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
Communications
signal processing
information theory
machine learning
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,925
7,300
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Communication Theory - Wireless Networks - Deep Learning - Quantum Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,340
5,798
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stochastic Modeling
Wireless Networks
Social Networks
Optimization Theory
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,977
3,295
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
speaker recognition
anti-spoofing
presentation attack detection
privacy preservation
pseudonymisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,723
10,064
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computer Security
Malware
Web Security
Digital Forensics
Fuzzing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,090
7,130
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Network protocols/architecture
performance evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,747
8,408
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,417
959
0.077
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
statistical signal processing
wireless communications
information theory
audio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,304
3,573
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Multimedia Security
Biometrics
Image Forensics
Video Surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,614
4,442
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
computer science
computer security
communications
networking
cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,399
1,567
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Réseaux Mobiles
IoT
wireless networks
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,822
3,484
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Semantic Web
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
9,380
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
computer security
embedded systems
telephony fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,234
5,239
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Electrical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,171
2,101
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bayesian Inference
Representation Learning
Generative Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,624
3,263
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Voice Biometrics
Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Deepfake Detection
Trustworthy AI
Generative AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,273
7,306
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
agile and flexible wireless networking and computing systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,839
4,438
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vehicular communication and networks
High precision positioning
Traffic modeling
ITS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
2,969
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Artificial Intelligence
Semantic Web
Natural Language Processing
Knowledge Graph
RecSys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,731
3,274
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
IP traffic & performance analysis and optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,621
2,073
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
computer security
dependability
intrusion detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,593
1,983
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Data Management
Information Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,019
3,894
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,643
925
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bayesian Deep Learning
Gaussian Processes
Bayesian Inference
Computational Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,779
2,951
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
GenAI
Cloud
Edge
Cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,576
2,981
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,357
407
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Gesbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,925
7,300
0.236
Communications
signal processing
information theory
machine learning
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,362
1,480
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marios Kountouris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,340
5,798
0.404
Communication Theory - Wireless Networks - Deep Learning - Quantum Information Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,576
1,544
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thrasyvoulos Spyropoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,977
3,295
0.236
Stochastic Modeling
Wireless Networks
Social Networks
Optimization Theory
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,170
1,576
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nicholas Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,723
10,064
0.733
speaker recognition
anti-spoofing
presentation attack detection
privacy preservation
pseudonymisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,337
1,719
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Davide Balzarotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,090
7,130
0.545
Computer Security
Malware
Web Security
Digital Forensics
Fuzzing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,764
1,785
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Adlen Ksentini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,747
8,408
0.660
Network protocols/architecture
performance evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,161
1,853
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ernst Biersack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,417
959
0.077
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,955
1,876
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dirk Slock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,304
3,573
0.290
statistical signal processing
wireless communications
information theory
audio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,012
2,305
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean luc Dugelay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,614
4,442
0.419
Multimedia Security
Biometrics
Image Forensics
Video Surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,167
2,372
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Refik Molva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,399
1,567
0.151
computer science
computer security
communications
networking
cryptography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,534
2,569
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christian Bonnet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,822
3,484
0.355
Réseaux Mobiles
IoT
wireless networks
computer science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,074
2,698
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julien Plu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
9,380
0.985
Semantic Web
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,889
2,825
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aurélien Francillon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,234
5,239
0.567
computer security
embedded systems
telephony fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,732
2,854
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Raymond Knopp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,171
2,101
0.229
Electrical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,514
3,105
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pietro Michiardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,624
3,263
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,097
3,283
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Massimiliano Todisco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,273
7,306
0.883
Voice Biometrics
Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Deepfake Detection
Trustworthy AI
Generative AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,547
3,507
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Navid Nikaein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,839
4,438
0.566
agile and flexible wireless networking and computing systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,387
3,537
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jérôme Härri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
2,969
0.381
Vehicular communication and networks
High precision positioning
Traffic modeling
ITS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,560
3,579
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Raphaël Troncy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,731
3,274
0.423
Artificial Intelligence
Semantic Web
Natural Language Processing
Knowledge Graph
RecSys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,636
3,646
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexandre Gerber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,621
2,073
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,155
3,663
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marc Dacier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,593
1,983
0.261
computer security
dependability
intrusion detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,806
4,910
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paolo Papotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,019
3,894
0.647
Data Management
Information Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,258
5,269
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bernard Merialdo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,643
925
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,021
6,377
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maurizio Filippone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,779
2,951
0.617
Bayesian Deep Learning
Gaussian Processes
Bayesian Inference
Computational Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,897
6,693
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Soumya Kanti Datta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,576
2,981
0.651
GenAI
Cloud
Edge
Cybersecurity