AD Scientific Index
 Open Nav
Login Login Pricing & Plans Pricing & Plans
World

Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 955 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.

search
×
Total 955 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
2,300
World Rank
United States
1,035
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Vladimir Uversky
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Protein folding | protein misfolding | intrinsically disordered proteins | molecular biophysics | protein structur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    132,082
  • Last 5 Years
    55,696
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.422
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
2,350
World Rank
United States
1,062
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Paul E Spector
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Occupational Health | Occupational Stress | Organizational Behavior | Research Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    130,168
  • Last 5 Years
    45,954
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.353
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
6,091
World Rank
United States
2,792
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
David V Sheehan
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Psychiatr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    76,710
  • Last 5 Years
    24,020
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.313
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
7,442
World Rank
United States
3,430
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Lawrence Hall
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
artificial intelligence | pattern recognition | data mining | fuzzy set

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,819
  • Last 5 Years
    40,027
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.590
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
7,631
World Rank
United States
3,522
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Carolyn Ellis
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Others
Autoethnography | Holocaust survivors | ethnography | emotions | grief and los

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    66,632
  • Last 5 Years
    30,233
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.454
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
8,015
World Rank
United States
3,689
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
J Kevin Thompson
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Others
Body Image | Eating Disorder

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,606
  • Last 5 Years
    19,786
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.306
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
10,645
World Rank
United States
4,916
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Robert D Benford
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
social movements | protest | social psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,984
  • Last 5 Years
    15,357
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.284
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
11,415
World Rank
United States
5,261
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Steve WJ Kozlowski
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Multilevel Organizational Theory | Team Effectiveness | Team Leadership | Learning | Adaptabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    51,639
  • Last 5 Years
    17,921
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.347
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
11,419
World Rank
United States
5,263
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Jeffrey Krischer
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Others

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    51,625
  • Last 5 Years
    24,092
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.467
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
11,785
World Rank
United States
5,422
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Alan Hevner
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
design science research | software engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,576
  • Last 5 Years
    23,904
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.473
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
12,877
World Rank
United States
5,929
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Robert Hauser
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Parkinson's disease | levodopa | dopamine agonists | MAO-B inhibitors | dystoni

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,967
  • Last 5 Years
    17,021
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.355
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
13,582
World Rank
United States
6,230
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Xiaoming Liu
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
population genetics | bioinformatics | human genomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,450
  • Last 5 Years
    25,491
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.549
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
13,983
World Rank
United States
6,412
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Anol Bhattacherjee
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial intelligence | Managing innovations | Health informatics | ICT for developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,656
  • Last 5 Years
    21,477
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.470
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
15,135
World Rank
United States
6,915
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Paul R Sanberg
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Neuroscience | Biomedical Engineering | Computer Science & Engineering | Busines

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,482
  • Last 5 Years
    7,469
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.172
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
15,150
World Rank
United States
6,922
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Fred Mannering
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering | Transportation | Transportation Economics | Travel Behavior | Transportation Safet

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,456
  • Last 5 Years
    19,988
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.460
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
15,435
World Rank
United States
7,046
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Kimberly Young
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Others
Internet addiction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,966
  • Last 5 Years
    16,029
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.373
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
15,497
World Rank
United States
7,076
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Matthew L Anderson
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Obstetrics and Gynecology
Non-coding RNAs | ovarian cancer | endometrial cancer | tumor microenvironment | cancer preventio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,858
  • Last 5 Years
    35,794
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.835
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
16,068
World Rank
United States
7,338
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Henian Chen|陈和年
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics
Biostatistics | Clinical Trials | Quality of Life | Data Sharing | Causal Inferenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,912
  • Last 5 Years
    16,969
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.405
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
18,075
World Rank
United States
8,204
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Russell S Kirby
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Others
perinatal epidemiology | birth defects | maternal and child health | autism | gi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,876
  • Last 5 Years
    15,396
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.396
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
20,474
World Rank
United States
9,237
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Charles Lockwood
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Obstetrics and Gynecology
Preterm Birt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,823
  • Last 5 Years
    9,034
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.252
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
20,848
World Rank
United States
9,387
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Chuanmin Hu
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Natural Sciences / Physics
ocean optics | ocean color remote sensing | water quality | harmful algal blooms | ocean pollution

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,424
  • Last 5 Years
    20,312
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.573
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
22,617
World Rank
United States
10,141
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Frank Muller Karger
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Oceanography | nutrient cycling | continental margins | carbon flux | climate chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,601
  • Last 5 Years
    14,833
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.441
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
23,731
World Rank
United States
10,642
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Chad Dickey *
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Others
Chaperones | Alzheimer's disease | Glaucoma | Depressio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,593
  • Last 5 Years
    12,852
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.394
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
25,314
World Rank
United States
11,322
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Mark T Stewart
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
hydrology | carbon sequestratio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    31,230
  • Last 5 Years
    13,557
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.434
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

flag
27,314
World Rank
United States
12,187
Country Rank
University of South Florida Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Brent J Small
University of South Florida Tampa, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Gerontology | Psychology | Statistics | Cognitive Aging | Oncolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,716
  • Last 5 Years
    11,372
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.383
Get Full Access to Premium Data Get Full Access to Premium Data
Smart Institutional Excellence Plan
Unify strategy, analytics, and growth in one powerful platform. Turn academic data into actionable strategy for sustainable excellence.
360° Real-Time Academic Performance Analysis
Track your performance in real time — benchmark, compare, and improve. Stay ahead with instant insights and global peer comparisons.
Strategic Researcher Transfer Tools
Attract world-class talent across 211 disciplines. Find, connect, and recruit the brightest minds worldwide.
Academic Contribution Analytics Module
Unlock researcher and institutional impact with transparent contribution scores. Recognize, measure, and reward academic excellence at every level.
QA & Accreditation
Ensuring quality standards and accreditation compliance in higher education.
Internationalization in Higher Education
Advancing global partnerships, mobility, and international visibility.
Unlock Your Academic Potential Today

🌍 Be Our Partner: Representation & Collaboration

Represent AD Scientific Index in your country or region — and grow with us.

  • ✅ Official recognition as a regional partner
  • ✅ Visibility partnership with full brand support
  • ✅ Help institutions in your region enhance their academic visibility
  • ✅ Contribute to value-driven projects with measurable academic impact
Discover Universities That Trust Us

Discover Universities That Trust Us

Curious about institutions benefiting from the AD Scientific Index?