Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Polymer nanocomposites
Conducting Polymers
Sustainability
Environmental Engineering
Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,928
76,347
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
globalization
world cities
political geography
cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,744
14,043
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,684
31,136
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Six Sigma
Quality Management
Lean Six Sigma
Operations Excellence
Operational Excellence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,622
23,957
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Smart Materials
Thin Films
MEMS
Lab on chip
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,160
19,066
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
General relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,874
3,225
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,262
17,473
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,422
7,944
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Alcohol problems
Drug Problems
Theories of addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,879
5,711
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Cancer Genomics
Protein Structure and Evolution
Protein Domains
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,462
22,254
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Informatics & Imaging
Digital Diagnosis
Decision Support Systems
Real-time Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,440
11,088
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Machine Learning
Data Science
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,836
15,693
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
microbial ecology
molecular biology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,834
18,783
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Oceanography
Glaciology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,242
8,937
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nutrition and Brain Function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,002
8,050
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Implementation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,537
9,770
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Muscle Damage
Recovery Strategies
Neuromuscular Plasticity and Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,214
11,035
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Environmental Biotechnology
Microbial Ecology
Syntrophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,537
5,928
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,124
9,366
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
body image
eating disorders
evolutionary psychology
attractiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,379
3,831
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Phage Biology
Microbiology
Virology
DNA Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,496
12,742
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,767
5,596
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Wireless Communication
Edge Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,759
11,534
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Microbial ecology
Microbiome
Preterm birth
DNA Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,704
10,945
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Materials
Surface
Sustainability
Energy
Biomedical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,863
9,891
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,178
253
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhanhu Guo
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,928
76,347
0.772
Polymer nanocomposites
Conducting Polymers
Sustainability
Environmental Engineering
Electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,144
620
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter J Taylor
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,744
14,043
0.227
globalization
world cities
political geography
cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,873
1,132
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ngianga Bakwin Kandala *
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,684
31,136
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,892
1,133
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jiju Antony
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,622
23,957
0.562
Six Sigma
Quality Management
Lean Six Sigma
Operations Excellence
Operational Excellence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,185
1,971
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Yongqing Fu
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,160
19,066
0.632
Smart Materials
Thin Films
MEMS
Lab on chip
nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,072
2,183
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Righty Castaneda
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,874
3,225
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,891
2,252
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ioannis Vogiatzis
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,262
17,473
0.641
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Clinical Exercise Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,169
2,357
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bill Gaver
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,422
7,944
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,739
2,585
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nick Heather
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,879
5,711
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,404
2,840
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matthew Bashton
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,462
22,254
0.949
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Cancer Genomics
Protein Structure and Evolution
Protein Domains
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,456
2,842
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ma Hossain
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,440
11,088
0.473
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Informatics & Imaging
Digital Diagnosis
Decision Support Systems
Real-time Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,041
3,577
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wai Lok Woo
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,836
15,693
0.791
Machine Learning
Data Science
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,956
3,838
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gregory R Young
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,834
18,783
0.997
microbial ecology
molecular biology
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,984
4,004
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adrian Jenkins
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,242
8,937
0.490
Oceanography
Glaciology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,807
4,070
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Kennedy
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,002
8,050
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,542
4,214
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tracy Finch
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,537
9,770
0.557
Implementation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,787
4,328
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Glyn Howatson
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,214
11,035
0.641
Muscle Damage
Recovery Strategies
Neuromuscular Plasticity and Adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,019
4,892
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jan Dolfing
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,537
5,928
0.382
Environmental Biotechnology
Microbial Ecology
Syntrophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,122
5,067
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
tim rapley
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,124
9,366
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,148
5,407
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Tovee
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,379
3,831
0.266
body image
eating disorders
evolutionary psychology
attractiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,599
5,868
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Darren Smith
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,496
12,742
0.944
Phage Biology
Microbiology
Virology
DNA Sequencing
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,599
6,276
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nick Neave
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,767
5,596
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,292
6,894
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kezhi Wang
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,759
11,534
0.981
Wireless Communication
Edge Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,775
6,934
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew Nelson
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,704
10,945
0.935
Microbial ecology
Microbiome
Preterm birth
DNA Sequencing
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,482
7,524
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ben B Xu
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,863
9,891
0.911
Materials
Surface
Sustainability
Energy
Biomedical engineering