Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 47 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
Carmen Parra Rodriguez
Administración Pública
Defensor del Pueblo
Derecho Administrativo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,038
6,670
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Spain
José R. Agustina
Criminal Law
Criminology
Cybercrime
Derecho penal
Criminología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,876
1,110
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Spain
José Luis del Olmo Arriaga
Marketing sectorial
Metodología del Trabajo Científico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,410
873
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spain
Jesús Montes
Game Theory
Number Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
355
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Spain
Aurea Mota|Aurea Cristina Mota, Aurea Cristina Mota de Araujo
Social Theory
Displacement
Intellectual History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
256
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Spain
Martín F. Echavarría
Thomas Aquinas
Philosophical Psychology
Theoretical Psychology
Psychology of Virtue
Thomistic Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
227
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Spain
Jorge Martínez-Lucena
Antropología
Imaginarios sociales
Cultural Studies
Media Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
182
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Spain
Jorge Martínez Lucena
cultural studies
media studies
filosofía de la comunicación
imaginarios sociales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
174
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spain
Swen Seebach
Social Theory
Future
Sociology of Time
Media
Emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
266
0.680

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Spain
Barraycoa
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
130
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spain
Sergio Rodríguez LópezRos
History of Ideas. Applied Epistemology. Applied Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
171
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Spain
Carmen Ruiz-Viñals
Empresa Familiar
Emprendimiento
Políticas Socio-Laborales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
147
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Spain
Marta Oporto Alonso
Psicología Educativa
Psico-oncología
Psicología Clínica Infanto-Juvenil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
280
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Spain
Bernat N. Tiffon
Psicología Forense
Crime Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Personality Disorders
Trastorno Mental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
176
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Spain
Clara Valls-Vidal
Psicologia del desarrollo infantil
relaciones familiares.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
197
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Spain
Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga
lengua española
Asia-Pacific
Asia Pacífico
etnolingüística
cultural policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
94
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Spain
Alfonso Freire Sánchez|Freire-Sánchez, A., AF Sanchez, A Freire Sanchez
Cinematografía
Narrativa
Games Studies
Creatividad Publicitaria
Narrativas Salud Mental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
240
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Spain
Paloma Alonso Stuyck
Sostenibilidad social
Estilos Vida Saludable
Familia
Lenguaje de la naturaleza
Educación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
208
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Spain
Olga Lasaga Millet
employability
skills
enterpreneurship
mindfulness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
58
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Spain
Ana Beriain Bañares
Metodologías de medición
Publicidad
Eficacia Publicitaria
Periodismo
Comunicación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
125
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Spain
Pablo Nuevo López
Derecho constitucional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
78
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Spain
Simón García-Ventura
Psicología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
177
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Spain
David Andreu Domingo
Publicidad
marketing
relaciones públicas
redes sociales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
129
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Spain
María VictoriaMas
journalism
communication
misinformation
news consumption
news literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
98
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Spain
María Jesús Pesqueira Zamora
Procesal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
65
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,943
Spain
1,252
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carmen Parra Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,038
6,670
0.444
Administración Pública
Defensor del Pueblo
Derecho Administrativo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,583
Spain
14,719
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José R. Agustina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,876
1,110
0.592
Criminal Law
Criminology
Cybercrime
Derecho penal
Criminología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,820
Spain
17,942
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
José Luis del Olmo Arriaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,410
873
0.619
Marketing sectorial
Metodología del Trabajo Científico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
831,136
Spain
26,520
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jesús Montes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
355
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,398
Spain
29,701
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aurea Mota|Aurea Cristina Mota, Aurea Cristina Mota de Araujo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
256
0.504
Social Theory
Displacement
Intellectual History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
948,562
Spain
30,758
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martín F. Echavarría
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
227
0.475
Thomas Aquinas
Philosophical Psychology
Theoretical Psychology
Psychology of Virtue
Thomistic Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,086
Spain
32,367
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jorge Martínez-Lucena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
182
0.419
Antropología
Imaginarios sociales
Cultural Studies
Media Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,010,308
Spain
33,268
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jorge Martínez Lucena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
174
0.423
cultural studies
media studies
filosofía de la comunicación
imaginarios sociales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,030,185
Spain
34,065
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Swen Seebach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
266
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047,237
Spain
34,756
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barraycoa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
130
0.347

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117,076
Spain
37,491
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sergio Rodríguez LópezRos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
171
0.541
History of Ideas. Applied Epistemology. Applied Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,145,872
Spain
38,585
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carmen Ruiz-Viñals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
147
0.498
Empresa Familiar
Emprendimiento
Políticas Socio-Laborales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,147,917
Spain
38,666
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marta Oporto Alonso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
280
0.956
Psicología Educativa
Psico-oncología
Psicología Clínica Infanto-Juvenil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,170,991
Spain
39,503
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bernat N. Tiffon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
176
0.633
Psicología Forense
Crime Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Personality Disorders
Trastorno Mental
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,172,344
Spain
39,562
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Clara Valls-Vidal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
197
0.711
Psicologia del desarrollo infantil
relaciones familiares.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180,558
Spain
39,877
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
94
0.346
lengua española
Asia-Pacific
Asia Pacífico
etnolingüística
cultural policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184,405
Spain
40,025
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alfonso Freire Sánchez|Freire-Sánchez, A., AF Sanchez, A Freire Sanchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
240
0.892
Cinematografía
Narrativa
Games Studies
Creatividad Publicitaria
Narrativas Salud Mental
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,229,731
Spain
41,698
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paloma Alonso Stuyck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
208
0.860
Sostenibilidad social
Estilos Vida Saludable
Familia
Lenguaje de la naturaleza
Educación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,331,243
Spain
45,080
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Olga Lasaga Millet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
58
0.302
employability
skills
enterpreneurship
mindfulness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,349,618
Spain
45,608
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ana Beriain Bañares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
125
0.679
Metodologías de medición
Publicidad
Eficacia Publicitaria
Periodismo
Comunicación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,360,109
Spain
45,937
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pablo Nuevo López
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
78
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,363,397
Spain
46,055
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Simón García-Ventura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
177
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,465,499
Spain
49,004
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Andreu Domingo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
129
0.908
Publicidad
marketing
relaciones públicas
redes sociales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,512,412
Spain
50,210
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
María VictoriaMas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
98
0.766
journalism
communication
misinformation
news consumption
news literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,513,257
Spain
50,228
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
María Jesús Pesqueira Zamora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
65
0.508
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