Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 54 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
United States
Seth Norton
Franchising
Government Regulation
Poverty
Finance
Telecommunications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,364
1,395
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
John Walton
Genesis
Job
Daniel
ancient Near Eastern studies
Old Testament Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,163
2,628
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Allison R Dick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,612
648
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Min-Dong Paul Lee
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability
Compassion
Business as Mission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
1,382
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Edward B Davis
religion
spirituality
psychology
positive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
2,420
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
John Vessey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,772
327
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Karen Jobes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
665
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Denise Daniels
faith & work
leadership
motivation
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
483
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
A Scott Moreau
Religions
spirituality
contextualization
intercultural communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
539
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Jason Long
Economic history
social mobility
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,400
553
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Andrew Brulle
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
154
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Noah Toly
Urban Politics
Environmental Politics
Cities and Climate Change
Ethics
Global Cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
368
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
L Kristen Page
Disease Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
250
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Brian Howell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
300
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
David Hsu
Multiscale Modeling
Polymer Physics
Thin Films
Confinement
Biologically Inspired Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
421
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Stephen O Moshier
sedimentology
geoarchaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
182
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Heather M Whitney
medical physics
quantitative medical imaging analysis
relaxometry
NMR
radiomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721
661
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Marc Cortez
theology
theological anthropology
systematic theology
historical theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
367
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Laura Montgomery
anthropology
short-term medical missions
gender
intercultural competency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
68
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Allison Ruark
HIV prevention
couple and family issues
qualitative research
Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
325
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Laura Yoder
political ecology
Southeast Asia
environmental anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
215
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Tao Liu
Asian American mental health
racism and internalized racism
intersections of systems of oppression and social identities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
323
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Joshua Steele
Christian theology
Karl Barth
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
63
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Brian Miller
suburbs
housing
religion and place
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
208
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Chuck Cruise
Clinical Psychology
New Testament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
58
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,086
United States
47,625
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Seth Norton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,364
1,395
0.167
Franchising
Government Regulation
Poverty
Finance
Telecommunications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,023
United States
62,705
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Walton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,163
2,628
0.426
Genesis
Job
Daniel
ancient Near Eastern studies
Old Testament Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,457
United States
79,420
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Allison R Dick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,612
648
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,996
United States
92,044
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Min-Dong Paul Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,799
1,382
0.364
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability
Compassion
Business as Mission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,140
United States
98,138
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Edward B Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
2,420
0.695
religion
spirituality
psychology
positive psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,377
United States
115,079
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Vessey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,772
327
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,236
United States
143,704
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karen Jobes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
665
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,773
United States
151,854
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Denise Daniels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
483
0.271
faith & work
leadership
motivation
entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,354
United States
160,182
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
A Scott Moreau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
539
0.333
Religions
spirituality
contextualization
intercultural communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,154
United States
173,223
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jason Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,400
553
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,463
United States
180,461
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Brulle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
154
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,916
United States
195,261
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Noah Toly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
368
0.336
Urban Politics
Environmental Politics
Cities and Climate Change
Ethics
Global Cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,217
United States
196,092
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
L Kristen Page
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
250
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,391
United States
216,856
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brian Howell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
300
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,766
United States
219,934
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Hsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
421
0.512
Multiscale Modeling
Polymer Physics
Thin Films
Confinement
Biologically Inspired Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,318
United States
223,850
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stephen O Moshier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
182
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,903
United States
229,946
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Heather M Whitney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721
661
0.917
medical physics
quantitative medical imaging analysis
relaxometry
NMR
radiomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,992
United States
230,398
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marc Cortez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
367
0.512
theology
theological anthropology
systematic theology
historical theology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862,046
United States
242,862
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laura Montgomery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
68
0.113
anthropology
short-term medical missions
gender
intercultural competency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,764
United States
245,752
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Allison Ruark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
325
0.562
HIV prevention
couple and family issues
qualitative research
Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
885,891
United States
247,791
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Laura Yoder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
215
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961,916
United States
261,224
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tao Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
323
0.699
Asian American mental health
racism and internalized racism
intersections of systems of oppression and social identities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,087,952
United States
281,343
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joshua Steele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
63
0.186
Christian theology
Karl Barth
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,091,172
United States
281,814
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brian Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
208
0.619
suburbs
housing
religion and place
social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,150,123
United States
290,480
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chuck Cruise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
58
0.199
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