Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute for Informatics and Telematics, CNR 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,814
7,648
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Wireless Network Algorithms
Vehicular Networks
Smart Transportation
City Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,504
5,989
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Online Social Networks
BigData analytics
Mobile Edge Computing
opportunistic networks
mobile networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,633
5,021
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
formal methods
security
trust models
usage control
process algebras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,633
5,695
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Internet Protocols
Performance evaluation
Wireless networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,575
992
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Social Media Analysis
Cyber Intelligence
Big Data
Text Mining
Social Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,362
4,881
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,056
1,847
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
social media
online harms
content moderation
data science
social computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,022
5,353
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
IoT
5G
ICT for sustainability
smart mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,875
1,642
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ICT Security and Privacy
Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
3,009
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Security and Privacy in Distributed
Mobile and Cloud Systems
Usage Control
Blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
2,184
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Decentralised AI
Pervasive AI
Social Computing
Computational Social Science
Human-centric AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,214
891
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
mobile edge computing
5G
serverless computing
quantum internet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
792
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
IoT
ICN
Opportunistic Networks
WSNs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,186
1,426
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Algorithmics
Computational Game Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,166
589
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Computational Geometry
Computational Biolology
Web Data Mining
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
956
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mobile Security
Network Security
Distributed Systems
Trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,510
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
m-health
wearable computing
AI
DSS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
794
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genomics
Computational Biology
High-throughput sequencing
microRNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,945
1,315
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Web Accessibility
eLearning
eGov
eHealth
RFID
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
950
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Industrial Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
1,218
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Web of Data
Digital Humanities
Blockchain
Data Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
593
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Bioinformatics
Information retrieval
efficient algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
691
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
576
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
security
formal methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
587
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,418
669
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marco Conti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,814
7,648
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,018
1,961
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paolo Santi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,504
5,989
0.363
Wireless Network Algorithms
Vehicular Networks
Smart Transportation
City Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,898
2,121
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrea Passarella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,633
5,021
0.321
Online Social Networks
BigData analytics
Mobile Edge Computing
opportunistic networks
mobile networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,101
3,530
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fabio Martinelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,633
5,695
0.536
formal methods
security
trust models
usage control
process algebras
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,707
3,554
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Enrico Gregori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,575
992
0.094
Internet Protocols
Performance evaluation
Wireless networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,286
6,730
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maurizio Tesconi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,362
4,881
0.767
Social Media Analysis
Cyber Intelligence
Big Data
Text Mining
Social Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,348
7,128
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Giovanni Resta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,056
1,847
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,280
7,173
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefano Cresci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,022
5,353
0.889
social media
online harms
content moderation
data science
social computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,483
7,389
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Raffaele Bruno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,875
1,642
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,130
10,762
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marinella Petrocchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
3,009
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,543
12,777
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paolo Mori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
2,184
0.643
Security and Privacy in Distributed
Mobile and Cloud Systems
Usage Control
Blockchain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,308
13,445
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chiara Boldrini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,214
891
0.277
Decentralised AI
Pervasive AI
Social Computing
Computational Social Science
Human-centric AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,018
13,476
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Claudio Cicconetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
792
0.247
mobile edge computing
5G
serverless computing
quantum internet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,486
13,552
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eleonora Borgia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,186
1,426
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,081
13,625
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bruno Codenotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,166
589
0.186
Algorithmics
Computational Game Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,877
15,571
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marco Pellegrini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
956
0.356
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Computational Geometry
Computational Biolology
Web Data Mining
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,548
17,788
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrea Saracino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,510
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,382
19,213
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Franca Delmastro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
794
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,241
19,657
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Romina D'Aurizio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,945
1,315
0.676
Genomics
Computational Biology
High-throughput sequencing
microRNAs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,563
20,325
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marina Buzzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
950
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,335
21,001
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Theofanis P. Raptis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
1,218
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,434
21,486
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrea Marchetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
593
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,456
21,632
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Filippo Geraci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
691
0.415
Bioinformatics
Information retrieval
efficient algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,319
23,644
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emilio Ancillotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
576
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,462
24,882
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ilaria Matteucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
587
0.458