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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 44 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
298
0.237
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hydrolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
838
201
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
393
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Women's Studies
Myth
Art
Lit
Writin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
44
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
History of Science
Digital Humanitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
87
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Terrorism
Strategy and International Business
Nash Equilibrium
Quantum Mechanics
Computational Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
70
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Real-Time Nonlinear Control
Trajectory Optimization
Control Theory
Time-Delayed Systems
Spacecraft Dynamics and Contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
120
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nursing
Critical Care
Long Term Car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
241
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Leadership
Logistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
153
0.884
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Disaster Policy
Financial Management
Method
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
144
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ticket Operations
Ticket Sale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
37
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Faculty Director
School of Educatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
75
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Technology
Business
Education
Marketing
Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
73
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Finance
Accounting
Management
Economics
Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
112
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cancer Biology Treatment and Prevention
Human Evolution
Biochemistry
Human Biology
Animal Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
113
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Astronom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
93
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
80
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Planetary Science
Space Studies
Climatology
Atmospheric Science
Geolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
51
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
6
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Medievalism
Joan of Arc
Medieval History
Military Histor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
72
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
41
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
music
education
teaching and learning online
higher education leadership
coachin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Education
Online Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
39
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
political psychology
threat management
cults
extremist religions
leadership behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sustainability
climate change
agroecology
community capitals
socio-ecological system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,296
187,165
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aaron Life
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
298
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
769,341
222,213
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel Welsch
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
838
201
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,536
243,847
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jennifer Danzy Cramer
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
393
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,842
276,783
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Batya Weinbaum
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
44
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071,675
278,604
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mark D Bowles
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
87
0.228
History of Science
Digital Humanitie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149,740
290,412
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Philip V Fellman
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
70
0.220
Terrorism
Strategy and International Business
Nash Equilibrium
Quantum Mechanics
Computational Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,209,070
298,883
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kamran Turkoglu
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
120
0.430
Real-Time Nonlinear Control
Trajectory Optimization
Control Theory
Time-Delayed Systems
Spacecraft Dynamics and Contro
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,270,800
307,192
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rebecca Mcclay
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
241
0.988
Nursing
Critical Care
Long Term Car
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,445,779
330,237
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wallace A Burns, Ed D
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
153
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,467,549
333,070
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joellen V Pope
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
144
0.867
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,515,298
339,052
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James Reese
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
37
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,528,524
340,731
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
J Louis Spencer
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
75
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,528,543
340,736
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aikyna Finch
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
73
0.493
Technology
Business
Education
Marketing
Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,574,800
346,550
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dr. Ricardo H Archbold
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
112
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,578,692
347,025
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Professor Dr. Sorush Niknamian
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
113
0.843
Cancer Biology Treatment and Prevention
Human Evolution
Biochemistry
Human Biology
Animal Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,647,476
355,551
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
S Bergeron
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
93
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,669,582
358,203
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ashley Gleiman
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
80
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,711,516
363,303
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Steven M Battaglia
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
51
0.495
Planetary Science
Space Studies
Climatology
Atmospheric Science
Geolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,756,843
368,848
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Adam M Brown
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
6
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,780,698
371,740
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Scott Manning
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
72
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,923,044
388,544
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Melissa Schnyder
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
41
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,955,393
392,349
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bethanie Hansen
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
52
0.867
music
education
teaching and learning online
higher education leadership
coachin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,014,083
399,087
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael S Miller-First
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
39
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,073,967
405,942
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicole K Drumhiller
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
political psychology
threat management
cults
extremist religions
leadership behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,135,640
413,089
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kristi Drexler
American Public University System
Charles Town, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
sustainability
climate change
agroecology
community capitals
socio-ecological system