Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Brand management
marketing in emerging markets
consumer behavior
service marketing
responsible
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,557
66,506
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,748
14,846
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Vocabulary
language teaching methodology
curriculum design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,511
17,434
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,776
16,228
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Trans-disciplinary integration
ecological economics
ecosystem services and valuation
sustainability science
participatory pr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,583
15,177
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,460
14,090
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Genetic Programming
Evolutionary Computation
hyper-heuristics
multitask learning
feature selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,808
29,489
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
General relativity
black holes
cosmology
quantum field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,607
14,503
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Climate Change
Global Public Goods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,779
17,837
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Addiction
Mental Health
Workplace Wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,289
7,187
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
social development
stress and coping
statistical mediation and moderation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,068
12,347
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plasmonics
surface-enhanced spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
electromagnetic theory
electromagnetic modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,325
10,176
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Evolutionary Computation
Feature Selection
Computer Vision
Image Analysis
NeuroEvolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,076
16,867
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Volcanology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,553
6,361
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Logic
Computability
Complexity
Algebra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,283
4,499
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Superconductivity
nanotechnology
thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,108
2,602
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
climate
atmospheric science
meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,403
6,029
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,932
5,016
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,361
5,879
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Design and analysis of communication systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,739
5,196
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Child Development
Theory of Mind
Executive Function
Open Science
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,545
3,993
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
complexity
spatial models
geographic information science
critical GIS
stuff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,370
5,751
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
environmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,019
7,679
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
cancer cell biology
therapy resistance
mitochondrial injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,723
7,072
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public Health
Epidemiology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
9,310
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,073
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fandy Tjiptono
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,557
66,506
0.661
Brand management
marketing in emerging markets
consumer behavior
service marketing
responsible
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,470
37
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Janet Holmes
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,748
14,846
0.325
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,571
38
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Nation
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,511
17,434
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,338
41
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Colleen Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,776
16,228
0.371
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,438
42
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marjan Van Den Belt
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,583
15,177
0.348
Trans-disciplinary integration
ecological economics
ecosystem services and valuation
sustainability science
participatory pr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,978
44
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tony Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,460
14,090
0.332
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,595
51
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mengjie Zhang
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,808
29,489
0.780
Genetic Programming
Evolutionary Computation
hyper-heuristics
multitask learning
feature selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,752
60
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matt Visser
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,607
14,503
0.432
General relativity
black holes
cosmology
quantum field theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,488
66
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dave Frame|David Frame, David J Frame
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,779
17,837
0.561
Climate Change
Global Public Goods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,998
95
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lisa J Phillips McLennan
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,289
7,187
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,321
119
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul E. Jose
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,068
12,347
0.559
social development
stress and coping
statistical mediation and moderation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,060
126
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric C Le Ru
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,325
10,176
0.477
Plasmonics
surface-enhanced spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
electromagnetic theory
electromagnetic modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,199
159
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bing Xue
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,076
16,867
0.884
Evolutionary Computation
Feature Selection
Computer Vision
Image Analysis
NeuroEvolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,844
169
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Colin Jn Wilson
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,553
6,361
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,835
174
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rod Downey
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,283
4,499
0.246
Logic
Computability
Complexity
Algebra
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,445
179
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeffery L Tallon
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,108
2,602
0.144
Superconductivity
nanotechnology
thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,023
215
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James Renwick
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,403
6,029
0.368
climate
atmospheric science
meteorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,237
222
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Garth Fletcher
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,932
5,016
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,924
239
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
W. Bastiaan Kleijn
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,361
5,879
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,132
254
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Smith
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,739
5,196
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,201
261
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Louis Moses
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,545
3,993
0.275
Child Development
Theory of Mind
Executive Function
Open Science
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,198
266
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David O'Sullivan
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,370
5,751
0.400
complexity
spatial models
geographic information science
critical GIS
stuff
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,308
273
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wokje Abrahamse
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,019
7,679
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,175
284
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Melanie J. Mcconnell
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,723
7,072
0.515
cancer cell biology
therapy resistance
mitochondrial injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,652
287
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Colin R Simpson
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
9,310
0.682
Public Health
Epidemiology
Data Science