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Highly Cited Researchers
Hillsdale College Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
particle physics
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,071
17,542
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Pulsar timing
gravitational waves
interstellar medium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,828
10,787
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Character
ethics
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
936
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
evolutionary psychology/social and developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
403
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
174
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Drosophila
Cell Polarity
Genetics
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
129
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Epistemology
Philosophy of Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
522
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Aquatic ecology
Entomology
Aquatic insects
Trichoptera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
292
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plant ecology
demography
invasive plants
endangered plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
64
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Administrative Law
American Political Thought
Political Parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
137
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Epistemology
Philosophy of Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
151
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
theology
patristic theology
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
79
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
continental aesthetics
culture and media theory
media ecology
popular culture
rhetoric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
80
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
41
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Latin American Literature
Spanish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
45
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Renaissance History
Intellectual History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
61
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Homotopy Theory
Symbolic Dynamical Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
38
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
28
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
cataloging ethics
cataloging education
library history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
28
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
musicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Victorian Literature
John Henry Newman
Philosophy and Literature
Formal Poetics
Literary Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
5
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
1
0.071
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
classics
ancient philosophy
political philosophy
history of political thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Spanish Theater
Siglo de Oro
Albert Camus
Ramón del Valle-Inclán
Antonio Buero Vallejo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
American Literature
Latin American Literature
Spanish Literature
Comparative Literature
Walt Whitman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,297
1,086
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenneth Hayes *
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,071
17,542
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,443
32,344
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Timothy Dolch
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,828
10,787
0.912
Pulsar timing
gravitational waves
interstellar medium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,335
156,816
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter L Jennings
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
936
0.585
Character
ethics
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,565
213,660
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Benjamin Winegard
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
403
0.475
evolutionary psychology/social and developmental psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,739
218,943
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Johnson
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
174
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,355
221,844
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sang Chul Nam
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
129
0.168
Drosophila
Cell Polarity
Genetics
Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,177
227,636
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ian Church
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
522
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,322
237,264
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David C Houghton
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
292
0.465
Aquatic ecology
Entomology
Aquatic insects
Trichoptera
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,305,468
312,704
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christopher D Heckel
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
64
0.346
plant ecology
demography
invasive plants
endangered plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,311,634
313,543
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joseph Postell
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
137
0.753
Administrative Law
American Political Thought
Political Parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,368,024
321,314
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Blake Mcallister
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
151
0.950
Epistemology
Philosophy of Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,369,426
321,493
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jordan Wales
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
79
0.497
theology
patristic theology
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,470,533
335,082
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ethan Stoneman
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
80
0.640
continental aesthetics
culture and media theory
media ecology
popular culture
rhetoric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,501,966
339,392
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas Treloar
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
41
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,681,389
363,561
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Victor Carreno
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
45
0.616
Latin American Literature
Spanish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,705,347
366,905
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matthew T Gaetano
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
61
0.897
Renaissance History
Intellectual History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,778,763
376,960
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
William C Abram
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
38
0.691
Homotopy Theory
Symbolic Dynamical Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,856,188
387,436
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adam M Carrington
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
28
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,948,057
399,519
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maurine Mccourry
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
28
0.903
cataloging ethics
cataloging education
library history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,118,377
420,767
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Derek Stauff
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,134,263
422,582
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dwight Lindley
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
5
0.357
Victorian Literature
John Henry Newman
Philosophy and Literature
Formal Poetics
Literary Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,135,055
422,677
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Patricia R Bart
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
1
0.071
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,229,841
433,357
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carl Eugene Young
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
classics
ancient philosophy
political philosophy
history of political thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,243,879
434,883
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jared S. White
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
Spanish Theater
Siglo de Oro
Albert Camus
Ramón del Valle-Inclán
Antonio Buero Vallejo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,291,587
439,895
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kelly Scott Franklin
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
American Literature
Latin American Literature
Spanish Literature
Comparative Literature
Walt Whitman