Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 808 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
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,678
30,458
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,918
13,194
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
comparative cognition
comparative psychology
animal cognition
cognitive evolution
primate cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,221
21,369
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
comparative immunology
fish immunology
marine microbiology
marine biotechnology
SOI-USTAN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,719
27,706
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Evolution
animal behaviour
social learning
cultural evolution
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,320
21,352
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
software engineering
dependability
cscw
sociotechnical systems
responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,247
11,202
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Social Cognition
Evolutionary Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Social Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,327
12,899
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Accounting and Accountability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,926
15,910
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Optical manipulation
biophotonics
StBSRC
StAWT4YPhD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,941
14,181
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Statistical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,538
9,760
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Galaxy evolution
large-scale structure
observational cosmology
statistical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,627
23,829
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Asymmetric organocatalysis
methodology development
StAWT4YPhD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,423
22,294
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bacterial genomics
StAWT4YPhD
Antibiotic resistance
Microbiology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,272
15,240
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,495
10,257
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
acoustic communication
vocal learning
marine mammals
SMRU
SOI-USTAN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,696
10,890
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psychology biology anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,467
6,890
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
ecology
biology
evolution
statistics
StACBD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,597
12,357
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
solar physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,024
5,160
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
health care
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,833
7,845
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Membrane traffic
electron microscopy
stereology
endosome
autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,195
7,775
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biology
Ecology
Statistics
CREEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,506
9,867
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pathology
AI
cancer biology
translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,659
5,975
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Remote Sensing
Cryosphere
Glaciology
Periglacial Geomorphology
Glacial Hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,020
14,419
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
StAWT4YPhD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,799
8,491
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,979
13,171
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,398
446
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen Reicher
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,678
30,458
0.408
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,590
470
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Perrett
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,918
13,194
0.181
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,401
548
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Josep Call
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,221
21,369
0.318
comparative cognition
comparative psychology
animal cognition
cognitive evolution
primate cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,163
616
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Valerie J Smith
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,719
27,706
0.442
comparative immunology
fish immunology
marine microbiology
marine biotechnology
SOI-USTAN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,807
681
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kevin Laland|Kevin Laland
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,320
21,352
0.360
Evolution
animal behaviour
social learning
cultural evolution
evolutionary biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,303
718
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian Sommerville
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,247
11,202
0.196
software engineering
dependability
cscw
sociotechnical systems
responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,286
812
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew Whiten
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,327
12,899
0.242
Social Cognition
Evolutionary Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Social Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,418
819
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rob Gray
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,926
15,910
0.301
Accounting and Accountability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,636
1,111
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kishan Dholakia
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,941
14,181
0.323
Optical manipulation
biophotonics
StBSRC
StAWT4YPhD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,324
1,171
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ST Buckland
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,538
9,760
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,776
1,215
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rita Tojeiro
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,627
23,829
0.572
Galaxy evolution
large-scale structure
observational cosmology
statistical methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,887
1,227
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew D Smith
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,423
22,294
0.538
Asymmetric organocatalysis
methodology development
StAWT4YPhD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,151
1,316
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew Holden
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,272
15,240
0.388
Bacterial genomics
StAWT4YPhD
Antibiotic resistance
Microbiology
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,985
1,488
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Malinda Carpenter
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,495
10,257
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,227
1,705
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peter L Tyack
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,696
10,890
0.323
acoustic communication
vocal learning
marine mammals
SMRU
SOI-USTAN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,419
1,723
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Richard Byrne
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,467
6,890
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,237
1,803
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Graeme D Ruxton
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,597
12,357
0.379
ecology
biology
evolution
statistics
StACBD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,828
1,863
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
ER Priest
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,024
5,160
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,010
1,877
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Huw Davies
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,833
7,845
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,822
2,013
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John Lucocq
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,195
7,775
0.257
Membrane traffic
electron microscopy
stereology
endosome
autophagy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,712
2,073
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Len Thomas
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,506
9,867
0.334
Biology
Ecology
Statistics
CREEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,031
2,263
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David J Harrison
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,659
5,975
0.216
Pathology
AI
cancer biology
translational research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,324
2,632
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tobias Bolch
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,020
14,419
0.576
Remote Sensing
Cryosphere
Glaciology
Periglacial Geomorphology
Glacial Hazards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,697
2,678
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David O Hagan
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,799
8,491
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,209
2,820
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vivienne Wild
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,979
13,171
0.549