Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 53 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
online education
student & faculty experiences
education futures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,318
7,346
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Non-representational theory
Cultural Geographies
Mobilities
Sensory ethnography
Ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,274
4,682
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Research evaluation
Transdisciplinary research
livelihoods
natural resources management
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,297
3,396
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,787
2,626
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sustainable community development
governance
social capital
agency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,657
2,201
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Change Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
805
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
environmental toxicology
biological oceanography
geochemistry
risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,052
203
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sociology of Children and Youth
Crime and Justice Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
251
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fair Trade
Sustainable Consumption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
233
0.181
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
926
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Social Media
Digital Communication
Diversity
UX design
Discourse Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
844
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
First Nations Health and Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
163
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Urban landscape
Sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
315
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
245
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
462
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
gender
communication
culture
identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721
262
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Political science
human security
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
226
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
184
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
energy democracy
community energy
environmental politics
solidarity economies
just transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
573
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Education
Inclusion
UDL
SEBD
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
452
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Education and Girls and Women's Empowerment
Child Rights Education
Teacher Education
Literacy
Participatory Action Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
219
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
energy systems
energy transitions
energy poverty
energy policy
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
421
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
299
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Children's rights
social justice
child development
homelessness
international social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
127
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sustainability Science
Systems Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
41
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,340
3,165
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Veletsianos
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,318
7,346
0.552
online education
student & faculty experiences
education futures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,526
4,396
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Phillip Vannini
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,274
4,682
0.456
Non-representational theory
Cultural Geographies
Mobilities
Sensory ethnography
Ethnography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,275
4,881
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brian Belcher
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,297
3,396
0.365
Research evaluation
Transdisciplinary research
livelihoods
natural resources management
economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,246
5,874
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Johanna Wolf
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,787
2,626
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,314
7,979
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ann Dale
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,657
2,201
0.389
sustainable community development
governance
social capital
agency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,166
16,486
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frances Jã¸Rgensen
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
805
0.371
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Change Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,046
17,012
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Doug A Bright
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,052
203
0.099
environmental toxicology
biological oceanography
geochemistry
risk assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,385
19,341
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bernard Schissel
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
251
0.155
Sociology of Children and Youth
Crime and Justice Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,100
21,675
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Will Low
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
233
0.181
Fair Trade
Sustainable Consumption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,977
22,827
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Lokanan
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
926
0.810
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,720
23,144
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jaigris Hodson
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
844
0.763
Social Media
Digital Communication
Diversity
UX design
Discourse Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703,530
24,567
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Milly Price
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
163
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,121
26,150
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher Ling
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
315
0.390
Urban landscape
Sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,848
26,569
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael G Young
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
245
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
793,383
26,876
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Elizabeth Childs
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
462
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,502
27,105
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matthew Bettina Heinz
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721
262
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,707
27,238
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenneth Christie
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
710
226
0.318
Political science
human security
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,135
27,412
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wendy Rowe
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
184
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,276
27,414
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julie L Macarthur
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
573
0.823
energy democracy
community energy
environmental politics
solidarity economies
just transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,481
28,111
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Frederic Fovet
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
452
0.713
Education
Inclusion
UDL
SEBD
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,707
28,370
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shelley Jones
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
219
0.356
Education and Girls and Women's Empowerment
Child Rights Education
Teacher Education
Literacy
Participatory Action Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
966,367
31,262
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Runa R Das
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
421
0.921
energy systems
energy transitions
energy poverty
energy policy
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,341
31,339
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
April Vannini
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
299
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
971,472
31,398
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kathleen Manion
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
127
0.281
Children's rights
social justice
child development
homelessness
international social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
974,378
31,455
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David P Bernard
Royal Roads University
Victoria, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
41
0.091
Sustainability Science
Systems Ecology