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
Musculoskeletal Medicine
Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Tendons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,570
48,615
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Empirical Software Engineering
Software Engineering
Empirical Methods
Statistical methods
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,122
33,338
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,227
41,137
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,875
21,188
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Meta-analysis
prognosis research
risk prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,538
32,403
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
exoplanets planets astronomy astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,462
17,156
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,577
12,879
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Epidemiology of musculoskeletal pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,725
9,956
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,499
8,896
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Musculoskeletal health
mixed methods
complex intervention development and evaluation
primary care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,066
15,847
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,544
10,153
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Primary Care
Rheumatology
Multi-morbidity
Mental Health
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,479
12,796
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Epidemiology
musculoskeletal health
osteoarthritis
primary care
electronic heath record
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,658
9,063
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,904
15,201
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
dialysis
dialysis in low resource settings
dialysis ethics
breath analysis
bioimpedance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,904
7,169
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Medical statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,747
9,426
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Text design
academic writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,695
3,630
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bioinorganic Chemistry of Aluminium and Silicon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,047
5,635
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
insect-plant interactions
plant defence
biocontrol
chemical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,999
7,146
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cognitive control
Computational modelling
Reproducibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,324
8,709
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Astrophysics
Star formation
Brown dwarfs
Exoplanets
Stellar ages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,748
5,325
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stellar astrophysics
supernovae
nuclear astrophysics
stellar hydrodynamics
high-performance computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,936
6,288
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,502
3,265
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Musculoskeletal Therapies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,487
5,529
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,465
5,998
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,498
194
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicola Maffulli
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,570
48,615
0.436
Musculoskeletal Medicine
Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Tendons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,530
559
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barbara Ann Kitchenham
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,122
33,338
0.512
Empirical Software Engineering
Software Engineering
Empirical Methods
Statistical methods
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,622
838
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mamas Mamas
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,227
41,137
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,858
1,034
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Danielle Van der Windt
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,875
21,188
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,455
1,096
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Riley
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,538
32,403
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,849
1,371
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Robert Anderson
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,462
17,156
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,177
3,000
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pearl Brereton
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,577
12,879
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,093
3,154
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kate M Dunn
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,725
9,956
0.458
Epidemiology of musculoskeletal pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,216
3,420
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Barry Smalley
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,499
8,896
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,400
3,521
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Clare Jinks
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,066
15,847
0.790
Musculoskeletal health
mixed methods
complex intervention development and evaluation
primary care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,870
3,919
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark Turner
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,544
10,153
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,110
3,934
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christian Mallen
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,479
12,796
0.692
Primary Care
Rheumatology
Multi-morbidity
Mental Health
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,086
4,178
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
George Peat
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,658
9,063
0.513
Epidemiology
musculoskeletal health
osteoarthritis
primary care
electronic heath record
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,355
4,752
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Benjamin Saunders
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,904
15,201
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,357
4,753
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Simon J Davies
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,904
7,169
0.451
dialysis
dialysis in low resource settings
dialysis ethics
breath analysis
bioimpedance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,029
4,809
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gillian Lancaster
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,747
9,426
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,265
4,829
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James Hartley
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,695
3,630
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,131
5,559
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christopher Exley
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,047
5,635
0.401
Bioinorganic Chemistry of Aluminium and Silicon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,441
5,585
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Toby JA Bruce
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,999
7,146
0.510
insect-plant interactions
plant defence
biocontrol
chemical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,740
5,957
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jim Grange|James A. Grange
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,324
8,709
0.654
Cognitive control
Computational modelling
Reproducibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,756
6,290
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rob Jeffries
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,748
5,325
0.418
Astrophysics
Star formation
Brown dwarfs
Exoplanets
Stellar ages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,876
6,779
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Raphael Hirschi
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,936
6,288
0.527
Stellar astrophysics
supernovae
nuclear astrophysics
stellar hydrodynamics
high-performance computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,589
7,072
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Wearden
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,502
3,265
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,714
7,084
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Krysia Dziedzic
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,487
5,529
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,482
7,822
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jonathan Hill
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,465
5,998
0.573