Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
psychology neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,371
36,995
0.354
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,247
12,440
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
psychometrics
health psychology
addictive behaviors
cyberpsychology
gaming disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,936
11,706
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
computer vision
image processing
applications of probability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,434
10,465
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,017
9,633
0.802
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Affective and Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,904
8,950
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Longitudinal studies
child development
social policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,919
8,579
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
chemical measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,148
8,240
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Experimental Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,050
7,816
0.269
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
structural biology
biophysics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,168
7,632
0.292
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Genetics
Psychopathology
Neurodevelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,697
7,508
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
American politics
US foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,869
7,215
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Self
Space Perception
Body Representation
Touch
Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,023
6,798
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Occupational Health Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,430
6,414
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Criminology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
6,037
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Science
Physics
Chemistry
Materials
Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,742
5,550
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Conflict theory and management
Northern Ireland
war and counterinsurgency
theories of politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,745
5,255
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
computational biology
integrative modelling
cryoEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,664
5,174
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Social cognition
Gaze Processing
Autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,592
5,150
0.444
* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Early learning mechanisms
multisensory integration
infant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,216
4,832
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,998
233
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,958
393
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark H Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,371
36,995
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,676
836
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,269
2,355
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ron Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,247
12,440
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,776
2,575
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,097
3,017
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,499
3,371
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emily Jh Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,017
9,633
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,884
3,671
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,844
3,754
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nazanin Derakhshan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,904
8,950
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,485
3,959
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Edward Melhuish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,919
8,579
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,204
4,172
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,148
8,240
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,900
4,458
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Eimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,050
7,816
0.269
Experimental Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,677
4,588
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wallace Ba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,168
7,632
0.292
structural biology
biophysics
bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,969
4,698
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Angelica Ronald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,697
7,508
0.478
Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Genetics
Psychopathology
Neurodevelopment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,094
4,919
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,869
7,215
0.561
American politics
US foreign policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,204
5,018
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,132
5,351
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,169
5,742
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gail Kinman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,430
6,414
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,886
6,168
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mike Hough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
6,037
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,427
6,802
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,742
5,550
0.313
Science
Physics
Chemistry
Materials
Crystallography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,375
7,230
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Dixon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,745
5,255
0.539
Conflict theory and management
Northern Ireland
war and counterinsurgency
theories of politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,121
7,372
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maya Topf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,664
5,174
0.535
computational biology
integrative modelling
cryoEM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,660
7,424
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Atsushi Senju
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,592
5,150
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,029
7,623
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,221
7,998
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Natasha Kirkham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,216
4,832
0.524
Early learning mechanisms
multisensory integration
infant development