Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Positive Psychology
Flow
Creativity
Metacognition
Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,297
4,465
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sustainability
Net Zero/Circular Economy
Sustainable Operations
Industry 4.0/5.0
AI/Machine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,600
11,347
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
5,087
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Religion international relations democratisation democracy development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,890
3,022
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
literature
cinema
postcoloniality
armed conflict
intersectionality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,075
2,379
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,748
2,107
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,661
2,234
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Education Policy. Social Equity
Young Peoples' identities in Europe
Citizenship education in Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,229
1,454
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
young people's political identity
citizenship education
educational equalities
diversity of teacher workforce
deliberative d
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,396
1,312
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
operations management
supply management
purchasing
public procurement
collaboration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,940
1,790
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Signal Processing
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Wireless Systems
Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,252
2,464
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Finance
Waste Mangement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
1,611
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Olympic Cities
arts and heritage
tourism
festivals
planning history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,959
995
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Immunology
nutritional immunology
nutritional biochemistry
nutritional ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
598
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,000
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nanofibers
Electrospinning
Coordination Chemistry
Sensory Molecules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
869
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Comparative Politics
Religion and Politics
Balkans
Turkish Studies
Turkish Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,900
1,739
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
history
HE
research policy and practice.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
463
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Celebrity
Celebrity Diplomacy
Public Service Broadcasting
Media Policy
Hollywood Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
697
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Digital culture
digital history
disinformation
information science
digital media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,305
628
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
See homepage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
504
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
ion channel
Bio-materials
biological and chemical weapon convention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
710
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
learning
teaching and leading in higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
647
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Bioactive compounds in plant derived foods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
453
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
gender diversity in expatriation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
929
461
0.496
Giovanni B Moneta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,297
4,465
0.336
Positive Psychology
Flow
Creativity
Metacognition
Performance
Anil Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,600
11,347
0.978
Sustainability
Net Zero/Circular Economy
Sustainable Operations
Industry 4.0/5.0
AI/Machine
Louise Ryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
5,087
0.530
Jeffrey Haynes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,890
3,022
0.383
Religion international relations democratisation democracy development
Sunny Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,075
2,379
0.392
literature
cinema
postcoloniality
armed conflict
intersectionality
Carole Leathwood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,748
2,107
0.367
Peter Mason
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,661
2,234
0.395
Alistair Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,229
1,454
0.278
Education Policy. Social Equity
Young Peoples' identities in Europe
Citizenship education in Europe
Alistair Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,396
1,312
0.298
young people's political identity
citizenship education
educational equalities
diversity of teacher workforce
deliberative d
Nigel Caldwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,940
1,790
0.454
operations management
supply management
purchasing
public procurement
collaboration
Pancham Shukla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,252
2,464
0.758
Signal Processing
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Wireless Systems
Electronics
Samuel O Idowu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
1,611
0.533
Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Finance
Waste Mangement
Margaret M Gold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,959
995
0.336
Olympic Cities
arts and heritage
tourism
festivals
planning history
Laurence Harbige
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
598
0.248
Immunology
nutritional immunology
nutritional biochemistry
nutritional ecology
Paul Hutchison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,000
0.436
Nick Chatterton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
869
0.422
Nanofibers
Electrospinning
Coordination Chemistry
Sensory Molecules
Ahmet Erdi Öztürk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,900
1,739
0.915
Comparative Politics
Religion and Politics
Balkans
Turkish Studies
Turkish Politics
Don MacRaild
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
463
0.282
history
HE
research policy and practice.
Mark Wheeler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
697
0.427
Celebrity
Celebrity Diplomacy
Public Service Broadcasting
Media Policy
Hollywood Politics
Luke Tredinnick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,305
628
0.481
Digital culture
digital history
disinformation
information science
digital media
Hamid B Ghoddusi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
504
0.388
Lijun Shang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
710
0.629
ion channel
Bio-materials
biological and chemical weapon convention
Kathy Harrington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
647
0.583
learning
teaching and leading in higher education
Elizabeth Opara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
453
0.457
Susan Shortland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
929
461
0.496