Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 3.953 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
Child psychiatric disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,368
70,745
0.286
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,408
48,791
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Economics
Finance and Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,321
51,927
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Electromagnetics
Metamaterials
Plasmonics
Nano-optics
Acoustic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,417
57,339
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neural Networks
Computer Architectures
Parallel Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,352
22,646
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
stroke
cerebrovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,677
31,592
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,690
33,232
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,163
23,910
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Memory
Cognitive Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,685
17,480
0.228
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biodiversity
ecology
conservation
climate change
conservation biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,912
20,664
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Face perception
face recognition
facial expressions
cognitive psychology
psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,667
12,505
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bilingual Education
Bilingualism
Sociology of Language
US Spanis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,320
36,517
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
epidemiology
public health surveillance
implementation science
population health
HIV/AID
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,194
31,604
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Health Data Science
HT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,112
17,838
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
macromolecular crystallograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,547
10,847
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
critical psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,737
12,077
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Structural Enzymology
Carbohydrate Biochemistry
Glycobiology
Chemical Biology
Biofuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,605
16,097
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,172
10,343
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
depression
anxiety
schizophrenia
epidemiology
public mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,530
26,813
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
SRH
Equity
Prevention
Health Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,667
25,418
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Organizations
Collective Action
Organizational Field
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,625
13,440
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Social epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,592
18,605
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Molecular Parasitolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,436
14,334
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Depression
obesity
pharmacogenetics
endocrinology
neuroimmunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,072
13,584
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Randomised trial methods
musculoskeletal disease
social science trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,319
13,623
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520
206
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen V Faraone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,368
70,745
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alan Baddeley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,408
48,791
0.203
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,672
205
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yongcheol Shin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,321
51,927
0.458
Economics
Finance and Econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,634
1,702
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrea Alu
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,417
57,339
0.595
Electromagnetics
Metamaterials
Plasmonics
Nano-optics
Acoustic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,926
316
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James Austin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,352
22,646
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,132
1,940
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steven Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,677
31,592
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,352
335
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kevin Cowtan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,690
33,232
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,323
441
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark Sculpher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,163
23,910
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,388
446
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Graham Hitch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,685
17,480
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,299
535
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chris D Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,912
20,664
0.296
Biodiversity
ecology
conservation
climate change
conservation biolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,489
555
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andy Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,667
12,505
0.182
Face perception
face recognition
facial expressions
cognitive psychology
psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,772
3,672
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ofelia Garcia
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,320
36,517
0.596
Bilingual Education
Bilingualism
Sociology of Language
US Spanis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,238
3,898
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Denis Nash
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,194
31,604
0.534
epidemiology
public health surveillance
implementation science
population health
HIV/AID
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,221
792
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Keith R Abrams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,112
17,838
0.324
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Health Data Science
HT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,380
809
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eleanor Dodson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,547
10,847
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,608
4,534
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michelle Fine
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,737
12,077
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,650
832
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gideon Davies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,605
16,097
0.300
Structural Enzymology
Carbohydrate Biochemistry
Glycobiology
Chemical Biology
Biofuel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,063
874
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alastair Fitter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,172
10,343
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,247
888
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simon Gilbody
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,530
26,813
0.520
depression
anxiety
schizophrenia
epidemiology
public mental healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,568
1,011
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Amanda J Mason Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,667
25,418
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,580
5,463
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Howard Lune
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,625
13,440
0.282
Organizations
Collective Action
Organizational Field
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,588
1,014
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kate Pickett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,592
18,605
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,049
1,058
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeremy C Mottram
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,436
14,334
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,203
5,736
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Julio Licinio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,072
13,584
0.295
Depression
obesity
pharmacogenetics
endocrinology
neuroimmunolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,554
1,106
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Torgerson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,319
13,623
0.301
Randomised trial methods
musculoskeletal disease
social science trial