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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 217 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Computer Vision
Robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,236
12,581
0.278
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,610
10,176
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Machine Learning and Computer Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,569
30,385
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
neuroscience
sleep
circadian rhythms
hibernatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,140
4,963
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,085
7,309
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Safety
dependable systems
formal verification
certification
assurance case
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,755
1,804
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
computer science
computer security
formal methods
computational biology
fault toleranc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,215
2,989
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Logic
Automated Reasoning
Formal Methods
Computer-Aided Verification
Programming Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,245
1,792
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
natural language processing
information extraction
information retrieva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,139
2,374
0.168
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,935
7,045
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Networking
Security
Malware
Anti-Censorship
Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,574
3,830
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,422
6,291
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
micro-robotics
magnetic
semiconductor devices
material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
4,535
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Multimodal Interaction Systems
Multimedia Content Analysis
Computer Vision
Video Indexing an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,845
3,971
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cheminformatics
Bioinformatics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,670
4,993
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computer Vision
3D Modeling
Augmented Reality
Navigatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,748
3,393
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quantum sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,646
1,726
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
A.I.
DeepLearning
Computer Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,066
7,129
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Knowledge Representation
Animal Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,990
5,406
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Formal Methods
Program Analysis
Hybrid Systems
Decision Procedures
Systems Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,902
3,753
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,523
961
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Formal methods
computer scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,061
671
0.074
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Artificial Intelligence - Plannin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,386
2,051
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Automatic Speech Recognition
Noise Robustness
Speech Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,025
2,320
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tumor Immunology
immunotherap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,589
2,855
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,648
5,937
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Bolles
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,236
12,581
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,000
7,938
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter D Karp
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,610
10,176
0.271
Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,244
9,755
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Cogswell
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,569
30,385
0.933
Machine Learning and Computer Visio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,221
17,691
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tom Kilduff
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,140
4,963
0.235
neuroscience
sleep
circadian rhythms
hibernatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,184
18,836
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Suzanne Paley|Suzanne Mercer
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,085
7,309
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,216
23,529
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Rushby
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,755
1,804
0.108
Safety
dependable systems
formal verification
certification
assurance case
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,756
26,408
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Patrick Lincoln
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,215
2,989
0.196
computer science
computer security
formal methods
computational biology
fault toleranc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,432
28,474
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Natarajan Shankar
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,245
1,792
0.126
Computational Logic
Automated Reasoning
Formal Methods
Computer-Aided Verification
Programming Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,079
28,723
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dayne Freitag
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,139
2,374
0.168
natural language processing
information extraction
information retrieva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,381
29,181
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ian M Colrain
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,935
7,045
0.506
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,819
32,562
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vinod Yegneswaran
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,574
3,830
0.305
Networking
Security
Malware
Anti-Censorship
Measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,989
32,995
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ron Caspi
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,422
6,291
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,669
33,602
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Allen Hsu
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
4,535
0.371
micro-robotics
magnetic
semiconductor devices
material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,892
34,762
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ajay Divakaran
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,845
3,971
0.335
Multimodal Interaction Systems
Multimedia Content Analysis
Computer Vision
Video Indexing an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,474
35,370
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mario Latendresse
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,670
4,993
0.428
Cheminformatics
Bioinformatics
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,437
38,459
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Supun Samarasekera
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,748
3,393
0.316
Computer Vision
3D Modeling
Augmented Reality
Navigatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,531
38,829
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sterling E Mcbride
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,646
1,726
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,088
41,080
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Lomnitz
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,066
7,129
0.708
A.I.
DeepLearning
Computer Visio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,934
41,391
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Midford
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,990
5,406
0.541
Bioinformatics
Knowledge Representation
Animal Behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,958
41,746
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ashish Tiwari
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,902
3,753
0.379
Formal Methods
Program Analysis
Hybrid Systems
Decision Procedures
Systems Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,854
43,441
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ripudaman Malhotra
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,523
961
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,259
45,599
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sam Owre
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,061
671
0.074
Formal methods
computer scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,843
49,066
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David E Wilkins
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,386
2,051
0.245
Artificial Intelligence - Plannin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,175
51,140
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Horacio Franco
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,025
2,320
0.289
Automatic Speech Recognition
Noise Robustness
Speech Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,625
53,866
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nathalie Scholler
SRI International
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,589
2,855
0.376
Tumor Immunology
immunotherap