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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 535 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
General Relativit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,452
96,112
0.675
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biofilm
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,899
19,886
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
ethics
nursing
communication
end of life
interprofessiona
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,539
34,628
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
General Relativity
Gravitational Wave
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,880
28,543
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Accountin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,415
11,635
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
neutrophils
NADPH oxidase
inflammation
formyl peptide receptors
rheumatoid arthriti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,577
7,521
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,450
4,821
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Solid State Physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,205
5,575
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,795
5,838
0.256
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Predator Prey
Predator-Prey Interactions
Behavioral Endocrinology
Population Ecology
Animal Behavio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,468
7,038
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
nursing workforce
health workforce
quality of care
quality and costs of nurse practitioner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,262
5,362
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,459
21,449
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
physical chemistry
biophysics
epr
magnetic resonance
redox biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,980
1,997
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
microbiology
microbial ecology
community ecolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,015
3,355
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
theoretical ecology
ecological statistics
philosophy of statistic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,700
4,743
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
biogeochemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,634
5,590
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
road ecology
wildlife ecology
conservation biology
connectivit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,800
5,282
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
CRISPR
phage
Cas9
Ag
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,077
6,857
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Renewable Energy
Microgrid
Smart Grid
Multiagent System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,532
4,196
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
geomicrobiology
geochemistry
genomic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,244
3,532
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
technology businesses
consumer behavior entrepreneurshi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,812
5,018
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
phylogenetics
systematics
biogeography
biodiversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,316
4,261
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,172
2,149
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Microbial Genetics
Physiology
Pathogenesi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,023
4,502
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,805
5,482
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,712
754
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Neil Cornish
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,452
96,112
0.675
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
General Relativit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,789
3,187
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip S Stewart
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,899
19,886
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,841
3,210
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sarah Shannon
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,539
34,628
0.520
ethics
nursing
communication
end of life
interprofessiona
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,525
5,421
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Blake C Moore
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,880
28,543
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,211
7,116
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,415
11,635
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,232
9,746
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark T Quinn
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,577
7,521
0.231
neutrophils
NADPH oxidase
inflammation
formyl peptide receptors
rheumatoid arthriti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,146
13,166
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zbigniew Lewandowski
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,450
4,821
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,219
14,874
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard J Smith
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,205
5,575
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,139
16,086
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark Young
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,795
5,838
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,847
16,398
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Scott Creel
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,468
7,038
0.313
Predator Prey
Predator-Prey Interactions
Behavioral Endocrinology
Population Ecology
Animal Behavio
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Rankings
37,379
16,603
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter Buerhaus
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,262
5,362
0.241
nursing workforce
health workforce
quality of care
quality and costs of nurse practitioner
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,363
17,370
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anthony Tony Hartshorn
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,459
21,449
1.000
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,688
17,900
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David J Singel
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,980
1,997
0.095
physical chemistry
biophysics
epr
magnetic resonance
redox biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,377
18,924
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David M Ward
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,015
3,355
0.168
microbiology
microbial ecology
community ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,615
20,591
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark L Taper
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,700
4,743
0.254
theoretical ecology
ecological statistics
philosophy of statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,841
20,681
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Priscu
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,634
5,590
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,709
25,243
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anthony P Clevenger
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,800
5,282
0.334
road ecology
wildlife ecology
conservation biology
connectivit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,467
26,666
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Blake Wiedenheft
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,077
6,857
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,645
27,836
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hashem Nehrir
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,532
4,196
0.289
Renewable Energy
Microgrid
Smart Grid
Multiagent System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,437
28,476
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William P Inskeep
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,244
3,532
0.248
geomicrobiology
geochemistry
genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,133
29,464
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Reilly
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,812
5,018
0.363
technology businesses
consumer behavior entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,456
30,662
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matt Lavin
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,316
4,261
0.320
phylogenetics
systematics
biogeography
biodiversit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,493
31,035
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Jutila
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,172
2,149
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,564
31,420
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael J Franklin
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,023
4,502
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,145
31,952
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hongtao Zhang
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,805
5,482
0.428