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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,372
10,124
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radiometry
GNSS-R
sea surface salinity
soil moisture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,165
7,195
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
urbanismo
barcelona
metropolitana
precios hedónicos
valoración contingente
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,356
6,286
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Engineering Geology
Natural Hazards
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,470
5,324
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Numerical analysis
fluid mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,452
3,900
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
polymer
biopolymer
foam
aerogel
fibre
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,439
9,579
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,653
6,431
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
coastal management
coastal engineering
coastal hazards & risks
climate change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,274
3,310
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Machine Learning
Topic Modelling
Recommender Systems
Nanonetworks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,808
7,526
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sustainability
Circular Economy
Membranes Technology
Sustainable Energy Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,266
4,564
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Constrained Model Predictive Control
Industrial applications
large-scale systems
water & energy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
4,419
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wireless Communications
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,171
2,605
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wireles Internet
Internet of things
Wireles Sensor Networks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,382
2,205
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Economics
Econometrics
Productivity Analysis
Strategy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,377
4,205
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Engineering and Biotechnology of Lignocellulosics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,230
2,029
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ultracold Atoms
Quantum Simulation
Topological Insulators
Many-Body Physics
Photonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,981
3,326
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
manufacturing technologies
burnishing
acoustoplasticity
additive manufacturing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,016
2,287
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Structural Engineering
Masonry Structures
SFRC
Tunnel Linings
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,986
2,730
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
IoT
cloud & fog computing
networking
ITS
smart cities
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,885
2,415
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
HR Analytics
Talent Management
Organizational behaviour
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
2,508
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,711
2,073
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Optics
Image Processing
Industrial and Medical Image Analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
1,636
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computational mechanics
numerical methods
nonlinear solid mechanics
acoustics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,409
1,510
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
antennas and electromagnetic sensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,216
1,469
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computer Architecture
Wireless Communication
Nanotechnology
Quantum Computing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,052
3,195
0.788
Michel Andre
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,372
10,124
0.474
A. Camps
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,165
7,195
0.419
Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radiometry
GNSS-R
sea surface salinity
soil moisture
Carlos Marmolejo Duarte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,356
6,286
0.409
urbanismo
barcelona
metropolitana
precios hedónicos
valoración contingente
Jordi Corominas
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,470
5,324
0.395
Engineering Geology
Natural Hazards
Ramon Codina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,452
3,900
0.290
Numerical analysis
fluid mechanics
Liang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,439
9,579
0.770
polymer
biopolymer
foam
aerogel
fibre
Ivet Ferrer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,653
6,431
0.552
Jose A. Jimenez
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,274
3,310
0.400
coastal management
coastal engineering
coastal hazards & risks
climate change
Joan Capdevila Pujol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,808
7,526
0.964
Machine Learning
Topic Modelling
Recommender Systems
Nanonetworks
César Valderrama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,266
4,564
0.628
Sustainability
Circular Economy
Membranes Technology
Sustainable Energy Systems
Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
4,419
0.611
Constrained Model Predictive Control
Industrial applications
large-scale systems
water & energy
Luis Alonso|L.Alonso
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,171
2,605
0.363
Wireless Communications
Josep Paradells Aspas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,382
2,205
0.346
Wireles Internet
Internet of things
Wireles Sensor Networks
Esteban Lafuente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,377
4,205
0.659
Economics
Econometrics
Productivity Analysis
Strategy
Teresa Vidal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,230
2,029
0.326
Engineering and Biotechnology of Lignocellulosics
Pietro Massignan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,981
3,326
0.556
Ultracold Atoms
Quantum Simulation
Topological Insulators
Many-Body Physics
Photonics
J Antonio Travieso Rodríguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,016
2,287
0.456
manufacturing technologies
burnishing
acoustoplasticity
additive manufacturing
Climent Molins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,986
2,730
0.548
Structural Engineering
Masonry Structures
SFRC
Tunnel Linings
Xavi Masip Bruin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,885
2,415
0.494
IoT
cloud & fog computing
networking
ITS
smart cities
Vicenc Fernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
2,508
0.532
HR Analytics
Talent Management
Organizational behaviour
Javier Ruiz Hidalgo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,711
2,073
0.440
Maria S. Millan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
1,636
0.352
Optics
Image Processing
Industrial and Medical Image Analysis
Antonio Rodríguez-Ferran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,409
1,510
0.342
Computational mechanics
numerical methods
nonlinear solid mechanics
acoustics
Lluis Jofre Roca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,216
1,469
0.348
antennas and electromagnetic sensing
Sergi Abadal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,052
3,195
0.788
Computer Architecture
Wireless Communication
Nanotechnology
Quantum Computing