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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 125 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
Linking teaching and research
inquiry based learning
students as partners and change agents
SoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,336
6,158
0.355
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Food chains
local food
alternative food networks
biosecurity
bovine T
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,221
5,871
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
paediatric physiology
muscle mechanics
injury prevention
female footballer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,014
7,153
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sustainability
corporate social responsibility
retailin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,910
5,076
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Palaeoecology
conservation biology
peatlands
Quaternary science
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,979
3,053
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Agricultural knowledge and innovation system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,269
4,120
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ecolinguistics
linguistics
ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
3,026
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sport and Social Identity
Sport and Spirituality
Sport and Marginalised Yout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,477
1,834
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
vascular physiology
cardiovascular disease
sedentary behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,117
2,827
0.687
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
AI ML DS
Cyber Security
Blockchain
EdTech
Social/Economics/Busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
2,562
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecology
social insects
science communication
pedagog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,007
1,600
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Agri-environment policy
Farmer behaviour
Landscape-scale managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
2,106
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
HE pedagogies
student partnership
assessment and feedback
graduate attribute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,740
1,895
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bible and Theolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,071
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Social economics
economic sociology
Happiness Economics
Rural Economy and Societ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,653
1,162
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,585
1,645
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Farming
agriculture
organic
technology
rura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,348
1,368
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Applied ecology
avian biology
conservation
ecological methods
quantitative analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,857
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bible
Old Testamen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
863
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
International HRM
Comparative HRM
Organisational Performanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,963
2,320
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Green Infrastructure
Landscape Architecture
Urban Ecology
Urban Green Space
Ecosystem Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
2,304
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Geography
Human Geography
Development Geography
Teaching & Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
920
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rural
Recreatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
555
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Seabirds
ecology
island
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
970
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
820
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,848
4,575
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mick Healey
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,336
6,158
0.355
Linking teaching and research
inquiry based learning
students as partners and change agents
SoT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,941
7,718
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Damian Maye
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,221
5,871
0.523
Food chains
local food
alternative food networks
biosecurity
bovine T
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,979
7,867
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark De Ste Croix
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,014
7,153
0.649
paediatric physiology
muscle mechanics
injury prevention
female footballer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,022
7,946
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
peter Jones
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,910
5,076
0.465
sustainability
corporate social responsibility
retailin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,395
8,743
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chambers FM
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,979
3,053
0.306
Palaeoecology
conservation biology
peatlands
Quaternary science
climate chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,363
13,532
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Julie Ingram
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,269
4,120
0.657
Agricultural knowledge and innovation system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,667
16,556
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Arran Stibbe
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
3,026
0.608
ecolinguistics
linguistics
ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,444
18,011
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Parker
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,477
1,834
0.410
Sport and Social Identity
Sport and Spirituality
Sport and Marginalised Yout
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,953
19,275
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Simon Fryer
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,117
2,827
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,461
19,308
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cp Md Aminul Islam Rana|M A Islam, Md Aminul Islam
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
2,562
0.624
AI ML DS
Cyber Security
Blockchain
EdTech
Social/Economics/Busines
Smart Institutional Plan
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,250
19,642
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Adam G Hart
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,007
1,600
0.399
Ecology
social insects
science communication
pedagog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,437
20,569
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jane Mills
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
2,106
0.560
Agri-environment policy
Farmer behaviour
Landscape-scale managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,808
20,670
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jennifer Hill
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,740
1,895
0.507
HE pedagogies
student partnership
assessment and feedback
graduate attribute
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,748
20,903
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew T Lincoln
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,071
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,557
21,019
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paul Courtney
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,653
1,162
0.318
Social economics
economic sociology
Happiness Economics
Rural Economy and Societ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,227
21,293
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diane Crone
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,585
1,645
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,845
22,308
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthew Reed
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,348
1,368
0.409
Farming
agriculture
organic
technology
rura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,312
23,462
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anne E Goodenough
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,857
0.597
Applied ecology
avian biology
conservation
ecological methods
quantitative analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,229
23,863
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
J Gordon Mcconville
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
863
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,846
24,230
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tamer K Darwish
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,963
2,320
0.783
International HRM
Comparative HRM
Organisational Performanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,277
26,805
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alessio Russo
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
2,304
0.916
Green Infrastructure
Landscape Architecture
Urban Ecology
Urban Green Space
Ecosystem Service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,322
27,580
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kenny Lynch
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
920
0.383
Geography
Human Geography
Development Geography
Teaching & Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,948
27,873
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nigel Curry
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
555
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,677
27,909
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Matt J Wood
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
970
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,884
28,550
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David James
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
820
0.363