Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 75 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
United Kingdom
Saeema Ahmed Kristensen nee Ahmed|Saeema Ahmed
Data-driven Design
Creativity and AI
Design Engineering
Design cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,080
1,298
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United Kingdom
Cyriel Diels
Human Factors and Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,497
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United Kingdom
Tibor Balint
Space technology
Cybernetics
Human Centered Design
Space Mission Architectures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
389
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United Kingdom
Oron Catts
Biological Arts
Biodesign
bioart
Tissue Engineering
Synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,136
400
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United Kingdom
Jo Anne Bichard
Inclusive Design
Design Anthropology
Ethnography
Built Environment
Interaction Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
448
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United Kingdom
Ashley Hall
design thinking
industrial design
design research
design methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
494
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United Kingdom
Elif Ozden Yenigun
Smart Wearables
Multiscale Modelling
Electrospinning
E-Textiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
604
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United Kingdom
Stephen Boyd Davis
Design
visualisation
research
design research
digital media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
261
0.301

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United Kingdom
Vali Lalioti
XR
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Soft Robotics
Creative Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
124
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United Kingdom
Jussi Þ„ngeslevä
interaction design
digital media
digital fabrication
exhibition design
spatial media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
94
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United Kingdom
Kate Mclean
smellscapes
smell
design
mapping
ephemerality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
211
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United Kingdom
Bruna Petreca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
281
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United Kingdom
Robert Daniel Phillips
Sustainability
Engaging Design
Design
Open Design
Citizen Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
227
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United Kingdom
Cristina Portugal
Design
technology
narrative
digital humanities
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
112
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United Kingdom
Sam Jacoby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
241
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United Kingdom
Harriet Harriss
climate collapse
death literacy
architecture pedagogy
feminist theory & practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
197
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United Kingdom
Richard Mawle
AI Ethics
Sustainable Design
Inclusive Design
Product Design
HCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
189
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United Kingdom
Jeremy Millar
Art
Writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
35
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United Kingdom
Rasoul Sadeghian
AI in Robotics
Machine learning
Deep learning
Bio-inspired Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
182
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United Kingdom
John Stevens
Design
strategy
humanitarian
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
117
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United Kingdom
Gail Ramster (Knight)
design research
inclusive design
social design
co-design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
163
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United Kingdom
Josephine Berry
art history
gentrification
biopolitics
aesthetic philosophy
black studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
81
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United Kingdom
Tatiana Schofield
open innovation
university-industry partnership
triple helix
creativity
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
124
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United Kingdom
Federico Campagna
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
131
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,699
United Kingdom
18,741
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Saeema Ahmed Kristensen nee Ahmed|Saeema Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,080
1,298
0.318
Data-driven Design
Creativity and AI
Design Engineering
Design cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,522
United Kingdom
28,890
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cyriel Diels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,497
0.713
Human Factors and Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,996
United Kingdom
32,333
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tae Young Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
583
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,908
United Kingdom
38,947
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tibor Balint
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
389
0.335
Space technology
Cybernetics
Human Centered Design
Space Mission Architectures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,359
United Kingdom
39,296
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oron Catts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,136
400
0.352
Biological Arts
Biodesign
bioart
Tissue Engineering
Synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,088
United Kingdom
41,720
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jo Anne Bichard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
448
0.459
Inclusive Design
Design Anthropology
Ethnography
Built Environment
Interaction Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,126
United Kingdom
42,050
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ashley Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
494
0.518
design thinking
industrial design
design research
design methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,907
United Kingdom
43,154
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elif Ozden Yenigun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
604
0.681
Smart Wearables
Multiscale Modelling
Electrospinning
E-Textiles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,715
United Kingdom
43,550
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephen Boyd Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
261
0.301
Design
visualisation
research
design research
digital media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,974
United Kingdom
46,108
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vali Lalioti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
124
0.173
XR
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Soft Robotics
Creative Robotics

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
927,704
United Kingdom
51,172
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jussi Þ„ngeslevä
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
94
0.187
interaction design
digital media
digital fabrication
exhibition design
spatial media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,017,092
United Kingdom
55,914
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kate Mclean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
211
0.522
smellscapes
smell
design
mapping
ephemerality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,018,961
United Kingdom
56,010
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruna Petreca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
281
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,038,606
United Kingdom
57,009
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Daniel Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
227
0.593
Sustainability
Engaging Design
Design
Open Design
Citizen Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,119
United Kingdom
57,231
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cristina Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
112
0.296
Design
technology
narrative
digital humanities
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,066,793
United Kingdom
58,394
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sam Jacoby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
241
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,085,511
United Kingdom
59,348
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Harriet Harriss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
197
0.578
climate collapse
death literacy
architecture pedagogy
feminist theory & practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,126,252
United Kingdom
61,370
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Mawle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
189
0.612
AI Ethics
Sustainable Design
Inclusive Design
Product Design
HCD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,191,920
United Kingdom
64,342
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jeremy Millar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
35
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,214,323
United Kingdom
65,356
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rasoul Sadeghian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
182
0.725
AI in Robotics
Machine learning
Deep learning
Bio-inspired Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,194
United Kingdom
65,536
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John Stevens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
117
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,233,785
United Kingdom
66,224
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gail Ramster (Knight)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
163
0.679
design research
inclusive design
social design
co-design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,310,594
United Kingdom
69,514
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Josephine Berry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
81
0.403
art history
gentrification
biopolitics
aesthetic philosophy
black studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,314,607
United Kingdom
69,677
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tatiana Schofield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
124
0.623
open innovation
university-industry partnership
triple helix
creativity
entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,356,978
United Kingdom
71,305
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Federico Campagna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
131
0.724
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