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
Higgs physics
neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334,821
135,948
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,042
130,078
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
Phenomenology
ATLAS experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,759
118,578
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physics
Materials Science
Theoretical Physics
Nanoscience
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,114
51,744
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Gravitational wave astronomy
compact binaries
binary populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,552
112,212
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Imaging Neuroscience & Methodology
Biomarker Development
FMRI
Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,362
57,290
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
astronomy
astrophysics
gravitational wave astronomy
transient phenomena
astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,291
72,676
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,801
22,670
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,321
66,677
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
anaerobic microbiology
nitrogen cycle
methane archaea
anammox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,488
33,852
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Conversation Analysis
qualitative methods
social interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,022
22,036
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
astrophysics
black holes
cosmic rays
radio astronomy
LOFAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,832
39,656
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
MEG
EEG
electrophysiology
modeling
data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,214
29,762
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Life cycle assessment
Industrial ecology
Sustainability assessment
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,156
25,704
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Gravitational wave astrophysics
compact stars
binaries
space interferometry and instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,814
32,199
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Memory
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,308
20,336
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
synthetic cells
origin of life
systems chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,937
15,685
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,825
8,486
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,809
10,644
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
MEG
EEG
neural oscillations
fieldtrip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,567
22,675
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
bioinformatics
cilia
mitochondria
molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,993
11,696
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Microbial (eco)physiology
metagenomics
anammox
methanotrophy
volcanic ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,538
14,350
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
language
literacy
numeracy
second language
learning problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,971
13,666
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Social Cognition
Language
Numbers
Neuro-based Education
Cognitive Neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,621
8,225
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
plant ecology
population dynamics
population modeling
roots
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,291
13,184
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank Filthaut
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334,821
135,948
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicolo De Groot
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,042
130,078
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sascha Caron
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,759
118,578
0.490
Particle Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
Phenomenology
ATLAS experiment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,505
29
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mikhail Katsnelson
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,114
51,744
0.354
Physics
Materials Science
Theoretical Physics
Nanoscience
Condensed Matter Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,518
30
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gijs Nelemans
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,552
112,212
0.771
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Gravitational wave astronomy
compact binaries
binary populations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,623
59
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christian F Beckmann
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,362
57,290
0.524
Imaging Neuroscience & Methodology
Biomarker Development
FMRI
Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,881
65
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul Groot
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,291
72,676
0.697
astronomy
astrophysics
gravitational wave astronomy
transient phenomena
astronomical instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,325
75
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sijbrand De Jong
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,801
22,670
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,938
86
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Steven Bloemen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,321
66,677
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,079
90
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mike SM Jetten
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,488
33,852
0.391
anaerobic microbiology
nitrogen cycle
methane archaea
anammox
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,875
102
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gail Jefferson
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,022
22,036
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,232
109
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Heino Falcke
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,832
39,656
0.530
astrophysics
black holes
cosmic rays
radio astronomy
LOFAR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,329
209
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Oostenveld
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,214
29,762
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,611
249
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Aj Huijbregts
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,156
25,704
0.534
Life cycle assessment
Industrial ecology
Sustainability assessment
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,444
271
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sweta Shah
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,814
32,199
0.703
Gravitational wave astrophysics
compact stars
binaries
space interferometry and instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,108
294
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Guillén Fernández
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,308
20,336
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,274
296
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wilhelm Huck
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,937
15,685
0.357
synthetic cells
origin of life
systems chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,390
356
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roeland Nolte
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,825
8,486
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,992
422
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mengqing Wu
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,809
10,644
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,979
447
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jan Mathijs Schoffelen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,567
22,675
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,418
454
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martijn Huynen|Martijn A Huijnen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,993
11,696
0.344
bioinformatics
cilia
mitochondria
molecular evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,717
496
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Huub Jm Op Den Camp
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,538
14,350
0.441
Microbial (eco)physiology
metagenomics
anammox
methanotrophy
volcanic ecosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,318
541
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ludo Verhoeven
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,971
13,666
0.441
language
literacy
numeracy
second language
learning problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,896
590
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Harold Bekkering
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,621
8,225
0.278
Social Cognition
Language
Numbers
Neuro-based Education
Cognitive Neurosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,281
599
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hans De Kroon
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,291
13,184
0.450
plant ecology
population dynamics
population modeling
roots
biodiversity