Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 630 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
Australia
Jade Powell
gravitational waves
supernovae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,733
76,972
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Australia
Richard Osborne
COVID19
Global Health
Health Literacy
psychometrics
intervention development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,115
40,484
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Australia
Simon Stevenson
Astrophysics
Binary evolution
Gravitational-wave astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,877
63,923
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Australia
Karl Glazebrook
Astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,066
25,821
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Australia
Warrick Couch
cosmology
galaxy evolution
astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,705
17,766
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Australia
Qing-Long Han
Networked control systems
time-delay systems
multi-agent systems
smart grids
unmanned surface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,814
37,613
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Australia
Lisa M. Given
Information Behaviour
User Experience
Societal Impact
Social Change
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,255
25,829
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Australia
David J. Moss
nanophotonics
microwave photonics
Optical Communications
Quantum Optics
Nonlinear Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,065
41,326
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Australia
Matthew Bailes
Astrophysics
pulsars
FRBs
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,787
27,155
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Australia
Ivo Labbe
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,974
21,312
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Australia
Marita McCabe
Healthy Ageing
Sexuality
Eating Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,744
14,684
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Australia
Tianyi Ma (马天翼)
Materials
Catalysis
Hydrogen
CCUS
Battery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,574
32,468
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Australia
Jay Sanjayan
Concrete
3D Printing of Concrete
Geopolymer Concrete
Fire Resistance of Concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,159
26,787
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Australia
Darren Croton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,411
13,431
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Australia
Saulius Juodkazis
Nanophotonics
Nanomaterials
Solar energy
Nanotechnology
3D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,215
15,484
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Australia
Gavin Lambert
sympathetic nervous system
stress
hypertension
depression
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,932
8,682
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Australia
Chenghua Sun
Battery
Computational Chemistry
CO2
Ammonia Synthesis
Hydrogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,217
15,410
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Australia
Les Johnson
Marketing and business modeling
branding
service science and management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,312
10,990
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Australia
Con Stough
Cognitive ageing
intelligence
psychopharmacology
drugs and driving
emotional intelligence in schools
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,230
9,227
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Australia
Adam Deller
Radio astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,899
16,807
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Australia
Yang Xiang
Cybersecurity
Network Security
System Security
Software Vulnerability Detection
Blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,942
16,122
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Australia
Ryan Shannon
Astrophysics
Radio Astronomy
Gravitational Waves
Fast Radio Bursts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,191
17,502
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Australia
Duncan A. Forbes
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,047
6,634
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Australia
Dimitrios Georgakopoulos
Digital Twins
Internet of Things
Process Automation
Predictive Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,656
6,614
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Australia
Mark A. Adams
forests
fire
ecology
climate
environmental sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,497
7,536
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,755
Australia
103
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jade Powell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,733
76,972
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,224
Australia
128
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Osborne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,115
40,484
0.404
COVID19
Global Health
Health Literacy
psychometrics
intervention development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,947
Australia
158
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Stevenson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,877
63,923
0.711
Astrophysics
Binary evolution
Gravitational-wave astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,004
Australia
162
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karl Glazebrook
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,066
25,821
0.290
Astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
astronomical instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,958
Australia
199
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Warrick Couch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,705
17,766
0.226
cosmology
galaxy evolution
astronomical instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,513
Australia
288
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qing-Long Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,814
37,613
0.618
Networked control systems
time-delay systems
multi-agent systems
smart grids
unmanned surface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,624
Australia
292
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lisa M. Given
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,255
25,829
0.429
Information Behaviour
User Experience
Societal Impact
Social Change
Qualitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,103
Australia
351
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David J. Moss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,065
41,326
0.764
nanophotonics
microwave photonics
Optical Communications
Quantum Optics
Nonlinear Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,749
Australia
381
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Bailes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,787
27,155
0.524
Astrophysics
pulsars
FRBs
gravitational waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,022
Australia
396
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ivo Labbe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,974
21,312
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,690
Australia
422
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marita McCabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,744
14,684
0.301
Healthy Ageing
Sexuality
Eating Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,804
Australia
552
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tianyi Ma (马天翼)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,574
32,468
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,223
Australia
631
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jay Sanjayan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,159
26,787
0.684
Concrete
3D Printing of Concrete
Geopolymer Concrete
Fire Resistance of Concrete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,686
Australia
650
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Darren Croton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,411
13,431
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,655
Australia
831
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Saulius Juodkazis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,215
15,484
0.466
Nanophotonics
Nanomaterials
Solar energy
Nanotechnology
3D printing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,921
Australia
846
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gavin Lambert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,932
8,682
0.264
sympathetic nervous system
stress
hypertension
depression
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,284
Australia
1,105
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chenghua Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,217
15,410
0.546
Battery
Computational Chemistry
CO2
Ammonia Synthesis
Hydrogen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,539
Australia
1,177
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Les Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,312
10,990
0.402
Marketing and business modeling
branding
service science and management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,661
Australia
1,189
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Con Stough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,230
9,227
0.339
Cognitive ageing
intelligence
psychopharmacology
drugs and driving
emotional intelligence in schools
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,175
Australia
1,201
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Adam Deller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,899
16,807
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,698
Australia
1,268
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yang Xiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,942
16,122
0.621
Cybersecurity
Network Security
System Security
Software Vulnerability Detection
Blockchain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,005
Australia
1,330
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ryan Shannon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,191
17,502
0.695
Astrophysics
Radio Astronomy
Gravitational Waves
Fast Radio Bursts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,259
Australia
1,340
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Duncan A. Forbes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,047
6,634
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,859
Australia
1,450
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dimitrios Georgakopoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,656
6,614
0.280
Digital Twins
Internet of Things
Process Automation
Predictive Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,177
Australia
1,467
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark A. Adams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,497
7,536
0.321
forests
fire
ecology
climate
environmental sciences