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
Management
Operations Management
Sustainability
Supply Chain Management
Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,866
60,124
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Data Envelopment Analysis
efficiency
productivity
performance evaluation
benchmarking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,480
16,167
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Data and Information Quality
Task-Technology Fit
IT and Organizational Change
Health IT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,081
8,457
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
WLAN
Localization
Body Area Networks
Cyber Intelligence
Spectrum Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,978
3,576
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Data Science
Big Data Systems
Deep/Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Visual Analytics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,441
4,441
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
artificial intelligence
virtual agents
dialog processing
human robot interaction
intelligent user interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,652
2,739
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,821
6,087
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Laser Design with Wavefunction Engineering and Finite Elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,156
3,398
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,115
3,714
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
perspective taking
stigma
stereotyping
social tuning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,009
9,539
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Medical Robotics
Computer Assisted Surgery
MRI Compatible Robotics
Image Guided Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
9,713
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,371
2,436
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Atomic force microscopy
AFM
scanning probe microscopy
nanomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,071
1,893
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
AI
Educational Data Mining
User Modeling
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
the cognition of mathematics learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,627
6,444
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Security
Computer Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,073
5,794
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Embedded Systems
Embedded Security
Hardware Security
Hardware/Software Codesign
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,990
3,971
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
data and information visualization
visual analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,268
2,517
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
multimedia networking
congestion control
network games
information filtering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,065
2,380
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
numerical analysis
computational mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,039
2,276
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Kinematics
cam design
machine design
vibrations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,218
2,565
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Pavement Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
4,763
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,032
5,776
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Soft robotics
bio-inspiration
origami mechanisms
control systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,388
5,481
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Fuel Cells
Catalysis
Membranes
Renewable Fuels
Reaction Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,351
1,849
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
artemisinin
Artemisia annua
Artemisia afra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,237
3,223
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,059
1,466
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph Sarkis
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,866
60,124
0.596
Management
Operations Management
Sustainability
Supply Chain Management
Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,834
7,455
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joe Zhu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,480
16,167
0.431
Data Envelopment Analysis
efficiency
productivity
performance evaluation
benchmarking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,362
13,365
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Diane Strong
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,081
8,457
0.337
Data and Information Quality
Task-Technology Fit
IT and Organizational Change
Health IT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,512
15,934
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kaveh Pahlavan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,978
3,576
0.163
WLAN
Localization
Body Area Networks
Cyber Intelligence
Spectrum Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,903
21,235
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elke Rundensteiner
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,441
4,441
0.255
Data Science
Big Data Systems
Deep/Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Visual Analytics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,964
22,435
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Candace Sidner
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,652
2,739
0.164
artificial intelligence
virtual agents
dialog processing
human robot interaction
intelligent user interfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,726
23,861
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wo Soboyejo
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,821
6,087
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,477
27,193
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ramdas Ram Mohan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,156
3,398
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,733
27,294
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frank Hoy
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,115
3,714
0.263
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,370
27,544
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jeanine Skorinko
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,009
9,539
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,651
28,357
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gregory S Fischer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
9,713
0.712
Medical Robotics
Computer Assisted Surgery
MRI Compatible Robotics
Image Guided Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,408
28,974
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bruce Bursten
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,371
2,436
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,483
29,728
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nancy A Burnham
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,071
1,893
0.145
Atomic force microscopy
AFM
scanning probe microscopy
nanomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,648
30,875
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neil Heffernan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,627
6,444
0.510
AI
Educational Data Mining
User Modeling
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
the cognition of mathematics learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,761
32,368
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Berk Sunar
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,073
5,794
0.480
Security
Computer Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,249
35,782
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick Schaumont
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,990
3,971
0.361
Embedded Systems
Embedded Security
Hardware Security
Hardware/Software Codesign
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,575
38,335
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthew Ward
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,268
2,517
0.245
data and information visualization
visual analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,778
39,083
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mark Claypool
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,065
2,380
0.236
multimedia networking
congestion control
network games
information filtering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,056
39,190
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Homer F Walker
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,039
2,276
0.227
numerical analysis
computational mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,107
42,707
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert L Norton
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,218
2,565
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,405
43,460
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rajib Mallick
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
4,763
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,609
43,536
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiangnan Kong
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,032
5,776
0.640
Data Mining
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,251
46,824
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cagdas Onal
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,388
5,481
0.653
Soft robotics
bio-inspiration
origami mechanisms
control systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,895
47,043
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ravindra Datta
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,351
1,849
0.221
Fuel Cells
Catalysis
Membranes
Renewable Fuels
Reaction Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,670
47,586
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pamela J Weathers
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,237
3,223
0.391
artemisinin
Artemisia annua
Artemisia afra