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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 602 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
Behavioral Medicine
Pediatric Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,447
28,628
0.347
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
High energy astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,064
21,954
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,211
13,206
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
radiobiology
radiation
space radiation
radiation risk
nuclear collision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,219
10,115
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
exoplanets
dark matter
dark energ
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,666
8,543
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,524
4,916
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
mechanical engineering - electroactive polymer
boiling
condensation
metal hydrid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,230
6,315
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Design Science Research
Requirements Elicitation
IS Project Justification and Valu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,786
8,888
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Green SC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,533
5,162
0.294
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lasers and Optics
Semiconductor
Plasma Diagnostics
Space Flight
Gravitational Wave Detectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,638
4,873
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hydrogeology
contaminant transport
hydrophilanthropy
groundwater
water qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,584
4,197
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Management Information System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,508
8,262
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,467
7,178
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cell signalin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,065
6,336
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
education
cognition
method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,928
3,946
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Electrical and Computer Engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,847
2,383
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Microbial Ecology
Thermophiles
Biogeochemical cycling
Microbial systematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,750
8,432
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Auditory Perception
Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience
Auditory Scene Analysis
Music Perceptio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,731
7,433
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,636
9,407
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Macroeconomics
Monetary theory
Regional
Financial institutions
Housin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,054
4,023
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Corporate governance
strategic managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,944
4,245
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Colorectal cancer
Inflammatory bowel disease
Gastroenterolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,259
12,199
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hydroinformatics
Hydroclimatology
System Dynamics
Water Resources Management
Water Resource
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,125
5,959
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,852
4,211
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
research methodology
domestic violence prevention
assessment
multicultural and social justic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,763
6,350
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,804
2,268
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ronald T Brown
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,447
28,628
0.347
Behavioral Medicine
Pediatric Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,858
4,641
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bing Zhang
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,064
21,954
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,659
7,782
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Seyhmus Baloglu
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,211
13,206
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,784
10,435
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francis A Cucinotta
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,219
10,115
0.324
radiobiology
radiation
space radiation
radiation risk
nuclear collision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,428
14,564
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jason Steffen
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,666
8,543
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,704
14,664
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stanley D Smith
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,524
4,916
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,936
18,750
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kwang J (Jin) Kim
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,230
6,315
0.312
mechanical engineering - electroactive polymer
boiling
condensation
metal hydrid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,155
22,001
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ken Peffers
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,786
8,888
0.500
Design Science Research
Requirements Elicitation
IS Project Justification and Valu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,109
22,360
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Keah-Choon Tan
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,533
5,162
0.294
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Green SC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,963
23,821
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ke-Xun Sun
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,638
4,873
0.293
Lasers and Optics
Semiconductor
Plasma Diagnostics
Space Flight
Gravitational Wave Detectio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,074
25,757
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Kreamer
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,584
4,197
0.269
Hydrogeology
contaminant transport
hydrophilanthropy
groundwater
water qualit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,476
25,912
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marcus Rothenberger
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,508
8,262
0.533
Management Information System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,703
26,001
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Changfeng Chen
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,467
7,178
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,794
26,765
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Prasun Guha
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,065
6,336
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,561
27,042
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Wright
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,928
3,946
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,978
27,194
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
R Jacob Baker
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,847
2,383
0.161
Electrical and Computer Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,563
27,417
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brian Hedlund
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,750
8,432
0.572
Microbial Ecology
Thermophiles
Biogeochemical cycling
Microbial systematic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,662
27,455
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joel S Snyder
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,731
7,433
0.505
Auditory Perception
Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience
Auditory Scene Analysis
Music Perceptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,264
27,697
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zhaohuan Zhu
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,636
9,407
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,866
29,016
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen M Miller
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,054
4,023
0.286
Macroeconomics
Monetary theory
Regional
Financial institutions
Housin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,394
31,686
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
William Gerard (Gerry) Sanders
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,944
4,245
0.328
Corporate governance
strategic managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,684
33,590
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chun-Han Lo
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,259
12,199
0.995
Colorectal cancer
Inflammatory bowel disease
Gastroenterolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,840
34,014
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sajjad Ahmad
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,125
5,959
0.491
Hydroinformatics
Hydroclimatology
System Dynamics
Water Resources Management
Water Resource
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,176
34,847
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marla Royne (Stafford)|Marla Royne, Marla B. Royne
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,852
4,211
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,972
35,154
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Danica Hays
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,763
6,350
0.540
research methodology
domestic violence prevention
assessment
multicultural and social justic