Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 218 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Big Data Analysis
Digital Economy
Knowledge Management
Credit Scoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,212
11,258
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
asset pricing
international finance
econometrics
central banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,489
6,535
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
citizen science
social computing
open collaboration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,884
7,387
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
word processing
age of acquisition
word recognition models
reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,578
2,998
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
behavioral endocrinology
stress
neuroendocrinology
behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,353
2,233
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leadership
Terrorism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,093
3,279
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leadership
Innovation
Creativity
Malevolence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,802
3,297
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stereotyping and Intergroup Relations
Intragroup Processes
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,547
1,840
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,871
959
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioinformatics
genomics
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
2,008
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
policing
procedural justice
use of force
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,267
4,078
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Philanthropy
fundraising
nonprofit organizations
voluntary associations
critical theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,145
1,971
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
3,670
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecology and Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
959
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Role of the public professional
Democracy and public administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,503
811
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Network Systems
Edge/Cloud Computing
Systems for AI
Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,179
3,194
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Information Technology for Development
mHealth for Patient Centered Care
Virtual Teams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,892
1,229
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Molecular Genetics
fungal pathogenesis
cell wall
septins
filamentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,622
797
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
3D Printed Prosthetic
Orthotic & Assistive Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,501
1,947
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
biomechanics
exoskeletons
footstrike
running
ankle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,412
2,362
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vascular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
2,472
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
gendered violence
intimate partner violence/homicide
trajectory models
PSM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,280
2,153
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Public Management
E-Governance
E-Participation
Information Technology Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,114
1,927
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Violence Prevention
Corrections
Program and Policy Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
1,242
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Digital governance
artificial intelligence
cross-boundary collaboration
cyberinfrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
1,404
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,801
16,020
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yong Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,212
11,258
0.507
Big Data Analysis
Digital Economy
Knowledge Management
Credit Scoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,167
29,179
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Wohar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,489
6,535
0.484
asset pricing
international finance
econometrics
central banking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,367
30,745
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrea Grover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,884
7,387
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,608
41,753
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Cortese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,578
2,998
0.313
word processing
age of acquisition
word recognition models
reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,544
42,745
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeffrey A French
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,353
2,233
0.239
behavioral endocrinology
stress
neuroendocrinology
behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,028
43,971
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gina Scott Ligon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,093
3,279
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,896
50,841
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Samuel T Hunter|Samuel T Hunter, Samuel Hunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,802
3,297
0.423
Leadership
Innovation
Creativity
Malevolence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,791
52,447
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carey S Ryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,547
1,840
0.244
Stereotyping and Intergroup Relations
Intragroup Processes
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,135
57,036
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kenneth Deffenbacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,871
959
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,955
63,911
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Guoqing Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
2,008
0.333
Bioinformatics
genomics
systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,583
71,390
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Justin Nix
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,267
4,078
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,153
72,814
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angela M Eikenberry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,145
1,971
0.383
Philanthropy
fundraising
nonprofit organizations
voluntary associations
critical theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,701
78,570
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan Brent Clayton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
3,670
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,070
79,604
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John P Mccarty
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
959
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,648
80,956
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard C Box
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,503
811
0.180
Role of the public professional
Democracy and public administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,055
85,735
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Spyridon Mastorakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,179
3,194
0.764
Network Systems
Edge/Cloud Computing
Systems for AI
Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,393
90,443
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sajda Qureshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,892
1,229
0.316
Information Technology for Development
mHealth for Patient Centered Care
Virtual Teams
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,418
95,348
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jill Blankenship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,622
797
0.220
Molecular Genetics
fungal pathogenesis
cell wall
septins
filamentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,643
97,708
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jorge M Zuniga
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,501
1,947
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,145
99,602
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philippe Malcolm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,412
2,362
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,256
99,922
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Song-Young Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
2,472
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,103
102,445
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tara Richards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,280
2,153
0.656
gendered violence
intimate partner violence/homicide
trajectory models
PSM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,610
106,169
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jooho Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,114
1,927
0.619
Public Management
E-Governance
E-Participation
Information Technology Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,516
106,434
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gaylene Armstrong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
1,242
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,575
112,127
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yu-Che Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
1,404
0.488
Digital governance
artificial intelligence
cross-boundary collaboration
cyberinfrastructure