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Highly Cited Researchers 78 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,299
49,476
0.336
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
molecular biology
ancient DNA
evolutionary genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,055
24,883
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
bioinformatics
genomics
evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,727
20,487
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
linguistics
language typology
syntax
syntactic theory
morpholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,897
16,717
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paleolithic
Human Evolution
Virtual Paleoanthropology
Neanderthal
Modern Human
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,419
16,701
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evolutionary Genomics
Computational Biology
Evolution
Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,553
13,546
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Evolutionary anthropology
cultural evolution
social learning
evolutionary ecology
Bayesian statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,460
15,324
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Population genetics
sediment DNA
Neandertals
migration
selection on gene regulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,259
13,977
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Social cognition
Animal Communication
Cooperation
Hormones & Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,839
16,584
0.618
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ancient DNA
human evolution
archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,709
15,009
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
molecular anthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,219
5,357
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,109
6,371
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Human Evolution
Brain Evolution
Geometric Morphometrics
Evolution and Development
Paleoanthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,441
7,017
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolutionary Genetics
Biotechnology
Genome Editing
iPS Cells
Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,954
5,810
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
behavioural ecology
social cognition
evolution of sociality
conflict managmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,922
8,030
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
population genetics
anthropology
natural selection
ancient dn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,929
6,059
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paleolithic Archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,648
5,844
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ecology
Conservation
Anthropology
Great Apes
Large Carnivore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,455
7,290
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ancient DNA
paleopathology
infectious diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,797
5,921
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cultural Psychology
Cross Cultural Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Anthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,569
4,941
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,754
3,455
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
general linguistics
historical linguistics
Chinese linguistics
computational linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,748
4,215
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evolution
population genetics
cultural evolution
gene-culture coevolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,082
2,142
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
primate behavioural ecology
social evolution
inbreeding/genetic diversity
human-wildlife conflict
reproductive ske
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,746
2,240
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,479
3,014
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,608
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Svante Paabo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,299
49,476
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,493
480
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matthias Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,055
24,883
0.518
molecular biology
ancient DNA
evolutionary genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,019
500
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Janet Kelso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,727
20,487
0.438
bioinformatics
genomics
evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,380
523
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Haspelmath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,897
16,717
0.364
linguistics
language typology
syntax
syntactic theory
morpholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,532
722
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean-Jacques Hublin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,419
16,701
0.435
Paleolithic
Human Evolution
Virtual Paleoanthropology
Neanderthal
Modern Human
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,363
954
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kay Prüfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,553
13,546
0.416
Evolutionary Genomics
Computational Biology
Evolution
Genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,470
958
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Mcelreath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,460
15,324
0.472
Evolutionary anthropology
cultural evolution
social learning
evolutionary ecology
Bayesian statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,696
964
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Benjamin Vernot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,259
13,977
0.433
Population genetics
sediment DNA
Neandertals
migration
selection on gene regulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,658
1,246
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Catherine Crockford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,839
16,584
0.618
Social cognition
Animal Communication
Cooperation
Hormones & Behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,566
1,335
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wolfgang Haak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,709
15,009
0.584
ancient DNA
human evolution
archaeolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,973
1,859
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Linda Vigilant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,219
5,357
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,335
2,555
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martha Robbins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,109
6,371
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,834
2,733
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philipp Gunz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,441
7,017
0.454
Human Evolution
Brain Evolution
Geometric Morphometrics
Evolution and Development
Paleoanthropolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,513
3,089
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tomislav Maricic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,954
5,810
0.416
Evolutionary Genetics
Biotechnology
Genome Editing
iPS Cells
Molecular Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,705
3,097
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roman M Wittig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,922
8,030
0.577
behavioural ecology
social cognition
evolution of sociality
conflict managmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,526
3,750
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cesare De Filippo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,929
6,059
0.508
population genetics
anthropology
natural selection
ancient dn
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,027
3,856
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shannon Mcpherron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,648
5,844
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,832
3,921
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hjalmar S. Kühl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,455
7,290
0.636
Ecology
Conservation
Anthropology
Great Apes
Large Carnivore
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,670
4,684
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kirsten Bos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,797
5,921
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,640
4,805
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Haun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,569
4,941
0.516
Cultural Psychology
Cross Cultural Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Anthropolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,786
5,941
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hernandez Marion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,754
3,455
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,344
7,878
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johann-Mattis List
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,748
4,215
0.733
general linguistics
historical linguistics
Chinese linguistics
computational linguistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,622
8,739
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adam Powell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,082
2,142
0.421
Evolution
population genetics
cultural evolution
gene-culture coevolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,964
9,234
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anja Widdig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,746
2,240
0.472
primate behavioural ecology
social evolution
inbreeding/genetic diversity
human-wildlife conflict
reproductive ske
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,516
9,690
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Benjamin Peter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,479
3,014
0.673