Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 447 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fish nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,817
16,131
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
hypertension
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,543
19,526
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,077
8,555
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Comparative Law
Internationational Trade Law
Medical Negligence
Privacy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,796
19,930
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,960
8,518
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
social marketing
critical marketing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,538
7,984
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Organisational Change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,440
7,605
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Education
Social Capital
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,412
5,510
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,594
7,295
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aquaculture
University of Stirling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,256
11,552
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
labour process
managerial control
workers resistance and misbehaviour
sociology of work
political economy of capitalism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,246
4,187
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tropical Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,715
7,434
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neuropsychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,364
9,409
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Assessment
information technology
education policy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,878
6,242
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
linguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,764
6,779
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Political Science
Comparative Public Policy
Evidence Based Policymaking
Governance
British Politics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,528
9,901
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
conservation
life history
animal behaviour
ageing
social evolution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,137
3,985
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Human Ethology
Olfaction
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Anthropology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,427
4,900
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
global change biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,975
4,423
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
diabetes
epidemiology
public health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,814
3,200
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
social marketing
health
behaviour change
policy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,515
4,398
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Health Psychology
Healthy Ageing
Physical Activity
Psychophysiology
Psychoneuroimmunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,809
5,520
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
labor economics
aging
Scottish independence
hours of work
public finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,711
3,445
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Prevention
Behaviour Change
Trials of Complex Interventions
Incentives
Mixed Methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,611
7,775
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Aquatic Animal Nutrition
Animal Physiology and Molecular Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,335
5,474
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,630
927
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Douglas R Tocher
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,817
16,131
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,678
1,558
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brian Williams
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,543
19,526
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,708
1,854
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
B Austin
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,077
8,555
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,279
2,374
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael F Thomas
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,796
19,930
0.744
Comparative Law
Internationational Trade Law
Medical Negligence
Privacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,589
2,499
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kate Hunt
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,960
8,518
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,015
2,891
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
gerard hastings
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,538
7,984
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,284
3,097
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bernard Burnes
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,440
7,605
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,350
3,100
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Field
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,412
5,510
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,905
3,479
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronan O Carroll
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,594
7,295
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,626
3,804
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David C Little
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,256
11,552
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,058
4,089
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Thompson
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,246
4,187
0.229
labour process
managerial control
workers resistance and misbehaviour
sociology of work
political economy of capitalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,976
4,245
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lee White
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,715
7,434
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,297
4,352
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lindsay Wilson|JT Lindsay Wilson
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,364
9,409
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,200
4,504
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John Gardner
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,878
6,242
0.370
Assessment
information technology
education policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,206
4,905
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Angela Creese
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,764
6,779
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,355
5,017
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul Cairney
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,528
9,901
0.638
Political Science
Comparative Public Policy
Evidence Based Policymaking
Governance
British Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,396
5,178
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Phyllis C Lee
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,137
3,985
0.263
conservation
life history
animal behaviour
ageing
social evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,572
6,028
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
S Craig Roberts
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,427
4,900
0.365
Human Ethology
Olfaction
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,705
6,285
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Philip A Wookey
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,975
4,423
0.341
Ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
global change biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,867
6,379
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Josie MM Evans
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,814
3,200
0.250
diabetes
epidemiology
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,009
6,570
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martine Stead
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,515
4,398
0.351
social marketing
health
behaviour change
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,689
6,999
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anna Whittaker Previously Phillips|Anna C. Phillips, Anna C. Whittaker
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,809
5,520
0.467
Health Psychology
Healthy Ageing
Physical Activity
Psychophysiology
Psychoneuroimmunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,550
7,061
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Bell
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,711
3,445
0.294
labor economics
aging
Scottish independence
hours of work
public finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,381
7,123
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pat Hoddinott
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,611
7,775
0.670
Prevention
Behaviour Change
Trials of Complex Interventions
Incentives
Mixed Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,871
7,323
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brett D Glencross
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,335
5,474
0.483
Aquatic Animal Nutrition
Animal Physiology and Molecular Chemistry