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
surgery
critical care
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,446
10,471
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Internet of Things
Safe AI
Smart Services
Network Management
Computer Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,643
20,673
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
astrophysics
spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,572
6,001
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Internet of Things
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,117
10,218
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Parallel
Distributed and High-Performance Computing
Data Analytics
Machine Learning
Computational Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,193
4,680
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,911
1,770
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Tectonics
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,686
2,952
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
STEM Education
science education
physics education research
DBER
Institutional Change in Higher Ed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,003
5,486
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Deep Eutectic Solvents
Ionic Liquids
CO2 Capture
Thermodynamics
Molecular Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,183
6,025
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
HRM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,964
2,798
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,123
5,924
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
atomic physics
astrophysics
astrochemistry
data science
mathematical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
1,910
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,790
2,212
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Culture
power
communication
identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,662
3,020
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Supply chain management
quality management
business process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,367
1,169
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ultrafast spectroscopy
nanomaterials
gold clusters
dye-sensitized TiO2
two photon absorption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,020
2,570
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Astrophysics
atomic physics
spectroscopy
plasma physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,975
2,338
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Psychology
Traffic Safety
Medicine
Aviation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,732
1,616
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Hydrology
Remote Sensing
Geochemistry
Informatics
Natural Hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,643
3,297
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mathematics
Control theory
Optimization
Nonlinear Analysis
Nonsmooth Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,203
1,278
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
1,820
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Software Testing and Verification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,012
3,582
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
immigration
international human capital
exchange rates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
2,048
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Supply Chain
Operations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,696
1,269
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
2,304
0.425
Robert G Sawyer
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,446
10,471
0.396
surgery
critical care
infectious diseases
Ala Al Fuqaha|A. Fuqaha
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,643
20,673
0.839
Internet of Things
Safe AI
Smart Services
Network Management
Computer Networks
Kirk Korista
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,572
6,001
0.307
Mehdi Mohammadi
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,117
10,218
0.779
Internet of Things
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Ajay Gupta
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,193
4,680
0.418
Parallel
Distributed and High-Performance Computing
Data Analytics
Machine Learning
Computational Science
S Magura
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,911
1,770
0.162
Michelle Kominz
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,686
2,952
0.276
Charles Henderson
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,003
5,486
0.548
STEM Education
science education
physics education research
DBER
Institutional Change in Higher Ed
Mert Atilhan
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,183
6,025
0.656
Deep Eutectic Solvents
Ionic Liquids
CO2 Capture
Thermodynamics
Molecular Modeling
Satish Deshpande
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,964
2,798
0.312
Massood Atashbar
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,123
5,924
0.729
Claudio Mendoza
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
1,910
0.242
atomic physics
astrophysics
astrochemistry
data science
mathematical biology
William W Cobern
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,790
2,212
0.284
Mark P Orbe
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,662
3,020
0.394
Culture
power
communication
identity
Damodar Y Golhar
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,367
1,169
0.159
Supply chain management
quality management
business process
Guda Ramakrishna
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,020
2,570
0.366
Ultrafast spectroscopy
nanomaterials
gold clusters
dye-sensitized TiO2
two photon absorption
Manuel Bautista
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,975
2,338
0.335
Astrophysics
atomic physics
spectroscopy
plasma physics
Ron Van Houten
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,732
1,616
0.240
Psychology
Traffic Safety
Medicine
Aviation
Mohamed Sultan
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,643
3,297
0.496
Hydrology
Remote Sensing
Geochemistry
Informatics
Natural Hazards
Yuri Ledyaev
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,203
1,278
0.206
Mathematics
Control theory
Optimization
Nonlinear Analysis
Nonsmooth Analysis
Vivian Valdmanis
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
1,820
0.297
Zijiang Yang
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,012
3,582
0.596
Software Testing and Verification
Susan Pozo
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
2,048
0.348
Thomas Scannell
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,696
1,269
0.223
Supply Chain
Operations
Michael Famiano
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
2,304
0.425