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 Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation 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 should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
AI Cyber Security
Heterogeneous & Smart Computing
Machine Learning & Big Data
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,640
18,182
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Astrophysics and Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,572
8,015
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Zero Sum Games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,956
5,806
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
nuclear physics
nuclear astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,037
5,546
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Linguistics
Pragmatics
Humor Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,247
6,856
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astronomy
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,391
1,098
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Applied Econometrics &Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,154
2,073
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
globalization
urban
china study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,121
2,738
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Learner Autonomy
Self-Directed Learning
Higher Education
Adult Learning
Aeroacoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
2,000
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Social Psychology
Social Identity
Global Citizenship
Fandom
Fan Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,432
3,460
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Corporate governance
strategic management
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
4,186
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
management and leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,161
1,442
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
organizational network analysis
organizational leadership
human resource development
people analytics
workplace learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,081
2,480
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Metacognition
Individual Differences in Learning
Memory
Replication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
2,557
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
computational linguistics
humor research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,082
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Analytical - Empirical Models
E-commerce
IS-SCM interface
IS-MKT interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,844
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
1,330
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Observational Astronomy
White Dwarfs
Stellar Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
848
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,903
2,683
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Professor of Marketing & William Mayo Professor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
725
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
second language writing
computer-assisted language learning
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
1,833
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Microbial Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
641
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Systems/network telemetry and analytics
networked systems
distributed computing
machine intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
1,785
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Business Analytics
Service Computing
Cloud Computing
Trust
Privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
761
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Engineering & Computing Education
Latinx Success
STEM Identity Development
Community Colleges
Men of Color in Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,951
0.927
Meikang Qiu
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,640
18,182
0.709
AI Cyber Security
Heterogeneous & Smart Computing
Machine Learning & Big Data
Cloud Computing
Bao An Li
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,572
8,015
0.326
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Astrophysics and Gravitational Waves
Daniel Goldberg
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,956
5,806
0.264
Carlos Bertulani
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,037
5,546
0.326
Salvatore Attardo
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,247
6,856
0.422
Linguistics
Pragmatics
Humor Studies
Matt A Wood
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,391
1,098
0.172
Augustine Arize
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,154
2,073
0.337
Jiaming Sun
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,121
2,738
0.447
globalization
urban
china study
Michael K Ponton
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
2,000
0.365
Learner Autonomy
Self-Directed Learning
Higher Education
Adult Learning
Aeroacoustics
Stephen Reysen
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,432
3,460
0.637
Social Psychology
Social Identity
Global Citizenship
Fandom
Fan Studies
Guclu Atinc
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
4,186
0.872
Corporate governance
strategic management
research methods
John Humphreys
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,161
1,442
0.347
management and leadership
Seung Won Yoon
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,081
2,480
0.608
organizational network analysis
organizational leadership
human resource development
people analytics
workplace learning
Lacy Krueger
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,516
2,557
0.727
Metacognition
Individual Differences in Learning
Memory
Replication
Christian F Hempelmann
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,082
0.320
computational linguistics
humor research
Ruiliang Yan
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,844
0.554
Analytical - Empirical Models
E-commerce
IS-SCM interface
IS-MKT interface
Lucy Pickering
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
1,330
0.407
Kurtis A Williams
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
848
0.291
Observational Astronomy
White Dwarfs
Stellar Evolution
Yasemin Ocal Atinc
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,903
2,683
0.924
Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Research Methods
Alma Mintu Wimsatt
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,598
725
0.279
Professor of Marketing & William Mayo Professor
Mimi Li
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
1,833
0.791
second language writing
computer-assisted language learning
applied linguistics
Thomas P West
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
641
0.292
Microbial Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Jinoh Kim
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
1,785
0.820
Systems/network telemetry and analytics
networked systems
distributed computing
machine intelligence
Zaki Malik
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
761
0.351
Business Analytics
Service Computing
Cloud Computing
Trust
Privacy
Sarah Rodriguez
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,104
1,951
0.927
Engineering & Computing Education
Latinx Success
STEM Identity Development
Community Colleges
Men of Color in Education