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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 908 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
gravitational waves
general relativity
numerical relativity
relativistic astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,939
47,861
0.694
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,652
21,705
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Natural products
herbicides
transgenic crop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,797
15,897
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
High Energy Phenomenolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,968
21,542
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Numerical Relativity
Gravitational Wave Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,360
24,102
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
acceptance and commitment therapy
behavior analysis
behavior therapy
cognitive behavior therapy
CB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,604
14,498
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
gravitational waves
astrophysics
cosmology
data analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,430
10,364
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Experimental High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,791
8,404
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Algorithms
External Memory
Compressed Data Structures
Data Compression
Parallel Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,924
3,384
0.126
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Skeletal Muscle Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,940
16,060
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
polymer chemistry
oil recovery
controlled release
nanochemistry
water soluble polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,099
3,343
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
experimental particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,264
16,728
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cannabis sativa
Medicinal Plants
Plant Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,575
11,206
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
poroelasticity
nanomechanics
groundwater
saltwater intrusion
boundary element and radial basis function collocation metho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,069
6,375
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Exercise and Memory Functio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,947
11,770
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Antenna theory and desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,769
3,844
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gravitation
General Relativity
Astrophysics
Cosmolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,745
8,824
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
hot melt extrusion
formulation
solubility
3D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,637
10,721
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Polymer physics
Organic electronics
X-ray scattering
Neutron scattering
High Throughpu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,382
10,881
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,189
6,999
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
pharmacognosy
Natural Product Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,648
5,132
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gold Nanomolecules
Nanoparticle Mass Spectrometry
X-ray Crystallography
Nanocluster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,488
3,905
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
migration
behavior
ecology
conservation biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,114
3,143
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
synthesis
computer-aided design
structure-activity relationships
artemisini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,892
1,928
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cardiovascular psychophysiology
health psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,887
5,764
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,493
3,049
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nathan Johnson-Mcdaniel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,939
47,861
0.694
gravitational waves
general relativity
numerical relativity
relativistic astrophysic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,582
4,997
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
İkhlas Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,652
21,705
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,846
5,119
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephen O Duke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,797
15,897
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,521
7,250
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alakabha Datta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,968
21,542
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,989
8,347
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lorena Magaña Zertuche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,360
24,102
0.663
Numerical Relativity
Gravitational Wave Astrophysic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,397
8,948
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kelly G Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,604
14,498
0.419
acceptance and commitment therapy
behavior analysis
behavior therapy
cognitive behavior therapy
CB
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,439
9,400
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexander Dietz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,430
10,364
0.310
gravitational waves
astrophysics
cosmology
data analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,470
11,195
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Himansu Sahoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,791
8,404
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,475
12,899
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeffrey S Vitter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,924
3,384
0.126
Algorithms
External Memory
Compressed Data Structures
Data Compression
Parallel Computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,095
13,574
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jeremy P Loenneke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,940
16,060
0.619
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,596
14,219
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Charles L Mccormick
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,099
3,343
0.133
polymer chemistry
oil recovery
controlled release
nanochemistry
water soluble polymer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,174
14,844
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jake Bennett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,264
16,728
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,159
17,294
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Suman Chandra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,575
11,206
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,527
17,833
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexander H -D Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,069
6,375
0.303
poroelasticity
nanomechanics
groundwater
saltwater intrusion
boundary element and radial basis function collocation metho
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,868
17,966
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paul Loprinzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,947
11,770
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,194
19,225
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kai Fong Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,769
3,844
0.194
Antenna theory and desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,288
19,269
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leo C Stein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,745
8,824
0.447
Gravitation
General Relativity
Astrophysics
Cosmolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,930
20,700
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Repka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,637
10,721
0.575
hot melt extrusion
formulation
solubility
3D
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,148
30,540
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xiaodan Gu
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,382
10,881
0.813
Polymer physics
Organic electronics
X-ray scattering
Neutron scattering
High Throughpu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,497
31,018
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gs Davies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,189
6,999
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,419
32,425
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Samir Anis Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,648
5,132
0.406
pharmacognosy
Natural Product Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,625
32,852
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amala Dass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,488
3,905
0.313
Gold Nanomolecules
Nanoparticle Mass Spectrometry
X-ray Crystallography
Nanocluster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,766
33,981
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Frank R Moore
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,114
3,143
0.259
migration
behavior
ecology
conservation biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,669
34,665
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mitchell A Avery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,892
1,928
0.162
synthesis
computer-aided design
structure-activity relationships
artemisini
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,700
34,680
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,887
5,764
0.485
Cardiovascular psychophysiology
health psycholog