Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 253 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
cognitive anthropology
linguistic pragmatics
cultural evolution
psychology of reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,878
21,941
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
social-cognitive development
mentalization and communication
self development
psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,554
9,251
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
history philosophy political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,432
4,166
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
complex networks
econophysics
computational social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,427
7,692
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,732
8,045
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
climate change
sustainable energy
energy efficiency
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,937
9,846
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,424
5,345
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
economics
labor economics
applied econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,931
4,970
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Comparative Politics
Democratization
Comparative Methods
QCA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,650
5,990
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philosophy of mind
metaphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,872
2,746
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,659
2,976
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Feasibility of climate action
energy transitions
energy security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,948
3,896
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rule of Law
Citizenship
EU Citizenship
EU Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,513
3,375
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Network Science
Complex Systems
Computational Social Science
Data Science
Collective Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,196
5,367
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Social Movements
Varieties of Capitalism
Postcommunist Transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
2,000
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Network Science
Complex Systems
Computational Statistics
Statistical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,858
4,148
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
economic sociology
international political economy
economic development
comparative political economy
european integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,617
827
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Complex Networks
Human Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
2,850
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anthropology
Cognition
Evolution
Linguistics
Society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,485
2,646
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
comparative politics
party politics
ideologies
European politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,091
2,331
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,786
942
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
LLMs
Research Design and Methods
Political Psychology
Populism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
3,155
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
quality of government
corruption
state capacity
public procurement
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,397
3,150
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cognitive development
theory of mind
language development
bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,176
1,802
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Energy policy
Party politics
Euroscpeticism
Nationalism
Terrorism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
1,574
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,365
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dan Sperber
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,878
21,941
0.224
cognitive anthropology
linguistic pragmatics
cultural evolution
psychology of reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,710
28
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
György Gergely
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,554
9,251
0.260
social-cognitive development
mentalization and communication
self development
psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,792
36
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Ignatieff
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,432
4,166
0.142
history philosophy political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,950
44
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Janos Kertesz
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,427
7,692
0.291
complex networks
econophysics
computational social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,695
53
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Günther Knoblich
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,732
8,045
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,515
97
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Diana Urge Vorsatz
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,937
9,846
0.618
climate change
sustainable energy
energy efficiency
modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,752
130
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Natalie Sebanz
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,424
5,345
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,900
188
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrea Weber
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,931
4,970
0.455
economics
labor economics
applied econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,724
205
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carsten Q Schneider
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,650
5,990
0.562
Comparative Politics
Democratization
Comparative Methods
QCA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,260
217
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tim Crane
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,872
2,746
0.278
Philosophy of mind
metaphysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,673
262
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jozsef Fiser
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,659
2,976
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,646
328
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aleh Cherp
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,948
3,896
0.561
Feasibility of climate action
energy transitions
energy security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,081
352
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
D Kochenov
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,513
3,375
0.518
Rule of Law
Citizenship
EU Citizenship
EU Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,513
371
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Federico Battiston
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,196
5,367
0.866
Network Science
Complex Systems
Computational Social Science
Data Science
Collective Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,555
373
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bela Greskovits
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,195
2,000
0.323
Social Movements
Varieties of Capitalism
Postcommunist Transition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,291
397
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tiago P Peixoto
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,858
4,148
0.708
Network Science
Complex Systems
Computational Statistics
Statistical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,869
421
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laszlo Bruszt
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,617
827
0.147
economic sociology
international political economy
economic development
comparative political economy
european integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,773
429
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Márton Karsai
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
2,850
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,219
431
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thom Scott Phillips
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,485
2,646
0.482
Anthropology
Cognition
Evolution
Linguistics
Society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,739
485
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zsolt Enyedi
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,091
2,331
0.458
comparative politics
party politics
ideologies
European politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,349
524
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Laszlo Matyas
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,786
942
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,822
537
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Levente Littvay
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
3,155
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,189
577
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mihaly Fazekas
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,397
3,150
0.716
quality of government
corruption
state capacity
public procurement
big data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,761
614
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Agnes Melinda Kovacs
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,176
1,802
0.432
cognitive development
theory of mind
language development
bilingualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,877
615
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nick Sitter
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,174
1,574
0.377
Energy policy
Party politics
Euroscpeticism
Nationalism
Terrorism