Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 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
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,161
148,611
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
Machine Learning
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291,329
115,959
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
machine learning/deep learning
computational materials science
statistical mechanics
computer simulation
polymer nanocomposi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,780
132,975
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,703
99,916
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,027
50,687
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
astrophysics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,837
32,133
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Quantum Dots
SERS
Nanomedicine
Image-Guided and Robotic Surgery
Immuotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,318
28,154
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Materials Chemistry
Energy Sciences
Catalysis
Fabrication and Patterning
Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,870
22,673
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Aging
physical activity
well-being self-efficacy
cognition
function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,574
28,878
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Large Scale Data Mining
Graph Mining
Social Networks
Healthcare
Multimedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,056
33,207
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
high energy experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,415
11,851
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,402
65,081
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Organic chemistry and polymeric materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,596
26,634
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
inorganic nanomaterials
nanobioscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,709
22,457
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Personality Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,182
34,100
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,135
26,192
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,484
16,765
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,615
11,491
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
insects
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,577
18,329
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,240
17,428
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Control
Communications
Game Theory
Networks
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,770
23,748
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,441
35,685
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
High performance computing
HPC
Parallel computing
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,610
13,424
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,220
24,097
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Chemistry
pharmacology
PET imaging
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,507
11,570
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,161
148,611
0.403
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242
108
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Neubauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291,329
115,959
0.398
Particle Physics
Machine Learning
Scientific Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841
341
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jian Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,780
132,975
0.676
machine learning/deep learning
computational materials science
statistical mechanics
computer simulation
polymer nanocomposi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
954
396
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
DH Beck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,703
99,916
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,779
1,324
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philip Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,027
50,687
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,790
1,330
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brian Fields *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,837
32,133
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,226
1,547
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shuming Nie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,318
28,154
0.286
Quantum Dots
SERS
Nanomedicine
Image-Guided and Robotic Surgery
Immuotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,116
1,947
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ralph Nuzzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,870
22,673
0.264
Materials Chemistry
Energy Sciences
Catalysis
Fabrication and Patterning
Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,130
1,954
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edward Mcauley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,574
28,878
0.337
Aging
physical activity
well-being self-efficacy
cognition
function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,330
2,066
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hanghang Tong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,056
33,207
0.400
Large Scale Data Mining
Graph Mining
Social Networks
Healthcare
Multimedia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,496
2,145
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kevin Pitts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,415
11,851
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,499
2,147
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Weifone Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,402
65,081
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,577
2,183
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeffrey S Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,596
26,634
0.330
Organic chemistry and polymeric materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,914
2,335
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Catherine J Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,709
22,457
0.289
inorganic nanomaterials
nanobioscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,420
2,570
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brent W Roberts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,182
34,100
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,424
2,573
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stephen Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,135
26,192
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,727
2,714
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthias Grosse Perdekamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,484
16,765
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,454
3,046
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard C Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,615
11,491
0.175
educational psychology
reading
collaborative reasoning
language development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,170
3,405
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Inhs Insect Collection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,577
18,329
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,230
3,430
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert J Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,240
17,428
0.285
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,712
3,665
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tamer Başar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,770
23,748
0.404
Control
Communications
Game Theory
Networks
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,983
3,805
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,441
35,685
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,183
3,910
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
William Gropp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,610
13,424
0.237
High performance computing
HPC
Parallel computing
Scientific Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,284
3,955
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yi Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,220
24,097
0.429
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,473
4,034
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Katzenellenbogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,507
11,570
0.208
Chemistry
pharmacology
PET imaging
breast cancer