Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 182 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
France
Laurent Thévenot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,828
10,662
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
France
Philippe Descola
anthropologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,649
12,513
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
France
Emmanuel Dupoux
Cognitive development
psycholinguistics
language acquisition
cognitive modeling
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,930
10,749
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
France
Henri Berestycki
Partial differential equations
nonlinear analysis
modeling
mathematical ecology and biology
social sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,534
5,856
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
France
Alan Kirman
economics
markets
interactions
complexity .
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,216
3,385
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
France
Pierre Jacob
philosophie des sciences cognitives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,363
4,671
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
France
Michel Picard
Bali
Religion
Culture
Identity
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,819
2,093
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
France
Jerome Sackur
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,935
2,349
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
France
Joelle Proust
Philosophie de l'esprit
épistémologie
philosophie des sciences cognitives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,161
1,723
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
France
Roberto Casati
philosophy
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
1,338
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
France
Jean Hébrard
Histoire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,685
840
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
France
Richard Rechtman
Anthroplogie
psychiatrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,577
1,672
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
France
Gloria Origgi
Philosophy
Social Sciences
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,418
2,012
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
France
Alessandro Sarti
neuro-mathematics
morphogenesis
heterogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,262
1,058
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
France
Kapil Raj
history of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,869
1,707
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
France
Albert Ogien
Sociologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,789
987
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
France
Baudouin Dupret
anthropology of norms in Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
1,161
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
France
Hilary Chappell
linguistic typology
Sinitic languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,263
939
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
France
Isabelle Ville
handicap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,195
1,072
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
France
Marc Bessin
genre
âges
temporalités
care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
988
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
France
Stefania Capone
Anthropology Religion African American Studies Afro-Atlantic Religions Transnationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,632
782
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
France
Pierre Cyrille Hautcoeur
Economic history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
643
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
France
Loraine Kennedy
peripheral urbanisation
political economy of India
politics of urban development
urban governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
854
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
France
Antoine Lilti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,286
1,075
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,666
France
231
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Laurent Thévenot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,828
10,662
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,143
France
397
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philippe Descola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,649
12,513
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,590
France
503
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Emmanuel Dupoux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,930
10,749
0.385
Cognitive development
psycholinguistics
language acquisition
cognitive modeling
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,060
France
840
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Henri Berestycki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,534
5,856
0.285
Partial differential equations
nonlinear analysis
modeling
mathematical ecology and biology
social sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,145
France
1,031
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alan Kirman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,216
3,385
0.186
economics
markets
interactions
complexity .
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,498
France
2,441
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pierre Jacob
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,363
4,671
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,695
France
2,639
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michel Picard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,819
2,093
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,620
France
4,215
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jerome Sackur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,935
2,349
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,084
France
4,860
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joelle Proust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,161
1,723
0.280
Philosophie de l'esprit
épistémologie
philosophie des sciences cognitives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,652
France
6,077
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roberto Casati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
1,338
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,263
France
6,658
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jean Hébrard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,685
840
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,061
France
6,828
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard Rechtman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,577
1,672
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,653
France
7,085
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gloria Origgi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,418
2,012
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,602
France
7,354
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alessandro Sarti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,262
1,058
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,806
France
8,096
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kapil Raj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,869
1,707
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,632
France
8,256
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Albert Ogien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,789
987
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,035
France
8,310
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Baudouin Dupret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
1,161
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,539
France
9,497
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hilary Chappell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,263
939
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,924
France
9,684
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Isabelle Ville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,195
1,072
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,280
France
9,989
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marc Bessin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
988
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,095
France
11,448
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stefania Capone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,632
782
0.297
Anthropology Religion African American Studies Afro-Atlantic Religions Transnationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,359
France
11,581
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
alessandro stanziani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,601
1,018
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,839
France
12,583
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pierre Cyrille Hautcoeur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,337
643
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,576
France
12,668
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Loraine Kennedy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
854
0.369
peripheral urbanisation
political economy of India
politics of urban development
urban governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,316
France
12,782
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Antoine Lilti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,286
1,075
0.470