Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 354 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
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Digital Transformation
Strategic Management
Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,073
40,108
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Food Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,109
22,802
0.474
* 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
39,164
6,945
0.177
* 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
27,224
10,361
0.381
* 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
25,381
18,726
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Food Microbiology
Fruits and vegetables fermentation
sourdough
cheeses
lactic acid bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,382
11,969
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Printed Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,235
6,159
0.265
* 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
22,015
9,885
0.449
* 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
12,973
5,971
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,206
7,153
0.586
* 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
12,043
6,319
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
labour economics
development economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,624
3,969
0.341
* 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
10,249
5,168
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Data Science
Intelligent Systems
Internet of Things
Machine Learning
Quality of Experience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,032
6,028
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
biogeochemistry
disturbance ecology
forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,847
4,577
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Artificial Intelligence
Business Process Management
Process Mining
Knowledge Representation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,423
4,724
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Artificial Intelligence
Recommender Systems
World Wide Web
E-Commerce
E-Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,407
4,182
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,492
2,440
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,306
2,590
0.312
* 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
8,221
4,592
0.559
* 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
7,727
6,445
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Global Sourcing
Global Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,701
7,177
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Empirical Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Machine Learning for Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,473
3,307
0.443
* 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
7,328
5,620
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,954
2,604
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,584
465
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sascha Kraus
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,073
40,108
0.817
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Digital Transformation
Strategic Management
Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,923
477
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marco Gobbetti
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,109
22,802
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,215
621
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Diego Calvanese
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,164
6,945
0.177
Artificial intelligence
Data Management
Knowledge Representation
Description Logics
Verification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,669
1,050
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francesco Ricci
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,224
10,361
0.381
case based reasoning
personalization
recommender systems
tourism
user modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,634
1,159
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alfredo De Massis
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,381
18,726
0.738
Family business
Family firms
Entrepreneurship
Family innovation
Innovation Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,379
1,290
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raffaella Di Cagno
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,382
11,969
0.512
Food Microbiology
Fruits and vegetables fermentation
sourdough
cheeses
lactic acid bacteria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,679
1,303
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paolo Lugli
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,235
6,159
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,324
1,422
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Leonardo Montagnani
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,015
9,885
0.449
Ecology
Biogeochemical cycles
Forestry
Climate change
Soil respiration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,882
2,877
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juan Gabriel Brida
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,973
5,971
0.460
Economic Dynamics
Tourism Economics
Applied Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,563
3,100
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stefano Cesco
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,206
7,153
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,864
3,153
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Claus Pahl
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,043
6,319
0.525
Software Engineering
Software Architecture
Cloud Computing
Edge & IoT
Learning Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,463
3,311
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steven Stillman
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,624
3,969
0.341
labour economics
development economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,981
3,920
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francesco Comiti
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,249
5,168
0.504
Fluvial geomorphology
Sediment transport
Natural hazards
Catchment hydrology
Ecohydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,380
4,011
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Antonio Liotta
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,032
6,028
0.601
Data Science
Intelligent Systems
Internet of Things
Machine Learning
Quality of Experience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,574
4,102
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Enrico Tomelleri
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,847
4,577
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,860
4,345
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marco Montali
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,423
4,724
0.501
Artificial Intelligence
Business Process Management
Process Mining
Knowledge Representation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,062
4,353
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Markus Zanker
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,407
4,182
0.445
Artificial Intelligence
Recommender Systems
World Wide Web
E-Commerce
E-Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,334
5,007
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rita Franceschini
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,492
2,440
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,270
5,164
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antonella De Angeli
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,306
2,590
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,674
5,224
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xiaofeng Wang
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,221
4,592
0.559
agile and lean software development
software startups
Lean Startup
information systems development
Complex Adaptive Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,538
5,639
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Erwin Rauch
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,727
6,445
0.834
Industry 5.0
Sustainable Manufacturing
Human-Centred Manufacturing
Digital Manufacturing
Axiomatic Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,036
5,670
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Guido Orzes
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,701
7,177
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,549
5,896
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Romain Robbes
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,473
3,307
0.443
Empirical Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Machine Learning for Software Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,475
6,028
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dominik T Matt
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,328
5,620
0.767
Design of Production Systems
AI in Manufacturing
Smart Factory
Lean Production
Construction 4.0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,503
6,403
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Massimo Tagliavini
Libera Università di Bolzano
Bolzano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,954
2,604
0.374