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
Finance
Economics
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,779
38,871
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
gravitational waves
cosmology
high energy astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,470
91,701
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
gravitational waves & compact object phsyics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,993
81,558
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
laser
interferometry
gravitational waves detector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,147
77,545
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
sarcopénie et cachexie
dénutrition hospitalière et nutrition artificielle
insuffisance intestinale
maladie coeliaque
MICI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,558
33,726
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecology
Biological Control
Ecotoxicology
Community Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,669
21,938
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,109
26,426
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Metasurfaces
Meta-Optics
Metamaterials
Transformation optics
Nanophotonique.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,112
17,570
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nutrition
maladies inflammatoires de l'intestin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,822
12,913
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Chronic liver diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,201
10,769
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cancer and metabolism
Mitochondria
Energy disruptors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,615
9,623
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Promotion de la santé
épidémiologie
bases de données
e-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,566
7,863
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Development
Molecular signaling
stem cells
sexual dimorphism
tissue homeostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,067
5,933
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,127
7,297
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physical chemistry
kinetics
polymers
crystallization
nanostructured materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,638
9,610
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
corporate finance
crowdfunding
fintech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,818
9,638
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Operations
Supply Chain Management
Digital Transformation
Industry 4.0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,572
14,130
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Nonlinear Control
Robotics
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Visual Servoing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,854
5,042
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
open content
literature reviews
digitalization
ICT for development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,824
7,795
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Finance
Asset Pricing
Portfolio selection
Incomplete Markets
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,727
4,996
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,870
3,061
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
entrepreneurship
family business
corporate governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,835
4,222
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
cellules souches
MSCs
osteoimmunologie
immunosuppression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,535
1,904
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,322
2,588
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,249
2,623
0.318
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,779
38,871
0.248
Finance
Economics
Regulation
Nelson Christensen
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,470
91,701
0.692
gravitational waves
cosmology
high energy astrophysics
Marie Anne Bizouard
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,993
81,558
0.715
gravitational waves & compact object phsyics
Fabien Kéfélian
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,147
77,545
0.798
laser
interferometry
gravitational waves detector
Stéphane M. Schneider
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,558
33,726
0.681
sarcopénie et cachexie
dénutrition hospitalière et nutrition artificielle
insuffisance intestinale
maladie coeliaque
MICI
Nicolas Desneux
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,669
21,938
0.652
Ecology
Biological Control
Ecotoxicology
Community Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
Paolo Tanga
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,109
26,426
0.823
Patrice Genevet
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,112
17,570
0.625
Metasurfaces
Meta-Optics
Metamaterials
Transformation optics
Nanophotonique.
Xavier Hébuterne
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,822
12,913
0.481
Nutrition
maladies inflammatoires de l'intestin
Gual Philippe
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,201
10,769
0.445
Frédéric Bost
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,615
9,623
0.407
Christian Pradier
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,566
7,863
0.334
Promotion de la santé
épidémiologie
bases de données
e-learning
Andreas Schedl
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,067
5,933
0.282
Development
Molecular signaling
stem cells
sexual dimorphism
tissue homeostasis
Christophe Croux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,127
7,297
0.382
Sbirrazzuoli Nicolas
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,638
9,610
0.545
Physical chemistry
kinetics
polymers
crystallization
nanostructured materials
Armin Schwienbacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,818
9,638
0.573
corporate finance
crowdfunding
fintech
Sachin Kamble
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,572
14,130
0.970
Operations
Supply Chain Management
Digital Transformation
Industry 4.0
Tarek Hamel
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,854
5,042
0.364
Nonlinear Control
Robotics
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Visual Servoing
Chitu Okoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,824
7,795
0.608
open content
literature reviews
digitalization
ICT for development
Raman Uppal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,727
4,996
0.393
Finance
Asset Pricing
Portfolio selection
Incomplete Markets
Financial Economics
Veronique M Braud
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,870
3,061
0.258
Lorraine Uhlaner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,835
4,222
0.478
entrepreneurship
family business
corporate governance
Matthieu Rouleau
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,535
1,904
0.223
Veronique Michelet
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,322
2,588
0.311
Philippe Very
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,249
2,623
0.318