Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stanford University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570,799
354,334
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Statistics
data science
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,970
210,295
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,924
172,833
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,100
148,752
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,518
269,564
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nanotechnology
energy
environment
2D materials
nanobio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,228
167,132
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
High Energy Physics
Machine Learning
Computational Chemistry
Remote Environmental Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,089
127,221
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,503
231,586
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,024
196,877
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,787
138,953
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255,157
146,157
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Optimization
Control
Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,822
99,901
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
chemistry
materials science
physics
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,761
73,772
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,041
67,867
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,163
115,917
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Outcomes research
clinical trials
economic evaluation of cardiovascular interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,595
100,742
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Infectious disease
decision science
policy modeling
global health
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,656
146,542
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
obesity
growth
misclassification
body weight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,653
38,454
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetics
Omics
Proteomics
Medicine
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,832
91,994
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
environmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,501
56,059
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,596
49,788
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,637
42,574
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
organizational behavior
power in organizations
evidence-based management
human resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,582
40,161
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,578
66,965
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,333
95,017
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John PA Ioannidis
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570,799
354,334
0.621
meta-research
clinical epidemiology
evidence-based medicine
research methods
meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23
14
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Tibshirani
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501,970
210,295
0.419
Statistics
data science
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85
44
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368,924
172,833
0.468
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149
72
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jerome Friedman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324,100
148,752
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176
81
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian Goodfellow
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,518
269,564
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185
86
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yi Cui
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,228
167,132
0.549
nanotechnology
energy
environment
2D materials
nanobio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232
103
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Josh Cogan
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,089
127,221
0.443
High Energy Physics
Machine Learning
Computational Chemistry
Remote Environmental Monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331
141
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Quoc V Le
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,503
231,586
0.879
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335
143
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Li Fei Fei
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,024
196,877
0.751
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352
151
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew Ng
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,787
138,953
0.535
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375
162
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christopher D Manning
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255,157
146,157
0.573
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376
163
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephen Boyd
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,822
99,901
0.392
Optimization
Control
Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377
164
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hongjie Dai
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,761
73,772
0.290
chemistry
materials science
physics
nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395
170
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Irving Weissman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,041
67,867
0.270
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536
216
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James J Gross
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,163
115,917
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589
234
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark Hlatky
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,595
100,742
0.447
Outcomes research
clinical trials
economic evaluation of cardiovascular interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603
239
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joshua A Salomon
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,656
146,542
0.661
Infectious disease
decision science
policy modeling
global health
health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604
240
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Katherine Flegal
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,653
38,454
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615
245
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Snyder
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,832
91,994
0.418
Genetics
Omics
Proteomics
Medicine
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762
306
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Harold Mooney
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,501
56,059
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828
335
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
B Efron
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,596
49,788
0.256
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833
339
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Granovetter
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,637
42,574
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
927
386
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,582
40,161
0.219
organizational behavior
power in organizations
evidence-based management
human resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
974
409
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Albers GW
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,578
66,965
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978
411
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zhenan Bao
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,333
95,017
0.533