Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 3.022 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Institutional Analysis
Collective Action
Common
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,179
79,191
0.294
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
quantitative research method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,832
50,233
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Design of Experiments
Quality Engineering
Industrial Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,001
47,053
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
reticular chemistry
structural chemistry
solid state chemistry
materials design
crystallograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,041
52,885
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,206
58,067
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
quantitative research methods
health psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,428
33,207
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
linguistics
literacy
learning
and video game
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,244
37,137
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,656
42,464
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,008
40,581
0.341
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
tropical ecology
land use change
coral reefs
conservation science
remote sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,192
46,619
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
AI
Data Mining
Feature Selection
Social Computing
Social Media Minin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,098
55,126
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
marketing
service marketing
service encounters
technology and servic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,625
28,035
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Quantitative Psychology
Prevention Science
Statistical Methods
Health Psychology
Human Memor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,499
35,231
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
entrepreneurship
technology transfer
corporate social responsibility
innovatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,129
32,023
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
evolution
genetics
cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,807
20,806
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
education
wriiting
learning disabilitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,021
29,361
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
physical chemistry
glass science
water
ionic liquids
energy storag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,351
15,257
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cultural evolution
evolutionary theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,909
19,873
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antennas
Electromagnetics
High Impedance Surfaces
CE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,578
22,384
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
development and psychopathology
prevention science
child clinica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,685
15,235
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,047
19,686
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Educational Technology
Creativity
TPACK
Teacher Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,043
34,157
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Learning and instruction
cognitive scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,881
14,335
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Environmental Biotechnology
Environmental Engineering
Biogeochemistry
Resource Recover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,559
21,393
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Landscape ecology
Urban ecology
Sustainability science
Ecosystem services
Urban sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,190
30,487
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373
159
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elinor Ostrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,179
79,191
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823
327
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,832
50,233
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,026
424
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Douglas C Montgomery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,001
47,053
0.256
Design of Experiments
Quality Engineering
Industrial Statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,273
548
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael O Keeffe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,041
52,885
0.320
reticular chemistry
structural chemistry
solid state chemistry
materials design
crystallograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,406
606
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Barbara Ainsworth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,206
58,067
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,414
608
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leona Aiken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,428
33,207
0.214
quantitative research methods
health psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,588
696
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James Paul Gee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,244
37,137
0.252
linguistics
literacy
learning
and video game
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,602
705
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,656
42,464
0.290
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,408
1,117
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Blake E Ashforth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,008
40,581
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,653
1,239
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gregory P Asner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,192
46,619
0.412
tropical ecology
land use change
coral reefs
conservation science
remote sensin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,658
1,242
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Huan Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,098
55,126
0.487
AI
Data Mining
Feature Selection
Social Computing
Social Media Minin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,729
1,278
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mary Jo Bitner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,625
28,035
0.251
marketing
service marketing
service encounters
technology and servic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,622
1,699
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David P Mackinnon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,499
35,231
0.365
Quantitative Psychology
Prevention Science
Statistical Methods
Health Psychology
Human Memor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,226
1,994
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Donald Siegel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,129
32,023
0.363
entrepreneurship
technology transfer
corporate social responsibility
innovatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,501
2,130
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Lynch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,807
20,806
0.245
evolution
genetics
cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,587
2,166
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steve Graham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,021
29,361
0.349
education
wriiting
learning disabilitie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,959
2,350
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Austen Angell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,351
15,257
0.190
physical chemistry
glass science
water
ionic liquids
energy storag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,213
2,464
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Boyd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,909
19,873
0.255
cultural evolution
evolutionary theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,383
2,548
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Constantine A Balanis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,578
22,384
0.292
Antennas
Electromagnetics
High Impedance Surfaces
CE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,016
2,843
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Dishion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,685
15,235
0.213
development and psychopathology
prevention science
child clinica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,248
2,948
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Osvaldo Sala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,047
19,686
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,549
3,080
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Punya Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,043
34,157
0.502
Educational Technology
Creativity
TPACK
Teacher Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,580
3,096
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michelene Th Chi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,881
14,335
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,628
3,122
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce E Rittmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,559
21,393
0.317
Environmental Biotechnology
Environmental Engineering
Biogeochemistry
Resource Recover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,685
3,150
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jianguo Jingle Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,190
30,487
0.454
Landscape ecology
Urban ecology
Sustainability science
Ecosystem services
Urban sustainabilit