Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 635 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
crime theory
crime data
routine activities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,590
10,583
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biodiversity
Plant ecology
NPP
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,035
4,547
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
spatial econometrics
Bayesian methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,342
9,493
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Civil engineering
Structural engineering
Reinforced concrete
Concrete
FRP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,840
17,348
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
learning and development
marginalized populations
HIV/AIDS
transformative learning
older adults
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,229
4,224
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
serving humanity
transformative service
services marketing
service marketing
service design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,887
6,662
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Applied Behavior Analysis
Autism
Assistive Technology
Intellectual Disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,774
6,455
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
wireless networks
delay tolerant networks
ad hoc wireless networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,178
9,950
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
polymer brushes
physical organic chemistry
organic chromophores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,332
1,843
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Organizational Behavior
Leadership Development
Scaling Small Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,326
4,448
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Knowledge or Service Discovery
SmartHealth
Workflows
Databases
Agent Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,479
2,104
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Environmental Geoinfomatics
Land Use Land Cover Change
Water and the Environment
Space time
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,405
6,484
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,206
1,784
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Technology
Evidenced-based Practice
Nursing Educaiton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,745
5,185
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
neuroscience
eye movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,946
1,511
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,904
1,903
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biomechanics
Sports Biomechanics
Exercise Science
Kinesiology
Tennis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,870
2,882
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Telemedicine
Health Informatics
Health Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,834
7,210
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
bioinformatics
cancer research
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,661
5,286
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,284
1,673
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
chemistry
cancer
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,007
3,180
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nanoscience
Semiconductors
Optical Properties
Thermal Properties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,994
1,965
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Agricultural Economics
Aquaculture
Fisheries
International Agricultural Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
3,407
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,702
1,636
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,622
1,543
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,460
8,602
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcus Felson
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,590
10,583
0.306
crime theory
crime data
routine activities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,812
9,621
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael A Huston
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,035
4,547
0.142
Biodiversity
Plant ecology
NPP
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,537
14,254
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Lesage
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,342
9,493
0.390
spatial econometrics
Bayesian methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,482
15,469
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Togay Ozbakkaloglu
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,840
17,348
0.760
Civil engineering
Structural engineering
Reinforced concrete
Concrete
FRP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,823
19,173
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lisa Baumgartner
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,229
4,224
0.220
learning and development
marginalized populations
HIV/AIDS
transformative learning
older adults
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,432
21,002
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raymond P Fisk
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,887
6,662
0.372
serving humanity
transformative service
services marketing
service marketing
service design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,278
24,437
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Russell Lang
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,774
6,455
0.409
Applied Behavior Analysis
Autism
Assistive Technology
Intellectual Disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,985
27,704
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xiao Chen
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,178
9,950
0.702
wireless networks
delay tolerant networks
ad hoc wireless networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,399
29,668
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
William J Brittain
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,332
1,843
0.138
polymer brushes
physical organic chemistry
organic chromophores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,608
32,263
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Konopaske
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,326
4,448
0.361
Organizational Behavior
Leadership Development
Scaling Small Business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,706
34,836
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anne HH Ngu
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,479
2,104
0.183
Knowledge or Service Discovery
SmartHealth
Workflows
Databases
Agent Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,373
35,077
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Soe W. Myint
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,405
6,484
0.569
Environmental Geoinfomatics
Land Use Land Cover Change
Water and the Environment
Space time
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,265
35,738
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ravi Droopad
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,206
1,784
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,797
37,305
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kathleen M Williamson
Midwestern State University Texas
Wichita Falls, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,745
5,185
0.483
Technology
Evidenced-based Practice
Nursing Educaiton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,386
40,303
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lee Friedman
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,946
1,511
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,864
40,481
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gary Beall
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,904
1,903
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,529
45,163
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Duane Knudson
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,870
2,882
0.325
Biomechanics
Sports Biomechanics
Exercise Science
Kinesiology
Tennis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,009
45,343
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clemens Scott Kruse
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,834
7,210
0.816
Telemedicine
Health Informatics
Health Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,625
46,189
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yuan Lu
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,661
5,286
0.610
bioinformatics
cancer research
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,639
48,182
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David R Butler
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,284
1,673
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,373
49,713
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alexander Kornienko
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,007
3,180
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,626
49,805
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Holtz
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,994
1,965
0.246
Nanoscience
Semiconductors
Optical Properties
Thermal Properties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,002
50,907
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Madan M Dey
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
3,407
0.436
Agricultural Economics
Aquaculture
Fisheries
International Agricultural Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,035
51,593
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edwin Piner
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,702
1,636
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,628
52,094
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sunethra Dharmasiri
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,622
1,543
0.202