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
cognitive science
multi agent systems
social cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,760
5,698
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Embodied Cognition
Cognitive Science
Cognitive Robotics
Epistemology
Goal-directed Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,702
12,690
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Evolutionary Robotics
Adaptive Behavior
Artificial Life
Cognitive Robotics
Embodiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,793
2,666
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
language acquisition
sign language
gesture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,441
3,513
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,072
2,110
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Linguaggio
cognizione
azioni e gesti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,263
3,129
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Social Simulation
Norms
Agent-Based Social Simulation
Cognitive Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
1,650
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Animal behaviour and cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
2,841
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Autonomous robotics
Brain and behaviour
Open-ended learning
Extrinsic/intrinsic motivations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,904
4,252
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Robotics
Self-Organisation
Complex Systems
Cognitive Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,510
3,845
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychology of language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,254
1,953
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,115
2,214
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
neurology
psychiatry
psychology
PET
EEG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,048
3,188
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science
Multi Agent Systems
Social Cognition
Trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,701
1,957
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
linguistica
psicologia ambientale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,963
1,747
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
modelli computazionali
reti neurali
modelli basati su agenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
1,177
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Gesture
Sign Languages
Autism
Language Acquisition
Multimodal communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,735
1,537
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cognition
Behaviour
Human and Non-human Primates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,629
1,976
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
1,477
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
2,446
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Neuroimaging - Biomedical Signal Processing - EEG MEG EMG - Functional and Effective Connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,718
2,370
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cognitive Processes
Cognitive Neuroscience
Visual Word Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
2,070
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cognitive Science
Computational Modeling
Neuroscience
Psychology
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,052
1,471
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Speech Analysis
Speech Synthesis
Speech Recognition
Auditory Modelling
Emotional speech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,046
609
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Web Science
Semantic Web
Linked Data
Ontology Design
Knowledge Extraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,966
2,082
0.702
Cristiano Castelfranchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,760
5,698
0.250
Giovanni Pezzulo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,702
12,690
0.679
Embodied Cognition
Cognitive Science
Cognitive Robotics
Epistemology
Goal-directed Behavior
Stefano Nolfi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,793
2,666
0.169
Evolutionary Robotics
Adaptive Behavior
Artificial Life
Cognitive Robotics
Embodiment
Virginia Volterra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,441
3,513
0.228
language acquisition
sign language
gesture
Domenico Parisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,072
2,110
0.150
Maria Cristina Caselli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,263
3,129
0.305
Linguaggio
cognizione
azioni e gesti
Rosaria Conte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
1,650
0.172
Social Simulation
Norms
Agent-Based Social Simulation
Cognitive Modeling
Gabriele Schino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
2,841
0.348
Animal behaviour and cognition
Gianluca Baldassarre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,904
4,252
0.538
Autonomous robotics
Brain and behaviour
Open-ended learning
Extrinsic/intrinsic motivations
Vito Trianni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,510
3,845
0.512
Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Robotics
Self-Organisation
Complex Systems
Cognitive Sciences
Cristina Burani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,254
1,953
0.269
Amedeo Cesta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,115
2,214
0.311
Marco Pagani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,048
3,188
0.452
neurology
psychiatry
psychology
PET
EEG
Rino Falcone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,701
1,957
0.292
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science
Multi Agent Systems
Social Cognition
Trust
M. Vittoria Giuliani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,963
1,747
0.352
linguistica
psicologia ambientale
Federico Cecconi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
1,177
0.246
Olga Capirci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,735
1,537
0.325
Gesture
Sign Languages
Autism
Language Acquisition
Multimodal communication
Elsa Addessi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,629
1,976
0.427
Maria Miceli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
1,477
0.340
Antonella Maselli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
2,446
0.570
Camillo Porcaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,718
2,370
0.637
Neuroimaging - Biomedical Signal Processing - EEG MEG EMG - Functional and Effective Connectivity
Laura Barca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
2,070
0.565
Cognitive Processes
Cognitive Neuroscience
Visual Word Recognition
Marco Mirolli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,052
1,471
0.482
Cognitive Science
Computational Modeling
Neuroscience
Psychology
Artificial Intelligence
Piero Cosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,046
609
0.200
Speech Analysis
Speech Synthesis
Speech Recognition
Auditory Modelling
Emotional speech
Andrea Giovanni Nuzzolese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,966
2,082
0.702
Web Science
Semantic Web
Linked Data
Ontology Design
Knowledge Extraction