Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Mathematical physics
medical physics
high energy physics
physics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,159
108,693
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,165
58,283
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,797
11,050
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Food webs
Ecological networks
Biodiversity
Pollination
Global Change Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,201
13,051
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
digital twins
intensive care
computational physiology
earthquake engineering
SHM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,884
11,605
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Child development
pediatric psychology
developmental neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,441
7,713
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mathematical biology
stochastic processes
combinatorics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,418
6,044
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biochemistry
Biomolecular Interactions
Enzymes
Enzyme Evolution
Enzyme Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,617
10,499
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
marine natural products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,101
4,479
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,047
8,510
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
organisational resilience
tourist behaviour
disaster tourism
wine tourism
place attachment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,872
14,994
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Accounting
Social and Environmental Accounting
Business Sustainability
Organizational Communication
CSEAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,654
7,411
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Political Science
European Politics
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,024
2,450
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computer science education
computer music
compression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,983
4,081
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
conservation biology
restoration ecology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,194
4,204
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
human-robot interaction
interaction design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,193
9,550
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Marine ecology
Climate changes
Invasive species
Facilitation cascades
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,367
9,787
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
linguistics phonetics phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,948
5,337
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Electrical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,509
3,630
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mycorrhizal Ecology
Molecular Ecology
Invasive Species
Plant-Soil Feedback
Fungal Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,485
7,399
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,339
4,359
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Fluvial Geomorphology
Rivers
Geomorphology
Sediment Transport
Geomatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,293
6,908
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ammonia
Combustion Instability
Renewable Energy
Thermoacoustics
Aerospace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,237
10,714
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,960
7,096
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Population Health
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Health inequalities
Bayesian methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,733
4,726
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philip Butler
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,159
108,693
0.487
Mathematical physics
medical physics
high energy physics
physics education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,208
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Colin Michael Hall
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,165
58,283
0.489
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,588
59
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Annette L Beautrais
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,797
11,050
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,159
97
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jason M Tylianakis
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,201
13,051
0.518
Food webs
Ecological networks
Biodiversity
Pollination
Global Change Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,508
109
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
J Geoffrey Chase
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,884
11,605
0.507
digital twins
intensive care
computational physiology
earthquake engineering
SHM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,465
117
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lianne Woodward
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,441
7,713
0.344
Child development
pediatric psychology
developmental neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,819
125
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mike Steel
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,418
6,044
0.282
Mathematical biology
stochastic processes
combinatorics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,892
138
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Renwick CJ Dobson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,617
10,499
0.509
Biochemistry
Biomolecular Interactions
Enzymes
Enzyme Evolution
Enzyme Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,302
146
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Murray HG Munro
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,101
4,479
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,446
148
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brett Robinson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,047
8,510
0.425
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,824
163
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Girish Prayag
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,872
14,994
0.795
organisational resilience
tourist behaviour
disaster tourism
wine tourism
place attachment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,517
166
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Markus J Milne
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,654
7,411
0.397
Accounting
Social and Environmental Accounting
Business Sustainability
Organizational Communication
CSEAR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,789
218
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeremy Richardson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,024
2,450
0.153
Political Science
European Politics
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,967
219
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tim Bell
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,983
4,081
0.255
Computer science education
computer music
compression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,744
243
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Norton
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,194
4,204
0.277
conservation biology
restoration ecology
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,747
244
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christoph Bartneck
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,193
9,550
0.629
human-robot interaction
interaction design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,209
267
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mads Solgaard Thomsen
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,367
9,787
0.681
Marine ecology
Climate changes
Invasive species
Facilitation cascades
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,773
278
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jennifer Hay
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,948
5,337
0.383
linguistics phonetics phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,530
294
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neville Watson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,509
3,630
0.269
Electrical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,665
295
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ian A Dickie
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,485
7,399
0.549
Mycorrhizal Ecology
Molecular Ecology
Invasive Species
Plant-Soil Feedback
Fungal Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,635
299
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dave Kelly
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,339
4,359
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,938
302
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James Brasington
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,293
6,908
0.520
Fluvial Geomorphology
Rivers
Geomorphology
Sediment Transport
Geomatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,329
306
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dan Zhao Aiaa
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,237
10,714
0.809
Ammonia
Combustion Instability
Renewable Energy
Thermoacoustics
Aerospace
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,214
314
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Katharina Näswall
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,960
7,096
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,848
325
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philip Schluter
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,733
4,726
0.371
Population Health
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Health inequalities
Bayesian methods