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Highly Cited Researchers
University of Abertay 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
cyber security
knowledge visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,494
4,413
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,279
2,924
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Environmental and Molecular Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,217
2,427
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
language production
numerical cognition
developmental cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,857
1,572
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Anaerobic Digestion (AD)
Bioenergy
Seaweed AD
Water/Wastewater/Solid Waste Treatment & Management
Water Pollution Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,724
1,286
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
language learning
individual differences in language learning and processing
emotion and communication
language evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,272
1,309
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cell Biology
Molecular Oncology
Stem Cells
Medical Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,865
579
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Forensic science
forensic inference
evidence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
975
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Dance
Cognition
Action Observation
Sensory Experience
Multidisciplinary Approaches
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,558
1,208
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cell biology and biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,403
1,310
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ion channel function
reproductive biology
sperm function
fertilization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,273
833
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social cognition
self
gender stereotypes
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
1,300
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
sensory science chemoreception new product development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
886
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
628
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
760
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Emotion and cognition
coping
sport psychology
exercise psychology
adolescent health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,018
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Human Resource Management and Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
610
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
GPGPU
Modelling & Simulation
Visualisation
Games Technology
Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
1,014
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Behavioral Information Security
Privacy
Cybersecurity
Learning Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,334
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Visual Perception
Camouflage
Visual Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
639
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Maillard Reaction
Polyphenols
waste recovery
Insects
lipodepsipeptides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,481
915
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Face Perception
Competition
Mate Choice
Intrasexual competition
Evolutionary Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
611
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biotechnology
Drug Discovery
Carcinogenesis
Systems Pharmacology
Biofilm/Biofuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,397
589
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
384
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
User requirements
UX
HCI
e-Health
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,208
550
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,452
10,715
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karen Renaud
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,494
4,413
0.589
cyber security
knowledge visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,608
11,000
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Graeme Walker
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,279
2,924
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,862
11,087
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Spiers
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,217
2,427
0.336
Environmental and Molecular Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,220
15,667
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Janet F Mclean
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,857
1,572
0.324
language production
numerical cognition
developmental cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,140
19,281
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph Akunna
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,724
1,286
0.345
Anaerobic Digestion (AD)
Bioenergy
Seaweed AD
Water/Wastewater/Solid Waste Treatment & Management
Water Pollution Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,815
21,125
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vera Kempe
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,272
1,309
0.400
language learning
individual differences in language learning and processing
emotion and communication
language evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,030
23,150
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nikolai Zhelev
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,865
579
0.202
Cell Biology
Molecular Oncology
Stem Cells
Medical Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,652
24,036
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Graham Jackson
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
975
0.361
Forensic science
forensic inference
evidence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,102
24,918
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Corinne Jola
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,558
1,208
0.472
Dance
Cognition
Action Observation
Sensory Experience
Multidisciplinary Approaches
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,748
25,891
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Poornima Paramasivan
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,403
1,310
0.545
Cell biology and biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,012
26,784
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sean Brown
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,273
833
0.366
ion channel function
reproductive biology
sperm function
fertilization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,327
27,095
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sheila Cunningham
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
1,300
0.582
Social cognition
self
gender stereotypes
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,448
27,777
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Grigor
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
886
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,760
31,039
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karen Barton
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
628
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,660
31,084
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Blackwood
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
760
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,825
31,558
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Luis Calmeiro
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,018
0.602
Emotion and cognition
coping
sport psychology
exercise psychology
adolescent health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,311
32,027
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohamed Branine
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
610
0.370
Human Resource Management and Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,629
32,045
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ruth Falconer
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
1,014
0.615
GPGPU
Modelling & Simulation
Visualisation
Games Technology
Decision Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,857
32,482
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jacques Ophoff
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,334
0.830
Behavioral Information Security
Privacy
Cybersecurity
Learning Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,001
33,456
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
P George Lovell
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
639
0.420
Visual Perception
Camouflage
Visual Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,631
33,883
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alberto Fiore
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,481
915
0.618
Maillard Reaction
Polyphenols
waste recovery
Insects
lipodepsipeptides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,173
34,211
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher D Watkins
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
611
0.421
Face Perception
Competition
Mate Choice
Intrasexual competition
Evolutionary Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,349
34,855
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yusuf Deeni
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,397
589
0.422
Biotechnology
Drug Discovery
Carcinogenesis
Systems Pharmacology
Biofilm/Biofuel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,656
35,132
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alex Law
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
384
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,945
37,373
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paula Forbes
University of Abertay
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,208
550
0.455