Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.330 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Higgs physics
neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341,978
115,501
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,726
110,971
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
Phenomenology
ATLAS experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,991
101,659
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Gravitational wave astronomy
compact binaries
binary populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,794
100,293
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physics
Materials Science
Theoretical Physics
Nanoscience
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,761
43,696
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Imaging Neuroscience & Methodology
Biomarker Development
FMRI
Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,273
50,391
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
astronomy
astrophysics
gravitational wave astronomy
transient phenomena
astronomical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,612
63,059
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,833
19,091
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,572
58,016
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
anaerobic microbiology
nitrogen cycle
methane archaea
anammox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,461
29,298
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Conversation Analysis
qualitative methods
social interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,032
18,910
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
astrophysics
black holes
cosmic rays
radio astronomy
LOFAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,614
35,740
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
MEG
EEG
electrophysiology
modeling
data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,194
26,310
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Life cycle assessment
Industrial ecology
Sustainability assessment
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,344
23,662
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gravitational wave astrophysics
compact stars
binaries
space interferometry and instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,065
28,218
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Memory
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,974
17,541
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
synthetic cells
origin of life
systems chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,459
13,288
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,061
7,053
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,546
8,076
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
MEG
EEG
neural oscillations
fieldtrip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,300
20,207
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
bioinformatics
cilia
mitochondria
molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,379
10,287
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microbial (eco)physiology
metagenomics
anammox
methanotrophy
volcanic ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,995
12,454
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
language
literacy
numeracy
second language
learning problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,548
12,135
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Social Cognition
Language
Numbers
Neuro-based Education
Cognitive Neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,894
7,010
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
memory
dementia
amnesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,886
13,205
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank Filthaut
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341,978
115,501
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicolo De Groot
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,726
110,971
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sascha Caron
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,991
101,659
0.410
Particle Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
Phenomenology
ATLAS experiment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,475
29
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gijs Nelemans
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,794
100,293
0.670
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Gravitational wave astronomy
compact binaries
binary populations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,521
31
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mikhail Katsnelson
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,761
43,696
0.296
Physics
Materials Science
Theoretical Physics
Nanoscience
Condensed Matter Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,617
59
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christian F Beckmann
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,273
50,391
0.453
Imaging Neuroscience & Methodology
Biomarker Development
FMRI
Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,863
64
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul Groot
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,612
63,059
0.591
astronomy
astrophysics
gravitational wave astronomy
transient phenomena
astronomical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,368
75
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sijbrand De Jong
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,833
19,091
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,885
84
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Steven Bloemen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,572
58,016
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,122
89
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mike SM Jetten
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,461
29,298
0.335
anaerobic microbiology
nitrogen cycle
methane archaea
anammox
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,916
101
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gail Jefferson
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,032
18,910
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,169
106
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Heino Falcke
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,614
35,740
0.466
astrophysics
black holes
cosmic rays
radio astronomy
LOFAR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,326
211
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Oostenveld
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,194
26,310
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,502
245
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Aj Huijbregts
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,344
23,662
0.480
Life cycle assessment
Industrial ecology
Sustainability assessment
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,286
266
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sweta Shah
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,065
28,218
0.600
Gravitational wave astrophysics
compact stars
binaries
space interferometry and instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,147
294
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Guillén Fernández
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,974
17,541
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,386
303
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wilhelm Huck
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,459
13,288
0.299
synthetic cells
origin of life
systems chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,684
364
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roeland Nolte
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,061
7,053
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,943
415
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mengqing Wu
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,546
8,076
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,916
445
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jan Mathijs Schoffelen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,300
20,207
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,636
458
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martijn Huynen|Martijn A Huijnen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,379
10,287
0.299
bioinformatics
cilia
mitochondria
molecular evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,854
498
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Huub Jm Op Den Camp
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,995
12,454
0.377
Microbial (eco)physiology
metagenomics
anammox
methanotrophy
volcanic ecosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,305
546
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ludo Verhoeven
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,548
12,135
0.385
language
literacy
numeracy
second language
learning problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,210
596
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Harold Bekkering
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,894
7,010
0.234
Social Cognition
Language
Numbers
Neuro-based Education
Cognitive Neurosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,217
597
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Roy Pc Kessels
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,886
13,205
0.442
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
memory
dementia
amnesia