Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 186 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
United States
Jodie B Ullman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,178
3,988
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Martin Johnson
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,646
2,372
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Montgomery Van Wart
public management
public administration
public leadership
public human resource management
public sector ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,843
5,033
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Kenneth Shultz
Aging Workforce Issues
Retirement
Bridge Employment
Mid and Late Career Development
Applied Psychological Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,688
2,752
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Sastry Pantula
Statistics
econommetrics
linear models
spatial correlation
reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,200
1,179
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Andreas Beyersdorf
Analytical Chemistry
Air Pollution
Aerosols
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,177
3,439
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Dale A Lund
Aging
Bereavement
Caregiving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,094
1,158
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Stephen G Tibbetts
Criminological Theory
Biosocial Interactions
Life-Course/Developmental Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
1,035
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Pablo GóMez
Lexical Processing
Diffusion model
tactile perception
visual word recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
1,878
0.418

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Paul Orwin
Microbiology
Microbial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,253
850
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Lisa Looney
motivation
self-efficacy
self-processes
teachers
parents
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,983
1,372
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Rong Chen (陈融)|陈融
Cognitive linguistics
pragmatics
discourse analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
806
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Donna Garcia
broadening STEM participation
intergroup relations
claiming discrimination
social identity threat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,475
1,170
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Alexandru V Roman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
1,765
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Golge Seferoglu
TESOL
Second Language Acquisition
Technology Enhanced Teaching/Learning
Teacher Education
Social Justice in TESOL and Educati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
861
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Erica Lizano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,542
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Anna Ya Ni
e-governance
cybersecurity
public-private partnership
government-business relations
learning effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,164
1,224
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Brittany Bloodhart
Environmental Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,815
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Gisela Bichler
illicit networks
illicit markets
POP
program evaluation
environmental criminology and crime analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,894
870
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Eric Scott
Vertebrate paleontology - Pleistocene - megafaunal extinction - Equus - Bison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,871
703
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Mark D Agars
Diversity
Work and Family
Creativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,816
508
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Cari Goetz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
765
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Lawrence C Rose
Applied Economics
Financial Institutions
Market Efficiency
Banking
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,548
311
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
James Fenelon
Native Americans
Race-Racism
Indigenous Peoples
Inequality
Globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
479
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,097
United States
463
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jodie B Ullman
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,178
3,988
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,165
United States
16,170
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martin Johnson
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,646
2,372
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,859
United States
36,990
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Montgomery Van Wart
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,843
5,033
0.464
public management
public administration
public leadership
public human resource management
public sector ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,321
United States
46,412
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenneth Shultz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,688
2,752
0.317
Aging Workforce Issues
Retirement
Bridge Employment
Mid and Late Career Development
Applied Psychological Measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,018
United States
54,461
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sastry Pantula
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,200
1,179
0.164
Statistics
econommetrics
linear models
spatial correlation
reliability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,447
United States
63,767
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Beyersdorf
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,177
3,439
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,922
United States
63,904
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dale A Lund
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,094
1,158
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,387
United States
81,451
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen G Tibbetts
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
1,035
0.232
Criminological Theory
Biosocial Interactions
Life-Course/Developmental Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,040
United States
82,214
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pablo GóMez
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
1,878
0.418
Lexical Processing
Diffusion model
tactile perception
visual word recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,465
United States
84,968
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Orwin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,253
850
0.200

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,372
United States
110,367
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lisa Looney
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,983
1,372
0.460
motivation
self-efficacy
self-processes
teachers
parents
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,249
United States
117,288
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rong Chen (陈融)|陈融
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
806
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,899
United States
124,836
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Donna Garcia
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,475
1,170
0.473
broadening STEM participation
intergroup relations
claiming discrimination
social identity threat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,175
United States
129,534
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexandru V Roman
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
1,765
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,215
United States
132,823
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Golge Seferoglu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
861
0.391
TESOL
Second Language Acquisition
Technology Enhanced Teaching/Learning
Teacher Education
Social Justice in TESOL and Educati
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,952
United States
133,584
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Erica Lizano
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,542
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,532
United States
136,261
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anna Ya Ni
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,164
1,224
0.566
e-governance
cybersecurity
public-private partnership
government-business relations
learning effectiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,516
United States
137,040
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brittany Bloodhart
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,815
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,275
United States
146,701
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gisela Bichler
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,894
870
0.459
illicit networks
illicit markets
POP
program evaluation
environmental criminology and crime analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,401
United States
148,070
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eric Scott
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,871
703
0.376
Vertebrate paleontology - Pleistocene - megafaunal extinction - Equus - Bison
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,956
United States
150,882
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark D Agars
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,816
508
0.280
Diversity
Work and Family
Creativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,890
United States
156,102
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cari Goetz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
765
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,111
United States
162,728
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ethel Nicdao
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
525
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,024
United States
163,756
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lawrence C Rose
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,548
311
0.201
Applied Economics
Financial Institutions
Market Efficiency
Banking
Risk Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,201
United States
166,940
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Fenelon
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
479
0.324
Native Americans
Race-Racism
Indigenous Peoples
Inequality
Globalization