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
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Risk Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,068
30,991
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,216
23,830
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science
Behavioural Science
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,647
29,471
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Social Science
Behavioral science ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,496
12,313
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Decisions from Experience
Risk Preference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,857
16,663
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neural Plasticity
Environmental neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,082
12,699
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Computational Social Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Behavior
Cooperation
Psychology of Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,527
11,965
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cognition and Development
Models of Change
Philosophy of Science
Rstats
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,891
7,890
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Modern Social Political and Cultural History
History of Emotions
Gender History
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,366
3,236
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computational Social Science
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,684
5,875
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,917
7,251
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Evolutionary Theory
Behavioural Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,424
1,715
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Decision making
Cognitive Science
Computational modeling
Memory
Heuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,564
3,256
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Collective behaviors
Crowds
Computational Social Science
Complex systems
Collective intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,306
3,093
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Episodic Memory
Working Memory
Lifespan Development
Neuroscience
Neural Oscillations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,399
3,124
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cognitive neuroscience
ageing
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
2,945
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cognitive neuroscience
memory
decision making
learning
neural oscillations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,039
2,285
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brain-behavior relations across the lifespan
Statistical Modeling
Algorithmic Modeling
Formal models of behavioral change
Mu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
2,866
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Collective Behaviour
Social Psychology
Personality
Behavioural Ecology
Social Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
2,057
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
boosting
JDM
hybrid collective intelligence
AI
cognition online
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,098
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cognitive science
information search
optimal experimental design
human eye movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,410
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
ovulation
hormonal contraception
personality
evolutionary genetics
measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,294
2,670
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Risk Literacy
Evidence-Based Decision Making in Medicine
Risk Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,693
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,001
1,738
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Machine Behavior
Corruption
Behavioral Ethics
Social Norms
Psychology of Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
2,691
0.917
Gerd Gigerenzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,068
30,991
0.279
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Risk Communication
Jürgen Baumert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,216
23,830
0.309
Ulman Lindenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,647
29,471
0.385
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science
Behavioural Science
Gert G. Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,496
12,313
0.347
Social Science
Behavioral science ...
Ralph Hertwig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,857
16,663
0.478
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Decisions from Experience
Risk Preference
Simone Kühn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,082
12,699
0.602
Iyad Rahwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,527
11,965
0.613
Computational Social Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Behavior
Cooperation
Psychology of Technology
Marie K. Deserno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,891
7,890
0.612
Cognition and Development
Models of Change
Philosophy of Science
Rstats
Ute Frevert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,366
3,236
0.262
Modern Social Political and Cultural History
History of Emotions
Gender History
Manuel Cebrian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,684
5,875
0.607
Computational Social Science
Artificial Intelligence
Nick Obradovich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,917
7,251
0.916
Larissa Conradt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,424
1,715
0.231
Evolutionary Theory
Behavioural Ecology
Thorsten Pachur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,564
3,256
0.496
Decision making
Cognitive Science
Computational modeling
Memory
Heuristics
Mehdi Moussaí¯d
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,306
3,093
0.490
Collective behaviors
Crowds
Computational Social Science
Complex systems
Collective intelligence
Markus Werkle-Bergner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,399
3,124
0.579
Episodic Memory
Working Memory
Lifespan Development
Neuroscience
Neural Oscillations
Douglas D Garrett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
2,945
0.569
Cognitive neuroscience
ageing
statistics
Bernhard Spitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,039
2,285
0.566
cognitive neuroscience
memory
decision making
learning
neural oscillations
Andreas M. Brandmaier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
2,866
0.739
Brain-behavior relations across the lifespan
Statistical Modeling
Algorithmic Modeling
Formal models of behavioral change
Mu
Ralf Kurvers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
2,057
0.560
Collective Behaviour
Social Psychology
Personality
Behavioural Ecology
Social Networks
Stefan M. Herzog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,098
0.604
boosting
JDM
hybrid collective intelligence
AI
cognition online
Jonathan D Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,410
0.417
Cognitive science
information search
optimal experimental design
human eye movement
Ruben C. Arslan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,294
2,670
0.811
ovulation
hormonal contraception
personality
evolutionary genetics
measurement
Odette Wegwarth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,693
0.544
Risk Literacy
Evidence-Based Decision Making in Medicine
Risk Communication
Robert C. Lorenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,001
1,738
0.579
Nils Köbis|Nils Kobis, Nils Koebis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
2,691
0.917
Machine Behavior
Corruption
Behavioral Ethics
Social Norms
Psychology of Technology