Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 297 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
Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,060
19,318
0.410
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Development
Women's Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,529
8,292
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
media
communication
popular culture
humor
semiotics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,362
4,541
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philosophy
Cognitive Science
Linguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,069
3,574
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
ecophysiology
phytoplankton
HABs
nitrogen
ocean acidification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,473
4,677
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
LGBT health
sexual minority women's health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,382
4,534
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,664
3,384
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Climate change ecology
Conservation Biology
Emerging Disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,637
4,612
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
theoretical particle physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,237
5,168
0.422
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Insect-Plant Interactions
Quantitative Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,980
1,843
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
biology education
assessment
expertise
pedagogy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,055
5,584
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Russia
Foreign Policy
Identity
International Relations
Geopolitics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,100
3,388
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,043
2,442
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Behavioral Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,933
1,892
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Environmental Physiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,704
4,466
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Community and Evolutionary Ecology
Conservation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,954
1,593
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Evolution
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Intragenomic Conflict
Atypical Genetic Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,251
2,510
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,031
2,654
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
gender and sexuality studies
science
technology and medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,251
2,654
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
relationship marketing
interorganizational
health care marketing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
1,732
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
HIV
Women's Health
Health Equity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,234
1,041
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
groundwater
hydrology
climate variability and change
water resources managment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,323
3,846
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Happiness
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,155
3,584
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ecology and conservation biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,038
3,068
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
mycology
fungi
biodiversity
bioluminescence
mushrooms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
2,794
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,278
5,332
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Helen Hyun
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,060
19,318
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,689
8,694
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patricia H Miller
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,529
8,292
0.240
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Development
Women's Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,211
21,325
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arthur Asa Berger
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,362
4,541
0.262
media
communication
popular culture
humor
semiotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,745
21,938
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kent Bach
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,069
3,574
0.209
Philosophy
Cognitive Science
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,847
29,451
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William P Cochlan
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,473
4,677
0.347
ecophysiology
phytoplankton
HABs
nitrogen
ocean acidification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,121
29,560
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michele J Eliason
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,382
4,534
0.339
LGBT health
sexual minority women's health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,239
31,415
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
José R De LA Torre
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,664
3,384
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,839
31,637
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vance Vredenburg
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,637
4,612
0.365
Climate change ecology
Conservation Biology
Emerging Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,304
32,511
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maarten Golterman
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,237
5,168
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,153
36,401
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Edward Connor
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,980
1,843
0.168
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Insect-Plant Interactions
Quantitative Ecology
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Rankings
90,168
36,410
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kimberly D Tanner
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,055
5,584
0.505
biology education
assessment
expertise
pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,456
39,243
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrei Tsygankov ЦыĞ3Ğ°Ğ1⁄2Ğoğ3⁄4Ğ2 Ğ Ğÿ
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,100
3,388
0.335
Russia
Foreign Policy
Identity
International Relations
Geopolitics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,799
40,092
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Frances P Wilkerson
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,043
2,442
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,032
40,176
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerdi Weidner
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,933
1,892
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,235
41,627
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonathon Stillman
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,704
4,466
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,187
44,712
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vt Parker
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,954
1,593
0.178
Community and Evolutionary Ecology
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,480
48,457
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Scott Roy
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,251
2,510
0.304
Evolution
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Intragenomic Conflict
Atypical Genetic Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,790
49,853
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kenneth Paap
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,031
2,654
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,453
54,285
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laura Mamo
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,251
2,654
0.366
gender and sexuality studies
science
technology and medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,661
54,350
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eugene Sivadas
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
1,732
0.239
relationship marketing
interorganizational
health care marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,232
54,848
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cynthia A Gomez
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,234
1,041
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,512
54,929
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jason Gurdak
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,323
3,846
0.525
groundwater
hydrology
climate variability and change
water resources managment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,031
55,423
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ryan Howell
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,155
3,584
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,552
55,921
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gretchen Lebuhn
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,038
3,068
0.436
Ecology and conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,955
56,044
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dennis E Desjardin
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
2,794
0.395
mycology
fungi
biodiversity
bioluminescence
mushrooms
