Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448,766
213,025
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,703
159,066
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279,455
69,392
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,070
88,081
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
astrophysics
high-energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,452
97,456
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,593
40,829
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
The psychology of risk and decision making
risk perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,799
45,210
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
cognitive science
philosophy of language
moral theory
aesthetics
American Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,021
47,911
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Physics
General relativity
interferometer
calibration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,285
73,672
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Gravitational-wave Physics and Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,229
60,620
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
atomic physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,115
21,035
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physical chemistry
biophysics
membrane structure
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,842
3,911
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Substance Abuse
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,237
13,763
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,199
12,203
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Developmental biology
molecular genetics
genomics
evolution of development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,809
16,479
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
decision science
risk perception
science communication
affect/emotion
numeracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,261
23,871
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Adolescence
Digital Mental Health
Depression
Sleep
Developmental Psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,149
26,674
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Population Genetics
Evolutionary biology
Machine Learning
Genomics
Computational Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,434
18,965
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,963
17,803
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political Economy
Environmental Sociology
Marxism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,331
17,110
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Organization design
change
configuration
jolts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,272
7,992
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
physical geography
climatology
paleoclimatology
paleoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,117
10,457
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Electrochemistry
Catalysis
Hydrogen
Electrolysis
Solar Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,345
18,839
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
theoretical particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,918
7,478
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Behavioral Science
Personality
Research methods
Open science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,346
12,679
0.404
James Brau
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448,766
213,025
0.475
Eric Torrence
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398,703
159,066
0.399
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Physics
David M Strom
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279,455
69,392
0.248
Jacob Searcy
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,070
88,081
0.413
Raymond Frey
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,452
97,456
0.479
Michael I Posner
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,593
40,829
0.214
Paul Slovic
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,799
45,210
0.253
The psychology of risk and decision making
risk perception
Mark Johnson
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,021
47,911
0.283
cognitive science
philosophy of language
moral theory
aesthetics
American Philosophy
Sudarshan Karki
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,285
73,672
0.816
Physics
General relativity
interferometer
calibration
Dipongkar Talukder
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,229
60,620
0.695
David Wineland
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,115
21,035
0.263
Harden M Mcconnell
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,842
3,911
0.064
Physical chemistry
biophysics
membrane structure
immunology
John R Seeley
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,237
13,763
0.240
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Substance Abuse
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health Promotion
David A Mccormick
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,199
12,203
0.217
John Postlethwait
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,809
16,479
0.338
Developmental biology
molecular genetics
genomics
evolution of development
Ellen Peters
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,261
23,871
0.495
decision science
risk perception
science communication
affect/emotion
numeracy
Nicholas Allen
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,149
26,674
0.578
Adolescence
Digital Mental Health
Depression
Sleep
Developmental Psychopathology
Andrew Kern
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,434
18,965
0.447
Population Genetics
Evolutionary biology
Machine Learning
Genomics
Computational Biology
William H Starbuck
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,963
17,803
0.424
John Bellamy Foster
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,331
17,110
0.414
Political Economy
Environmental Sociology
Marxism
Alan D Meyer
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,272
7,992
0.227
Organization design
change
configuration
jolts
Patrick J Bartlein
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,117
10,457
0.298
physical geography
climatology
paleoclimatology
paleoecology
Shannon Boettcher
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,345
18,839
0.549
Electrochemistry
Catalysis
Hydrogen
Electrolysis
Solar Materials Science
Davison Soper
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,918
7,478
0.220
Sanjay Srivastava
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,346
12,679
0.404
Behavioral Science
Personality
Research methods
Open science