Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Durham University 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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
HPC
Numerical modelling
optimisation problems
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,221
64,948
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,672
53,691
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
High-energy physics
computational particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,774
47,037
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,112
21,748
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,576
17,936
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,644
28,735
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Palaeontology
Paleobiology
Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,788
29,261
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Behavioral Health
Systematic Review
Health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,095
20,195
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Cosmology
Space Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,237
12,513
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
School improvement
school effectiveness
educational equality
impact of poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,986
17,054
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Galaxy Formation
Cosmology
Numerical Simulation
Emulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,854
20,225
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,971
8,738
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,261
17,700
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,919
19,460
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
astrophysics
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,951
12,128
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,790
17,636
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Crystallography
Crystallographic Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,368
22,944
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
astrophysics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,091
9,650
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Supramolecular chemistry
polymorphism
pharmaceutical and molecular solids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,334
10,163
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Entrepreneurship
small firm development
geography of enterprise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,190
9,378
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
High-energy astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
7,848
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Physics of Organic Materials
Photophysics
Photochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,344
12,749
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Disability
Exercise Psychology
Co-production
Qualitative Research
Sociology of Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,121
20,899
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,926
6,054
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
History and philosophy of science
philosophy of social technology
causal inference
objectivity in science
evidence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,567
9,961
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886
66
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Holger Schulz
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,221
64,948
0.347
HPC
Numerical modelling
optimisation problems
particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,082
81
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos Frenk
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,672
53,691
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,877
225
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Krauss
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,774
47,037
0.462
High-energy physics
computational particle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,896
406
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ian Smail
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,112
21,748
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,191
430
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shaun Cole
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,576
17,936
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,533
464
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Judith AK Howard
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,644
28,735
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,870
592
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David At Harper
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,788
29,261
0.474
Palaeontology
Paleobiology
Geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,984
604
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John W Williams Jr
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,095
20,195
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,570
834
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carlton Baugh|Carlton M. Baugh, C. M. Baugh
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,237
12,513
0.249
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Cosmology
Space Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,964
861
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephen Gorard
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,986
17,054
0.348
School improvement
school effectiveness
educational equality
impact of poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,335
898
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Bower
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,854
20,225
0.423
Galaxy Formation
Cosmology
Numerical Simulation
Emulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,263
1,077
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Keith Ellis
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,971
8,738
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,602
1,106
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stewart Clark
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,261
17,700
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,037
1,314
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tom Theuns
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,919
19,460
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,621
1,357
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alastair Edge
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,951
12,128
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,736
1,369
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Harriet Bulkeley
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,790
17,636
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,747
1,460
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Horst Puschmann
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,368
22,944
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,958
1,482
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cedric Lacey
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,091
9,650
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,346
1,617
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan William Steed
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,334
10,163
0.305
Supramolecular chemistry
polymorphism
pharmaceutical and molecular solids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,480
1,630
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul Westhead
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,190
9,378
0.283
Entrepreneurship
small firm development
geography of enterprise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,387
1,714
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anthony Brown
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
7,848
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,218
1,800
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
A Monkman
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,344
12,749
0.407
Physics of Organic Materials
Photophysics
Photochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,453
1,822
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brett Smith
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,121
20,899
0.672
Disability
Exercise Psychology
Co-production
Qualitative Research
Sociology of Sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,687
1,925
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sam Nolan
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,926
6,054
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,159
1,967
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nancy Cartwright
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,567
9,961
0.337
History and philosophy of science
philosophy of social technology
causal inference
objectivity in science
evidence