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
Information Systems
Operations Management
Management
Psychology
Technology Adoption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,811
105,933
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
power electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,643
24,054
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Elementary particle physics experiment
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,346
25,040
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,267
16,109
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
6G
machine learning
semantic communications
quantum communications
cyber-physical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,176
44,276
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sociology
Race and Well-Being
Racial Identity
Sociology of Mental Health
Racial Attitudes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,739
8,470
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Behavioral Economics
Addiction
Health Behaviors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,442
18,383
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Power Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,686
19,639
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ferroelectrics
multiferroics
piezoelectric
electroceramics
ceramics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,499
12,322
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Neuroscience
computational neuroscience
social neuroscience
distributed computation
computational psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,403
15,502
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cyber Security
Wireless Networks
Wireless Security
Network Security
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,242
17,050
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Optimization modeling and analysis
discrete and continuous optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,926
9,208
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Electron Scattering
VT Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,239
24,323
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Power Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,258
12,868
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,436
11,572
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,931
11,401
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
composite materials and structures
buckling
plasticity
stress analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,918
9,158
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
geographic information science
lidar
geovisualization
spatial cognition
navigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,665
32,192
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
fluid inclusions
melt inclusions
mineral deposits
volcanic systems
geohydrologic cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,892
11,990
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Computational Biophysics
Methodology for Molecular Simulations
Chromatin Organization
Bio-molecular Electrostatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,679
17,326
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,591
7,220
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Optical fiber sensors
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,086
15,480
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
VT Biological Sciences
Stream and watershed ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,508
6,880
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,873
9,864
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Forest Soils
Silviculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,770
7,244
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804
321
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Viswanath Venkatesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,811
105,933
0.528
Information Systems
Operations Management
Management
Psychology
Technology Adoption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,985
1,895
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fred C Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,643
24,054
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,713
2,241
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leo Piilonen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,346
25,040
0.316
Elementary particle physics experiment
VT Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,546
4,077
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Ollendick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,267
16,109
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,569
4,086
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Walid Saad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,176
44,276
0.802
6G
machine learning
semantic communications
quantum communications
cyber-physical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,792
4,668
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,739
8,470
0.167
Sociology
Race and Well-Being
Racial Identity
Sociology of Mental Health
Racial Attitudes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,890
4,711
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Warren K Bickel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,442
18,383
0.364
Behavioral Economics
Addiction
Health Behaviors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,423
4,969
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dushan Boroyevich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,686
19,639
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,479
4,995
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dwight Viehland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,499
12,322
0.254
Ferroelectrics
multiferroics
piezoelectric
electroceramics
ceramics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,221
5,321
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Read Montague
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,403
15,502
0.334
Neuroscience
computational neuroscience
social neuroscience
distributed computation
computational psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,284
5,354
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wenjing Lou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,242
17,050
0.369
Cyber Security
Wireless Networks
Wireless Security
Network Security
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,835
5,625
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hanif D Sherali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,926
9,208
0.205
Optimization modeling and analysis
discrete and continuous optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,132
5,762
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark Pitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,239
24,323
0.550
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Electron Scattering
VT Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,082
6,214
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jih Sheng Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,258
12,868
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,216
7,182
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xj Meng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,436
11,572
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,524
7,322
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiang Jin Meng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,931
11,401
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,537
7,330
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robert M Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,918
9,158
0.242
composite materials and structures
buckling
plasticity
stress analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,588
9,131
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas J Pingel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,665
32,192
0.986
geographic information science
lidar
geovisualization
spatial cognition
navigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,358
9,453
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert J Bodnar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,892
11,990
0.376
fluid inclusions
melt inclusions
mineral deposits
volcanic systems
geohydrologic cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,596
9,554
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexey Onufriev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,679
17,326
0.547
Computational Biophysics
Methodology for Molecular Simulations
Chromatin Organization
Bio-molecular Electrostatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,696
9,608
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David S Lindsay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,591
7,220
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,207
9,837
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Liu Bo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,086
15,480
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,028
10,643
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jackson R Webster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,508
6,880
0.233
VT Biological Sciences
Stream and watershed ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,790
10,973
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Harald Sontheimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,873
9,864
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,932
11,037
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thomas Fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,770
7,244
0.252