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
Film Festivals
Media Industries
DH/digital methods
Queer Cinema
EDI & sustainability
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
694
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Emerging Media
Media Production
User Experience Design
Media Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
205
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
film studies
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
182
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
speech processing
speech technologies
AI
VR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
24
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
creative coding
music technology
hci
computer graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
18
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
video activism
documentary film
alternative media
cinema and censorship
gender and genre cinema
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
42
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Computer Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
22
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
sound art
visual arts
sculpture
sound design
interactive media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Angewandte Ethik
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Film
Audience Design
alternative Finanzierung
Crowdfunding
Filmmarketing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
Skadi Loist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
694
0.585
Film Festivals
Media Industries
DH/digital methods
Queer Cinema
EDI & sustainability
Björn Stockleben
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
205
0.400
Emerging Media
Media Production
User Experience Design
Media Management
Guido Kirsten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
182
0.657
Bela Usabaev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
24
0.141
Angela Brennecke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
18
0.143
creative coding
music technology
hci
computer graphics
Şirin Fulya Erensoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
42
0.824
video activism
documentary film
alternative media
cinema and censorship
gender and genre cinema
Lena Gieseke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
22
0.688
Christoph A. Büttner
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
Eleni-Ira Panourgia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
sound art
visual arts
sculpture
sound design
interactive media
Andreas Mues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
Paul Rieth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
Film
Audience Design
alternative Finanzierung
Crowdfunding
Filmmarketing