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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 137 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
Environmental Psychology
Conservation
Social Psychology
Data Analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,813
21,781
0.456
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Physics/Astrophysics/Planetary Science/Atmospheric Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,115
3,244
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Psychopharmacology and Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
777
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,132
1,331
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,105
1,260
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Risk Perception
Deterrence
Inoculation Theory
Agent-based
System Dynamics and Causal Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
1,327
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Judgment and Decision Making
Reasoning
Misinformatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,622
2,501
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,408
2,129
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
falls in older adults
posture
gait
music therapy
community engagemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,360
1,015
0.302
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Motor Control
Biomechanics
Physiology
Comparative
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
922
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Embedded Systems
Internet of Things
Low power Design
Embedded Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,068
925
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Underserved Healthcare
Public Health
Unsheltered Population
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
252
0.087
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Middle East histor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
734
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Families
Aging
Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
833
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
comparative psychology
primatology
antipredator behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
387
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hematology
Genomic Medicine
Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,899
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
exercise metabolism
sport nutrition
cannabis and tobacc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
1,254
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biomechanics
Human Computer Interfaces
Medical Imaging
Muscle
Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,195
516
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Intercultural communication
Critical whiteness studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
654
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
oncology
nursing
genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
1,789
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Sports Marketing
Sponsorshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
862
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Multi-Agent Systems
Machine Learning
Cloud Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
645
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
591
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ocean Color Remote Sensing
Snow Remote Sensing
Astronomy/Milankovitch cycles
Earth System Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
1,025
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Social Work
Futures and Foresight
Digital Advocacy
Digital & New Media Literacies and Technology
Organizational Practic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,187
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,587
5,453
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wesley Schultz
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,813
21,781
0.456
Environmental Psychology
Conservation
Social Psychology
Data Analytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,899
50,687
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gerardo Dominguez
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,115
3,244
0.400
Physics/Astrophysics/Planetary Science/Atmospheric Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,397
85,873
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Keith A Trujillo
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
777
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,141
89,285
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sean Newcomer
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,132
1,331
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,667
89,698
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carrick Williams
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,105
1,260
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,210
93,346
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
William J Burns
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
1,327
0.341
Risk Perception
Deterrence
Inoculation Theory
Agent-based
System Dynamics and Causal Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,593
98,270
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dustin Calvillo
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,622
2,501
0.691
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Judgment and Decision Making
Reasoning
Misinformatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,166
102,725
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anna Woodcock
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,408
2,129
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,952
103,814
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hyun Gu Kang
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,360
1,015
0.302
falls in older adults
posture
gait
music therapy
community engagemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,537
104,792
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Devin Jindrich
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
922
0.278
Motor Control
Biomechanics
Physiology
Comparative
Neuroscienc
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,347
110,628
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ali Ahmadinia
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,068
925
0.301
Embedded Systems
Internet of Things
Low power Design
Embedded Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,827
114,654
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mary Lelia Baker
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
252
0.087
Underserved Healthcare
Public Health
Unsheltered Population
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,330
120,595
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ibrahim Al Marashi
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
734
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,466
122,560
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adam Shapiro
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
833
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,676
131,530
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nancy G Caine
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
387
0.164
comparative psychology
primatology
antipredator behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,558
135,629
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric X Wei
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,899
0.845
Hematology
Genomic Medicine
Patholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,338
137,493
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthew M Schubert
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
1,254
0.570
exercise metabolism
sport nutrition
cannabis and tobacc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,117
137,724
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Deanna Asakawa
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,195
516
0.235
Biomechanics
Human Computer Interfaces
Medical Imaging
Muscle
Surger
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,670
138,443
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dreama Moon
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
654
0.300
Intercultural communication
Critical whiteness studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,080
139,316
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Carroll
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
1,789
0.831
oncology
nursing
genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,170
139,341
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vassilis Dalakas
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
862
0.400
Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Sports Marketing
Sponsorshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,136
150,335
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiaocong Fan
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
645
0.340
Multi-Agent Systems
Machine Learning
Cloud Computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,140
150,336
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sinem Siyahhan
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
591
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,655
152,784
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tihomir S Kostadinov
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
1,025
0.556
Ocean Color Remote Sensing
Snow Remote Sensing
Astronomy/Milankovitch cycles
Earth System Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,169
156,066
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jimmy A Young
California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,187
0.668
Social Work
Futures and Foresight
Digital Advocacy
Digital & New Media Literacies and Technology
Organizational Practic