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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 44 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mapping
Cartography
GIS
Environment
Critical Cartograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
1,108
0.240
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
greek historiography
greek history
nonverbal behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,056
781
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
1,161
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Immunology
Dermatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,031
1,150
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cognitive Control
Electrophysiology
Addiction
Video Game
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
988
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
gravitropism
auxin transport
lateral root
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
514
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physiological ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Functional Morphology
Conservation
Herpetolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
1,242
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wildlife
Conservation
Raptor Research
Avian Species
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
759
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Contentious politics
human rights
political repression
social movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
260
0.343
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Circadian Rhythms
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Anxiety
Depression
Adolescenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
405
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ophthalmology
neurobiology
glaucoma
neurovascular unit
ex vivo ey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
449
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fluid dynamics
biophysics
algorithms
complex networks
high-performance computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
425
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evolutionary Biology
Behavioral Ecology
Acoustic Communication
Behavioral Endocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
535
214
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Starspots
variable stars
stellar magnetis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
526
261
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Labo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
183
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lorentz and CPT Symmetr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
203
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Political Science
International Relations
Human Rights
Political Methodolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
275
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
decision making
behavioral simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
45
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
248
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Synchronization of Josephson junction and SQUID array
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
49
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Developmental Psychology
Adoption
LGBTQ+ Families
Emerging Adulthoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
180
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
women's
gender
and race studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
102
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
187
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Environmental Economics
Nonmarket Valuation
Land Us
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
134
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
British modernism
Victorian Literature
film theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
33
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,327
81,781
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Krygier
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
1,108
0.240
Mapping
Cartography
GIS
Environment
Critical Cartograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,070
110,831
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donald Lateiner
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,056
781
0.256
greek historiography
greek history
nonverbal behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,883
113,866
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shala Hankison
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
1,161
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,449
144,279
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jamie Harden
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,031
1,150
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,318
149,333
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kira Bailey
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
988
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,580
167,429
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chris Wolverton
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
514
0.329
gravitropism
auxin transport
lateral root
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,117
175,958
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric J Gangloff
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
1,242
0.873
Physiological ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Functional Morphology
Conservation
Herpetolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,637
229,560
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shannon M Schlater
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
759
0.999
Wildlife
Conservation
Raptor Research
Avian Species
Climate Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,356
229,931
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James Franklin
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
260
0.343
Contentious politics
human rights
political repression
social movement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843,645
238,326
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chelsea Vadnie
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
405
0.599
Circadian Rhythms
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Anxiety
Depression
Adolescenc
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
883,535
246,541
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Susannah Waxman
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
449
0.745
ophthalmology
neurobiology
glaucoma
neurovascular unit
ex vivo ey
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
901,056
249,918
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hanliang Guo 郭涵亮
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
425
0.739
Fluid dynamics
biophysics
algorithms
complex networks
high-performance computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,658
255,251
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dustin G. Reichard
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
535
214
0.400
Evolutionary Biology
Behavioral Ecology
Acoustic Communication
Behavioral Endocrinolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
936,661
256,419
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Harmon
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
526
261
0.496
Starspots
variable stars
stellar magnetis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
983,240
264,312
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert Gitter
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
183
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,167,420
292,913
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yunhua Ding
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
203
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,196,384
296,981
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nick Dietrich
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
275
0.965
Political Science
International Relations
Human Rights
Political Methodolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,238,804
302,827
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew Brandt
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
45
0.172
decision making
behavioral simulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,259,167
305,541
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael R Mcdermott
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
248
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,290,803
309,860
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bradley Trees
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
49
0.209
Synchronization of Josephson junction and SQUID array
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,309,041
312,362
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Krystal Cashen
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
180
0.800
Developmental Psychology
Adoption
LGBTQ+ Families
Emerging Adulthoo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,336,517
315,996
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Karlyn Crowley
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
102
0.479
women's
gender
and race studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,398,946
324,129
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Furey And Tilman
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
187
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,481,258
334,705
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Will Georgic
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
134
0.832
Environmental Economics
Nonmarket Valuation
Land Us
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,519,506
339,502
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martin Hipsky
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
33
0.220
British modernism
Victorian Literature
film theor