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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 169 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Neutrino Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,138
6,932
0.216
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Semiotics
Ethics
Embodiment
Early Algebr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,843
7,262
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rock mechanics
rock engineering
tunnelling
rock support
rockburs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,838
8,857
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
qualitative research
media
sport psychology
exercise psychology
sociology of spor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,182
7,391
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ore Deposits
Igneous Geochemistry
Igneous Petrolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,135
2,935
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
(geo)chemistry
environment
sediment
trace element speciation
low-cost adsorbent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,016
3,218
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,256
2,579
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Novel Drug and vaccine delivery systems
Drug Targetin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,176
4,084
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
ore deposits
gold
fluid inclusions
geochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,448
2,682
0.416
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Metabolism
Toxicology
Biotechnology
Diseases..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,909
2,159
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
electromagnetic
magnetic
airborne
EM
geophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,839
2,221
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Applied evolutionary ecology
behavioural ecology
conservation
sexual selection
mammalog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,484
1,887
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Root and leaf turnover
plant adaptation to stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,270
2,251
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biogeochemistry
soil science
climate change
resource management
environmental microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,157
2,794
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cell biology
electromagnetic fields
natural product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,631
963
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
spine mechanics
rehabilitation
ergonomics
injury prevention
concussio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
1,041
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ecology
Conservation
Reptile
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,128
2,075
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,040
2,950
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Macroeconomics
history of thought
monetary policy
post-Keyesian economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
1,471
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Affect and cognition
methodology
attitudes and persuasion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
657
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lattice Boltzmann Method
Blood Flow
Hemodynamics
Immersed Boundary Method
Heat and Mass Transfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
1,103
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Emotion
language
literatur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
718
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Insect Systematics
Phylogenetic
Aquatic Adephag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
830
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
LA-ICP-MS
software developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
2,215
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
fish ecology
fisheries science
life history strategies
food webs
contaminant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
1,043
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,790
885
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Clarence Virtue
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,138
6,932
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,911
2,196
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Luis Radford
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,843
7,262
0.407
Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Semiotics
Ethics
Embodiment
Early Algebr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,957
2,839
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ming Cai M Cai
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,838
8,857
0.597
Rock mechanics
rock engineering
tunnelling
rock support
rockburs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,300
4,108
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kerry R Mcgannon
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,182
7,391
0.661
qualitative research
media
sport psychology
exercise psychology
sociology of spor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,744
4,126
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
C Michael Lesher
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,135
2,935
0.264
Ore Deposits
Igneous Geochemistry
Igneous Petrolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,968
4,185
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nelson Belzile
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,016
3,218
0.292
(geo)chemistry
environment
sediment
trace element speciation
low-cost adsorbent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,402
5,719
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Ashley Scott
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,256
2,579
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,806
5,776
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abdelwahab Omri
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,176
4,084
0.500
Novel Drug and vaccine delivery systems
Drug Targetin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,558
7,328
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel J Kontak
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,448
2,682
0.416
ore deposits
gold
fluid inclusions
geochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,136
7,926
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vasu Appanna
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,909
2,159
0.365
Metabolism
Toxicology
Biotechnology
Diseases..
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,315
8,012
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard S Smith
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,839
2,221
0.380
electromagnetic
magnetic
airborne
EM
geophysic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,161
8,505
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Albrecht Schulte Hostedde
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,484
1,887
0.344
Applied evolutionary ecology
behavioural ecology
conservation
sexual selection
mammalog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,983
8,853
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Ryser
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,270
2,251
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,403
9,033
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nathan Basiliko
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,157
2,794
0.542
Biogeochemistry
soil science
climate change
resource management
environmental microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,089
9,921
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert Lafrenie
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,631
963
0.208
cell biology
electromagnetic fields
natural product
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,988
10,775
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sylvain Grenier
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
1,041
0.249
spine mechanics
rehabilitation
ergonomics
injury prevention
concussio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,364
10,900
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jacqueline Litzgus
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,128
2,075
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,396
11,080
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jennifer Walker
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,040
2,950
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,079
11,271
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Louis Philippe Rochon
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
1,471
0.371
Macroeconomics
history of thought
monetary policy
post-Keyesian economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,893
11,875
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert C Sinclair
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,694
657
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,081
12,499
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Junfeng Zhang
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
1,103
0.320
Lattice Boltzmann Method
Blood Flow
Hemodynamics
Immersed Boundary Method
Heat and Mass Transfe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,503
12,684
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cynthia Whissell
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
718
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,648
13,072
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yves Alarie
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
830
0.256
Insect Systematics
Phylogenetic
Aquatic Adephag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,125
13,248
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joseph Petrus
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
2,215
0.695
LA-ICP-MS
software developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,311
13,318
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tom Johnston
Université Laurentienne
Sudbury, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
1,043
0.330
fish ecology
fisheries science
life history strategies
food webs
contaminant