Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.551 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
Experimental High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,814
104,204
0.360
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
experimental particle physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,153
88,933
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Suicide preventio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,644
51,229
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
psychology
education
expertise
cognitive psychology
medical educatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,037
26,778
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Particle physics
High Energy Physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,808
7,541
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Cosmic Microwave Background
Large Scale Structur
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,218
31,114
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Social Influence
Power and Politics
Reputation
and Political Skil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,624
21,707
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
service marketing
marketing
sports marketing
marketing strategy
customer satisfactio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,521
17,631
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Analytical Chemistry
Mass Spectrometr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,727
12,985
0.207
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Experimental particle physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,186
5,715
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reading
Dyslexia
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,382
14,764
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanoscience
colloidal nanocrystals
fluorescent and plasmonic materials
energy and charge transfer interactions
sensing and
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,399
8,534
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marketin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,364
14,020
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychology
Clinical
education
reading
preschoo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,543
13,814
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anxiety Psychopathology
Suicide
Substance Use Disorders
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,230
14,250
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biostatistics
Statistics
Epidemiology
Predictive Analytics
Consultin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,495
4,079
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nuclear organization
gene expression
chromatin structure
chromosomes
epigenetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,288
13,479
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,246
12,270
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
geochemistry
peatlands
isotope
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,216
12,127
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mathematical Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,693
6,769
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,550
8,912
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Work and Family
Health Inequalities
Immigrant Health
Aging and Adult Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,127
10,532
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hospitality managemen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,895
16,981
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eating Disorders
Body Imag
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,886
10,153
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
aging and technology use
human factors approaches to driver and pedestrian safety
expertise
cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,296
10,453
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284
120
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew Askew
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,814
104,204
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389
162
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Todd Adams
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,153
88,933
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,429
1,130
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas Joiner
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,644
51,229
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,531
1,182
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
K Anders Ericsson
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,037
26,778
0.231
psychology
education
expertise
cognitive psychology
medical educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,816
2,280
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Horst Wahl
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,808
7,541
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,083
2,871
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin Huffenberger
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,218
31,114
0.437
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Cosmic Microwave Background
Large Scale Structur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,179
2,914
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerald R Ferris
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,624
21,707
0.307
Social Influence
Power and Politics
Reputation
and Political Skil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,801
3,198
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
J Joseph Cronin Jr
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,521
17,631
0.265
service marketing
marketing
sports marketing
marketing strategy
customer satisfactio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,452
3,517
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alan G Marshall
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,727
12,985
0.207
Analytical Chemistry
Mass Spectrometr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,772
3,680
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Susan Blessing
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,186
5,715
0.093
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,167
3,865
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard K Wagner
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,382
14,764
0.249
Reading
Dyslexia
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,257
4,851
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hedi Mattoussi
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,399
8,534
0.166
Nanoscience
colloidal nanocrystals
fluorescent and plasmonic materials
energy and charge transfer interactions
sensing and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,498
5,885
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ronald Goldsmith
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,364
14,020
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,376
6,285
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christopher Lonigan
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,543
13,814
0.317
Psychology
Clinical
education
reading
preschoo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,825
7,393
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Norman B Schmidt
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,230
14,250
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,967
7,933
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dan Mcgee
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,495
4,079
0.109
Biostatistics
Statistics
Epidemiology
Predictive Analytics
Consultin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,124
7,988
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Fraser
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,288
13,479
0.361
Nuclear organization
gene expression
chromatin structure
chromosomes
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,925
8,334
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael K Brady
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,246
12,270
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,949
8,345
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jeffrey P Chanton
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,216
12,127
0.335
geochemistry
peatlands
isotope
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,148
8,854
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
MY Hussaini
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,693
6,769
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,192
10,191
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nicholson Se
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,550
8,912
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,652
10,395
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joseph G Grzywacz
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,127
10,532
0.338
Work and Family
Health Inequalities
Immigrant Health
Aging and Adult Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,919
10,512
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Woo Gon Kim
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,895
16,981
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,926
10,517
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pamela Keel
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,886
10,153
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,665
10,855
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neil Charness
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,296
10,453
0.345
aging and technology use
human factors approaches to driver and pedestrian safety
expertise
cognitio