Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California Irvine Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
density functional theory
quantum chemistry
materials science
electronic structure
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,671
131,260
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Developmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,041
68,787
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
particle physics
high energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,056
62,747
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,299
56,736
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Demography
Criminology
Research Methods
Population Health
Sociolegal Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,494
122,093
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,061
22,957
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Particle physics
neutrinos
astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,304
94,869
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,813
31,625
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Dialysis
Nutrition
Cachexia
CKD
Dietary Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,321
50,972
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Homelessness
Culture
Framing Processes
Qualitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,640
25,842
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychology
Cognitive psychology
Memory
Eyewitness testimony
psychology and law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,152
18,642
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
neurobiology of learning and memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,639
13,868
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,523
45,529
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
ADHD
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,940
19,628
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
evolutionary genetics
ecological genetics
conservation genetics
evolutionary biology
zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,899
11,845
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,418
19,232
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Cell Differentiation
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,867
36,661
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Bioinformatics
Physics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,296
35,336
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
dark matter
dark energy
astroparticle physics
gravitational lensing
gamma rays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,973
18,474
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
carbon cycle
biogeochemistry
climate change
land use change
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,515
33,237
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,663
20,027
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
social networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,410
22,656
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
psychiatric genetics
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,455
46,091
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
machine learning
artificial intelligence
pattern recognition
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,868
17,497
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Fluorescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,821
19,053
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443
186
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kieron Burke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,671
131,260
0.524
density functional theory
quantum chemistry
materials science
electronic structure
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777
309
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jacquelynne Sue Eccles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,041
68,787
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,224
535
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Terence Libeiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,056
62,747
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,381
614
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nathan D Wong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,299
56,736
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,408
622
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bryan L Sykes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,494
122,093
0.811
Demography
Criminology
Research Methods
Population Health
Sociolegal Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,506
671
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carl Cotman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,061
22,957
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,559
693
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
J Pedro Ochoa Ricoux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,304
94,869
0.662
Particle physics
neutrinos
astroparticle physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,853
1,360
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Greg J Duncan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,813
31,625
0.302
Poverty
public policy
education
child development
income distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,154
1,512
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kamyar Kalantar Zadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,321
50,972
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,676
1,742
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David A Snow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,640
25,842
0.282
Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Homelessness
Culture
Framing Processes
Qualitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,871
1,845
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elizabeth F Loftus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,152
18,642
0.209
Psychology
Cognitive psychology
Memory
Eyewitness testimony
psychology and law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,128
1,953
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Mcgaugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,639
13,868
0.162
neurobiology of learning and memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,041
2,392
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wei Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,523
45,529
0.595
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,105
2,423
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Swanson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,940
19,628
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,111
2,426
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John C Avise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,899
11,845
0.156
evolutionary genetics
ecological genetics
conservation genetics
evolutionary biology
zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,170
2,448
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paolo Sassone Corsi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,418
19,232
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,226
2,474
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ali Mortazavi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,867
36,661
0.490
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Cell Differentiation
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,301
2,511
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pierre Baldi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,296
35,336
0.476
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Bioinformatics
Physics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,343
2,531
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simona Murgia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,973
18,474
0.250
dark matter
dark energy
astroparticle physics
gravitational lensing
gamma rays
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,491
2,605
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Randerson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,515
33,237
0.458
carbon cycle
biogeochemistry
climate change
land use change
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,588
2,650
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dalton Russell J
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,663
20,027
0.279
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,617
2,664
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linton C Freeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,410
22,656
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,899
2,796
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marquis P Vawter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,455
46,091
0.664
psychiatric genetics
mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,970
2,834
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Padhraic Smyth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,868
17,497
0.254
machine learning
artificial intelligence
pattern recognition
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,121
2,903
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Enrico Gratton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,821
19,053
0.281