Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 3.609 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
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,173
46,902
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physics
Origin of Mass
Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,698
25,980
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,439
26,661
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neuroimaging
dementia
cerebrovascular disease genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,565
46,146
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Immunology. Rheumatology
Internal Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,758
29,903
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Physics
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,042
55,370
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Climate
Data science
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,920
48,127
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Phylogenomics
Microbial Diversity
Evolution
Symbiosis
Host-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,310
24,257
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
cognitive control
prefrontal cortex
anterior cingulate
fMRI
schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,530
25,165
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
xenobiotic metabolism
epoxide hydrolase
esterase
nanobodies
pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,065
26,064
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
autism
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,444
20,818
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Genomics
Cancer
Precision Medicine
Cancer Models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,118
23,488
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,523
19,521
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
metabolomics
cheminformatics
mass spectrometry
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,724
35,388
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,671
17,812
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Attention
Working Memory
Schizophrenia
Event-Related Potentials
EEG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,679
26,696
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Environmental endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,508
14,374
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Personality Psychology
Personality Development
Developmental Psychology
Self-Esteem
Narcissism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,586
27,609
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Networks
Optical Networks
Broadband Access
Network Security
Disaster Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,538
8,486
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Econometrics
cluster-robust inference
count data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,440
20,505
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cultural evolution
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,411
15,189
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
lipid metabolism
lactation genomics
personalizing health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,710
16,602
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
International economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,452
13,502
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,027
10,804
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Geodynamics
Complexity
Fractals
Natural Hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,861
9,276
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071
451
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Phillip R Shaver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,173
46,902
0.266
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,974
896
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Terning *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,698
25,980
0.202
Particle Physics
Origin of Mass
Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,223
1,036
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jay Belsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,439
26,661
0.221
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,458
1,164
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Charles Decarli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,565
46,146
0.403
Neuroimaging
dementia
cerebrovascular disease genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,536
1,203
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
ME Gershwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,758
29,903
0.265
Immunology. Rheumatology
Internal Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,885
1,369
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lloyd Knox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,042
55,370
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,282
1,562
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert J Hijmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,920
48,127
0.487
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Climate
Data science
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,399
1,615
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jonathan A Eisen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,310
24,257
0.249
Phylogenomics
Microbial Diversity
Evolution
Symbiosis
Host-Microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,537
1,669
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cameron S Carter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,530
25,165
0.263
cognitive control
prefrontal cortex
anterior cingulate
fMRI
schizophrenia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,850
1,824
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bruce D Hammock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,065
26,064
0.286
xenobiotic metabolism
epoxide hydrolase
esterase
nanobodies
pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,972
1,881
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David G Amaral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,444
20,818
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,064
1,924
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John D Mcpherson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,118
23,488
0.267
Genomics
Cancer
Precision Medicine
Cancer Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,639
2,202
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rand D Conger
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,523
19,521
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,271
2,488
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Oliver Fiehn
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,724
35,388
0.467
metabolomics
cheminformatics
mass spectrometry
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,279
2,492
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Donald Bers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,671
17,812
0.235
Physiology
Pharmacology
Cardiology
Biochemistry
Computational Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,387
2,548
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steven J Luck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,679
26,696
0.357
Attention
Working Memory
Schizophrenia
Event-Related Potentials
EEG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,515
2,613
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John C Wingfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,508
14,374
0.196
Environmental endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,768
2,726
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard W Robins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,586
27,609
0.386
Personality Psychology
Personality Development
Developmental Psychology
Self-Esteem
Narcissism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,191
3,397
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biswanath Mukherjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,538
8,486
0.136
Networks
Optical Networks
Broadband Access
Network Security
Disaster Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,202
3,405
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Colin Cameron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,440
20,505
0.328
Econometrics
cluster-robust inference
count data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,775
3,694
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter Richerson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,411
15,189
0.256
Cultural evolution
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,928
3,764
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
J Bruce German
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,710
16,602
0.283
lipid metabolism
lactation genomics
personalizing health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,230
3,922
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert C Feenstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,452
13,502
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,585
4,086
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Morrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,027
10,804
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,628
4,108
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Donald L Turcotte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,861
9,276
0.166
Geodynamics
Complexity
Fractals
Natural Hazards