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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 248 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
high energy nuclear physics
relativistic heavy-ion collision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,162
45,593
0.379
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
compassion
clinical psychology
evolution
self-compassio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,371
35,541
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Operations and Supply Chain Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,992
22,174
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Why people stop offending politics and crime the fear of crime Thatcherism homicide quantitative methods qua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,300
6,127
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Applied Social & Environmental Psychology
Health Psychology
Sustainable Tourism
Place Attachment
Pro-environmental behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,194
11,640
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Health Psychology
Psychophysiology
Pain
Sport Psychology
Natur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,056
8,571
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Archaean geochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,176
4,124
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
economics
small business
entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,573
5,687
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mental health
wellbeing
psychophysiology
heart rate variability
nature connectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,783
6,159
0.630
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
nature connectedness
human factors
ecopsychology
nature relatedness
ergonomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,057
7,111
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Recovery
Desistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,130
1,754
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
coral_disease
microbiome
coral_reef
eDNA
pathogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,928
5,024
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Health psychology
pedagogic psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,737
2,171
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mental Health
Cross-cultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,034
5,904
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gynaecological Cancer
Clinical Trials
Ovarian Cancer Cell Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,009
1,198
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Histopathology & Cancer Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,248
2,864
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Obesity and Type 2 Diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,008
1,803
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Materials processing
Composite engineering
Surface coating technologies
Engineering design
Tribolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,647
1,756
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,421
2,288
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cyber Security
Multimedia Security
Computer Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,305
1,490
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ecological modelling
statistical analysis
network analysis
patterns in biodiversity
biodiversity-ecosystem functionin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,216
1,630
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,202
3,121
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Professor of Strategy and Performance Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
2,259
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Accessible tourism
Inclusive tourism
e-Tourism
Social media use and adoption
Wellness management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,927
2,001
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Higher Education
Academic Freedom
Free Speec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
833
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,386
190
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lee Barnby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,162
45,593
0.379
high energy nuclear physics
relativistic heavy-ion collision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,005
410
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Gilbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,371
35,541
0.442
compassion
clinical psychology
evolution
self-compassio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,769
2,792
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jose Arturo Garza Reyes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,992
22,174
0.887
Operations and Supply Chain Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,954
4,586
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen Farrall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,300
6,127
0.354
Why people stop offending politics and crime the fear of crime Thatcherism homicide quantitative methods qua
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,827
4,970
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Haywantee Ramkissoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,194
11,640
0.719
Applied Social & Environmental Psychology
Health Psychology
Sustainable Tourism
Place Attachment
Pro-environmental behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,701
5,487
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Sheffield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,056
8,571
0.569
Health Psychology
Psychophysiology
Pain
Sport Psychology
Natur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,614
6,452
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
hugh rollinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,176
4,124
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,998
6,832
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marc Cowling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,573
5,687
0.452
economics
small business
entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,658
8,902
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kirsten McEwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,783
6,159
0.630
Mental health
wellbeing
psychophysiology
heart rate variability
nature connectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,825
10,814
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Miles Richardson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,057
7,111
0.883
nature connectedness
human factors
ecopsychology
nature relatedness
ergonomic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,581
12,103
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Best
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,130
1,754
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,201
12,412
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Sweet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,928
5,024
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,835
12,722
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James Elander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,737
2,171
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,106
14,027
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yasuhiro Kotera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,034
5,904
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,864
14,083
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Heidi Sowter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,009
1,198
0.199
Gynaecological Cancer
Clinical Trials
Ovarian Cancer Cell Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,612
15,863
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohammed Aleskandarany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,248
2,864
0.546
Histopathology & Cancer Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,355
16,489
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gyanendra Tripathi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,008
1,803
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,706
21,043
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Huirong Le
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,647
1,756
0.481
Materials processing
Composite engineering
Surface coating technologies
Engineering design
Tribolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,894
21,974
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Briony Norton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,421
2,288
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,053
22,519
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fatih Kurugollu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,305
1,490
0.451
Cyber Security
Multimedia Security
Computer Visio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,208
22,933
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark Bulling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,216
1,630
0.507
Ecological modelling
statistical analysis
network analysis
patterns in biodiversity
biodiversity-ecosystem functionin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,368
22,995
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dean Fido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,202
3,121
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,575
23,594
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Qile He
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
2,259
0.732
Professor of Strategy and Performance Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,025
24,427
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eleni Elina Michopoulou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,927
2,001
0.684
Accessible tourism
Inclusive tourism
e-Tourism
Social media use and adoption
Wellness management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,045
24,626
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dennis Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
833
0.289
Higher Education
Academic Freedom
Free Speec