Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Southern Queensland Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,793
69,354
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physical activity
sedentary behaviour
and public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,052
41,280
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Thermoelectrics
nanoelectronics
optoelectronics
microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,905
37,602
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
polymer composites
flame retardants
green concrete
membranes
porous materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,358
32,533
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Polymers & Composites
Fire Retardants (Coatings)
Fire Warning
Thermal conductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,250
19,914
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Applied Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,762
15,598
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sport Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,488
6,172
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Thermoelectrics
Chemical Mechanical Planarization
STM/AFM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,922
12,431
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Gas processing
Catalysis
Membrane
Unconventional gas resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,773
9,569
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Health economics
environmental economics
carbon accounting
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,965
9,066
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,764
5,671
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Forestry
agriculture
environment
forest governance
carbon management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,226
7,270
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
hydrology
erosion
water quality
cropping systems
decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,005
2,485
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
intelligence
human factors
military psychology
career decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,188
2,991
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Development Economics
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Applied Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,054
6,884
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
materials engineering
electron microscope characterization
solid-state physics
thermoelectrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,805
7,018
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Solar system dynamics
Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Habitability
Comets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,717
4,586
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Health economics
Environmental economics
Agricultural economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,592
5,532
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,377
2,888
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Neurodiversity
critical autism studies
diversity and difference
dis/ability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
4,429
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,551
4,630
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Structural analysis
composite materials
finite element modelling
computational mechanics
wave propagation in solid materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
4,129
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Physical Education
Teacher training
Sports Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,961
3,940
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,921
2,348
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
structural engineering
composite structures
concrete
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,632
3,647
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,749
146
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
U Rajendra Acharya
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,793
69,354
0.764
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Healthcare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,881
153
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stuart Biddle
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,052
41,280
0.464
Physical activity
sedentary behaviour
and public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,055
393
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhi-Gang Chen (陈志刚)
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,905
37,602
0.753
Thermoelectrics
nanoelectronics
optoelectronics
microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,554
498
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hao Wang
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,358
32,533
0.750
polymer composites
flame retardants
green concrete
membranes
porous materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,880
1,537
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pingan Song
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,250
19,914
0.895
Polymers & Composites
Fire Retardants (Coatings)
Fire Warning
Thermal conductivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,705
2,132
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ravinesh Deo
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,762
15,598
0.878
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Applied Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,533
2,830
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter C Terry
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,488
6,172
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,492
3,333
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xiao-Lei Shi (史晓磊)
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,922
12,431
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,553
3,385
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lei Ge
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,773
9,569
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,477
4,051
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Khorshed Alam
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,965
9,066
0.827
Health economics
environmental economics
carbon accounting
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,465
4,170
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shahjahan Khan
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,764
5,671
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,006
4,966
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tek Maraseni
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,226
7,270
0.788
Forestry
agriculture
environment
forest governance
carbon management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,993
5,093
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Freebairn
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,005
2,485
0.276
hydrology
erosion
water quality
cropping systems
decision support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,525
5,628
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerard J Fogarty
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,188
2,991
0.365
intelligence
human factors
military psychology
career decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,769
5,727
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mohammad Mafizur Rahman
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,054
6,884
0.855
Development Economics
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Applied Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,160
5,965
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Min Hong
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,805
7,018
0.899
materials engineering
electron microscope characterization
solid-state physics
thermoelectrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,827
6,057
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jonti Horner
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,717
4,586
0.594
Solar system dynamics
Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Habitability
Comets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,157
6,152
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeff Gow
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,592
5,532
0.729
Health economics
Environmental economics
Agricultural economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,403
6,354
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nick Lomb
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,377
2,888
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,438
7,090
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Charlotte Brownlow
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
4,429
0.667
Neurodiversity
critical autism studies
diversity and difference
dis/ability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,724
7,190
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ji Zhang
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,551
4,630
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,404
7,623
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
W Karunasena
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
4,129
0.668
Structural analysis
composite materials
finite element modelling
computational mechanics
wave propagation in solid materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,479
7,872
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Katrien De Cocker
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,961
3,940
0.661
Physical Education
Teacher training
Sports Pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,662
7,922
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Albion
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,921
2,348
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,545
8,343
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thiru Aravinthan
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,632
3,647
0.648
structural engineering
composite structures
concrete
materials