Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.448 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
self-determination theory
motivation
psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565,541
236,083
0.417
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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
333,233
100,777
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,556
101,890
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,979
35,357
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
astrocytes
stroke
neuron
neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,674
51,135
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nonlinear optics
optical communications
silicon photonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,106
19,528
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
nonlinear optics
photonics
optical physics
nanophotonics
quantum optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,346
32,261
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Experimental Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,405
18,816
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Financial economics
corporate financial policy
derivative securities and financial intermediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,214
23,620
0.318
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Organic Electronics
OLED
Displays
Solar Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,864
10,681
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
analgesic clinical trials
treatment of pain
prevention of pai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,051
22,509
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cellular Senescence
Mitochondria
Oxidants
epigenetics
COPD and IP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,737
21,998
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
AI
multimedia
computational social science
computational medicine
big data analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,994
38,244
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Particle Astrophysics
Gamma Rays
Cosmic Rays
Neutrino Astronomy
Dark Matte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,566
31,597
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wireless communication and networking
ad hoc networks
wireless sensor network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,376
9,577
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
microbiology
microbiome
genomics
systems biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,561
14,992
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,193
10,095
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,181
19,205
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,635
16,924
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vascular Biology
Atherosclerosis
Signal Transduction
Neurorehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,456
6,551
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computational Biology
RNA
RNA Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,523
15,517
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neuroscience
neurology
stem cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,368
16,482
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
accountin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,175
10,338
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ultrafast phenomena
nonlinear optics
THz science and technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,064
10,142
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,030
15,757
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565,541
236,083
0.417
self-determination theory
motivation
psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171
78
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
A Bodek
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,233
100,777
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349
147
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aran Garcia Bellido
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,556
101,890
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,589
1,209
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew J Elliot
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,979
35,357
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,168
1,499
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maiken Nedergaard
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,674
51,135
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,525
1,649
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Govind P Agrawal
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,106
19,528
0.199
Nonlinear optics
optical communications
silicon photonic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,232
1,992
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Boyd
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,346
32,261
0.365
nonlinear optics
photonics
optical physics
nanophotonics
quantum optic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,300
2,031
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kevin S Mcfarland
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,405
18,816
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,685
2,679
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clifford W Smith
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,214
23,620
0.318
Financial economics
corporate financial policy
derivative securities and financial intermediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,157
2,899
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ching W Tang
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,864
10,681
0.151
Organic Electronics
OLED
Displays
Solar Cell
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,055
3,324
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert H Dworkin
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,051
22,509
0.346
analgesic clinical trials
treatment of pain
prevention of pai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,105
3,354
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Irfan Rahman
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,737
21,998
0.340
Cellular Senescence
Mitochondria
Oxidants
epigenetics
COPD and IP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,419
3,498
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jiebo Luo
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,994
38,244
0.607
AI
multimedia
computational social science
computational medicine
big data analytic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,507
3,538
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Segev Benzvi
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,566
31,597
0.505
Particle Astrophysics
Gamma Rays
Cosmic Rays
Neutrino Astronomy
Dark Matte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,555
3,566
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wendi Heinzelman
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,376
9,577
0.154
Wireless communication and networking
ad hoc networks
wireless sensor network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,105
4,319
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steven R Gill
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,561
14,992
0.270
microbiology
microbiome
genomics
systems biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,477
4,471
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James Allen
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,193
10,095
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,479
4,472
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ronald Epstein
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,181
19,205
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,640
4,553
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Harry Reis
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,635
16,924
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,634
5,491
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bradford Berk
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,456
6,551
0.138
Vascular Biology
Atherosclerosis
Signal Transduction
Neurorehabilitatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,943
6,088
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David H Mathews
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,523
15,517
0.349
Computational Biology
RNA
RNA Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,031
6,124
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Steven A Goldman
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,368
16,482
0.371
Neuroscience
neurology
stem cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,117
6,170
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
J Zimmerman
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,175
10,338
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,156
6,188
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xi Cheng Zhang
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,064
10,142
0.230
ultrafast phenomena
nonlinear optics
THz science and technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,684
6,422
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Augusto Litonjua
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,030
15,757
0.366