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
185,625
56,491
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
global infectious diseases
water
and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,015
46,159
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Metagenomics
Systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,389
35,301
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
gravitational waves
astrophysics
gravity
relativity
high energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,699
86,910
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
HCI
human-computer interaction
information visualization
human-centered AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,261
26,630
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
peripheral artery disease
treatment selection
renal artery stenosis
risk assessment
preference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,541
52,383
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nanomaterials
energy technologies
manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,071
78,261
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
experimental particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,089
56,458
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
motivation
self-concept
gender differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,310
40,454
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Initiation of and Recovery from Addiction: Health Behavior Change
Mechanism of Change
Transtheoretical Model.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,379
17,948
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Health
Program Evaluation
Health Systems Improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,266
88,520
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Optomechanics
quantum optics
gravitational waves
quantum computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,780
73,054
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,191
33,473
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
chaos
genomics
HIV
AIDS
nonlinear dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,340
17,078
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,218
30,442
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Numerical Weather Prediction
Data Assimilation
Population and Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,403
20,781
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sociological Theory
globalization
consumption
prosumption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,649
26,724
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
geochemistry
cosmochemistry
geoneutrinos
nuclear forensics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,585
29,548
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Electrochemistry
rechargeable batteries
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,580
60,825
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
motivation
cognition
terrorism
political violence
epistemology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,129
29,775
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
chaos
nonlinear dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,946
16,024
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,551
31,865
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,269
27,725
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,393
27,809
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cancer epidemiology
Genomics and Epigenomics
Non-communicable diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,283
40,086
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
955
397
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Edwin A Locke
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185,625
56,491
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,151
495
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rita R Colwell
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,015
46,159
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,640
734
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Owen White
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,389
35,301
0.253
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Metagenomics
Systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,045
942
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter S Shawha
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,699
86,910
0.703
gravitational waves
astrophysics
gravity
relativity
high energy physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,202
1,029
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ben Shneiderman
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,261
26,630
0.223
HCI
human-computer interaction
information visualization
human-centered AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,300
1,083
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew Weir
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,541
52,383
0.449
peripheral artery disease
treatment selection
renal artery stenosis
risk assessment
preference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,436
1,160
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Liangbing Hu
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,071
78,261
0.692
nanomaterials
energy technologies
manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,579
1,220
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sarah C Eno
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,089
56,458
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,627
1,247
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Allan Wigfield
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,310
40,454
0.370
motivation
self-concept
gender differences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,876
1,376
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carlo Diclemente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,379
17,948
0.172
Initiation of and Recovery from Addiction: Health Behavior Change
Mechanism of Change
Transtheoretical Model.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,093
1,485
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter Memiah *
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,266
88,520
0.883
Health
Program Evaluation
Health Systems Improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,600
1,709
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Cripe
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,780
73,054
0.787
Optomechanics
quantum optics
gravitational waves
quantum computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,794
1,809
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Larry Davis
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,191
33,473
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,397
2,101
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James A Yorke
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,340
17,078
0.207
chaos
genomics
HIV
AIDS
nonlinear dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,519
2,158
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nathana Fox
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,218
30,442
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,705
2,238
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eugenia Kalnay
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,403
20,781
0.262
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Numerical Weather Prediction
Data Assimilation
Population and Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,792
2,280
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
George Ritzer
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,649
26,724
0.340
Sociological Theory
globalization
consumption
prosumption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,802
2,287
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
William F Mcdonough
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,585
29,548
0.376
geochemistry
cosmochemistry
geoneutrinos
nuclear forensics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,805
2,290
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chunsheng Wang
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,580
60,825
0.774
Electrochemistry
rechargeable batteries
materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,858
2,314
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
A Kruglanski
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,129
29,775
0.381
motivation
cognition
terrorism
political violence
epistemology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,997
2,374
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Edward Ott
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,946
16,024
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,272
2,497
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mihai Pop
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,551
31,865
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,306
2,514
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eric A Davidson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,269
27,725
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,909
2,800
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert W Lent
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,393
27,809
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,055
2,872
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Clement Adebamowo
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,283
40,086
0.587
Cancer epidemiology
Genomics and Epigenomics
Non-communicable diseases