Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.459 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
Molecular electronic structure theory
quantum chemistry
chemical bonding
molecular spectra
propagator theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,305
35,846
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,599
27,804
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
psychology
psychiatry
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,105
10,953
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Earth System Science
Biogeochemical Cycles
Ecosystem Modeling
Climate & Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,893
38,817
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
PTSD
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,801
24,783
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Physics
Engineering
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,657
10,748
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
marketing ethics
social responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,106
12,152
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant-bacteria interaction
Soil Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
mangrove
algal biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,055
12,520
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,043
7,638
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
organizational change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,597
10,542
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wireless networking
multimedia communications
indoor localization
smart health
smart grid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,416
17,022
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
sexual selection
speciation
mitonuclear coadaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,153
7,243
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,857
10,784
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Suicidal behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,626
13,857
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Environmental Engineering
soil and groundwater remediation
water and wastewater
treatment
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,292
12,095
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Management
Organizational Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,639
8,018
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,422
4,710
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Combustion instability
cyclonic flow modeling
theoretical and computational modeling of liquid
hybrid
and solid rockets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,417
4,393
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental biotechnology
soil microbiology
algal biotechnology
plant-bacteria interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,271
8,100
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,581
5,571
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Mgt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,862
5,362
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Management
Organizational Behavior
Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,649
6,590
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computational Intelligence
Modeling and Optimization
Facility Layout
Network Reliability
Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,498
3,780
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant genomics
evolution and domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,290
8,951
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sleep
marital conflict
psychophysiology
health disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,090
6,563
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,689
1,741
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
JV Ortiz
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,305
35,846
0.384
Molecular electronic structure theory
quantum chemistry
chemical bonding
molecular spectra
propagator theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,347
3,000
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dave Ketchen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,599
27,804
0.411
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,444
3,527
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gregory S Pettit
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,105
10,953
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,690
3,653
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hanqin Tian
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,893
38,817
0.648
Earth System Science
Biogeochemical Cycles
Ecosystem Modeling
Climate & Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,910
4,253
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frank Weathers
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,801
24,783
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,727
5,089
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Emanuele Bonamente
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,657
10,748
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,265
5,329
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Oc Ferrell
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,106
12,152
0.258
marketing ethics
social responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,096
6,639
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yoav Bashan
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,055
12,520
0.305
Plant-bacteria interaction
Soil Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
mangrove
algal biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,812
9,195
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yy Lee
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,043
7,638
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,595
10,878
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Achilles Armenakis
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,597
10,542
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,804
10,964
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shiwen Mao
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,416
17,022
0.579
Wireless networking
multimedia communications
indoor localization
smart health
smart grid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,787
12,240
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Geoffrey Hill
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,153
7,243
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,600
13,874
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Held
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,857
10,784
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,911
14,808
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tracy Witte
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,626
13,857
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,705
15,989
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dongye Zhao
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,292
12,095
0.543
Environmental Engineering
soil and groundwater remediation
water and wastewater
treatment
photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,867
17,637
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Wesson
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,639
8,018
0.388
Management
Organizational Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,432
17,853
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James R Barth
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,422
4,710
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,450
17,866
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joseph Majdalani
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,417
4,393
0.215
Combustion instability
cyclonic flow modeling
theoretical and computational modeling of liquid
hybrid
and solid rockets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,828
18,018
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Luz De Bashan
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,271
8,100
0.400
Environmental biotechnology
soil microbiology
algal biotechnology
plant-bacteria interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,765
18,797
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hubert Feild
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,581
5,571
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,021
19,632
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kevin Mossholder
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,862
5,362
0.284
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Mgt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,748
19,926
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stanley G Harris
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,649
6,590
0.353
Management
Organizational Behavior
Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,257
20,131
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alice E Smith
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,498
3,780
0.204
Computational Intelligence
Modeling and Optimization
Facility Layout
Network Reliability
Simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,997
20,434
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shu Chen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,290
8,951
0.489
Plant genomics
evolution and domestication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,709
20,710
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mona El Sheikh
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,090
6,563
0.363