Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458,530
256,534
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nanomaterials
Biomedicine
Imaging
Energy
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266,667
79,520
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,781
102,712
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
nanoscience
nanotechnology
nanomedicine
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,005
45,553
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Wireless Commu5G/6G Wireless Systems
Intelligent Surfaces
Nano-scale and Molecular Communication
Underwater and CubeSats Com
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,913
37,820
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Particle Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,237
85,659
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
marketing
consumer behavior
statistics
psychology
research methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,497
40,493
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Gravitational Waves
General Relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,466
76,737
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
graphene
clusters
nanotubes
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,962
15,106
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Signal Processing
Speech
Language
Multimedia
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,971
27,977
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Batteries
Fuel Cells
Solid State Ionics
Energy Materials
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,929
47,775
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Chemistry
Materials
Organic Electronics
Surface Modifcation
Perovskite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,770
26,608
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,568
81,271
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Generative AI
AI for Creativity
Computer Vision
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,924
71,120
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computer Vision
Robotics
Machine Learning
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,037
64,713
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
AI
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,734
65,281
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
cognitive psychology
individual differences
attention control
intelligence
working memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,463
22,577
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
optimization
operations research
convex optimization
nonparametric statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,107
22,470
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,626
56,177
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
separations
membranes
sorbents
hollow fibers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,452
20,565
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Pharmaceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,437
26,711
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
chemical biology
synthetic and materials chemistry
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,436
18,359
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
operations research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,664
13,566
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,930
12,402
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
security
systems
networking
machine learning
applied cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,532
13,204
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhong Lin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458,530
256,534
0.559
nanogenerator
self-powered sensors/systems
blue energy
piezotronics
piezo-phototronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346
147
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Younan Xia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266,667
79,520
0.298
Nanomaterials
Biomedicine
Imaging
Energy
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458
190
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John L Wood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,781
102,712
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,258
553
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mostafa A El Sayed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,005
45,553
0.285
nanoscience
nanotechnology
nanomedicine
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,404
620
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian F Akyildiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,913
37,820
0.251
Wireless Commu5G/6G Wireless Systems
Intelligent Surfaces
Nano-scale and Molecular Communication
Underwater and CubeSats Com
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,012
926
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Laura Cadonati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,237
85,659
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,871
1,372
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Naresh Malhotra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,497
40,493
0.388
marketing
consumer behavior
statistics
psychology
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,349
1,601
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Deirdre Shoemaker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,466
76,737
0.795
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Gravitational Waves
General Relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,261
2,027
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Walt A De Heer *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,962
15,106
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,341
2,069
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chin Hui Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,971
27,977
0.337
Signal Processing
Speech
Language
Multimedia
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,347
2,073
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Meilin Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,929
47,775
0.576
Batteries
Fuel Cells
Solid State Ionics
Energy Materials
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,456
2,128
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Seth Marder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,770
26,608
0.325
Chemistry
Materials
Organic Electronics
Surface Modifcation
Perovskite
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,482
2,136
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Naman Goyal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,568
81,271
0.996
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,548
2,172
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Devi Parikh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,924
71,120
0.879
Generative AI
AI for Creativity
Computer Vision
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,740
2,252
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James Hays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,037
64,713
0.819
Computer Vision
Robotics
Machine Learning
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,581
2,647
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dhruv Batra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,734
65,281
0.910
AI
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,896
2,794
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Randall W Engle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,463
22,577
0.325
cognitive psychology
individual differences
attention control
intelligence
working memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,704
3,177
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Arkadi Nemirovski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,107
22,470
0.351
optimization
operations research
convex optimization
nonparametric statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,967
3,308
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sudarshan Ghonge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,626
56,177
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,193
3,414
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William Koros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,452
20,565
0.335
separations
membranes
sorbents
hollow fibers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,197
3,416
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark Prausnitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,437
26,711
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,984
3,806
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mg Finn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,436
18,359
0.320
chemical biology
synthetic and materials chemistry
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,171
3,904
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
George Nemhauser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,664
13,566
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,045
4,786
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ajay Kohli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,930
12,402
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,161
4,834
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wenke Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,532
13,204
0.267
security
systems
networking
machine learning
applied cryptography