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
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,235
23,766
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
physical activity
sedentary behavior
children
epidemiology
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,333
37,942
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Critical Care Medicine
End of Life Care
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,486
29,474
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Exercise
obesity
physical activity
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,802
25,556
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,106
25,259
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Limnology
Paleolimnology
Limnogeology
Arctic
Diatoms
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,639
18,600
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mitochondrial Dynamics
Oxygen Sensing
Epigenetic
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,716
17,681
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Leadership
work stress
occupational safety
occupational health psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,632
17,239
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
biostatistics
clinical trials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,044
12,108
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
leadership
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,697
16,035
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
physical organic chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,936
27,928
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,241
10,638
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
COPD
Dyspnea
clinical physiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,308
16,082
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
sport
sport psychology
youth
expertise
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,256
20,429
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,062
12,659
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cognition
memory
emotion
neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,196
25,813
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
information systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,471
16,900
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Pathology
breast cancer
immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,892
8,984
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Mining Software Repositories
Software Analytics
Empirical Software Engineering
Software
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,352
21,281
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
biochemistry
drug transporters
membrane proteins
drug resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,089
5,172
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
aggression
victimization
bullying
peers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,380
11,088
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Geosynthetics
Mining
Tunnelling
Soil Mechanics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,161
11,622
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
neuroscience
eye movements
pupil modulation
neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,152
9,630
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Evolutionay psychology
antisocial behavior
prediction of violent behavior
psychopathy
sex offenders
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,659
3,821
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
molecular oncology
drug transporters
structural biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,595
2,900
0.098
Will Kymlicka
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,235
23,766
0.250
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
Ian Janssen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,333
37,942
0.439
physical activity
sedentary behavior
children
epidemiology
public health
Daren Heyland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,486
29,474
0.357
Critical Care Medicine
End of Life Care
Robert Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,802
25,556
0.394
Exercise
obesity
physical activity
exercise physiology
Janet Dancey
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,106
25,259
0.435
John Smol
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,639
18,600
0.334
Limnology
Paleolimnology
Limnogeology
Arctic
Diatoms
Stephen L Archer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,716
17,681
0.323
Mitochondrial Dynamics
Oxygen Sensing
Epigenetic
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricle
Jbarling Business Queensu Ca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,632
17,239
0.321
Leadership
work stress
occupational safety
occupational health psychology
Dongsheng Tu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,044
12,108
0.237
biostatistics
clinical trials
Julian Barling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,697
16,035
0.316
R Stan Brown
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,936
27,928
0.559
James G Mackinnon
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,241
10,638
0.225
Denis O Donnell
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,308
16,082
0.371
Jean Côté
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,256
20,429
0.472
sport
sport psychology
youth
expertise
Lesley Seymour
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,062
12,659
0.301
Jonathan Smallwood
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,196
25,813
0.627
Jane Webster
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,471
16,900
0.428
Lois Shepherd
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,892
8,984
0.237
Pathology
breast cancer
immunology
Ahmed E Hassan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,352
21,281
0.585
Mining Software Repositories
Software Analytics
Empirical Software Engineering
Software
Susan Pc Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,089
5,172
0.147
biochemistry
drug transporters
membrane proteins
drug resistance
Wendy Craig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,380
11,088
0.323
R Kerry Rowe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,161
11,622
0.361
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Geosynthetics
Mining
Tunnelling
Soil Mechanics
Douglas Munoz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,152
9,630
0.319
neuroscience
eye movements
pupil modulation
neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders
Vern Quinsey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,659
3,821
0.129
Evolutionay psychology
antisocial behavior
prediction of violent behavior
psychopathy
sex offenders
Roger Deeley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,595
2,900
0.098
molecular oncology
drug transporters
structural biology