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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.076 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
598,626
173,377
0.290
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,518
53,234
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,975
88,566
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Experimental Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,740
102,311
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,699
49,870
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Communication Systems
Wireless Communications
Communications
Statistical Signal Processing
Information Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,446
95,003
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Particle physics
Machine learning
Computational Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,130
49,926
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
social psychology
social neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,578
55,213
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
computer visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,584
133,415
0.773
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sociology
immigration
development
migration
social capita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,830
30,614
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International politics
institutions
environmental polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,160
30,950
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
sociology of culture
economic sociology
stratification
organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,724
40,071
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
solid state chemistry
superconductivity
topological insulator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,133
44,582
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
labor economics
education
inequalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,535
39,595
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sociology
Demograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,074
32,006
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Radio Astronomy
pulsar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,418
69,971
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Operating systems
parallel computing
computer architecture
content-based search
privacy preservation and data auditing for
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,332
85,405
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
planet imaging
stellar astrophysics
interstellar mediu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,197
27,903
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecology
theoretical ecology
mathematical biology
ecological economics
applied mathematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,000
42,428
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Economic development
health
well-being
econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,068
32,499
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Physics
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,271
46,041
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
economics
international trad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,632
26,851
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,930
27,844
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,466
20,340
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
mathematical physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,992
24,768
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598,626
173,377
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232
100
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Botstein
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304,518
53,234
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364
153
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael A Strauss
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,975
88,566
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372
156
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Marlow
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,740
102,311
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
939
381
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonathan D Cohen
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,699
49,870
0.257
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,008
414
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
HV Poor
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,446
95,003
0.510
Communication Systems
Wireless Communications
Communications
Statistical Signal Processing
Information Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,142
476
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexey Svyatkovskiy
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,130
49,926
0.285
Particle physics
Machine learning
Computational Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,165
491
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Susan Fiske
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,578
55,213
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180
498
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jia Deng
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,584
133,415
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,296
558
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alejandro Portes
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,830
30,614
0.187
Sociology
immigration
development
migration
social capita
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,485
644
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Keohane
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,160
30,950
0.203
International politics
institutions
environmental polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,500
652
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Dimaggio
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,724
40,071
0.264
sociology of culture
economic sociology
stratification
organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,741
772
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
RJ Cava
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,133
44,582
0.316
solid state chemistry
superconductivity
topological insulator
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,897
844
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alan Krueger
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,535
39,595
0.294
labor economics
education
inequalit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,915
854
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Douglas S Massey
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,074
32,006
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,940
869
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
JH Taylor
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,418
69,971
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,944
872
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kai Li
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,332
85,405
0.641
Operating systems
parallel computing
computer architecture
content-based search
privacy preservation and data auditing for
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,980
894
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gillian Knapp
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,197
27,903
0.211
planet imaging
stellar astrophysics
interstellar mediu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,148
988
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simon Levin
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,000
42,428
0.337
Ecology
theoretical ecology
mathematical biology
ecological economics
applied mathematic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,287
1,060
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Angus Deaton
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,068
32,499
0.266
Economic development
health
well-being
econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,490
1,159
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Roberto Car
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,271
46,041
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,744
1,281
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gene Grossman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,632
26,851
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,826
1,321
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul J Steinhardt
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,930
27,844
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,859
1,339
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neta Bahcall *
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,466
20,340
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,539
1,655
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elliott Lieb
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,992
24,768
0.253