Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University West Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,465
244,830
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,294
79,477
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Gravitational waves
numerical and analytical relativity
gravitational wave data analysis and parameter estimation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,917
79,751
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,847
73,566
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,760
22,822
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Statistics
Finance
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,120
24,667
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
numerical relativity
computational astrophysics
gravitational wave data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,060
55,285
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Applied Mathematics
genetics
algorithm development
curriculum development in STEM fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,524
24,513
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
General relativity
numerical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,406
49,581
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
deep learning
video processing
data fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,759
42,897
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Pulsars and Radio Transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,808
21,925
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
High Energy Physics
particle detectors
DAQ systems
data analysis techniques
technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,582
6,081
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
behavioral neuroscience
behavioral neuroendocrinology
biological rhythms
stress and neuroimmunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,015
13,356
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,050
14,594
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Child Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse Prevention
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,816
9,436
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,208
12,005
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,759
24,232
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Polymers
Rheology
Composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,531
15,049
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Neuropathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,867
12,171
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychometrics
Biostatistics
Child Health
Parental Involvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,922
19,431
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Redox Biology and Cell Signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,601
6,907
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,066
10,962
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Multi-agent computation
Physarum computing
Collective Computation
Pattern formation
cellular automata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,974
21,419
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,435
7,426
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,465
244,830
0.786
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,688
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Gravila
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,294
79,477
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,810
1,348
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sean Mcwilliams
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,917
79,751
0.775
Gravitational waves
numerical and analytical relativity
gravitational wave data analysis and parameter estimation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,531
289
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ross Birney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,847
73,566
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,064
1,937
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James E Smith
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,760
22,822
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,860
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sammarieo Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,120
24,667
0.362
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Statistics
Finance
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,266
537
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John F Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,319
27,073
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,462
3,067
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zachariah Etienne
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,060
55,285
0.863
numerical relativity
computational astrophysics
gravitational wave data analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,411
4,035
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephanie Beck Roth
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,524
24,513
0.450
Applied Mathematics
genetics
algorithm development
curriculum development in STEM fields
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,449
4,058
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tyler D Knowles
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,406
49,581
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,367
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shuai Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,759
42,897
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,435
5,449
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Duncan Lorimer
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,808
21,925
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,958
62
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zachariadou Katerina|Aikaterini Styliani Zachariadou
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,582
6,081
0.146
High Energy Physics
particle detectors
DAQ systems
data analysis techniques
technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,226
6,296
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Randy J Nelson
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,015
13,356
0.326
behavioral neuroscience
behavioral neuroendocrinology
biological rhythms
stress and neuroimmunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,750
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christo Venter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,050
14,594
0.364
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,456
1,267
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kieran Mccartan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,816
9,436
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,847
7,945
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ali Rezai
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,208
12,005
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,206
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian Hambleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,759
24,232
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,411
10,848
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rakesh K Gupta
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,531
15,049
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,316
11,227
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rudy J Castellani Jr
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,867
12,171
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,718
13,132
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christa Lilly *|Christa Green, Christa Ice
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,922
19,431
0.780
Psychometrics
Biostatistics
Child Health
Parental Involvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,262
2,551
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Hancock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,601
6,907
0.281
Redox Biology and Cell Signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,224
92
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Markus Boettcher
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,066
10,962
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,393
2,654
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jeff Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,974
21,419
0.893
Multi-agent computation
Physarum computing
Collective Computation
Pattern formation
cellular automata
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,416
2,742
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jennie Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,435
7,426
0.317