Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.085 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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,142
14,725
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Institutional economics
evolutionary economics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,347
10,892
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Children and media
youth culture
media education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,464
10,657
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Climate change
Hydrology
Downscaling
Hydroclimatology
Drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,025
14,293
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Exercise immunology
Exercise metabolism
Sport Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,268
12,375
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Discursive psychology
Conversation analysis
Developmental psychology
Social psychology
Education
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,543
5,805
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,379
6,731
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Personality
Personal Relationships
Psychotherapy
Counselling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,783
6,409
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
unmanned vehicles
situational awareness
decision making
disturbance observer
model predictive control
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,265
13,343
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
photovoltaics
reliability
accelerated testing
polymer ageing
adhesion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,975
12,365
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
thermoregulation
heat transfer
clothing
performance
sensation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,916
11,819
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thermofluids
Healthcare engineering
Respiratory drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,679
6,911
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Chromatography
HPLC
GC LC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,612
4,751
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social and Personal Relationships
Performance
People Development
Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,440
8,991
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Performance Psychology
Psychology
Leadership
Management
Coaching
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,250
10,995
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Construction Health & Safety
Construction Innovation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,235
8,825
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Human nutrition
cardiometabolic health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,041
13,364
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
end-of-life decision making
conversation analysis
qualitative methods
feminism
LGBT issues
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,839
4,990
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Human growth and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,794
4,226
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,583
10,446
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Intelligent Transport Systems
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Big Data Analytics
Statistical Models and Safety Analysis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,229
8,355
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nonlinear waves
geophysical fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
4,090
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mechanics of Advanced Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,041
8,813
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Process Control
Model-based optimization and control
Crystallization
Process Analytical Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,755
7,440
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sport
globalization
youth
development
peace
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,743
5,866
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,723
573
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Billig
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,142
14,725
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,172
884
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Geoffrey M Hodgson
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,347
10,892
0.216
Institutional economics
evolutionary economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,329
1,174
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Buckingham
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,464
10,657
0.251
Children and media
youth culture
media education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,534
1,192
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert Wilby
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,025
14,293
0.340
Climate change
Hydrology
Downscaling
Hydroclimatology
Drought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,738
1,368
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Gleeson
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,268
12,375
0.323
Exercise immunology
Exercise metabolism
Sport Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,236
1,414
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Derek Edwards
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,543
5,805
0.155
Discursive psychology
Conversation analysis
Developmental psychology
Social psychology
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,558
1,996
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
J Horne
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,379
6,731
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,870
2,531
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Duncan Cramer
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,783
6,409
0.249
Personality
Personal Relationships
Psychotherapy
Counselling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,593
2,760
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wen Hua Chen
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,265
13,343
0.550
unmanned vehicles
situational awareness
decision making
disturbance observer
model predictive control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,142
2,818
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jiang Zhu
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,975
12,365
0.516
photovoltaics
reliability
accelerated testing
polymer ageing
adhesion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,266
3,006
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
George Havenith
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,916
11,819
0.516
thermoregulation
heat transfer
clothing
performance
sensation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,766
3,048
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hendrik Versteeg
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,679
6,911
0.305
Thermofluids
Healthcare engineering
Respiratory drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,591
3,710
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Roger M Smith
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,612
4,751
0.242
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Chromatography
HPLC
GC LC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,090
3,762
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sophia Jowett
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,440
8,991
0.463
Social and Personal Relationships
Performance
People Development
Sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,651
3,806
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Fletcher
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,250
10,995
0.571
Performance Psychology
Psychology
Leadership
Management
Coaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,086
4,093
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alistair Gibb
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,235
8,825
0.484
Construction Health & Safety
Construction Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,766
4,148
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Oonagh Markey
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,041
13,364
0.741
Human nutrition
cardiometabolic health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,502
4,210
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sue Wilkinson
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,839
4,990
0.280
end-of-life decision making
conversation analysis
qualitative methods
feminism
LGBT issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,652
4,221
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Noel Cameron
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,794
4,226
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,480
4,283
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen Bailey
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,583
10,446
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,803
4,399
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mohammed Quddus
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,229
8,355
0.485
Intelligent Transport Systems
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Big Data Analytics
Statistical Models and Safety Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,079
4,425
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Roger Grimshaw
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
4,090
0.238
Nonlinear waves
geophysical fluid dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,524
4,456
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vadim V Silberschmidt
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,041
8,813
0.517
Mechanics of Advanced Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,713
4,539
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zoltan K Nagy
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,755
7,440
0.444
Process Control
Model-based optimization and control
Crystallization
Process Analytical Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,776
4,543
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard Giulianotti
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,743
5,866
0.350
sport
globalization
youth
development
peace