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
physics particle physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,257
78,612
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Public Health
Epidemiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,168
86,873
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
elementary particles
high energy physics
astroparticlephysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,434
40,902
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chemistry
medicinal chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,531
19,425
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
plasma physics
ion&electron processes
ion mobility & mass spectrometry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,267
15,595
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aggregation operators
Fuzzy set theory
Fuzzy systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,633
11,732
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,352
2,736
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
optimization
high energy physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,504
5,983
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,615
19,897
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
plant ecophysiology
crop physiology
photosynthesis
phenotyping
stress physiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,846
21,068
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,163
3,953
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
chemistry
biotechnology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,112
4,520
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
quantum information sciences
foundations of quantum mechanics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,447
4,066
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
oncology
virology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,970
4,889
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biochemistry and enzymology of carbohydrates
enzymesof plant biomass degradation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,850
2,902
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,642
5,230
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
particle and nuclear physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
5,710
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Health Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,186
5,579
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fractional Calculus
Control Systems
Applied Mathematics
Chaos Theory
Cybernetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,178
4,638
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Autophagy
Mitophagy
Mitochondria
Yeasts
Cell death
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,879
5,592
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
theoretical chemistry
physical chemistry
inorganic chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,413
2,296
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
plant physiology
plant stress
photosynthesis
chlorophyll fluorescence
plant phenotyping
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,365
9,088
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
computational mechanics
fracture mechanics
boundary integral equations
smart materials
MLPG
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,268
3,401
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Finance
strategy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,860
2,239
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computational mechanics
applied mathematics
theory of continua
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,807
3,210
0.272
Pavol Bartoš
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,257
78,612
0.439
Marek Majdan
University of Trnava
Trnava, Slovakia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,168
86,873
0.735
Public Health
Epidemiology
Branislav Sitar
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,434
40,902
0.424
elementary particles
high energy physics
astroparticlephysics
Marian Valko
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,531
19,425
0.350
Stefan Matejcik|Stefan Matejcik
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,267
15,595
0.469
plasma physics
ion&electron processes
ion mobility & mass spectrometry
Radko Mesiar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,633
11,732
0.360
Lack D
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,352
2,736
0.085
Vladimir Cerny
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,504
5,983
0.210
Slavka Jadlovska
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,615
19,897
0.748
Marian Brestic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,846
21,068
0.815
plant ecophysiology
crop physiology
photosynthesis
phenotyping
stress physiology
Jaromir Pastorek
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,163
3,953
0.196
Stanislav Miertus
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,112
4,520
0.225
Vladimir Buzek
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,447
4,066
0.209
quantum information sciences
foundations of quantum mechanics
Silvia Pastorekova
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,970
4,889
0.258
Peter Biely
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,850
2,902
0.172
Biochemistry and enzymology of carbohydrates
enzymesof plant biomass degradation
Povinec Pavel P
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,642
5,230
0.314
Fedor Šimkovic
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
5,710
0.346
Andrea Madarasova Geckova
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,186
5,579
0.423
Ivo Petras
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,178
4,638
0.352
Fractional Calculus
Control Systems
Applied Mathematics
Chaos Theory
Cybernetics
Ingrid Bhatia *
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,879
5,592
0.434
Jozef Noga
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,413
2,296
0.185
theoretical chemistry
physical chemistry
inorganic chemistry
Marek Živčák
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,365
9,088
0.735
plant physiology
plant stress
photosynthesis
chlorophyll fluorescence
plant phenotyping
Jan Sladek
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,268
3,401
0.277
computational mechanics
fracture mechanics
boundary integral equations
smart materials
MLPG
Tomas Koller
Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,860
2,239
0.189
Vladimir Sladek
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Bratislava, Slovakia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,807
3,210
0.272
Computational mechanics
applied mathematics
theory of continua