Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 195 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
sport
physical activity
mental health
young people
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,731
6,636
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
exercise physiology
sport physiology
sport and exercise nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,229
5,350
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sport and Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,090
4,811
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
physical activity
sedentary behaviour
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,679
5,121
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nonverbal Communication
Gesture
Applied Psychology
Sustainable Consumption
Implicit Attitudes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,383
2,457
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Medical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,377
5,130
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Medical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,160
4,998
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
higher education
widening participation
student retention and success
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
3,418
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
crime history
prison history
tourism
Dartmoor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,040
7,157
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
corpus linguistics
grammar
modality
conditionals
discourse analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,709
4,194
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
2,813
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Artificial Intelligence
Evolutionary Computing
Machine Learning
Data Analytics
Cognitive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,092
5,569
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sports Coaching
Coach Education
Coach Learning
Performance Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,098
2,920
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
3D Computer Vision
Image Processing
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,704
3,146
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Renewable energy and climate action
trade
regional economic integration
East Asia's international political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,670
1,673
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Applied Psychology of Health
Exercise and Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,551
2,767
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Global Challenges
BigData
IoT Analytics
Social Graphs
Disaster Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,042
2,053
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cyberpsychology
emoji
social media
online communication and behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
3,695
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Skill Acquisition
Exercise and Cognition
Motor Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
2,058
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Grassland ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,039
3,749
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sports biomechanics
injury aetiology
rehabilitation
isokinetic dynamometry
GPS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,011
2,090
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mosquito biology
vector biology
insecticide resistance
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,684
1,178
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
arts
dance
therapy
arts therapies
dance therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
2,055
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Primary care
Clinical Epidemiology
Multimorbidity
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,452
2,399
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Remote sensing
land cover
classification
monitoring
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,137
1,348
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,567
2,146
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andy Smith
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,731
6,636
0.231
sport
physical activity
mental health
young people
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,122
4,742
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lars Mc Naughton
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,229
5,350
0.330
exercise physiology
sport physiology
sport and exercise nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,384
5,679
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lars McNaughton
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,090
4,811
0.341
Sport and Exercise Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,810
7,075
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stuart J Fairclough
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,679
5,121
0.438
physical activity
sedentary behaviour
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,408
7,290
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Geoff Beattie
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,383
2,457
0.216
Nonverbal Communication
Gesture
Applied Psychology
Sustainable Consumption
Implicit Attitudes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,340
8,030
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sandars John
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,377
5,130
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,720
8,217
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Sandars
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,160
4,998
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,451
8,722
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Liz Thomas
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
3,418
0.356
higher education
widening participation
student retention and success
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,771
9,224
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alyson Brown
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,040
7,157
0.792
crime history
prison history
tourism
Dartmoor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,651
9,611
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Costas Gabrielatos
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,709
4,194
0.482
corpus linguistics
grammar
modality
conditionals
discourse analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,761
11,675
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Adrian Midgley
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
2,813
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,153
11,700
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hari Mohan Pandey
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,092
5,569
0.785
Artificial Intelligence
Evolutionary Computing
Machine Learning
Data Analytics
Cognitive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,840
13,358
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lee Nelson
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,098
2,920
0.479
Sports Coaching
Coach Education
Coach Learning
Performance Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,725
14,169
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yonghuai Liu
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,704
3,146
0.552
3D Computer Vision
Image Processing
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,827
14,240
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher M. Dent
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,670
1,673
0.295
Renewable energy and climate action
trade
regional economic integration
East Asia's international political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,604
14,510
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew R Levy
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,551
2,767
0.498
Applied Psychology of Health
Exercise and Sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,254
15,811
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nik Bessis
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,042
2,053
0.407
Global Challenges
BigData
IoT Analytics
Social Graphs
Disaster Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,401
16,809
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Linda K Kaye
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
3,695
0.789
cyberpsychology
emoji
social media
online communication and behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,969
18,635
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Marchant
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
2,058
0.501
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Skill Acquisition
Exercise and Cognition
Motor Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,910
18,868
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ellen Fry
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,039
3,749
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,535
18,955
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matt Greig
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,011
2,090
0.521
Sports biomechanics
injury aetiology
rehabilitation
isokinetic dynamometry
GPS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,251
20,189
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clare Strode
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,684
1,178
0.320
Mosquito biology
vector biology
insecticide resistance
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,780
20,938
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vicky Karkou
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
2,055
0.587
arts
dance
therapy
arts therapies
dance therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,190
21,131
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Greg Irving
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,452
2,399
0.695
Primary care
Clinical Epidemiology
Multimorbidity
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,717
22,564
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Aplin
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,137
1,348
0.430
Remote sensing
land cover
classification
monitoring
ecology