Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 1.278 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
Spain
Raul Muñoz
Biological air treatment
greenhouse gas and odour abatement
biogas upgrading
microalgae-based wastewater treatment
photobi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,917
12,927
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Spain
Ana Sanchez
stem cells
calcium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,506
5,303
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Spain
Jose Maria Roman Sánchez
Psicología de la Educación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,115
5,685
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spain
Juan Antonio González
Termodinámica
Mezclas de líquidos orgánicos
Equilibrios entre fases
Interacciones moleculares
Modelos Mecánico-Estadíst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,949
5,055
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Spain
Maria Jose Cocero Alonso
Process and products development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,508
6,125
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Spain
Pablo Espinet
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,884
2,517
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Spain
Julio A. Alonso
Physics
Chemical Physics
materials
nanoparticles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,670
2,400
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Spain
Roberto Hornero
Biomedical signal processing
computer aided diagnosis
Brain-Computer Interface
Neural Engineering
Non-linear analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,612
6,654
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spain
Isabel De la Torre Díez
Telemedicine
ehealth
mhealth
Artificial Intelligence in medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,513
10,138
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Spain
Victor Lopez Pastor
educación física
evaluación
educación superior
formación inicial del profesorado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,584
6,750
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spain
Manuel Gómez
pan
cereales
bizcochos
galletas
enzimas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,466
7,344
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Spain
Jose Manuel Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,290
4,730
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Spain
Miguel Martin-Ferrero
Traumatología y Cirugía Ortopédica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,230
5,583
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Spain
Daniel De Luis
obesity
clinical nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,166
4,434
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Spain
Javier García-Sancho
Calcium
Cell Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,355
2,704
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Spain
María J González-García
Ocular surface
dry eye
contact lenses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,700
8,044
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Spain
Margarita Calonge
Ophthalmology
Cell Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,474
3,934
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Spain
Yannis Dimitriadis
Technology Enhanced Learning
CSCL
Distributed Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,842
3,708
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Spain
E. Barrado
Analytical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Ionic Liquids (ILs
NADES)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,135
2,976
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Spain
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Laboratorio de Materiales Celulares. Dpto Física de la Materia Condensada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,084
4,552
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Spain
Pedro A. García
Wastewater treatment. Biological processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,883
3,975
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Spain
Juan Carlos Lopez
Microwave spectroscopy
Supersonic jets
Non-covalent interactions
Computational chemistry
Physical Chemistry.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,827
2,871
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Spain
Antonio Hernández
Membranes
Polymers
Porous Materials
Surfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,443
2,532
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Spain
Benito Arias
Disability
IRT
SEM
PLS
Adaptive Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,414
3,553
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,262
Spain
648
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Raul Muñoz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,917
12,927
0.564
Biological air treatment
greenhouse gas and odour abatement
biogas upgrading
microalgae-based wastewater treatment
photobi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,875
Spain
839
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ana Sanchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,506
5,303
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,641
Spain
1,133
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jose Maria Roman Sánchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,115
5,685
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,340
Spain
1,159
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Juan Antonio González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,949
5,055
0.317
Termodinámica
Mezclas de líquidos orgánicos
Equilibrios entre fases
Interacciones moleculares
Modelos Mecánico-Estadíst
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,477
Spain
1,200
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maria Jose Cocero Alonso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,508
6,125
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,747
Spain
1,277
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pablo Espinet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,884
2,517
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,921
Spain
1,309
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Julio A. Alonso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,670
2,400
0.164
Physics
Chemical Physics
materials
nanoparticles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,231
Spain
1,317
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Roberto Hornero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,612
6,654
0.455
Biomedical signal processing
computer aided diagnosis
Brain-Computer Interface
Neural Engineering
Non-linear analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,782
Spain
1,337
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Isabel De la Torre Díez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,513
10,138
0.699
Telemedicine
ehealth
mhealth
Artificial Intelligence in medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,550
Spain
1,474
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Victor Lopez Pastor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,584
6,750
0.497
educación física
evaluación
educación superior
formación inicial del profesorado
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,321
Spain
1,493
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Manuel Gómez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,466
7,344
0.545
pan
cereales
bizcochos
galletas
enzimas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,504
Spain
1,519
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jose Manuel Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,290
4,730
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,922
Spain
1,528
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Miguel Martin-Ferrero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,230
5,583
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,335
Spain
1,538
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel De Luis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,166
4,434
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,228
Spain
1,711
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Javier García-Sancho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,355
2,704
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,647
Spain
1,870
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
María J González-García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,700
8,044
0.688
Ocular surface
dry eye
contact lenses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,559
Spain
1,925
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Margarita Calonge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,474
3,934
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,555
Spain
2,099
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yannis Dimitriadis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,842
3,708
0.342
Technology Enhanced Learning
CSCL
Distributed Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,005
Spain
2,322
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
E. Barrado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,135
2,976
0.294
Analytical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Ionic Liquids (ILs
NADES)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,597
Spain
2,335
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,084
4,552
0.451
Laboratorio de Materiales Celulares. Dpto Física de la Materia Condensada
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,646
Spain
2,337
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
José Carlos Rodríguez Cabello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,079
4,426
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,905
Spain
2,410
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pedro A. García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,883
3,975
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,584
Spain
2,431
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Juan Carlos Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,827
2,871
0.292
Microwave spectroscopy
Supersonic jets
Non-covalent interactions
Computational chemistry
Physical Chemistry.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,357
Spain
2,564
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antonio Hernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,443
2,532
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,295
Spain
3,011
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Benito Arias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,414
3,553
0.422
Disability
IRT
SEM
PLS
Adaptive Behavior