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
elementary particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,996
134,378
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nonlinear Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,179
47,571
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
high energy physics
silicon
particle detectors
particle physics
medical imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,954
77,507
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
physics
chemistry
materials science
artificial intelligence
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,668
31,725
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,094
63,200
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Political Theory
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,800
9,673
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Digital Finance
Modern Statistics
Machine Learning
Smart Data Analytics
Decision Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,385
12,385
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
business process management
process mining
information systems
software engineering
process science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,890
18,751
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
RNA Biology
RNA-binding proteins
posttranscriptional regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,434
20,174
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
laser-matter interaction
attosecond science
strong field physics
quantum control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,625
12,653
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,991
14,383
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Photobiology
Photoreceptors
Optogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,707
14,630
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
quantum chemistry
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,119
9,917
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Soziologische Theorie
Kultursoziologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,426
17,411
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genetics
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,987
6,760
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
electronic materials
electronic properties
interfaces
perovskites
2D materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,644
14,206
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Political Sociology
Comparative Politics
Immigration
Migration
Social movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,722
9,038
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Land System Science
Conservation Science
Sustainability Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,660
20,073
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Personality
Social
Developmental
Cross-cultural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,426
9,445
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nanoscience
Materials
Macromolecules
Interfaces
Scanning Probes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,762
5,857
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
experimental psychology
social neuroscience
cognitive control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,692
10,074
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
molecular design
photoswitchable materials and devices
nanoscience and material science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,552
13,078
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
remote sensing
land system science
land use change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,231
17,430
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
fisheries
recreational fisheries
aquatic ecology
social-ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,160
15,297
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
semantics
pragmatics
syntax
Oceanic languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,102
7,804
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sergio Grancagnolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,996
134,378
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272
63
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jürgen Kurths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,179
47,571
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,177
100
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christian Scharf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,954
77,507
0.783
high energy physics
silicon
particle detectors
particle physics
medical imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,675
123
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthias Scheffler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,668
31,725
0.346
physics
chemistry
materials science
artificial intelligence
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,794
220
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anjishnu Bandyopadhyay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,094
63,200
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,587
257
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claus Offe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,800
9,673
0.149
Political Theory
Political Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,079
509
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wolfgang Karl Härdle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,385
12,385
0.279
Digital Finance
Modern Statistics
Machine Learning
Smart Data Analytics
Decision Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,351
621
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jan Mendling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,890
18,751
0.470
business process management
process mining
information systems
software engineering
process science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,219
657
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Markus Landthaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,434
20,174
0.525
RNA Biology
RNA-binding proteins
posttranscriptional regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,727
684
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Misha (Mikhail) Ivanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,625
12,653
0.336
laser-matter interaction
attosecond science
strong field physics
quantum control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,179
706
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jens Krause
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,991
14,383
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,879
781
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Hegemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,707
14,630
0.422
Photobiology
Photoreceptors
Optogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,323
805
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joachim Sauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,119
9,917
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,828
887
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andreas Reckwitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,426
17,411
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,281
907
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gerald J Nyakatura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,987
6,760
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,638
968
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Norbert Koch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,644
14,206
0.464
electronic materials
electronic properties
interfaces
perovskites
2D materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,757
1,006
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ruud Koopmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,722
9,038
0.304
Political Sociology
Comparative Politics
Immigration
Migration
Social movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,833
1,009
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tobias Kuemmerle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,660
20,073
0.677
Land System Science
Conservation Science
Sustainability Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,135
1,026
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jens B Asendorpf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,426
9,445
0.321
Personality
Social
Developmental
Cross-cultural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,945
1,060
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jürgen P Rabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,762
5,857
0.204
Nanoscience
Materials
Macromolecules
Interfaces
Scanning Probes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,023
1,067
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marcel Brass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,692
10,074
0.351
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
experimental psychology
social neuroscience
cognitive control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,492
1,120
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stefan Hecht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,552
13,078
0.475
molecular design
photoswitchable materials and devices
nanoscience and material science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,465
1,193
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patrick Hostert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,231
17,430
0.664
remote sensing
land system science
land use change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,583
1,198
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert Arlinghaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,160
15,297
0.585
fisheries
recreational fisheries
aquatic ecology
social-ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,317
1,272
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Manfred Krifka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,102
7,804
0.311
semantics
pragmatics
syntax
Oceanic languages