Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.106 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elementary particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,019
77,078
0.320
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
experimental particle physics
heavy flavor physics
exotic hadron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,139
76,119
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
disability studies
qualitative research
freak show
postcards
photographer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,049
45,858
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
experimental particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,140
52,189
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
gravitational waves
astrophysics
general relativit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,606
57,573
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gravitational Wave Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,598
58,873
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Data analysis and UT R&D @ LHCb
Phenomenology in Heavy Flavor Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,638
42,106
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
General theory of relativity
Black holes
GW and LIGO data analysis
Neutron stars
Modified theories of gravit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,793
46,870
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
LIGO
LHC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,975
18,708
0.279
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Econometrics
Panel data
Spatial econometrics
Applied Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,435
21,485
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physics
Science
AI
Autonomous Driving
Neurotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,858
19,761
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
environmental engineering
environmental science
biogeochemistry
air pollution effects
human disturbance of ecosystem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,271
13,335
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Entrepreneurship
ADHD
mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,345
23,677
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
marketing
customer satisfactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,272
10,913
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Map accuracy assessment
samplin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,796
24,853
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Signal processing and communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,676
10,592
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Inorganic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,886
2,856
0.070
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Transnational/Postcolonial Feminist Studie
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,615
10,920
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,265
30,135
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Information System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,079
8,132
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,537
4,214
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
experimental particle physics
lartpc detectors
experimental neutrino physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,417
10,660
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Assessment and treatment of substance use disorders
HIV prevention and interventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,567
7,438
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,830
18,052
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
gerontology
families
intergenerational relations
China andEast Asi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,221
8,449
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577
222
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sheldon Stone
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,019
77,078
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,078
447
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tomasz Skwarnicki
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,139
76,119
0.420
experimental particle physics
heavy flavor physics
exotic hadron
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,244
529
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Bogdan
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,049
45,858
0.273
disability studies
qualitative research
freak show
postcards
photographer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,331
576
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marina Artuso
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,140
52,189
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,779
1,771
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Collin Capano
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,606
57,573
0.609
gravitational waves
astrophysics
general relativit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,387
2,069
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Amber Lenon
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,598
58,873
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,981
2,356
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xuhao Yuan
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,638
42,106
0.522
Data analysis and UT R&D @ LHCb
Phenomenology in Heavy Flavor Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,660
2,664
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Swetha Bhagwat
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,793
46,870
0.627
General theory of relativity
Black holes
GW and LIGO data analysis
Neutron stars
Modified theories of gravit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,796
3,187
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Justin Garofoli
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,975
18,708
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,201
3,392
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Badi H Baltagi
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,435
21,485
0.333
Econometrics
Panel data
Spatial econometrics
Applied Econometric
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,568
4,051
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zhou (Joe) Xing
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,858
19,761
0.342
Physics
Science
AI
Autonomous Driving
Neurotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,733
4,128
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Charles T Driscoll
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,271
13,335
0.233
environmental engineering
environmental science
biogeochemistry
air pollution effects
human disturbance of ecosystem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,220
4,357
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johan Wiklund
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,345
23,677
0.428
Entrepreneurship
ADHD
mental healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,372
4,902
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eugene W Anderson
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,272
10,913
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,888
6,045
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Stehman
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,796
24,853
0.555
Map accuracy assessment
samplin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,425
6,299
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pramod Varshney
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,676
10,592
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,964
6,999
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jon Zubieta
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,886
2,856
0.070
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,736
7,343
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chandra T Mohanty
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,615
10,920
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,693
10,391
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Varun Srivastava
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,265
30,135
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,916
10,497
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kevin Crowston
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,079
8,132
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,570
10,800
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sj Mcnaughton
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,537
4,214
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,724
10,863
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mitch Soderberg
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,417
10,660
0.350
experimental particle physics
lartpc detectors
experimental neutrino physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,001
11,854
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen Maisto
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,567
7,438
0.260
Assessment and treatment of substance use disorders
HIV prevention and interventio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,612
12,955
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Finstad
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,830
18,052
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,382
14,131
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Merril Silverstein
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,221
8,449
0.335
gerontology
families
intergenerational relations
China andEast Asi