Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Northwestern University 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
biomedical engineering
materials
medicine
mechanical engineering
electrical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,359
105,255
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computational Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,054
103,319
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,025
54,331
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Peripheral artery disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,179
78,787
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
psychology
social psychology
gender
attitudes
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,488
62,377
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,853
60,820
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Global cardiovascular health research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,124
58,463
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Mechanics of materials
stretchable and flexible electronics
and mechanically guided
deterministic 3D assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,670
67,225
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Chemistry
Materials Science
Catalysis
Inorganic
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,599
56,825
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ion channels
Channelopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,390
41,619
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
MOFs
POPs
Coordination Chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,423
71,286
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Glioma
neuropathology
genetics
hypoxia
tumor microenvironment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,639
65,711
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
research methods
evaluation
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,005
25,816
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
organic
polymer
inorganic
materials
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,580
32,424
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,149
84,212
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
rehabilitation
cognitive neuroscience
prefrontal cortex
executive function
neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,633
27,338
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
mitochondria
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,728
51,360
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
imaging
image processing
noise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,361
54,613
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,894
18,132
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
materials science/chemistry
organic (opto)electronics
metal oxides
OECT/sensors
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,614
32,173
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Photochemistry
Photophysics
Artificial Photosynthesis
Molecular Electronics
Quantum Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,555
31,576
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cell Stress and Proteostasis in Biology
Aging
and Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,977
20,826
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
computational science and engineering
materials
mechanics
numerical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,342
21,350
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,794
26,679
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Complex systems
Statistical Physics
Quantitative Biology
Science of Science
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,944
23,658
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707
285
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John A Rogers
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,359
105,255
0.498
biomedical engineering
materials
medicine
mechanical engineering
electrical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803
320
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Raman Khurana
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,054
103,319
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819
329
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chad Mirkin
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,025
54,331
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
934
385
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mary M Mcdermott
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,179
78,787
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,122
482
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alice Eagly
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,488
62,377
0.368
psychology
social psychology
gender
attitudes
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,588
707
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Larry V Hedges
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,853
60,820
0.429
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,016
929
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark D Huffman
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,124
58,463
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,025
933
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yonggang Huang
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,670
67,225
0.539
Mechanics of materials
stretchable and flexible electronics
and mechanically guided
deterministic 3D assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,078
958
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joseph Hupp
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,599
56,825
0.464
Chemistry
Materials Science
Catalysis
Inorganic
Electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,305
1,086
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alfred L George Jr
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,390
41,619
0.358
Ion channels
Channelopathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,617
1,240
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Omar Farha
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,423
71,286
0.651
MOFs
POPs
Coordination Chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,698
1,284
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daniel J Brat
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,639
65,711
0.610
Glioma
neuropathology
genetics
hypoxia
tumor microenvironment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,733
1,301
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas D Cook
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,005
25,816
0.241
research methods
evaluation
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,803
1,334
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sonbinh Nguyen
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,580
32,424
0.307
organic
polymer
inorganic
materials
catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,834
1,349
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nancy Aggarwal
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,149
84,212
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,617
1,718
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jordan Grafman
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,633
27,338
0.295
rehabilitation
cognitive neuroscience
prefrontal cortex
executive function
neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,063
1,929
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Navdeep Chandel
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,728
51,360
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,396
94
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xuelong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,361
54,613
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,757
2,261
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dedre Gentner
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,894
18,132
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,799
2,286
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Antonio Hetti
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,614
32,173
0.409
materials science/chemistry
organic (opto)electronics
metal oxides
OECT/sensors
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,932
2,344
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael R Wasielewski
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,555
31,576
0.407
Photochemistry
Photophysics
Artificial Photosynthesis
Molecular Electronics
Quantum Information Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,100
2,421
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard I Morimoto
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,977
20,826
0.274
Cell Stress and Proteostasis in Biology
Aging
and Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,913
2,803
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wing Kam Liu
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,342
21,350
0.308
computational science and engineering
materials
mechanics
numerical methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,125
2,905
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Surendra P Shah
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,794
26,679
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,262
2,968
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Luis A Nunes Amaral
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,944
23,658
0.353
Complex systems
Statistical Physics
Quantitative Biology
Science of Science
Data Science