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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,753
87,669
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
AI
machine learning
computer vision
robotics
image compression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,572
255,491
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
molecular neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320,911
34,976
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Child psychiatric disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,698
70,751
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,363
119,672
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Genetics
Statistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,691
67,063
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
statistics
political science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,428
98,822
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Stroke
Epidemiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,958
110,583
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,162
40,195
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
diabetes mellitus
cardiovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,072
63,648
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Econometrics
Health Economics
Transportation
Production Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,657
39,972
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Graphene
2D materials
NEMS
nano-biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,218
80,425
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
immunology
microbiome
inflammation
genomics
transcription
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,482
45,044
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
cultural anthropology
social anthropology
globalization
south asia
violence
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,135
40,581
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,792
51,428
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Psychopharmacology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,120
37,553
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Systems Neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,044
56,807
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Child Development
Families
Poverty
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,858
31,259
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neurology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,500
53,576
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
diabetes
obesity
endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,969
47,454
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,061
71,056
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,710
87,248
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,682
90,022
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
air pollution
human health effects
epidemiology
environment
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,175
75,015
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
self
motivation
social cognition
judgment
self-regulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,302
36,759
0.287
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,753
87,669
0.229
Yann Lecun
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,572
255,491
0.697
AI
machine learning
computer vision
robotics
image compression
Tom Maniatis
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320,911
34,976
0.109
Stephen V Faraone
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,698
70,751
0.307
Andrew Moran
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,363
119,672
0.569
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Comparative Effectiveness
Epidemiology
Simulation Modeling
Aravinda Chakravarti
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,691
67,063
0.339
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,428
98,822
0.514
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,958
110,583
0.585
Kamal Benslama
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,162
40,195
0.239
Henry N Ginsberg
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,072
63,648
0.388
Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
diabetes mellitus
cardiovascular disease
William Greene
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,657
39,972
0.250
Econometrics
Health Economics
Transportation
Production Modeling
James C Hone
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,218
80,425
0.518
Graphene
2D materials
NEMS
nano-biology
Dan Littman
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,482
45,044
0.295
immunology
microbiome
inflammation
genomics
transcription
Arjun Appadurai
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,135
40,581
0.269
cultural anthropology
social anthropology
globalization
south asia
violence
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,792
51,428
0.353
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
Jeffrey Lieberman
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,120
37,553
0.259
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Psychopharmacology
Gyorgy Buzsaki
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,044
56,807
0.392
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,858
31,259
0.216
Child Development
Families
Poverty
Richard Mayeux
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,500
53,576
0.371
Xavier Pi Sunyer
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,969
47,454
0.334
diabetes
obesity
endocrinology
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,061
71,056
0.507
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inference
Rob Fergus
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,710
87,248
0.638
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Szabolcs Marka
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,682
90,022
0.663
Multimessenger
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Astroparticle Physics
Biophysics
George D Thurston
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,175
75,015
0.559
air pollution
human health effects
epidemiology
environment
climate change
E Tory Higgins
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,302
36,759
0.287