Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 44 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
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,879
15,968
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Demography
epidemiology
public health
health statistics
socioeconomic inequalities in health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,909
4,900
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Demography
Health
Statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,442
5,061
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,909
1,540
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational Demography
Digital Demography
Migration
Population Aging
Population and Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,133
3,689
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Population Health
Epidemiology
Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,633
2,971
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,015
1,886
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
health demography
social epidemiology
gender and health
health and aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
1,793
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
demography
mortality
population health
life expectancy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,596
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,913
856
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Demography
Economic Demography
Fertility
Growth
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
1,130
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
sociology of wealth
income and wealth stratification
comparative historical sociology
racial discrimination
field experiment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
1,276
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mortality
Statistical Demography
Data Visualization
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
1,349
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Family Sociology
Social Stratification
Agent-Based Computational Modelling
Digital Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
974
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
419
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Demography
Statistics
Population Health
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
893
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
digital & computational epidemiology
digital & computational demography
digital disease detection
infectious disease modellin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
794
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
590
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Migration
Demography
Scientific Software
Aging
Evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
853
459
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Demography
Statistics
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
803
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Demography
Kinship
Families
Generational Processes
Death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
812
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Computational Social Science
Migration
Social Networks
Scientometrics
Sociology of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
547
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Demography
Mortality and Health
Old-age mortality
Data quality
Lifespan Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
562
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
510
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
demography
mortality
health and aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
475
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,904
317
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jw Vaupel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,879
15,968
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,182
2,273
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vladimir M. Shkollnikov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,909
4,900
0.290
Demography
epidemiology
public health
health statistics
socioeconomic inequalities in health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,089
5,261
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mikko Myrskylä
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,442
5,061
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,738
7,425
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maria Shkolnikova
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,909
1,540
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,037
8,338
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Emilio Zagheni
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,133
3,689
0.719
Computational Demography
Digital Demography
Migration
Population Aging
Population and Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,968
9,071
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peng Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,633
2,971
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,824
10,185
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Annette Baudisch
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,015
1,886
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,287
12,192
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anna Oksuzyan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
1,793
0.569
health demography
social epidemiology
gender and health
health and aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,090
15,866
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alyson Van Raalte
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,596
0.752
demography
mortality
population health
life expectancy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,188
16,872
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ralf Schaible
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,913
856
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,901
17,979
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joshua Wilde
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
1,130
0.659
Demography
Economic Demography
Fertility
Growth
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,827
19,450
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ole Hexel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
1,276
0.859
sociology of wealth
income and wealth stratification
comparative historical sociology
racial discrimination
field experiment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,009
19,493
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonas Schöley
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
1,349
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,367
21,259
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
André Grow
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
974
0.782
Family Sociology
Social Stratification
Agent-Based Computational Modelling
Digital Demography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,854
22,445
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniela Vono De Vilhena
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
419
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,842
23,125
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christian Dudel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
893
0.851
Demography
Statistics
Population Health
Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,149
23,918
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniela Perrotta
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
794
0.814
digital & computational epidemiology
digital & computational demography
digital disease detection
infectious disease modellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,417
24,817
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Natalie Nitsche
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
590
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,301
25,338
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maciej J. Danko
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
853
459
0.538
Migration
Demography
Scientific Software
Aging
Evolutionary biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,702
25,458
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ugofilippo Basellini
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
803
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,466
25,769
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Diego Alburez-Gutierrez|Diego Alburez
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
812
0.991
Demography
Kinship
Families
Generational Processes
Death
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,221
27,748
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aliakbar Akbaritabar|علی اکبر اکبری تبار
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
547
0.806
Computational Social Science
Migration
Social Networks
Scientometrics
Sociology of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
869,570
29,221
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marília R. Nepomuceno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
562
0.949
Demography
Mortality and Health
Old-age mortality
Data quality
Lifespan Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,150
29,868
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ainhoa Alustiza-Galarza|A. A. Galarza, Ainhoa Alustiza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
510
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
906,225
30,485
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marcus Ebeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
475
0.893