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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 4.135 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
particle physics
machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,396
118,638
0.440
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physics
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243,690
96,177
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Experimental High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,402
61,380
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Manufacturing and Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,119
61,821
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Targeted drug delivery
fluorescence guided surgery
radioligand therapy
folate receptor
immunotherap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,850
21,060
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
pathology
urologic oncology
molecular pathology
oncology
urolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,151
27,934
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neuromorphic computing
Machine Learning
ML hardware
Neuro-mimetic devices
Energy-efficient computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,958
27,406
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
relativistic heavy ion collision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,674
54,989
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Psychiatric genetics
bipolar disorde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,685
20,024
0.287
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
MXenes
2D materials
Nanomaterials
MXene
Ultra-high temperature ceramic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,037
57,305
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
psychopathy
personality psychology
personality assessment
personality disorders
impulsivit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,753
26,087
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Intrinsically disordered proteins
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,991
19,207
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanoelectronics
Mesoscopic Physics
Probabilistic Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,696
13,345
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
general relativity
high energy astrophysics
quantum mechanics
physics pedagog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,190
19,625
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,140
14,068
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ostracism
Social Influence
Social Loafing
Social Compensation
Stealing Thunde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,464
21,131
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Network Security
Computer Security
Data Privacy
Database System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,794
15,138
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Controlled drug deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,216
16,740
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cartilage
collagen
MM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,983
31,035
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computational Electromagnetics
Electromagnetics
Quantum Electromagnetics and Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,784
9,321
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ultrafast Optics
RF Photonics
Pulse Shaping
Nonlinear Optics
Microwave Photonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,246
16,181
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
catalysis
electrocatalysis
battery
density functional theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,424
23,236
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sensor and Camera Networks
High-Level Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Computer and Network Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,792
6,604
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
physician patient communication
patient safety
outcomes based researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,708
12,689
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
schizophreni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,339
15,940
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374
158
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mia Liu
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,396
118,638
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546
217
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Norbert Neumeister
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243,690
96,177
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779
306
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
MK Jha
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,402
61,380
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,976
1,394
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
C Liu
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,119
61,821
0.577
Manufacturing and Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,364
2,531
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philip S Low
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,850
21,060
0.274
Targeted drug delivery
fluorescence guided surgery
radioligand therapy
folate receptor
immunotherap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,571
2,629
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Liang Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,151
27,934
0.372
pathology
urologic oncology
molecular pathology
oncology
urolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,855
2,750
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kaushik Roy
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,958
27,406
0.376
Neuromorphic computing
Machine Learning
ML hardware
Neuro-mimetic devices
Energy-efficient computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,892
2,769
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hao Qiu
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,674
54,989
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,322
2,972
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Nurnberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,685
20,024
0.287
Psychiatric genetics
bipolar disorde
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,881
3,240
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Babak Anasori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,037
57,305
0.868
MXenes
2D materials
Nanomaterials
MXene
Ultra-high temperature ceramic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,930
3,266
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Donald R Lynam
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,753
26,087
0.397
psychopathy
personality psychology
personality assessment
personality disorders
impulsivit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,059
3,328
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
A Keith Dunker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,991
19,207
0.296
Intrinsically disordered proteins
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,688
3,628
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Supriyo Datta
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,696
13,345
0.216
Nanoelectronics
Mesoscopic Physics
Probabilistic Computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,985
3,770
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel J Suson
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,190
19,625
0.326
general relativity
high energy astrophysics
quantum mechanics
physics pedagog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,003
3,781
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
William S Cleveland
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,140
14,068
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,158
3,861
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kipling D Williams
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,464
21,131
0.355
Ostracism
Social Influence
Social Loafing
Social Compensation
Stealing Thunde
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,313
3,926
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elisa Bertino
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,794
15,138
0.257
Network Security
Computer Security
Data Privacy
Database System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,433
3,984
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kinam Park
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,216
16,740
0.288
Controlled drug deliver
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,529
4,493
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gerald N Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,983
31,035
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,778
5,096
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Weng Cho Chew
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,784
9,321
0.187
Computational Electromagnetics
Electromagnetics
Quantum Electromagnetics and Optic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,969
5,186
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew M Weiner
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,246
16,181
0.329
Ultrafast Optics
RF Photonics
Pulse Shaping
Nonlinear Optics
Microwave Photonic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,261
5,313
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jeffrey Greeley
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,424
23,236
0.480
catalysis
electrocatalysis
battery
density functional theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,502
5,421
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Avinash Kak
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,792
6,604
0.138
Sensor and Camera Networks
High-Level Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Computer and Network Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,842
6,034
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard M Frankel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,708
12,689
0.284
physician patient communication
patient safety
outcomes based researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,036
6,130
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul H Lysaker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,339
15,940
0.360