Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.563 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
Attitudes
Persuasion
Attitude-Behavior Relatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
539,754
199,234
0.369
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,647
173,196
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
experimental high energy physics
experimental particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,190
125,059
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Emulsions
colloids
biopolymers
food
digestio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,612
110,588
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
electromicrobiology
'green' electronics
corrosion
bioenergy
biogeochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,018
37,915
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reinforcement learnin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,892
58,814
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
copolymers
nanoparticles
wrinkling
photovoltaics
thin film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,991
30,130
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Machine learning
natural language processin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,789
88,830
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Peer Revie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,858
36,024
0.328
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
nutrition
maternal and child health
pregnancy
epidemiolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,581
33,811
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
physical activity
assessemnt of physical activit
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,511
30,303
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Environmental & soil chemistry
adsorption
nanoparticles
microplastics
food safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,729
57,566
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,792
23,129
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
networking
network science
performance evaluatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,722
13,780
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles
Supramolecular Chemistry
nanomedicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,317
31,283
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Information Retrieva
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,765
13,922
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Food Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,813
22,257
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dust attenuation and emission
Star formation
SF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,700
16,193
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Quality of life research
motivation
satisfactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,436
21,717
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
climatology
climate science
paleoclimatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,375
12,116
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Multicultural Education
Teacher Education Education of Latino
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,979
19,216
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Computer network
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,964
4,442
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Linguistics
Phonology
Morphology
Arabic
Semiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,040
5,991
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Machine Learnin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,840
40,376
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biostatistics
Biomedical research
Health care
Health services researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,913
11,206
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Icek Ajzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
539,754
199,234
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48
26
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephane Willocq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460,647
173,196
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124
59
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carlo Dallapiccola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,190
125,059
0.347
experimental high energy physics
experimental particle physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
956
388
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Julian Mcclements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,612
110,588
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,709
753
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Derek Lovley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,018
37,915
0.267
electromicrobiology
'green' electronics
corrosion
bioenergy
biogeochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,114
966
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Barto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,892
58,814
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,367
1,095
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Russell TP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,991
30,130
0.251
copolymers
nanoparticles
wrinkling
photovoltaics
thin film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,589
1,212
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexandre Passos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,789
88,830
0.774
Machine learning
natural language processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,822
1,319
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Mccallum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,858
36,024
0.328
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Peer Revie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,837
1,328
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anna Maria Siega Riz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,581
33,811
0.309
nutrition
maternal and child health
pregnancy
epidemiolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,949
1,384
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Patty Freedson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,511
30,303
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,100
1,461
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Baoshan Xing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,729
57,566
0.550
Environmental & soil chemistry
adsorption
nanoparticles
microplastics
food safet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,803
1,786
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Hosmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,792
23,129
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,426
2,087
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Don Towsley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,722
13,780
0.161
networking
network science
performance evaluatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,563
2,155
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vincent Rotello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,317
31,283
0.371
Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles
Supramolecular Chemistry
nanomedicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,612
3,109
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
W Bruce Croft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,765
13,922
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,250
3,419
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eric A Decker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,813
22,257
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,602
4,534
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniela Calzetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,700
16,193
0.302
Dust attenuation and emission
Star formation
SF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,973
4,705
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Muzzo Muzaffer Uysal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,436
21,717
0.414
Quality of life research
motivation
satisfactio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,266
4,854
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Raymond S Bradley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,375
12,116
0.236
climatology
climate science
paleoclimatolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,712
5,063
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sonia Nieto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,979
19,216
0.384
Multicultural Education
Teacher Education Education of Latino
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,206
5,742
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James Kurose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,964
4,442
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,161
6,642
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Mccarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,040
5,991
0.143
Linguistics
Phonology
Morphology
Arabic
Semiti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,845
6,957
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
CJ Carey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,840
40,376
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,407
7,213
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ken Kleinman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,913
11,206
0.281
Biostatistics
Biomedical research
Health care
Health services researc