Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 59 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
Computational and theoretical chemistry
QTAIM
electron density
theoretical biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,788
3,543
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
reading disabilities
speech perception
defining learning disabilities
reading acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,277
1,624
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
transdisciplinarity
consumer studies and consumer education
home economics philosophy and leadership
sustainability and peace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,677
3,015
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,105
3,497
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
evo-devo
skeleton
development
embryos
fossils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,261
1,966
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
arts-based research
poetic inquiry
contemplative education
female teachers
internationally educated teachers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,394
1,070
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
caregivers
human resources
home care
long term care
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,301
1,661
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,255
728
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Physiological Plant Ecology
Global Change Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,233
1,020
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Early life adversity
physiological stress
emotion regulation
developmental psychopathology
meta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
1,791
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
613
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychiatric Disorders
Psychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
820
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
gambling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
840
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rural youth
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
329
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
social movements
social change
radical politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
857
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
family
gerontology
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,409
738
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
maternal and infant nutrition
micronutrients
global health
human milk
public health interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
1,079
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
food studies
dietetics
racism
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
613
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Police
prejudice
international development
workplace health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
139
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Developmental neuroscience
EEG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
256
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jane Austen's novels and film adaptations of her novels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
90
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
236
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Statistics Education
Instrument Development
Validity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
287
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tolkien
medievalism
Old English literature
children's literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
156
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Inclusive Education
Indigenous Studies
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
224
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,270
4,620
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chérif F Matta
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,788
3,543
0.362
Computational and theoretical chemistry
QTAIM
electron density
theoretical biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,550
6,302
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jamie Metsala
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,277
1,624
0.223
reading disabilities
speech perception
defining learning disabilities
reading acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,067
6,884
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sue LT Mcgregor
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,677
3,015
0.452
transdisciplinarity
consumer studies and consumer education
home economics philosophy and leadership
sustainability and peace
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,012
7,451
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gabrielle Durepos
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,105
3,497
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,146
10,290
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tamara A Franz Odendaal
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,261
1,966
0.461
evo-devo
skeleton
development
embryos
fossils
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,114
12,277
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Susan Walsh
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,394
1,070
0.315
arts-based research
poetic inquiry
contemplative education
female teachers
internationally educated teachers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,080
12,538
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Janice Keefe
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,301
1,661
0.503
caregivers
human resources
home care
long term care
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,344
16,141
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Majaess
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,255
728
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,325
16,244
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mirwais Mauj Qaderi
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,233
1,020
0.457
Physiological Plant Ecology
Global Change Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,896
16,379
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jennifer E Khoury
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
1,791
0.814
Early life adversity
physiological stress
emotion regulation
developmental psychopathology
meta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,277
17,060
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gavin Kernaghan
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
613
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,000
17,142
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Derek Fisher
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
820
0.405
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychiatric Disorders
Psychopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,481
17,165
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
N Will Shead
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
840
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,454
18,075
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
E Dianne Looker
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
329
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,431
18,212
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alex Khasnabish
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
857
0.474
social movements
social change
radical politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,074
20,691
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Áine M Humble
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,409
738
0.524
family
gerontology
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,928
20,746
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kyly Whitfield
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
1,079
0.770
maternal and infant nutrition
micronutrients
global health
human milk
public health interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,524
24,150
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jennifer Brady
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
613
0.614
food studies
dietetics
racism
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,123
27,533
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephen Perrott
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
139
0.202
Police
prejudice
international development
workplace health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,295
29,570
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christine Lackner
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
256
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909,746
29,631
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Monaghan
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
90
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
910,312
29,645
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tianyuan Yu
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
236
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
950,391
30,785
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Douglas Whitaker
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
287
0.600
Statistics Education
Instrument Development
Validity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
985,441
31,697
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anna Smol
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
156
0.355
Tolkien
medievalism
Old English literature
children's literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
990,993
31,846
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mary Jane Harkins
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
224
0.517
Inclusive Education
Indigenous Studies
Teacher Education