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 should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Big Data and Data Analytics Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,344
41,885
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Coordination
Self-Organization
Human Behavior
Systems Neuroscience
Brain Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,172
11,163
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Supramolecular Chemistry
Dendrimers
Heterocyclic Chemistry
Synthetic Assembly
Metal Organic Frameworks...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,886
5,695
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,702
8,170
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Oxidative damage
aging
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,498
2,510
0.071
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Crowdfunding
FinTech
Venture Capital
Private Equity
Hedge Funds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,078
17,010
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
language development
bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,842
11,972
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
cyberbullying
social media
gaming
well-being
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,540
11,120
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
parent-child and peer relationships
developmental methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,385
8,797
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Data Mining
Data Analytics
Machine Learning
Multimedia Computing
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,375
12,571
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Neuropsychology
bilingualism
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
8,345
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
General Relativity
Geometry
Regge Calculus
Quantum Information
Ricci Flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,377
6,395
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
extracellular matrix biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,707
5,380
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
research methods and applied statistics
physical education
research on teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,232
6,134
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,905
4,351
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neuroscience
GABA
stroke
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,518
2,340
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Management
Entrepreneurship
International Business
Education
Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,617
12,291
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
computational cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,544
5,807
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
astronomy
galaxy formation
variable stars
globular clusters
open clusters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,049
5,323
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Philosophy
Somaesthetics
Body
Mind
Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,885
6,115
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,119
5,258
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
stochastic mechanics
optimization and anti-optimization
buckling
vibrations
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,752
5,656
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
social development in childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,298
3,391
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Natural Products Drug Discovery and Research
NMR Structure Elucidation
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,954
8,699
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
microbiology
plastic marine debris
microbial chemical ecology
natural products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,229
7,494
0.492
Taghi M Khoshgoftaar
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,344
41,885
0.651
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Big Data and Data Analytics Applications
Ja Scott Kelso
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,172
11,163
0.180
Coordination
Self-Organization
Human Behavior
Systems Neuroscience
Brain Dynamics
George R Newkome
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,886
5,695
0.154
Supramolecular Chemistry
Dendrimers
Heterocyclic Chemistry
Synthetic Assembly
Metal Organic Frameworks...
RD Blakely
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,702
8,170
0.223
Herbert Weissbach
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,498
2,510
0.071
Oxidative damage
aging
cancer
Douglas Cumming
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,078
17,010
0.566
Crowdfunding
FinTech
Venture Capital
Private Equity
Hedge Funds
Erika Hoff
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,842
11,972
0.446
Sameer Hinduja
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,540
11,120
0.453
Brett Laursen
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,385
8,797
0.361
parent-child and peer relationships
developmental methodology
Xingquan Hill Zhu
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,375
12,571
0.516
Data Mining
Data Analytics
Machine Learning
Multimedia Computing
Bioinformatics
Monica Rosselli
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
8,345
0.355
Warner A Miller *
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,377
6,395
0.274
General Relativity
Geometry
Regge Calculus
Quantum Information
Ricci Flow
Gregg B Fields
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,707
5,380
0.237
extracellular matrix biochemistry
Stephen Silverman
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,232
6,134
0.276
research methods and applied statistics
physical education
research on teaching
David Bjorklund
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,905
4,351
0.199
Jang Yen Wu
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,518
2,340
0.109
Neuroscience
GABA
stroke
neurodegenerative diseases
Siri Terjesen
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,617
12,291
0.596
Management
Entrepreneurship
International Business
Education
Corporate Governance
Steven L Bressler
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,544
5,807
0.283
Ata Sarajedini
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,049
5,323
0.279
astronomy
galaxy formation
variable stars
globular clusters
open clusters
Richard Shusterman
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,885
6,115
0.324
Philosophy
Somaesthetics
Body
Mind
Culture
Robert Vertes
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,119
5,258
0.290
Isaac Elishakoff
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,752
5,656
0.319
stochastic mechanics
optimization and anti-optimization
buckling
vibrations
nanotechnology
David G Perry
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,298
3,391
0.208
Prasoon Gupta
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,954
8,699
0.545
Natural Products Drug Discovery and Research
NMR Structure Elucidation
Analytical Chemistry
Tracy Mincer
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,229
7,494
0.492
microbiology
plastic marine debris
microbial chemical ecology
natural products