Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.137 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
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,745
80,242
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Medicine
genetics
neuroscience
biochemistry
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,844
58,538
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gravitational waves and cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,416
83,276
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Physik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,010
80,234
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gravitational Physics
Gravitational Waves
Black Holes
Neutron Stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,630
76,694
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Human molecular genetics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,852
38,670
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Soft Condensed Matter
Density Functional Theory
Gravitational Waves
LIGO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,364
53,545
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Geology
geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,850
21,671
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,206
23,862
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
genetics
bipolar disorder
psychosis
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,114
23,085
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Organisational Change and Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
23,040
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Postpartum Psychosis
Perinatal Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,611
23,470
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychiatry
Schizophrenia
Cognition
Genetics
Pharmacogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,879
33,080
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
MRI
Tissue Microstructure
Diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,540
14,847
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,147
9,731
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Quality of life
Dermatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,834
13,560
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Science studies
science and technology studies
expertise
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,650
8,868
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Conservation Biology
Molecular Ecology
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,496
13,703
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
medical genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,224
12,301
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,698
8,345
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cancer
metastasis
invasion
angiogenesis
surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,086
10,641
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wounds
wound healing
wound infection
clinical innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,585
10,212
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
THz technology
astronomy Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,177
16,027
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,306
4,777
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Terahertz technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,275
4,747
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,494
113
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Patrick Sutton
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,745
80,242
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,576
124
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael O'Donovan
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,844
58,538
0.404
Medicine
genetics
neuroscience
biochemistry
psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,771
144
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bangalore Sathyaprakash
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,416
83,276
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,882
153
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hartmut Grote
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,010
80,234
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,124
171
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen Fairhurst
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,630
76,694
0.620
Gravitational Physics
Gravitational Waves
Black Holes
Neutron Stars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,454
190
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David N. Cooper
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,852
38,670
0.337
Human molecular genetics and genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,550
359
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul Hopkins
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,364
53,545
0.650
Soft Condensed Matter
Density Functional Theory
Gravitational Waves
LIGO
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,940
409
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julian A. Pearce
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,850
21,671
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,442
453
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Graham J. Hutchings
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,206
23,862
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,280
534
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nick Craddock
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,114
23,085
0.339
genetics
bipolar disorder
psychosis
psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,909
686
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alma Harris
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
23,040
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,215
714
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ian Jones
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,611
23,470
0.407
Postpartum Psychosis
Perinatal Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,338
899
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James Walters
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,879
33,080
0.663
Psychiatry
Schizophrenia
Cognition
Genetics
Pharmacogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,902
1,044
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Derek K Jones
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,540
14,847
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,078
1,057
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jp Aggleton
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,147
9,731
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,695
1,119
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Finlay
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,834
13,560
0.309
Quality of life
Dermatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,912
1,292
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Collins Harry
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,650
8,868
0.224
Science studies
science and technology studies
expertise
sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,020
1,305
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael W Bruford
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,496
13,703
0.347
Conservation Biology
Molecular Ecology
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,177
1,320
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julian Sampson
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,224
12,301
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,489
1,344
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert E Mansel
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,698
8,345
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,567
1,449
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wen G Jiang
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,086
10,641
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,249
1,806
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Keith Harding
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,585
10,212
0.313
Wounds
wound healing
wound infection
clinical innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,658
1,848
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carole Tucker
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,177
16,027
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,946
2,103
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alan R Clarke
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,306
4,777
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,216
2,196
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
WK Gear
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,275
4,747
0.168
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Terahertz technology