Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.448 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
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548,854
219,036
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328,869
95,577
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,647
96,794
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,067
33,179
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
astrocytes
stroke
neuron
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,603
47,016
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nonlinear optics
optical communications
silicon photonics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,425
18,286
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
nonlinear optics
photonics
optical physics
nanophotonics
quantum optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,762
30,042
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Experimental Particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,690
17,517
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Financial economics
corporate financial policy
derivative securities and financial intermediation.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,694
22,999
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Organic Electronics
OLED
Displays
Solar Cells
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,371
10,051
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
analgesic clinical trials
treatment of pain
prevention of pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,547
21,291
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cellular Senescence
Mitochondria
Oxidants
epigenetics
COPD and IPF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,209
20,448
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wireless communication and networking
ad hoc networks
wireless sensor networks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,136
9,385
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
AI
multimedia
computational social science
computational medicine
big data analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,308
35,580
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Particle Astrophysics
Gamma Rays
Cosmic Rays
Neutrino Astronomy
Dark Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,434
28,336
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
microbiology
microbiome
genomics
systems biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,677
14,185
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,801
16,376
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,345
18,206
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Artificial Intelligence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,275
9,185
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vascular Biology
Atherosclerosis
Signal Transduction
Neurorehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,085
6,200
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neurobiology and glial biology of disease
neural regeneration and repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,201
15,563
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Computational Biology
RNA
RNA Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,893
14,487
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,622
9,999
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ultrafast phenomena
nonlinear optics
THz science and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,395
9,538
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Time Series Analysis
Applied Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,597
6,791
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548,854
219,036
0.399
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165
75
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
A Bodek
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328,869
95,577
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346
146
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aran Garcia Bellido
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,647
96,794
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,530
1,199
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew J Elliot
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,067
33,179
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,255
1,552
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maiken Nedergaard
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,603
47,016
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,476
1,644
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Govind P Agrawal
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,425
18,286
0.190
Nonlinear optics
optical communications
silicon photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,246
2,010
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Boyd
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,762
30,042
0.350
nonlinear optics
photonics
optical physics
nanophotonics
quantum optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,252
2,013
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kevin S Mcfarland
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,690
17,517
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,505
2,612
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clifford W Smith
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,694
22,999
0.312
Financial economics
corporate financial policy
derivative securities and financial intermediation.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,946
2,815
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ching W Tang
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,371
10,051
0.143
Organic Electronics
OLED
Displays
Solar Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,011
3,317
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert H Dworkin
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,547
21,291
0.335
analgesic clinical trials
treatment of pain
prevention of pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,077
3,348
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Irfan Rahman
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,209
20,448
0.323
Cellular Senescence
Mitochondria
Oxidants
epigenetics
COPD and IPF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,261
3,436
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wendi Heinzelman
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,136
9,385
0.151
Wireless communication and networking
ad hoc networks
wireless sensor networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,610
3,609
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jiebo Luo
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,308
35,580
0.590
AI
multimedia
computational social science
computational medicine
big data analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,787
3,703
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Segev Benzvi
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,434
28,336
0.477
Particle Astrophysics
Gamma Rays
Cosmic Rays
Neutrino Astronomy
Dark Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,942
4,269
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steven R Gill
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,677
14,185
0.259
microbiology
microbiome
genomics
systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,169
4,371
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Harry Reis
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,801
16,376
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,282
4,416
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ronald Epstein
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,345
18,206
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,305
4,427
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James Allen
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,275
9,185
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,278
5,335
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bradford Berk
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,085
6,200
0.132
Vascular Biology
Atherosclerosis
Signal Transduction
Neurorehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,508
5,918
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Steven A Goldman
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,201
15,563
0.352
Neurobiology and glial biology of disease
neural regeneration and repair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,664
5,995
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David H Mathews
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,893
14,487
0.330
Computational Biology
RNA
RNA Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,798
6,050
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
J Zimmerman
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,622
9,999
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,903
6,107
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xi Cheng Zhang
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,395
9,538
0.220
ultrafast phenomena
nonlinear optics
THz science and technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,295
6,290
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
G William Schwert
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,597
6,791
0.159
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Time Series Analysis
Applied Econometrics