Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Space Physics
Astronomy
Instrumentation
Space Elevators
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,892
3,171
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,775
4,131
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
astrophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,509
6,023
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
sweep improvement in oil reservoirs
polymer flooding
gel treatments
water shutoff
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,822
5,411
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
lightning and thunderstorms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,330
3,868
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Atmospheric Electricity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,213
3,419
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Volcanism
Antarctica
Igneous Petrology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
2,227
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Optimization
Inverse Problems
Semidefinite Programming
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,559
3,226
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
hydrology
soil physics
remote sensing
evapotranspiration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,090
2,204
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Drug discovery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,015
1,710
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Extension
Fault Mechanics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,562
2,495
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
polymer physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
766
0.090
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Partial Differential Equations
Deterministic and Random Dynamical Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,633
4,286
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
paleohydrology
groundwater and geologic processes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,548
1,757
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
petroleum
carbon sequestration
CO2-EOR
reservoir fluid phase behavoir
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
1,941
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Inorganic Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,013
2,752
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
seismology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,972
1,707
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
materials engineering
electronics
reliability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,874
2,776
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Atmospheric Physics
Atmospheric Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,335
817
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Phase transitions
Defects
Materials Simulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,571
3,176
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
glaciology
hydrogeology
landslides
fiber bundle model
root mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
1,992
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Drones
Planetary Exploration
Bio-Inspired Robotics and Biomimetic
Efficiency Enhancement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,511
3,185
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Polymers
Glass Transition
Thermodynamics
Statistical Mechanics
Liquid State Theory
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,189
379
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Numerical modeling
rock mechanics
soil mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,888
1,711
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
neuroscience
animal behavior
melatonin
eye disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,817
807
0.286
Anders M Jorgensen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,892
3,171
0.188
Space Physics
Astronomy
Instrumentation
Space Elevators
Fred Phillips
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,775
4,131
0.246
Lisa Young
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,509
6,023
0.415
Rs Seright
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,822
5,411
0.422
sweep improvement in oil reservoirs
polymer flooding
gel treatments
water shutoff
Paul Krehbiel
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,330
3,868
0.314
William Rison
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,213
3,419
0.335
Atmospheric Electricity
Philip Kyle
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
2,227
0.231
Volcanism
Antarctica
Igneous Petrology
Brian Borchers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,559
3,226
0.337
Optimization
Inverse Problems
Semidefinite Programming
Jan MH Hendrickx
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,090
2,204
0.242
hydrology
soil physics
remote sensing
evapotranspiration
Snezna Rogelj
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,015
1,710
0.190
Gary Axen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,562
2,495
0.291
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Extension
Fault Mechanics
John Curro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,547
766
0.090
Bixiang Wang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,633
4,286
0.646
Partial Differential Equations
Deterministic and Random Dynamical Systems
Mark Person
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,548
1,757
0.317
paleohydrology
groundwater and geologic processes
Reid B Grigg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
1,941
0.380
petroleum
carbon sequestration
CO2-EOR
reservoir fluid phase behavoir
Wen Yang Gao|Wenyang Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,013
2,752
0.549
Inorganic Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
Susan L Bilek
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,972
1,707
0.343
Andrew Fairbrother
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,874
2,776
0.570
materials engineering
electronics
reliability
Kenneth Minschwaner
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,335
817
0.188
Deep Choudhuri
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,571
3,176
0.889
Phase transitions
Defects
Materials Simulation
Denis Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
1,992
0.558
glaciology
hydrogeology
landslides
fiber bundle model
root mechanics
Mostafa Hassanalian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,511
3,185
0.907
Drones
Planetary Exploration
Bio-Inspired Robotics and Biomimetic
Efficiency Enhancement
John Mccoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,189
379
0.119
Polymers
Glass Transition
Thermodynamics
Statistical Mechanics
Liquid State Theory
A Fakhimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,888
1,711
0.592
Numerical modeling
rock mechanics
soil mechanics
Stewart Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,817
807
0.286
neuroscience
animal behavior
melatonin
eye disease