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
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Digital Transformation
Strategic Management
Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,456
40,692
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Food Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,717
25,018
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Artificial intelligence
Data Management
Knowledge Representation
Description Logics
Verification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,774
8,282
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
case based reasoning
personalization
recommender systems
tourism
user modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,563
11,925
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Family business
Family firms
Entrepreneurship
Family innovation
Innovation Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,117
19,330
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Printed Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,826
6,846
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Food Microbiology
Fruits and vegetables fermentation
sourdough
cheeses
lactic acid bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,761
13,282
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecology
Biogeochemical cycles
Forestry
Climate change
Soil respiration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,302
10,560
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Economic Dynamics
Tourism Economics
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,628
6,786
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,714
7,482
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Software Engineering
Software Architecture
Cloud Computing
Edge & IoT
Learning Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,706
7,108
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
labour economics
development economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,382
4,485
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Fluvial geomorphology
Sediment transport
Natural hazards
Catchment hydrology
Ecohydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,911
5,585
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biogeochemistry
disturbance ecology
forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
5,064
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Data Science
Intelligent Systems
Internet of Things
Machine Learning
Quality of Experience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,538
6,174
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Artificial Intelligence
Recommender Systems
World Wide Web
E-Commerce
E-Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
4,633
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Artificial Intelligence
Business Process Management
Process Mining
Knowledge Representation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,036
5,066
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,305
2,825
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
2,954
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
agile and lean software development
software startups
Lean Startup
information systems development
Complex Adaptive Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,930
5,117
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Industry 5.0
Sustainable Manufacturing
Human-Centred Manufacturing
Digital Manufacturing
Axiomatic Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,317
6,528
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Empirical Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Machine Learning for Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,275
3,608
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Global Sourcing
Global Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
6,715
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Design of Production Systems
AI in Manufacturing
Smart Factory
Lean Production
Construction 4.0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,859
5,612
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,772
2,813
0.415
Sascha Kraus
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,456
40,692
0.857
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Digital Transformation
Strategic Management
Innovation
Marco Gobbetti
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,717
25,018
0.536
Diego Calvanese
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,774
8,282
0.214
Artificial intelligence
Data Management
Knowledge Representation
Description Logics
Verification
Francesco Ricci
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,563
11,925
0.449
case based reasoning
personalization
recommender systems
tourism
user modeling
Alfredo De Massis
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,117
19,330
0.802
Family business
Family firms
Entrepreneurship
Family innovation
Innovation Strategy
Paolo Lugli
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,826
6,846
0.300
Raffaella Di Cagno
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,761
13,282
0.584
Food Microbiology
Fruits and vegetables fermentation
sourdough
cheeses
lactic acid bacteria
Leonardo Montagnani
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,302
10,560
0.496
Ecology
Biogeochemical cycles
Forestry
Climate change
Soil respiration
Juan Gabriel Brida
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,628
6,786
0.537
Economic Dynamics
Tourism Economics
Applied Mathematics
Stefano Cesco
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,714
7,482
0.639
Claus Pahl
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,706
7,108
0.607
Software Engineering
Software Architecture
Cloud Computing
Edge & IoT
Learning Technology
Steven Stillman
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,382
4,485
0.394
labour economics
development economics
Francesco Comiti
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,911
5,585
0.564
Fluvial geomorphology
Sediment transport
Natural hazards
Catchment hydrology
Ecohydrology
Enrico Tomelleri
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
5,064
0.530
Antonio Liotta
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,538
6,174
0.647
Data Science
Intelligent Systems
Internet of Things
Machine Learning
Quality of Experience
Markus Zanker
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
4,633
0.507
Artificial Intelligence
Recommender Systems
World Wide Web
E-Commerce
E-Tourism
Marco Montali
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,036
5,066
0.561
Artificial Intelligence
Business Process Management
Process Mining
Knowledge Representation
Rita Franceschini
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,305
2,825
0.340
Antonella De Angeli
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
2,954
0.362
Xiaofeng Wang
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,930
5,117
0.645
agile and lean software development
software startups
Lean Startup
information systems development
Complex Adaptive Systems
Erwin Rauch
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,317
6,528
0.892
Industry 5.0
Sustainable Manufacturing
Human-Centred Manufacturing
Digital Manufacturing
Axiomatic Design
Romain Robbes
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,275
3,608
0.496
Empirical Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Machine Learning for Software Engineering
Guido Orzes
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
6,715
0.956
Dominik T Matt
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,859
5,612
0.818
Design of Production Systems
AI in Manufacturing
Smart Factory
Lean Production
Construction 4.0
Massimo Tagliavini
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,772
2,813
0.415