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
Polymers
composites
nanocomposites
Rheology
extensional and shear flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,063
64,697
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sliding Mode Control
Control Systems
Complex Networks
Smart Grids
Artificial Intelligence.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,899
32,944
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
City Planning and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,338
25,533
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Alzheimer's disease
sleep apnea
cognition
brain cells
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,277
42,519
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Structural Optimisation
Free-form Architecture
Additive Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,829
22,754
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Evidence-based Medicine
Epidemiology & Public Health
Systematic Review & Meta-analysis
Clinical Trial
Chinese Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,893
25,046
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Powder Metallurgy
Solidification Processing
Metallic Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,907
19,398
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Industrial Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
Bio-inorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,542
15,764
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
electrical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,509
8,709
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Food engineering
food materials science
food packaging
nutrition
chemical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,808
21,140
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
composite structures
structural mechanics
dynamics and stability
metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,904
18,479
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Roads
sustainability
infrastructure
asset management
Disaster Mgmt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,760
15,301
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nanobiotechnology
material science
antibacterial surfaces
biomaterials engineering
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,665
15,464
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Green Chemistry
Renewable Feedstocks
Biofuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,969
13,044
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Materials Science
Biomaterials Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,828
16,407
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
colloid and surface chemistry
materials chemistry
lyotropic liquid crystals
physical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,139
8,190
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bioremediation
environmental biotechnology
environmental microbiology
agricultural sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,592
10,751
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Colloid and Surface Science
Biointerfaces
Biofilms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,551
12,392
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Gas Sensors
Biosensors
2D Materials
Nanophotonics
Nanoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,369
13,702
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,668
11,640
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nanozymes
Point-of-Care
Nanosensors
Functional Nanomaterials
Bionanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,885
10,436
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Applied Optimisation
Shape Memory Alloys
Heat Transfer
Topographic Optimisation
Additive Manufacture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,785
14,891
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Large-Scale Optimization
Swarm Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,771
9,198
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Light Alloys
Solidification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,733
11,100
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Molecular Bacteriology
Veterinary Bacteriology
Microbiota
Chicken
Clostridium perfringens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,667
10,922
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,527
138
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rahul Gupta
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,063
64,697
0.688
Polymers
composites
nanocomposites
Rheology
extensional and shear flows
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,374
322
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xinghuo Yu
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,899
32,944
0.589
Sliding Mode Control
Control Systems
Complex Networks
Smart Grids
Artificial Intelligence.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,590
377
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Billie Giles Corti
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,338
25,533
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,940
388
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen R Robinson
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,277
42,519
0.846
Alzheimer's disease
sleep apnea
cognition
brain cells
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,290
679
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yi Min 'Mike' Xie (谢亿民)
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,829
22,754
0.618
Structural Optimisation
Free-form Architecture
Additive Manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,530
962
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tony Zhang
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,893
25,046
0.838
Evidence-based Medicine
Epidemiology & Public Health
Systematic Review & Meta-analysis
Clinical Trial
Chinese Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,745
1,022
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ma Qian
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,907
19,398
0.671
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Powder Metallurgy
Solidification Processing
Metallic Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,221
1,046
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Suresh K Bhargava
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,542
15,764
0.552
Industrial Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
Bio-inorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,268
1,051
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Donald Grahame Holmes
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,509
8,709
0.305
electrical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,147
1,095
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Benu Adhikari
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,808
21,140
0.760
Food engineering
food materials science
food packaging
nutrition
chemical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,411
1,164
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jie Yang
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,904
18,479
0.687
composite structures
structural mechanics
dynamics and stability
metamaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,634
1,174
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arun Kumar
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,760
15,301
0.572
Roads
sustainability
infrastructure
asset management
Disaster Mgmt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,782
1,180
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elena P Ivanova
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,665
15,464
0.580
Nanobiotechnology
material science
antibacterial surfaces
biomaterials engineering
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,552
1,304
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karen Wilson
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,969
13,044
0.522
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Green Chemistry
Renewable Feedstocks
Biofuels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,823
1,316
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cuie Wen
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,828
16,407
0.661
Materials Science
Biomaterials Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,517
1,658
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Calum J Drummond
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,139
8,190
0.387
colloid and surface chemistry
materials chemistry
lyotropic liquid crystals
physical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,964
1,730
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew S Ball
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,592
10,751
0.522
Bioremediation
environmental biotechnology
environmental microbiology
agricultural sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,841
1,878
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Russell Crawford
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,551
12,392
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,354
1,902
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jian Zhen Ou
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,369
13,702
0.707
Gas Sensors
Biosensors
2D Materials
Nanophotonics
Nanoelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,480
1,986
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jiyuan Tu
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,668
11,640
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,253
2,111
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vipul Bansal
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,885
10,436
0.584
Nanozymes
Point-of-Care
Nanosensors
Functional Nanomaterials
Bionanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,617
2,129
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin Leary
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,785
14,891
0.837
Applied Optimisation
Shape Memory Alloys
Heat Transfer
Topographic Optimisation
Additive Manufacture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,670
2,131
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xiaodong Li
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,771
9,198
0.518
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Large-Scale Optimization
Swarm Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,813
2,138
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Easton
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,733
11,100
0.626
Light Alloys
Solidification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,046
2,147
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert Moore
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,667
10,922
0.618
Molecular Bacteriology
Veterinary Bacteriology
Microbiota
Chicken
Clostridium perfringens