Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.485 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
Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR
Business Ethics
Sustainability
Stakeholder Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,737
33,384
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
comparative genomics
plant evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,209
29,109
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,935
14,359
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
nutrition
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,245
15,812
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
glycobiology
O-GlcNAc
glycosylation
glycoproteins
signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,720
18,483
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
social psychology
narcissism
personality
self
psychedelics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,985
27,343
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Genome structure and evolution: rearrangements and contributions of transposable elements
relationship between genome structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,706
14,089
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Comparative Politics
Political Science
Far Right
Political Parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,973
30,775
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
resilience
health
drug use
African Americans
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,572
12,018
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ecology
evolution
mammals
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,337
16,207
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
microbiology
microbial physiology
microbial systematics
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,118
15,088
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
medical sociology
life course
criminology
family
race
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,116
11,426
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,157
15,516
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,573
15,047
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
personality disorders
psychopathy
narcissism
personality assessment
personality psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,138
23,097
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Monte Carlo simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,351
5,662
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plastic Pollution
Marine Debris
Waste Management
Recycling
Life Cycle Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,860
32,589
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Health
health information systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,803
27,910
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
phylogenetics
coalescence
population genetics
survival analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,274
18,987
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marriage
Depression
genetics
epigenetics
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,809
10,909
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Evolutionary Biology
Plant Genomics
Plant Evolution
Plant Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,393
13,963
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Educational Design Research
Evaluation
Authentic Learning Online
Educational Technology in Developing Countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,026
11,263
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,135
11,072
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,697
13,941
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Public Administration
Public Management
Public Policy
Policy Implementation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,748
7,440
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,184
1,519
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Archie B Carroll
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,737
33,384
0.331
Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR
Business Ethics
Sustainability
Stakeholder Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,910
1,854
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew H Paterson
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,209
29,109
0.323
Plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
comparative genomics
plant evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,298
2,037
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Henry F Schaefer III
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,935
14,359
0.169
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,202
2,451
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leann Birch
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,245
15,812
0.207
nutrition
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,167
2,922
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gerald W Hart
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,720
18,483
0.269
glycobiology
O-GlcNAc
glycosylation
glycoproteins
signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,759
3,192
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
W Keith Campbell
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,985
27,343
0.421
social psychology
narcissism
personality
self
psychedelics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,659
4,121
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeffrey Bennetzen
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,706
14,089
0.253
Genome structure and evolution: rearrangements and contributions of transposable elements
relationship between genome structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,675
4,590
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cas Mudde
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,973
30,775
0.592
Comparative Politics
Political Science
Far Right
Political Parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,799
4,654
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gene H Brody
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,572
12,018
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,867
4,681
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Gittleman
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,337
16,207
0.316
ecology
evolution
mammals
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,545
5,008
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William B Whitman
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,118
15,088
0.307
microbiology
microbial physiology
microbial systematics
environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,894
5,153
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ronald L Simons
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,116
11,426
0.237
medical sociology
life course
criminology
family
race
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,224
5,304
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard Watson
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,157
15,516
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,299
5,813
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elena Karahanna
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,573
15,047
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,982
6,143
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joshua D Miller
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,138
23,097
0.535
personality disorders
psychopathy
narcissism
personality assessment
personality psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,068
7,100
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David P Landau
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,351
5,662
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,362
7,230
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jenna Jambeck
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,860
32,589
0.839
Plastic Pollution
Marine Debris
Waste Management
Recycling
Life Cycle Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,061
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maia Kereselidze *
University of Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,803
27,910
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,403
7,686
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Liang Liu
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,274
18,987
0.509
phylogenetics
coalescence
population genetics
survival analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,709
7,835
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Steven Beach
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,809
10,909
0.296
Marriage
Depression
genetics
epigenetics
prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,799
8,316
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jim Leebens Mack
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,393
13,963
0.395
Evolutionary Biology
Plant Genomics
Plant Evolution
Plant Reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,892
8,784
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas C Reeves
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,026
11,263
0.331
Educational Design Research
Evaluation
Authentic Learning Online
Educational Technology in Developing Countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,676
9,135
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert J Vandenberg
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,135
11,072
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,099
9,315
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Hulland
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,697
13,941
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,036
9,733
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Laurence J O Toole
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,748
7,440
0.234
Public Administration
Public Management
Public Policy
Policy Implementation