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
general relativity
gravitational waves
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,347
89,106
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,863
76,081
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Gravitational waves
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,952
77,260
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,161
12,472
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Chemistry
medicinal chemistry
GABA(A) receptor
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,184
7,212
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Foundry Technology
Solidification Processing
Metal Matrix Composites
Alloy Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,121
9,527
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
astrophysics
galaxy formation and evolution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,454
7,275
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
New Media Theory
Arboreal Humanities
Media Studies
Affect Theory
Ecocriticism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,173
8,013
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Statistical Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,283
15,491
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Energy Storage and Water-Energy Nexus
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,820
12,694
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Aquatic Biogeochemistry
Dissolved Organic Matter
Microplastics
Emerging Contaminants
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,396
6,627
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sexual Selection
Ornithology
Conservation Genetics
Climate Change Effects on Birds
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,713
5,706
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Web-based IT systems
individual behaviors and decision making
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,732
4,425
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
genomics
cancer
bioinformatics
biostatistics
cardiovascular
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,368
4,473
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
obesity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,062
2,117
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Image Metrology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,759
2,392
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Analytical chemistry
chemical separations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,154
2,388
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Labor Economics
Industrial Organization
Applied Microeconomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,741
3,365
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
behavioral ecology
ornithology
animal behavior
mating systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,630
4,549
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
auditing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,624
4,696
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Auditory Perception
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,378
1,332
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Electromagnetics
quantum optics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,197
4,674
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cement
Concrete
Nanotechnology
Admixtures
Packing Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
5,349
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Climate dynamics
climate variability
nonlinear systems
networks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,089
2,243
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Quantum Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,011
4,538
0.504
Jolien Creighton
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,347
89,106
0.711
Patrick Brady
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,863
76,081
0.794
Duncan Meacher
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,952
77,260
0.814
Mike Allen
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,161
12,472
0.443
James Cook
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,184
7,212
0.265
Chemistry
medicinal chemistry
GABA(A) receptor
Pradeep Rohatgi
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,121
9,527
0.379
Foundry Technology
Solidification Processing
Metal Matrix Composites
Alloy Development
Dawn K Erb
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,454
7,275
0.310
astrophysics
galaxy formation and evolution
Richard Grusin
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,173
8,013
0.361
New Media Theory
Arboreal Humanities
Media Studies
Affect Theory
Ecocriticism
Paul Auer
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,283
15,491
0.764
Junjie Niu
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,820
12,694
0.712
Laodong Guo
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,396
6,627
0.404
Aquatic Biogeochemistry
Dissolved Organic Matter
Microplastics
Emerging Contaminants
Peter Dunn
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,713
5,706
0.388
Sexual Selection
Ornithology
Conservation Genetics
Climate Change Effects on Birds
Fatemeh Mariam Zahedi
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,732
4,425
0.322
Chiang Ching Spencer Huang
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,368
4,473
0.362
genomics
cancer
bioinformatics
biostatistics
cardiovascular
Chip Morris
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,062
2,117
0.176
Brian Armstrong
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,759
2,392
0.203
Mark L Dietz
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,154
2,388
0.214
Analytical chemistry
chemical separations
John S Heywood
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,741
3,365
0.313
Labor Economics
Industrial Organization
Applied Microeconomics
Linda A Whittingham
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,630
4,549
0.428
behavioral ecology
ornithology
animal behavior
mating systems
Lawrence Abbott
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,624
4,696
0.442
Richard M Warren
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,378
1,332
0.128
George Hanson
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,197
4,674
0.458
Electromagnetics
quantum optics
Konstantin Sobolev
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
5,349
0.555
Cement
Concrete
Nanotechnology
Admixtures
Packing Theory
Anastasios A Tsonis
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,089
2,243
0.247
Climate dynamics
climate variability
nonlinear systems
networks
Daniel Agterberg
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,011
4,538
0.504