Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 71 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
computer science
artificial intelligence
reinforcement learning
neural networks
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266,969
173,039
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
machine learning
ant colony optimzation
metaheuristics
swarm intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,715
16,084
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
AI
Neural Networks
Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,732
7,468
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robotics
Deep Learning
Image Processing
Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,391
6,027
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Neural Networks
Evolutionary Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,211
6,817
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Decision Support Systems
Modelling and Simulation
Operations Research
Environmental Modelling and Software
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,305
1,915
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Probabilistic Graphical Models
Bayesian Networks
Decision-support Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,173
1,508
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
artificial intelligence
swarm intelligence
robotics
data mining
meta-heuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,042
1,715
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bayesian Networks
Causal Discovery
Fairness
Machine Learning
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,000
4,015
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Artificial intelligence
(imprecise) probability
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,263
2,131
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Approximation Algorithms
Combinatorial Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,214
1,974
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational Linguistics
Text Mining
Information Extraction (in particular in the biomedical domain)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
1,546
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,876
2,351
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Operations Research
Combinatorial Optimization
Transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
1,178
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
probabilistic graphical models
probabilistic forecasting
Bayesian statics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,521
2,161
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
sum of squares hierarchy
approximation algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,263
736
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
3,020
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
computer science
artificial intelligence
cognitive science
neural networks
comparative literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,661
2,341
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Machine learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
1,264
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,304
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Speech Recognition
Biosignal Processing
Electromyography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
943
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robotics
AI
ML
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
1,591
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
statistics
imprecise probability
prognostics and health management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
1,147
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,557
1,514
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Probabilistic graphical models
probabilistic circuits
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
621
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Juergen Schmidhuber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266,969
173,039
0.648
computer science
artificial intelligence
reinforcement learning
neural networks
physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,720
125
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Luca Maria Gambardella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,715
16,084
0.269
machine learning
ant colony optimzation
metaheuristics
swarm intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,556
1,221
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Faustino Gomez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,732
7,468
0.544
AI
Neural Networks
Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,330
1,476
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alessandro Giusti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,391
6,027
0.529
Robotics
Deep Learning
Image Processing
Visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,144
1,656
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Koutník
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,211
6,817
0.668
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Neural Networks
Evolutionary Computation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,022
2,002
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrea-Emilio Rizzoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,305
1,915
0.231
Decision Support Systems
Modelling and Simulation
Operations Research
Environmental Modelling and Software
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,770
2,626
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Linda C. Van Der Gaag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,173
1,508
0.244
Probabilistic Graphical Models
Bayesian Networks
Decision-support Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,492
2,669
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Frederick Ducatelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,042
1,715
0.284
artificial intelligence
swarm intelligence
robotics
data mining
meta-heuristics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,646
2,682
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marco Scutari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,000
4,015
0.669
Bayesian Networks
Causal Discovery
Fairness
Machine Learning
Software Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,736
2,981
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marco Zaffalon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,263
2,131
0.405
Artificial intelligence
(imprecise) probability
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,533
2,999
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fabrizio Grandoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,214
1,974
0.379
Approximation Algorithms
Combinatorial Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,316
3,229
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fabio Rinaldi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
1,546
0.327
Computational Linguistics
Text Mining
Information Extraction (in particular in the biomedical domain)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,374
3,713
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tobias Glasmachers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,876
2,351
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,493
3,932
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matteo Salani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
1,178
0.328
Operations Research
Combinatorial Optimization
Transportation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,228
3,989
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Giorgio Corani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,521
2,161
0.614
probabilistic graphical models
probabilistic forecasting
Bayesian statics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,543
4,203
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Monaldo Mastrolilli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,263
736
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,016
4,264
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sjoerd Van Steenkiste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
3,020
0.946
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,896
4,823
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kazuki Irie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,661
2,341
0.880
computer science
artificial intelligence
cognitive science
neural networks
comparative literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,579
4,838
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yi Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
1,264
0.478
Machine learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,342
5,342
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jerome Guzzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,263
1,304
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,008
6,002
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Wand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
943
0.507
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Speech Recognition
Biosignal Processing
Electromyography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,171
6,036
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Loris Roveda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
1,591
0.866
Robotics
AI
ML
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,407
6,043
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Francesca Mangili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
1,147
0.625
statistics
imprecise probability
prognostics and health management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,645
6,638
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Imanol Schlag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,557
1,514
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,010
7,082
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alessandro Antonucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,361
621
0.456
Probabilistic graphical models
probabilistic circuits
machine learning