Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 24 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
community-based participatory research
social determinants of health
aging and dementia
mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,769
1,385
0.367
Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
dopamine
orexin
decision makin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,563
432
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
678
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
organic materials
chemistry educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
465
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
mental illness
addiction
nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
541
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tennis and social class
gender and national identit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
349
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Quaternary Geology
Glacial Geomorphology
Geoscience Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
193
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sentencing
inequalities in criminal justice
policing
crime prevention
environmental criminolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
295
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geochemistry
Petrology
Volcanolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
278
0.515
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
Unlock 360° Real-Time Institutional Analysis to identify your institution’s strengths and areas for improvement.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Business Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
301
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Figure skating
narrative inquiry
qualitative research
youth sport
high performance spor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
152
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
forensic science
data science
AI
criminal la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
188
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mathematics Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
127
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sentencing
Crime Analysis
Policing Policy
Crime Preventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
102
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
104
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Relational Aggression
Social Aggression
Jealousy
Popularity
Social Statu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
36
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
School to work transition
critical
relational
and performative pedagogies
inquiry and research processe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
53
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
borders
security
surveillance
migration
simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
40
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jewish Studies
Victorian Studies
Anglo-Jewish literature and culture
women's writing
affect theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
14
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Psychiatric Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
Addiction Nursing
Geriatric Nursing
Forensic Nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Digital Humanities
Comics
Modernis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
English Language Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Development theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,138
11,690
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Colleen Reid
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,769
1,385
0.367
community-based participatory research
social determinants of health
aging and dementia
mental healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,675
20,114
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicole Vittoz
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,563
432
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,319
22,665
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Luisa Giles
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
678
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,643
23,150
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gregory Gibson
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
465
0.402
organic materials
chemistry educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,491
24,212
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ca Ross
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
541
0.520
mental illness
addiction
nursin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,914
27,659
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert J Lake
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
349
0.493
Tennis and social class
gender and national identit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,574
27,893
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Derek Turner
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
193
0.281
Quaternary Geology
Glacial Geomorphology
Geoscience Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,152
28,719
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Alexander Reid
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
295
0.474
Sentencing
inequalities in criminal justice
policing
crime prevention
environmental criminolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925,075
30,143
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nathalie Vigouroux
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
278
0.515
Geochemistry
Petrology
Volcanolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,044,598
33,350
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Afzalur Rahman
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
301
0.743
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
Unlock 360° Real-Time Institutional Analysis to identify your institution’s strengths and areas for improvement.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,187,883
37,180
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cathy Mills
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
152
0.524
Figure skating
narrative inquiry
qualitative research
youth sport
high performance spor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,241,929
38,526
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tracey Dowdeswell
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
188
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,266,683
39,120
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Susan Oesterle
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
127
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,293,213
39,734
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nahanni Pollard
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
102
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,442,273
43,069
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Diana Yu
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
104
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,820,873
50,080
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Danielle Quigley
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
36
0.444
Relational Aggression
Social Aggression
Jealousy
Popularity
Social Statu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,970,787
52,320
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Meaghan Dougherty
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
53
0.930
School to work transition
critical
relational
and performative pedagogies
inquiry and research processe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,038,233
53,280
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patrick C Lalonde
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
40
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,186,002
55,399
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richa Dwor
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
14
0.452
Jewish Studies
Victorian Studies
Anglo-Jewish literature and culture
women's writing
affect theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,236,363
56,118
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zahra Dadakhah-Chimeh
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
Psychiatric Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
Addiction Nursing
Geriatric Nursing
Forensic Nursin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,252,969
56,356
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cherlene Chang
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,461
57,856
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David N Wright
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,564,853
60,161
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fiona Shaw
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
English Language Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,614,878
60,550
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mussalam Khayat
Douglas College
New Westminster, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000