Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR 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
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,619
1,301
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cristiano Castelfranchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,760
5,698
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,172
1,723
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,585
2,134
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,251
2,205
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Virginia Volterra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,441
3,513
0.228
language acquisition
sign language
gesture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,726
2,480
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Domenico Parisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,072
2,110
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,268
3,786
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maria Cristina Caselli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,263
3,129
0.305
Linguaggio
cognizione
azioni e gesti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,906
4,133
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,442
5,123
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gabriele Schino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
2,841
0.348
Animal behaviour and cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,939
5,319
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,197
5,679
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,366
5,925
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cristina Burani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,254
1,953
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,310
6,062
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amedeo Cesta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,115
2,214
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,732
6,117
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marco Pagani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,048
3,188
0.452
neurology
psychiatry
psychology
PET
EEG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,589
6,496
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,694
9,024
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
M. Vittoria Giuliani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,963
1,747
0.352
linguistica
psicologia ambientale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,701
9,360
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Federico Cecconi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
1,177
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,268
9,481
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,820
9,672
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elsa Addessi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,629
1,976
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,866
10,322
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maria Miceli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
1,477
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,803
10,463
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Antonella Maselli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
2,446
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,330
12,009
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,788
12,172
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,314
14,274
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,887
14,295
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,802
14,586
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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