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
social construction
relational theory
dialogue
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,643
22,578
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Developmental biology
history and philosophy of biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,382
8,236
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
well-being
resilience
depression prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,572
5,874
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
3,039
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cosmology
gravitational physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,791
6,756
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Extrasolar planets
planet formation
circumstellar disks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
5,839
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
social psychology
self-regulation
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,437
3,004
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robotics
Motion Planning
Machine Learning
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,672
2,920
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cognition and Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,414
1,388
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
social neuroscience
mixed emotions
empathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,318
2,464
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Economics
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
1,703
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
System Biology
Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,105
1,547
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
810
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
paleobiology
paleontology
extinction
macroevolution
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,486
1,369
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
toxicology
mode of action
computational toxicology
risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
1,437
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Class
Politics
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,514
2,024
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
plasma physics
turbulence
reconnection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
525
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,449
704
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
philosophy of mathematics
philosophy of science
complexity
emergence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,432
1,106
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Acoustics
Ultrasonics
Biomedical Ultrasound
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
425
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
OCD
scrupulosity
anxiety
meta-cognition
treatment outcome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
983
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
genetics
noncoding RNA
epigenetics
nuclear structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,870
864
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Biophysical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
332
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
217
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Acoustic Communication
Evolutionary Endocrinology
Mate Choice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
910
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,342
1,102
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenneth J Gergen
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,643
22,578
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,533
17,562
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Scott F Gilbert
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,382
8,236
0.404
Developmental biology
history and philosophy of biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,296
22,573
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jane Gillham
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,572
5,874
0.354
well-being
resilience
depression prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,155
32,520
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeanne Marecek
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
3,039
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,896
40,210
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tristan Smith
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,791
6,756
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,316
46,160
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eric Ln Jensen
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
5,839
0.686
Extrasolar planets
planet formation
circumstellar disks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,485
46,569
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew Ward
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,437
3,004
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,314
66,321
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matt Zucker
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,672
2,920
0.515
Robotics
Motion Planning
Machine Learning
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,584
68,832
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frank H Durgin
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,414
1,388
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,900
69,809
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Catherine Norris
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,318
2,464
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,118
71,410
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Golub
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,175
1,703
0.329
International Economics
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,704
72,191
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Piovoso
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,105
1,547
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,109
88,544
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bradley Davidson
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
810
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,510
96,726
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Steve C Wang
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,486
1,369
0.393
paleobiology
paleontology
extinction
macroevolution
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,089
103,771
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard A Becker
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
1,437
0.455
toxicology
mode of action
computational toxicology
risk assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,774
121,279
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel Laurison
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,514
2,024
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,644
121,503
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael R Brown
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
525
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,351
123,336
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephen Thomas Miller
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,449
704
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,353
123,868
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alan Baker
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,432
1,106
0.455
philosophy of mathematics
philosophy of science
complexity
emergence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,063
131,972
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Erich Carr Everbach
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
425
0.193
Acoustics
Ultrasonics
Biomedical Ultrasound
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,224
142,372
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jedidiah Siev
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
983
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,216
145,855
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dawn Carone
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,870
864
0.462
genetics
noncoding RNA
epigenetics
nuclear structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,686
151,335
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kathleen P Howard
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
332
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,730
152,629
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lisa Meeden
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
217
0.126
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,133
155,692
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alexander T Baugh
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
910
0.545
Acoustic Communication
Evolutionary Endocrinology
Mate Choice