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
psychology neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,371
36,995
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
interpretative phenomenological analysis
qualitative research
phenomenology
health psychology
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,494
50,723
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,674
24,027
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
chemical measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,148
8,240
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,247
12,440
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Experimental Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,050
7,816
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
computer vision
image processing
applications of probability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,434
10,465
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cancer survivorship and working life
occupational health
post traumatic stress
sexual and reproductive health and behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,653
9,085
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
structural biology
biophysics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,168
7,632
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
6,037
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Longitudinal studies
child development
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,919
8,579
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Affective and Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,904
8,950
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Science
Physics
Chemistry
Materials
Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,742
5,550
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
game science
learner engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
7,118
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Genetics
Psychopathology
Neurodevelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,697
7,508
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Reasoning
Bayesian Models
Argumentation
Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,095
3,674
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
psychometrics
health psychology
addictive behaviors
cyberpsychology
gaming disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,936
11,706
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
elctron microscopy
structural analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,700
3,028
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computer Science Logic
Knowledge Representation
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,085
3,736
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Self
Space Perception
Body Representation
Touch
Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,023
6,798
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
American politics
US foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,869
7,215
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
geology
meteorites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,414
3,450
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,017
9,633
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Educational neuroscience
development
developmental disorders
cognitive variability
computational modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,845
5,048
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Social cognition
Gaze Processing
Autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,592
5,150
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,877
225
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark H Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,371
36,995
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,276
263
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan A Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,494
50,723
0.520
interpretative phenomenological analysis
qualitative research
phenomenology
health psychology
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,901
1,579
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,674
24,027
0.693
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,293
1,617
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,148
8,240
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,045
1,880
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ron Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,247
12,440
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,585
2,075
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Eimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,050
7,816
0.269
Experimental Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,365
2,135
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steve Maybank
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,434
10,465
0.368
computer vision
image processing
applications of probability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,801
2,324
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tom Cox|Thomas Cox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,653
9,085
0.341
Cancer survivorship and working life
occupational health
post traumatic stress
sexual and reproductive health and behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,567
2,405
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wallace Ba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,168
7,632
0.292
structural biology
biophysics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,836
3,137
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mike Hough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
6,037
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,089
3,326
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Edward Melhuish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,919
8,579
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,182
4,112
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nazanin Derakhshan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,904
8,950
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,780
4,150
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,742
5,550
0.313
Science
Physics
Chemistry
Materials
Crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,789
4,408
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sara De Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
7,118
0.420
educational technology
pedagogy
learning analytics
game science
learner engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,253
4,828
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Angelica Ronald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,697
7,508
0.478
Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Genetics
Psychopathology
Neurodevelopment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,836
5,539
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mike Oaksford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,095
3,674
0.261
Reasoning
Bayesian Models
Argumentation
Decision Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,849
5,617
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Halley M. Pontes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,936
11,706
0.840
psychometrics
health psychology
addictive behaviors
cyberpsychology
gaming disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,306
5,747
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elena Orlova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,700
3,028
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,375
6,093
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Zakharyaschev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,085
3,736
0.286
Computer Science Logic
Knowledge Representation
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,789
6,128
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthew R. Longo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,023
6,798
0.522
Self
Space Perception
Body Representation
Touch
Pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,863
6,216
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robert Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,869
7,215
0.561
American politics
US foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,174
6,487
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hilary Downes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,414
3,450
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,204
6,727
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Emily Jh Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,017
9,633
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,593
6,828
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,845
5,048
0.426
Educational neuroscience
development
developmental disorders
cognitive variability
computational modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,820
7,006
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Atsushi Senju
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,592
5,150
0.444