Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 650 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
Passion
Motivation
Self
Positive Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,099
38,598
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Category Learning
Symbol Grounding
Consciousness
Open Access
Animal Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,519
5,220
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
forest ecology
urban forestry
silviculture
forest management
functional ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,936
12,461
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chimie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,146
8,385
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Behavioural ecology
Animal behaviour
Evolutionary ecology
Life history
Quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,888
10,142
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Social Psychology
Intergroup relations
acculturation
Bilingual Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,674
6,005
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Constitutional politics
Canadian politics
Nationalism
Comparative federalism
Party Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,808
6,532
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vaccin
nanotechnologie
glycochimie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,690
4,731
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Limnology
carbon cycling
greenhouse gases
physical limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,394
9,238
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ecology
evolutionary biology
bioinformatics
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,403
10,755
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Environmental isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,492
4,352
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neurodegenerative diseases
Sleep
Cognition
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,126
9,325
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Developmental Psychopathology
Peer Relations
Behavioral Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,551
6,818
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
history of science
science policy
sociology of science
bibliometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,201
7,255
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Climate Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,750
4,307
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Child sexual abuse
Teen dating violence
Child maltreatment
Interpersonal trauma
Complex trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,754
8,674
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,467
5,908
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
emotions
bullying
burnout
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,857
4,881
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Financial reporting - Corporate governance - CSR - Fraud and Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,362
5,351
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
algebra learning
use of technology in mathematics teaching and learning
early algebra
task design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,116
3,952
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
écologie animale
biologie de conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,765
3,425
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Forest and urban Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,522
9,198
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Suicide
Aboriginals
Family
Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,305
3,986
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Environmental geochemistry
mercury greenhouse gases emissions
glyphosate
field crops
Amazon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,219
2,818
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
peer relations
adolescence
social development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
3,026
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,574
97
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert J Vallerand
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,099
38,598
0.344
Passion
Motivation
Self
Positive Psychology
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,703
733
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stevan Harnad
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,519
5,220
0.147
Category Learning
Symbol Grounding
Consciousness
Open Access
Animal Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,090
951
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christian Messier
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,936
12,461
0.416
forest ecology
urban forestry
silviculture
forest management
functional ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,304
1,039
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Bélanger
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,146
8,385
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,478
1,264
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Denis Réale
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,888
10,142
0.408
Behavioural ecology
Animal behaviour
Evolutionary ecology
Life history
Quantitative genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,857
1,290
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Bourhis
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,674
6,005
0.243
Social Psychology
Intergroup relations
acculturation
Bilingual Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,479
1,366
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alain-G. Gagnon
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,808
6,532
0.274
Constitutional politics
Canadian politics
Nationalism
Comparative federalism
Party Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,710
1,379
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
René Roy
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,690
4,731
0.200
Vaccin
nanotechnologie
glycochimie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,284
1,405
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yves T Prairie
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,394
9,238
0.395
Limnology
carbon cycling
greenhouse gases
physical limnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,369
1,505
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steven W Kembel
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,403
10,755
0.480
ecology
evolutionary biology
bioinformatics
microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,173
1,745
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Claude Hillaire Marcel
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,492
4,352
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,135
1,798
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jean François Gagnon
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,126
9,325
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,758
1,858
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
R Mara Brendgen
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,551
6,818
0.349
Developmental Psychopathology
Peer Relations
Behavioral Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,816
1,909
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yves Gingras
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,201
7,255
0.378
history of science
science policy
sociology of science
bibliometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,284
1,974
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
René Laprise
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,750
4,307
0.230
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Climate Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,811
2,127
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martine Hébert
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,754
8,674
0.489
Child sexual abuse
Teen dating violence
Child maltreatment
Interpersonal trauma
Complex trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,916
2,174
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anne De Vernal
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,467
5,908
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,883
2,728
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Céleste M Grimard
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,857
4,881
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,707
2,855
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Denis Cormier
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,362
5,351
0.373
Financial reporting - Corporate governance - CSR - Fraud and Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,207
2,931
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carolyn Kieran
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,116
3,952
0.280
algebra learning
use of technology in mathematics teaching and learning
early algebra
task design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,366
3,045
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pierre Drapeau
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,765
3,425
0.249
écologie animale
biologie de conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,957
3,105
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alain Paquette
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,522
9,198
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,594
3,455
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michel Tousignant
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,305
3,986
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,273
3,497
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc Lucotte
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,219
2,818
0.231
Environmental geochemistry
mercury greenhouse gases emissions
glyphosate
field crops
Amazon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,350
3,503
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
François Poulin
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
3,026
0.248
peer relations
adolescence
social development