Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 150 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
astronomy & astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,553
36,695
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cosmology
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,294
42,892
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cosmology
exoplanets
astronomical instrumentation
coronagraphy
infrared detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,210
41,735
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,310
44,824
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
gravitational waves
general relativity
relativistic astrophysics
data analysis
computational physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,758
40,894
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,627
34,510
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,290
7,044
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
astrophysics
cosmology
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,104
22,329
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Space plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,048
10,194
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,927
8,601
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Climate change
Risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
1,388
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Autonomous Localization and Mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,338
1,294
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
planetary science
space resources
astrobiology
spectroscopy
geosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
1,127
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robotics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
813
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Astrobiology
Biodesign
Microbiology
Mars
Raman Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
876
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
geophysical acoustics
GNSS
natural hazards
infrasound
numerical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
897
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ocean Worlds
Plate Tectonics
Europa
Astrobiology
Subsurface Exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
748
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carbon Cycle
Remote Sensing
Data Assimilation
Climate Change
Radiative Forcing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859
772
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
661
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
752
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
carbon cycle
biogeochemistry
arctic climate change
greenhouse gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
794
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Planetary science
Seismology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
729
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Aerial Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
Indoor Navigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
681
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biogeosciences
Methane budget
Data-model fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
716
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Solid Mechanics
Robotics
Porous Media
Solar System Exploration
Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
672
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,539
1,672
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Stern
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,553
36,695
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,750
1,770
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Krzysztof Gorski
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,294
42,892
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,138
1,955
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brendan Crill
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,210
41,735
0.479
cosmology
exoplanets
astronomical instrumentation
coronagraphy
infrared detectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,008
2,369
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gaël M Roudier
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,310
44,824
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,275
2,490
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michele Vallisneri
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,758
40,894
0.540
gravitational waves
general relativity
relativistic astrophysics
data analysis
computational physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,769
2,726
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lawrence A Wade
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,627
34,510
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,240
3,427
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marvin Simon
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,290
7,044
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,858
3,736
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Seiffert
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,104
22,329
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,559
6,402
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
BT Tsurutani
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,048
10,194
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,954
10,119
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Leonidas Moustakas
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,927
8,601
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,801
171,692
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kimberley R Miner|Kimberley Miner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
1,388
0.971
Climate change
Risk assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,008
177,718
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Benjamin Morrell
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,338
1,294
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,835
190,455
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jesse Tarnas
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
1,127
0.969
planetary science
space resources
astrobiology
spectroscopy
geosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,707
203,833
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jeremy Nash
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
813
0.812
Robotics
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,523
207,190
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sunanda Sharma
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
876
0.910
Astrobiology
Biodesign
Microbiology
Mars
Raman Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,849
210,844
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Léo Martire
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
923
897
0.972
geophysical acoustics
GNSS
natural hazards
infrasound
numerical methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,997
216,562
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Samuel M Howell
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
748
0.867
Ocean Worlds
Plate Tectonics
Europa
Astrobiology
Subsurface Exploration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
742,603
216,953
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brendan Byrne
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859
772
0.899
Carbon Cycle
Remote Sensing
Data Assimilation
Climate Change
Radiative Forcing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,164
217,988
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kalind Carpenter
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
661
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,396
219,460
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nimrod Carmon
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
752
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,290
220,342
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clayton D Elder
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
794
0.964
carbon cycle
biogeochemistry
arctic climate change
greenhouse gases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,317
226,125
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Angela G Marusiak|Angela Giuliano Marusiak, Angela Giuliano Marusiak-Schools
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
729
0.953
Planetary science
Seismology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,927
226,920
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sunggoo Jung
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
681
0.900
Aerial Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
Indoor Navigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,646
227,513
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shuang Ma
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
716
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,073
229,129
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eloïse Marteau
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
672
0.914
Solid Mechanics
Robotics
Porous Media
Solar System Exploration
Data Analysis