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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,945
165,649
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,548
127,172
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Semiconductor detectors
particle physics
radiation damage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,535
129,765
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,565
124,077
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,743
108,144
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,239
62,917
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Geant4
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,958
33,630
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
fungal diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,483
42,671
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,538
39,866
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,404
54,383
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Dermatology
psoriasis
skin ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,869
36,237
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,627
56,215
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,849
46,446
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
High energy physics
particle physics
phenomenology
data acquisition
computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,411
49,538
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
geomicrobiology
environmental microbiology
nanotechnology
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,937
33,854
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Radio astronomy
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,852
45,171
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,549
45,245
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Fluid Mechanics
heat transfer
turbulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,906
14,897
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,099
35,831
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cosmology
CMB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,340
53,106
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Computational Biology
Genomics
RNA
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,340
21,020
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neuroscience
Astrocytes
Glia
Physiology
neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,264
32,683
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
radio astronomy
pulsars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,242
20,333
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cosmology
Early Universe Physics
Cosmic Microwave Background
Atomic Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,683
43,712
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Lipoproteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,368
13,709
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
KS Novoselov|Kostya S Novoselov
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407,945
165,649
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236
23
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Darren Price
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,548
127,172
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334
30
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francisca Munoz Sanchez
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,535
129,765
0.481
Semiconductor detectors
particle physics
radiation damage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529
42
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stefano De Capua
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,565
124,077
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,470
110
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
GE Thompson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,743
108,144
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,500
114
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Irina Grigorieva
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,239
62,917
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,529
120
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Allison
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,958
33,630
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,559
201
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Denning
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,483
42,671
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,975
237
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jørgen Vestbo
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,538
39,866
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,215
257
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marco Gersabeck
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,404
54,383
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,461
284
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christopher EM Griffiths
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,869
36,237
0.382
Dermatology
psoriasis
skin ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,833
311
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Evelina Gersabeck
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,627
56,215
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,899
315
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard Bardgett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,849
46,446
0.523
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,931
318
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Conor Fitzpatrick
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,411
49,538
0.560
High energy physics
particle physics
phenomenology
data acquisition
computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,109
335
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonathan Richard Lloyd
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,937
33,854
0.394
geomicrobiology
environmental microbiology
nanotechnology
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,760
387
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clive Dickinson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,852
45,171
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,933
406
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frank Geels
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,549
45,245
0.583
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,221
431
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brian Launder
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,906
14,897
0.199
Fluid Mechanics
heat transfer
turbulence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,327
441
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christopher Conselice
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,099
35,831
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,400
447
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eleonora Di Valentino
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,340
53,106
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,512
462
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sam Griffiths Jones
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,340
21,020
0.291
Computational Biology
Genomics
RNA
microRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,498
556
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexei Verkhratsky|Alexey Verkhratsky, Alexej Verkhratsky
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,264
32,683
0.501
Neuroscience
Astrocytes
Glia
Physiology
neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,684
573
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andrew Lyne
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,242
20,333
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,785
583
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jens Chluba
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,683
43,712
0.686
Cosmology
Early Universe Physics
Cosmic Microwave Background
Atomic Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,020
604
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Durrington
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,368
13,709
0.220