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
Astronomy
Applied Physics
Electromagnetics
Optics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,952
69,335
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Software Evolution
SBSE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,044
12,279
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,711
6,016
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Electromagnetic Fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,780
10,493
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
electromagnetics
antennas
optics
photonics
metamaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,781
6,120
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,792
2,667
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
automatic control
optimization
automotive control
smart grid
renewable energy communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,455
3,583
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Earth Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,088
3,280
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computer Science
Software Security
Computer Virology
Software Engineering
Software Testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,983
3,823
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Measurement
Signal Processing
Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,906
1,708
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
hydrophobic effect
conformational stability of globular proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,721
1,566
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
DataOps
MLOps
Data Services Computing
Social Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
4,834
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
switched electronic systems
automotive control
averaging
complementarity systems
social networks analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,384
1,438
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Mineralogia
georisorse
applicazioni di rocce industriali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,155
2,552
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,048
4,099
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,024
1,097
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
biologia animale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
2,923
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Energy
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Cogeneration
Applied Thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,419
2,288
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,256
1,730
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
building performance simulation
energy optimization
heating and cooling
thermal systems
heat sinks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,759
3,186
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
software engineering
software maintenance
reverse engineering
software testing
software comprehension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
471
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Energy efficiency in building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
2,712
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Electric and electronic measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,280
1,247
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
software engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
1,229
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
geologia applicata
instabilità dei versanti
microzonazione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,163
1,317
0.416
Vincenzo Pierro
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,952
69,335
0.738
Astronomy
Applied Physics
Electromagnetics
Optics.
Massimiliano Di Penta
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,044
12,279
0.454
Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Software Evolution
SBSE
Gerardo Canfora
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,711
6,016
0.322
Giuseppe Castaldi
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,780
10,493
0.590
Vincenzo Galdi
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,781
6,120
0.444
electromagnetics
antennas
optics
photonics
metamaterials
Fernando Goglia
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,792
2,667
0.272
Luigi Glielmo
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,455
3,583
0.481
automatic control
optimization
automotive control
smart grid
renewable energy communities
Domenico Cicchella|Full
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,088
3,280
0.539
Earth Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Corrado Aaron Visaggio
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,983
3,823
0.639
Computer Science
Software Security
Computer Virology
Software Engineering
Software Testing
Pasquale Daponte
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,906
1,708
0.289
Giuseppe Graziano
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,721
1,566
0.274
hydrophobic effect
conformational stability of globular proteins
Damian Andrew Tamburri
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
4,834
0.873
DataOps
MLOps
Data Services Computing
Social Software Engineering
Francesco Vasca
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,384
1,438
0.267
switched electronic systems
automotive control
averaging
complementarity systems
social networks analysis
Alessio Langella
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,155
2,552
0.495
Antonella Santone
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,048
4,099
0.812
Pasquale Vito
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,024
1,097
0.218
Marina Paolucci
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
2,923
0.651
Maurizio Sasso
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,419
2,288
0.518
Energy
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Cogeneration
Applied Thermodynamics
Luigi Cerulo
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,256
1,730
0.406
Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Bioinformatics
Gerardo Maria Mauro
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,759
3,186
0.848
building performance simulation
energy optimization
heating and cooling
thermal systems
heat sinks
Giuseppe Di Lucca
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
471
0.132
software engineering
software maintenance
reverse engineering
software testing
software comprehension
Rosa Francesca De Masi
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
2,712
0.779
Sergio Rapuano
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,280
1,247
0.380
Electric and electronic measurement
Lerina Aversano
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
1,229
0.381
Francesco Guadagno
Università degli Studi del Sannio
Benevento, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,163
1,317
0.416
geologia applicata
instabilità dei versanti
microzonazione