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
99,869
65,850
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,555
14,666
0.322
* 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
45,335
17,238
0.380
* 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
43,578
16,078
0.369
* 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
43,366
14,983
0.346
* 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
42,313
13,956
0.330
* 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
37,533
29,235
0.779
* 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
33,437
14,340
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Climate Change
Global Public Goods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,575
17,652
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Addiction
Mental Health
Workplace Wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,222
7,127
0.283
* 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
21,871
12,164
0.556
* 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
21,145
9,998
0.473
* 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
18,793
16,587
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Volcanology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,493
6,308
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Logic
Computability
Complexity
Algebra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,244
4,458
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Superconductivity
nanotechnology
thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,083
2,581
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
climate
atmospheric science
meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,338
5,973
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,825
4,929
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,277
5,813
0.381
* 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
14,670
5,133
0.350
* 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
14,476
3,935
0.272
* 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
14,296
5,683
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
environmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,885
7,560
0.544
* 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
13,643
7,012
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Object-Orientation
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Agile Software Development
Formal Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,419
3,546
0.264
Fandy Tjiptono
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,869
65,850
0.659
Brand management
marketing in emerging markets
consumer behavior
service marketing
responsible
Janet Holmes
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,555
14,666
0.322
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
Paul Nation
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,335
17,238
0.380
Colleen Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,578
16,078
0.369
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
Marjan Van Den Belt
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,366
14,983
0.346
Trans-disciplinary integration
ecological economics
ecosystem services and valuation
sustainability science
participatory pr
Tony Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,313
13,956
0.330
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
Mengjie Zhang
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,533
29,235
0.779
Genetic Programming
Evolutionary Computation
hyper-heuristics
multitask learning
feature selection
Matt Visser
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,437
14,340
0.429
General relativity
black holes
cosmology
quantum field theory
Dave Frame|David Frame, David J Frame
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,575
17,652
0.559
Climate Change
Global Public Goods
Lisa J Phillips McLennan
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,222
7,127
0.283
Paul E. Jose
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
12,164
0.556
social development
stress and coping
statistical mediation and moderation
Eric C Le Ru
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,145
9,998
0.473
Plasmonics
surface-enhanced spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
electromagnetic theory
electromagnetic modeling
Bing Xue
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,793
16,587
0.883
Evolutionary Computation
Feature Selection
Computer Vision
Image Analysis
NeuroEvolution
Colin Jn Wilson
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,493
6,308
0.341
Rod Downey
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,244
4,458
0.244
Logic
Computability
Complexity
Algebra
Jeffery L Tallon
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,083
2,581
0.143
Superconductivity
nanotechnology
thermodynamics
James Renwick
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,338
5,973
0.366
climate
atmospheric science
meteorology
Garth Fletcher
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,825
4,929
0.311
W. Bastiaan Kleijn
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,277
5,813
0.381
Peter Smith
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,670
5,133
0.350
Louis Moses
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,476
3,935
0.272
Child Development
Theory of Mind
Executive Function
Open Science
Meta-analysis
David O'Sullivan
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,296
5,683
0.398
complexity
spatial models
geographic information science
critical GIS
stuff
Wokje Abrahamse
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,885
7,560
0.544
Melanie J. Mcconnell
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,643
7,012
0.514
cancer cell biology
therapy resistance
mitochondrial injury
James Noble
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,419
3,546
0.264
Object-Orientation
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Agile Software Development
Formal Methods