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
Service marketing and consumer judgment & decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,340
12,510
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
crisis management
crisis communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,294
21,901
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Getting-Acquainted Process
Relationships
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,221
8,621
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
ecology mycorrhizae deer prairies fire savanna garlic mustard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,249
11,808
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Social and Environmental Accounting
Accounting
Corporate Social Responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,958
10,892
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,035
3,315
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
research methodology
program evaluation
multi-method research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,174
4,551
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
biological sciences
ecology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,061
4,480
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,807
3,760
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Foreign direct investment
International trade
Economic development
Chinese Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,454
5,366
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Theoretical Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,683
5,712
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,661
2,385
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,447
3,292
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Self-disclosure
Emotion
Research Training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,893
3,644
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biomechancis
Sports Performance-injury assessment
rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,720
2,941
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
plant ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,346
1,306
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
OB
HR
Careers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,106
4,100
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
aquatic ecology
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,011
6,063
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
emotion in organizations
organizational politics
interpersonal relationship at work
political skill
emotional intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,028
3,312
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,693
1,519
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Protein Dynamics
Protein Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,506
768
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computer-Mediated Communication
Organizational Communication
Impression Formation
Group Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,288
5,262
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Zoology
Evolution
Ecology
Animal Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,635
2,088
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
School psychoology professional issues
clinical supervsion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,586
2,464
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
shoulder
rehabilitation
throwing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,034
2,837
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,563
5,957
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven A. Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,340
12,510
0.289
Service marketing and consumer judgment & decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,587
5,971
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
W. Timothy Coombs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,294
21,901
0.506
crisis management
crisis communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,948
11,921
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Susan Sprecher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,221
8,621
0.317
Getting-Acquainted Process
Relationships
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,446
12,559
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roger C Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,249
11,808
0.450
ecology mycorrhizae deer prairies fire savanna garlic mustard
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,366
15,032
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dennis M. Patten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,958
10,892
0.474
Social and Environmental Accounting
Accounting
Corporate Social Responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,209
27,478
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
William Cupach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,035
3,315
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,781
29,472
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul Vogt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,174
4,551
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,551
29,750
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven A. Juliano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,061
4,480
0.343
biological sciences
ecology
entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,307
30,408
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John B. Pryor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,807
3,760
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,972
34,276
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kevin Honglin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,454
5,366
0.468
Foreign direct investment
International trade
Economic development
Chinese Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,281
36,844
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neil D. Christensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,683
5,712
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,511
36,934
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bj Wilkinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,661
2,385
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,655
37,666
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Glenn D Reeder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,447
3,292
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,720
39,795
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jeffrey H. Kahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,893
3,644
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,722
40,482
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mike Torry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,720
2,941
0.303
Biomechancis
Sports Performance-injury assessment
rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,417
42,135
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Roger Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,346
1,306
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,591
43,181
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Im Jawahar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,106
4,100
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,892
43,632
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Catherine O'Reilly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,011
6,063
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,200
48,804
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yongmei Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,028
3,312
0.413
emotion in organizations
organizational politics
interpersonal relationship at work
political skill
emotional intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,290
50,792
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kevin Edwards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,693
1,519
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,808
51,920
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robert D. Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,506
768
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,226
53,359
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Caleb T. Carr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,288
5,262
0.722
Computer-Mediated Communication
Organizational Communication
Impression Formation
Group Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,693
58,002
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Scott K. Sakaluk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,635
2,088
0.315
Zoology
Evolution
Ecology
Animal Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,930
58,370
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark E. Swerdlik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,586
2,464
0.374
School psychoology professional issues
clinical supervsion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,415
62,972
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kevin Laudner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,034
2,837
0.470