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
Gravitational waves
quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,004
86,816
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
educación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,652
83,778
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Microcirculation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,121
11,345
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Mixed Methods
School Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,262
30,058
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,980
20,510
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,346
19,488
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Organic chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,138
6,705
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
interventions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,334
16,030
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Heart Failure and Cardioprotection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,240
10,607
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,621
10,806
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Coastal ecology and energy studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,943
11,112
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cancer Biology
Therapeutics
Cancer Prevention
Diabetes
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,225
12,290
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
information systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,494
4,984
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
crystallography
natural products
macrocycles
chemistry
absolute configuration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,653
7,150
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,928
8,612
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Gene Transfer
Gene Therapy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,920
10,040
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Role theory
Human motivation.Individual differences
Job-life satisfaction.Person-environment interactions.Workplace whining
E
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,744
7,362
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
genomics
evolutionary biology
bioinformatics
ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,382
17,305
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Quantum Technologies
Quantum Optics
Quantum Metrology
Quantum Information Processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,145
9,251
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
mTOR
cell motility
cell signaling
natural products
cadmium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,030
12,441
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Composites
nanomaterial
Cellulose
Wood
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,418
16,353
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Marine Geology
Sediment Provenance
Geology of Asia
Basin Analysis
Petroleum Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,925
13,504
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Alzheimer's disease prion disease autism
neuroinflammation genetics
epigenetics
small non coding RNA (sncRNA)
microRNA NF-kB neurotoxicology of aluminum and mercury
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,313
9,175
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
mycology
insects
botany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,874
8,988
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,764
8,279
0.380
Thomas Corbitt
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,004
86,816
0.717
Gabriela Gonzalez
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,652
83,778
0.712
D Neil Granger
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,121
11,345
0.130
Charles Teddlie
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,262
30,058
0.365
Paul J Frick
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,980
20,510
0.306
Nicolas Bazan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,346
19,488
0.352
Kevin M Smith
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,138
6,705
0.142
Steven Bailey
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,334
16,030
0.346
David Lefer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,240
10,607
0.257
Robert Eugene Turner
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,621
10,806
0.287
John W Day
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,943
11,112
0.318
Coastal ecology and energy studies
Rakesh Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,225
12,290
0.394
Cancer Biology
Therapeutics
Cancer Prevention
Diabetes
Nutrition
Rudy Hirschheim
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,494
4,984
0.163
Frank R Fronczek
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,653
7,150
0.241
crystallography
natural products
macrocycles
chemistry
absolute configuration
Geoffrey Clayton
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,928
8,612
0.308
Ronald Klein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,920
10,040
0.360
Arthur G Bedeian
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,744
7,362
0.265
Role theory
Human motivation.Individual differences
Job-life satisfaction.Person-environment interactions.Workplace whining
E
Brant C Faircloth
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,382
17,305
0.632
genomics
evolutionary biology
bioinformatics
ecology
Jonathan P Dowling
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,145
9,251
0.341
Quantum Technologies
Quantum Optics
Quantum Metrology
Quantum Information Processing
Shile Huang *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,030
12,441
0.460
mTOR
cell motility
cell signaling
natural products
cadmium
Qinglin Wu
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,418
16,353
0.619
Peter Clift
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,925
13,504
0.521
Marine Geology
Sediment Provenance
Geology of Asia
Basin Analysis
Petroleum Geology
Walter Lukiw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,313
9,175
0.394
Alzheimer's disease prion disease autism
neuroinflammation genetics
epigenetics
small non coding RNA (sncRNA)
microRNA NF-kB neurotoxicology of aluminum and mercury
Meredith Blackwell
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,874
8,988
0.411
Sushil K Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,764
8,279
0.380