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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 884 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
Strategy
innovation
allliance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,568
11,670
0.210
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
organizational identity
organizational reputation
organizational theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,978
11,932
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Unmanned air vehicles
cooperative control
autonomous vehicles
nonlinear and optimal contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,701
12,393
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chemistry
Macrocyclic chemistry
calorimetry
coordination chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,696
2,543
0.067
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alzheimer's disease
genetics
genomics
epistasis
evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,890
19,382
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Business Ethics
Stakeholder Theory
Leadership
Religio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,090
10,194
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Social relationships
psychophysiology
healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,045
19,803
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Behavioral economics
Household finance
Public finance
Labor economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,401
8,726
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Catalyst Deactivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,527
6,039
0.257
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
microbiology
cryo-EM
electron cryotomography
bacterial cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,758
8,810
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Family Business
Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,055
5,565
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,673
11,998
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,599
4,374
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computer Aided Geometric Design
Computer Graphics
CAGD
Algebraic Geometry
Isogeometric Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,830
3,414
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Student success
open educational resources
genAI
continuous improvement
learning analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,470
5,282
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Exoplanets
Kuiper Belt Objects
Planetary Science
Astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,035
6,401
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,794
3,917
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carbon Capture
Biomass
Coal
Natural Ga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,277
4,705
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
corpus linguistics
language variation
language chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,174
7,306
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,093
5,241
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chemistry
Thin Films
Materials Characterization
Chemometrics
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,736
5,294
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Historical Document Transcription
Bioinformatics
Parallel Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,347
3,422
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Strategic Management
Social Responsibility
Poverty Eliminatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,290
6,248
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Family Finance
Work and Family
Workplace Flexibility
Telework
Personal Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,600
5,930
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Human-robot interaction
multi-agent learning
artificial intelligence
human machine interactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,362
4,434
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,170
4,338
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jeff Dyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,568
11,670
0.210
Strategy
innovation
allliance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,514
5,411
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Whetten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,978
11,932
0.249
organizational identity
organizational reputation
organizational theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,425
6,300
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Randal Beard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,701
12,393
0.284
Unmanned air vehicles
cooperative control
autonomous vehicles
nonlinear and optimal contro
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,994
7,934
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Reed M Izatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,696
2,543
0.067
Chemistry
Macrocyclic chemistry
calorimetry
coordination chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,360
8,520
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Kauwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,890
19,382
0.540
Alzheimer's disease
genetics
genomics
epistasis
evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,783
9,549
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brad Agle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,090
10,194
0.308
Business Ethics
Stakeholder Theory
Leadership
Religio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,182
11,064
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Julianne Holt Lunstad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,045
19,803
0.659
Social relationships
psychophysiology
healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,071
14,001
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brigitte C Madrian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,401
8,726
0.344
Behavioral economics
Household finance
Public finance
Labor economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,670
15,477
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Calvin Bartholomew
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,527
6,039
0.257
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Catalyst Deactivatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,415
18,158
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Grant Jensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,758
8,810
0.424
microbiology
cryo-EM
electron cryotomography
bacterial cell biolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,374
18,917
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
W Gibb Dyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,055
5,565
0.277
Family Business
Entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,554
19,360
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sarah Coyne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,673
11,998
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,778
19,454
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Bullough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,599
4,374
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,292
20,443
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas W Sederberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,830
3,414
0.181
Computer Aided Geometric Design
Computer Graphics
CAGD
Algebraic Geometry
Isogeometric Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,566
20,947
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Wiley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,470
5,282
0.286
Student success
open educational resources
genAI
continuous improvement
learning analytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,148
21,568
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Darin Ragozzine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,035
6,401
0.355
Exoplanets
Kuiper Belt Objects
Planetary Science
Astronom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,226
23,515
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Craig H Hart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,794
3,917
0.233
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhoo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,501
24,400
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Larry Baxter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,277
4,705
0.289
Carbon Capture
Biomass
Coal
Natural Ga
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,990
24,596
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mark Davies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,174
7,306
0.452
corpus linguistics
language variation
language chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,382
24,737
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tyler Shumway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,093
5,241
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,230
25,419
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew Linford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,736
5,294
0.336
Chemistry
Thin Films
Materials Characterization
Chemometrics
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,225
26,196
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Clement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,347
3,422
0.223
Historical Document Transcription
Bioinformatics
Parallel Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,521
26,311
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul C Godfrey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,290
6,248
0.409
Strategic Management
Social Responsibility
Poverty Eliminatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,420
27,749
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
E Jeffrey Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,600
5,930
0.406
Family Finance
Work and Family
Workplace Flexibility
Telework
Personal Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,886
28,274
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael A Goodrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,362
4,434
0.309
Human-robot interaction
multi-agent learning
artificial intelligence
human machine interactio