,179
0.516
Sexuality
feminism and multiculturalism
training and career issues for psychologists
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,171
United States
145,000
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John W Flohr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,834
312
0.170
music
neuroscience
early childhood
arts
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,875
United States
154,549
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan Olsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
795
0.484
The EU/European Politics
German Politics
the Radical Right
the Radical Left
Far Right Ecologism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,060
United States
181,176
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elizabeth C Batten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
309
0.253
Health Studies
Health Education
Public Health
Library and Information Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,384
United States
183,843
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew Cross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
595
0.502
feeding
parent-child interaction
self-regulation
library science
digitization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,116
United States
195,534
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mary Amanda Mandy Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
811
0.778
Biliteracy
English Language Learners
Immigrant/Refugee Education
Multilingualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262,363
United States
306,914
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kd Woody Evans|k. durwood evans, woody evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
89
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,276,272
United States
308,845
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dowon Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
129
0.652
creativity
high-achieving populations
ADHD
mindfulness-based interventions for ADHD
phonological
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,320,969
United States
314,810
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brandi J Felderhoff,, Lcsw-S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
135
0.758
social work
older adults
caregivers
end of life
clinical social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,512,506
United States
340,816
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Samuel Y Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
55
0.487
Bullying
Victimization
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,749,285
United States
372,961
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Erin Graybill Ellis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
46
0.767
Sociology of Motherhood
Medical Sociology
Women and Children's Health
Qualitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,749,437
United States
372,985
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Parker Hevron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
44
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,828,851
United States
383,745
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gretchen Busl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
31
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,834,159
United States
384,508
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Meti Tmava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
40
0.870
digital libraries
research data management
open access
scholarly communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,849,483
United States
386,532
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Amy Burke,
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
26
0.591
Literacy
Children's Literature
Social Semiotics
Qualitative Research
Classroom Discourse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,970,055
United States
402,278
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gage Jeter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
English language arts
teacher education
humanizing writing pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063,388
United States
414,142
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Haylie D Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,229,927
United States
433,368
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vivienne Born
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,306,391
United States
441,342
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sara Ishii
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
Feminist art
Interpersonal Violence
Anzaldúan Theorizing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,338,560
United States
444,225
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kendell Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,367,166
United States
446,601
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gj Hodson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
sociology of caregiving
LGBTQ identities
autoethnography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,367,166
United States
446,601
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Angelica Ruvalcaba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Sociology
Higher Education
Latinx
Critical Race Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,391,574
United States
448,324
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Amanda Mcclure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000