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
power electronics
power semiconductor
electron device
wide bandgap
ultra-wide bandgap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,056
8,257
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Chemistry
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,243
6,346
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
ecosystem science
data science
limnology
ecological forecasting
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,864
6,101
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Bioinformatics
data analytics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,421
4,120
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
electrical power conversion
power electronics
renewable energy system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,416
4,846
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Molecular modeling and simulation
polarizable force field development
CADD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,409
5,669
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
AI-based cybersecurity
decision making under uncertainty
network science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,376
4,800
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Parasitic Plants
Plant Communication
RNA mobility
Weed Evolution
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,789
4,392
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
H2S
Gasotransmitters
Bottlebrush Polymers
Glycomaterials
Depolymerization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,782
4,175
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Neurooncology
neurosurgery
brain tumors
glioma
ICTAS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,759
4,229
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Photoelectrochemistry
Artificial Photosynthesis
Metal Organic Frameworks
Catalysis
Energy Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,733
4,329
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Hydrology
Water Resources
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,449
4,022
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
novel materials
energy materials
high temperature materials
polymer-derived materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,351
3,195
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Alphaviruses
Rift Valley fever virus
therapeutics
SARS-CoV-2
host-pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
3,260
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Family Caregiving
Daily Stress
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,259
3,627
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Fluid Mechanics
Phase Change Heat Transfer
Biomimetics
Superhydrophobicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,193
4,069
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,165
3,091
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,139
3,230
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social Media Analytics
data mining
text mining
business intelligence
Gen-AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
3,449
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
school law
finance and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,006
2,308
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Transportation Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,987
2,796
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Consumer behavior
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
3,224
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
VT School of Neuroscience
VT Animal and Poultry Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,902
3,424
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Strategic Leadership Governance & Compensation
Gender
Social evaluations
Stigma
Reputation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,882
3,114
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
2,541
0.436
Yuhao Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,056
8,257
0.912
power electronics
power semiconductor
electron device
wide bandgap
ultra-wide bandgap
Nicholas Mayhall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,243
6,346
0.770
Cayelan C Carey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,864
6,101
0.776
ecosystem science
data science
limnology
ecological forecasting
biogeochemistry
Liqing Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,421
4,120
0.555
Bioinformatics
data analytics
machine learning
Dong Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,416
4,846
0.653
electrical power conversion
power electronics
renewable energy system
Justin Lemkul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,409
5,669
0.765
Molecular modeling and simulation
polarizable force field development
CADD
Jin-Hee Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,376
4,800
0.651
AI-based cybersecurity
decision making under uncertainty
network science
James H Westwood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,789
4,392
0.647
Parasitic Plants
Plant Communication
RNA mobility
Weed Evolution
VT Translational Plant Sciences
John B Matson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,782
4,175
0.616
H2S
Gasotransmitters
Bottlebrush Polymers
Glycomaterials
Depolymerization
John Rossmeisl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,759
4,229
0.626
Neurooncology
neurosurgery
brain tumors
glioma
ICTAS
Amanda Morris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,733
4,329
0.643
Photoelectrochemistry
Artificial Photosynthesis
Metal Organic Frameworks
Catalysis
Energy Transfer
V Sridhar|Venkataramana Sridhar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,449
4,022
0.624
Hydrology
Water Resources
Climate Change
Kathy Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,351
3,195
0.503
novel materials
energy materials
high temperature materials
polymer-derived materials
Kylene Kehn-Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
3,260
0.515
Alphaviruses
Rift Valley fever virus
therapeutics
SARS-CoV-2
host-pathogen interactions
Tina Savla Or Jyoti Savla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,259
3,627
0.579
Family Caregiving
Daily Stress
Health
Jonathan Boreyko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,193
4,069
0.657
Fluid Mechanics
Phase Change Heat Transfer
Biomimetics
Superhydrophobicity
Carl Zipper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,165
3,091
0.501
Durelle Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,139
3,230
0.526
Alan Wang 王刚
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
3,449
0.564
Social Media Analytics
data mining
text mining
business intelligence
Gen-AI
M David Alexander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,006
2,308
0.384
Kyoungho Ahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,987
2,796
0.467
Transportation Engineering
Mario Pandelaere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
3,224
0.541
Elizabeth Gilbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,902
3,424
0.580
VT School of Neuroscience
VT Animal and Poultry Sciences
Cynthia E Devers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,882
3,114
0.529
Strategic Leadership Governance & Compensation
Gender
Social evaluations
Stigma
Reputation
Jd Fraser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,832
2,541
0.436