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
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,986
25,897
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,609
12,154
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Galaxy formation and evolution
astronomy
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,772
7,490
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,776
1,194
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Exoplanets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,099
2,890
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
astronomy
astrophysics
nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,009
1,612
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Late stages of binary stellar evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
1,762
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,580
1,447
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Planetary science
centaurs
stellar occultations
Solar System
space exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
158
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Astronomical Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
82
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Extragalactic Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,404
63
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven Michael Crawford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,986
25,897
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,374
109
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
D. Buckley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,609
12,154
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,560
245
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rosalind E Skelton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,772
7,490
0.586
Galaxy formation and evolution
astronomy
astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,347
313
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ian S Glass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,776
1,194
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,844
1,045
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rudolf Bruwer Kuhn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,099
2,890
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,917
1,074
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vanessa McBride
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,009
1,612
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,223
1,076
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brent Miszalski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
1,762
0.440
Late stages of binary stellar evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,912
2,519
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
mika Rafieferantsoa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,580
1,447
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,376,794
8,916
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anja Genade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
158
0.958
Planetary science
centaurs
stellar occultations
Solar System
space exploration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,614,529
11,070
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
82
0.882
Astronomical Instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,984,942
14,575
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christian Van Der Merwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,003,407
14,775
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zwidofhela Khangale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,069,272
15,455
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sriram Sankar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Extragalactic Astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,241,436
17,302
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Freya Bovim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000