Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 211 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Social innovation
social enterprise
microcredit
public health
health economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,947
6,837
0.228
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ageing
Falls Prevention
Exercise
Motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,972
11,978
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Health inequalities
adolescent health
social determinants
salutogenesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,101
6,440
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,419
5,874
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nursing
wound
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,251
4,951
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cell biology
Cell signalling
Gap junction
connexi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,390
4,695
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
musculoskeletal health
epidemiology
biomechanics
arthriti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,825
4,069
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
electrical power
condition monitoring
high voltag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,895
3,437
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Learning theory
learning technology
educational policy
human memor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,569
934
0.123
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
alcohol
gender
public health
Twitter @SubMisuseGC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,543
2,603
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Urban Heat Island
Carbon Management in Buildings
Sustainability Assessment in Built Environment
Energy Efficiency in Buildin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,263
3,744
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
hearing
auditory brainstem
speec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
5,189
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
AI
public health
epidemiology
cardiovascular
RW
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,823
3,652
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
critical social work
biopolitics
evidence-based practice
virtue ethics
socia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,691
2,191
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
ocular surface
dry eye
cytokines
diabetes
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,528
2,098
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,239
3,869
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
bullying
peer-victimization
screen-use
discrimination
lonelines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
3,348
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Geotechnical engineering BIM
slope stability
eco-engineering
Nature-based solutions
Green infrastructur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,931
3,640
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Work-based research
professional learning
transnational educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,691
912
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Social Enterprise
Social Entrepreneurship
Third Sector
Public Administration
Social Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,552
3,311
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Human Resource Development
Leadership
Diversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,505
2,217
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
self-regulated learning
MOOCs
workplace learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,459
2,172
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
antimicrobial resistance
infection control
public health
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,146
3,406
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,086
1,791
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
activity monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,663
2,785
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,316
2,127
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cam Donaldson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,947
6,837
0.228
Social innovation
social enterprise
microcredit
public health
health economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,869
3,151
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dawn A Skelton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,972
11,978
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,353
4,031
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Antony Morgan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,101
6,440
0.337
Health inequalities
adolescent health
social determinants
salutogenesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,734
4,242
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tracey Howe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,419
5,874
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,614
4,953
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
E Andrea Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,251
4,951
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,712
5,813
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Patricia E Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,390
4,695
0.326
Cell biology
Cell signalling
Gap junction
connexi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,160
9,887
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martijn Steultjens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,825
4,069
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,086
10,998
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
chengke zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,895
3,437
0.435
electrical power
condition monitoring
high voltag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,511
11,465
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Terry Mayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,569
934
0.123
Learning theory
learning technology
educational policy
human memor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,001
11,493
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carol Emslie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,543
2,603
0.345
alcohol
gender
public health
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,731
11,911
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rohinton Emmanuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,263
3,744
0.515
Urban Heat Island
Carbon Management in Buildings
Sustainability Assessment in Built Environment
Energy Efficiency in Buildin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,817
12,036
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
PE Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
5,189
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,936
12,575
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kevin Pollock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,823
3,652
0.535
AI
public health
epidemiology
cardiovascular
RW
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,308
12,799
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Webb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,691
2,191
0.327
critical social work
biopolitics
evidence-based practice
virtue ethics
socia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,497
13,073
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Suzanne Hagan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,528
2,098
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,405
13,598
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Elders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,239
3,869
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,700
13,675
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Simon C Hunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
3,348
0.541
bullying
peer-victimization
screen-use
discrimination
lonelines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,601
14,249
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Slobodan Mickovski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,931
3,640
0.614
Geotechnical engineering BIM
slope stability
eco-engineering
Nature-based solutions
Green infrastructur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,242
14,774
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christopher JM Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,691
912
0.160
Work-based research
professional learning
transnational educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,894
15,080
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simon Teasdale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,552
3,311
0.596
Social Enterprise
Social Entrepreneurship
Third Sector
Public Administration
Social Polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,612
15,197
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David McGuire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,505
2,217
0.403
Human Resource Development
Leadership
Diversit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,232
15,311
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Colin Milligan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,459
2,172
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,002
16,138
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sally Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,146
3,406
0.662
antimicrobial resistance
infection control
public health
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,443
16,300
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Linda Scobie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,086
1,791
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,739
17,456
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philippa Dall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,663
2,785
0.597