Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 78 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,002
46,101
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
molecular biology
ancient DNA
evolutionary genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,397
23,122
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
bioinformatics
genomics
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,526
19,151
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
linguistics
language typology
syntax
syntactic theory
morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,646
15,489
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paleolithic
Human Evolution
Virtual Paleoanthropology
Neanderthal
Modern Humans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,136
15,493
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evolutionary Genomics
Computational Biology
Evolution
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,755
12,649
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Evolutionary anthropology
cultural evolution
social learning
evolutionary ecology
Bayesian statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,491
14,058
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Population genetics
sediment DNA
Neandertals
migration
selection on gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,122
12,929
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Social cognition
Animal Communication
Cooperation
Hormones & Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,358
15,138
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ancient DNA
human evolution
archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,528
13,842
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
molecular anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,947
5,032
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,642
5,854
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Human Evolution
Brain Evolution
Geometric Morphometrics
Evolution and Development
Paleoanthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,832
6,451
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolutionary Genetics
Biotechnology
Genome Editing
iPS Cells
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,546
5,352
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
behavioural ecology
social cognition
evolution of sociality
conflict managment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,158
7,280
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
population genetics
anthropology
natural selection
ancient dna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,537
5,647
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paleolithic Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,138
5,355
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ecology
Conservation
Anthropology
Great Apes
Large Carnivores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
6,685
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ancient DNA
paleopathology
infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,505
5,574
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cultural Psychology
Cross Cultural Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,206
4,551
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,484
3,182
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
general linguistics
historical linguistics
Chinese linguistics
computational linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
3,969
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evolution
population genetics
cultural evolution
gene-culture coevolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
2,002
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
primate behavioural ecology
social evolution
inbreeding/genetic diversity
human-wildlife conflict
reproductive skew
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
2,052
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,206
2,735
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,592
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Svante Paabo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,002
46,101
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,534
482
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matthias Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,397
23,122
0.498
molecular biology
ancient DNA
evolutionary genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,879
498
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Janet Kelso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,526
19,151
0.421
bioinformatics
genomics
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,264
520
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Haspelmath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,646
15,489
0.347
linguistics
language typology
syntax
syntactic theory
morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,485
721
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean-Jacques Hublin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,136
15,493
0.417
Paleolithic
Human Evolution
Virtual Paleoanthropology
Neanderthal
Modern Humans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,026
942
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kay Prüfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,755
12,649
0.398
Evolutionary Genomics
Computational Biology
Evolution
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,323
955
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Mcelreath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,491
14,058
0.446
Evolutionary anthropology
cultural evolution
social learning
evolutionary ecology
Bayesian statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,693
968
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Benjamin Vernot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,122
12,929
0.415
Population genetics
sediment DNA
Neandertals
migration
selection on gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,607
1,289
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Catherine Crockford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,358
15,138
0.597
Social cognition
Animal Communication
Cooperation
Hormones & Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,136
1,344
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wolfgang Haak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,528
13,842
0.564
ancient DNA
human evolution
archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,635
1,786
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Linda Vigilant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,947
5,032
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,791
2,517
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martha Robbins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,642
5,854
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,018
2,728
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philipp Gunz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,832
6,451
0.435
Human Evolution
Brain Evolution
Geometric Morphometrics
Evolution and Development
Paleoanthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,799
3,065
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tomislav Maricic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,546
5,352
0.395
Evolutionary Genetics
Biotechnology
Genome Editing
iPS Cells
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,398
3,202
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roman M Wittig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,158
7,280
0.553
behavioural ecology
social cognition
evolution of sociality
conflict managment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,985
3,750
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cesare De Filippo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,537
5,647
0.489
population genetics
anthropology
natural selection
ancient dna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,717
3,892
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shannon Mcpherron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,138
5,355
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,988
3,984
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hjalmar S. Kühl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
6,685
0.613
Ecology
Conservation
Anthropology
Great Apes
Large Carnivores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,547
4,638
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kirsten Bos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,505
5,574
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,471
4,799
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Haun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,206
4,551
0.494
Cultural Psychology
Cross Cultural Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,998
5,916
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hernandez Marion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,484
3,182
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,367
7,781
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johann-Mattis List
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
3,969
0.710
general linguistics
historical linguistics
Chinese linguistics
computational linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,084
8,556
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adam Powell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
2,002
0.403
Evolution
population genetics
cultural evolution
gene-culture coevolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,133
9,186
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anja Widdig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
2,052
0.450
primate behavioural ecology
social evolution
inbreeding/genetic diversity
human-wildlife conflict
reproductive skew
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,568
9,822
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Benjamin Peter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,206
2,735
0.650