Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
College of William & Mary Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,841
59,570
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Vibrant Schools
Trust
Self-efficacy
Collective efficacy
Coaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,011
21,822
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,257
30,836
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Quantum Optics
Ultrafast Lasers
Litho Metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,057
28,577
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
rivers
carbonates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,797
10,826
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
seagrasses
ecology
biology
seed dispersal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,649
12,947
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Condensed Matter Physics
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,753
24,087
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Experimental High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,264
10,912
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
software engineering
software analytics
software evolution
software maintenance
program comprehension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,377
12,140
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Social and personality psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,168
9,656
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biomaterials
Nanomaterials
Silk
Low-Dimensional Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,479
6,429
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Experimental nuclear physics
nucleon spin structure
hyperpolarized 3He targets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,014
5,894
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,367
2,293
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Edge Computing
Quantum Computing
Cyber-physical Systems
Security and Privacy
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,093
6,874
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,981
6,388
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biological Oceanography
Zooplankton Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,319
7,453
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,618
5,411
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,162
3,468
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Sensor Systems
Smart Health
Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
Internet of Things
Networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,013
6,137
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Geomorphology
ecology
coastal processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,974
8,620
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
motivation
inspiration
personality
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,308
4,972
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nonlinear optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,011
2,578
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
stock assessment methods
population dynamics
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,761
3,388
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pollution
microplastics
environmental chemistry
toxic chemicals
source & fate of contaminants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,411
4,033
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,236
2,019
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,282
2,048
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eugeniy E Mikhailov
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,841
59,570
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,325
4,479
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Megan Tschannen Moran
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,011
21,822
0.428
Vibrant Schools
Trust
Self-efficacy
Collective efficacy
Coaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,688
5,581
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hunter Rew *
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,257
30,836
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,748
6,542
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mi Zhang *
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,057
28,577
0.713
Quantum Optics
Ultrafast Lasers
Litho Metrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,888
6,610
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Milliman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,797
10,826
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,187
7,196
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert J Orth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,649
12,947
0.344
seagrasses
ecology
biology
seed dispersal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,465
7,779
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Enrico Rossi
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,753
24,087
0.674
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Condensed Matter Physics
Theoretical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,417
8,642
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jeffrey Kevin Nelson
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,264
10,912
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,551
15,188
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Denys Poshyvanyk
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,377
12,140
0.543
software engineering
software analytics
software evolution
software maintenance
program comprehension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,953
15,357
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John B Nezlek
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,168
9,656
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,035
17,019
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hannes C Schniepp
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,479
6,429
0.314
Biomaterials
Nanomaterials
Silk
Low-Dimensional Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,287
17,505
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Todd Averett
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,014
5,894
0.294
Experimental nuclear physics
nucleon spin structure
hyperpolarized 3He targets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,658
20,793
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Henry Krakauer
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,367
2,293
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,806
22,809
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Qun Li
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,093
6,874
0.427
Edge Computing
Quantum Computing
Cyber-physical Systems
Security and Privacy
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,298
23,011
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kostas Orginos
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,981
6,388
0.400
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Computational Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,364
24,188
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Deborah K Steinberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,319
7,453
0.487
Biological Oceanography
Zooplankton Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,962
25,547
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rajiv Kohli
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,618
5,411
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,460
26,470
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marc Sher
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,162
3,468
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,322
26,816
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gang Zhou
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,013
6,137
0.438
Sensor Systems
Smart Health
Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
Internet of Things
Networking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,013
29,250
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthew Kirwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,974
8,620
0.664
Geomorphology
ecology
coastal processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,746
30,992
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Todd Thrash
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,308
4,972
0.404
motivation
inspiration
personality
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,033
31,822
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert Michael Lewis
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,011
2,578
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,962
32,537
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John M Hoenig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,761
3,388
0.288
stock assessment methods
population dynamics
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,941
33,599
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert C Hale|RC Hale, Robert Hale, Rob Hale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,411
4,033
0.353
Pollution
microplastics
environmental chemistry
toxic chemicals
source & fate of contaminants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,451
34,171
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carl E Carlson
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,236
2,019
0.180