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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 498 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
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
famil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,447
283,645
0.762
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Child Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse Prevention
Risk Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,908
8,428
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gravitational wave detection
instrumentation
optics & contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,618
28,550
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Redox Biology and Cell Signallin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,720
6,593
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Data Science & Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,164
8,770
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Game Studies
HCI
Design Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,809
12,934
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cyber Security
Digital Forensics
Internet of Things
Network Security
Privac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,086
11,578
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
computer science
unconventional computing novel materials cellular automata applied mathematics
robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,561
6,119
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
health economics
public healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,344
15,326
0.938
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computer visio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,053
4,742
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
4,153
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Large molecule LC-MS/MS
Protein structure and function
Method development
Immuno-based assay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,512
6,317
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Project Management
Sustainability/Net-Zero
Digital Enterprise
AI/Big Data
IoT/Digital Twi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,897
13,779
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bio-Energy
Energy Autonomy
Robotics
Self-Sustainable System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,549
8,210
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Metaphor
political rhetori
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,014
5,742
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
body image
social media
sexualization
children
adolescent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,720
8,439
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rheumatology
fatigue
psychologica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,690
4,656
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leadership
organisation studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,280
4,455
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Travel Behaviour
Transport Planning
Traveller Information
Travel Time Use
Future Mobilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,925
4,314
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
body image
positive body image
gende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,692
5,461
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sexuality
Bisexuality
Pansexuality
Childfree identities
Menopaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,602
9,680
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Transport
transportation
travel demand management
polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,439
1,786
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Big Data
Applied AI Innovation
AI Assurance
Software Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,344
9,203
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gas sensors
Unconventional computing
chemical computing
pattern formation
volatiles linked to diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,338
4,076
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
AI Ethics
Immersive Technologies
Net Zer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,929
8,798
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,447
283,645
0.762
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
famil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,452
1,339
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kieran Mccartan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,908
8,428
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,526
2,139
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeff Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,618
28,550
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,322
2,640
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Hancock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,720
6,593
0.256
Redox Biology and Cell Signallin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,181
2,904
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kamran Munir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,164
8,770
0.363
Data Science & Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,895
2,963
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dan Dixon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,809
12,934
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,633
4,296
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shancang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,086
11,578
0.640
Cyber Security
Digital Forensics
Internet of Things
Network Security
Privac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,653
4,453
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Adamatzky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,561
6,119
0.348
computer science
unconventional computing novel materials cellular automata applied mathematics
robotic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,830
4,882
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Amrit Banstola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,344
15,326
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,205
4,980
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Melvyn Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,053
4,742
0.295
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,988
4,962
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jim Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
4,153
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,969
5,222
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Katie Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,512
6,317
0.407
Large molecule LC-MS/MS
Protein structure and function
Method development
Immuno-based assay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,937
5,041
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lukumon Oyedele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,897
13,779
0.867
Project Management
Sustainability/Net-Zero
Digital Enterprise
AI/Big Data
IoT/Digital Twi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,319
5,681
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ioannis Andrea Ieropoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,549
8,210
0.564
Bio-Energy
Energy Autonomy
Robotics
Self-Sustainable System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,640
5,949
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonathan Charteris Black
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,014
5,742
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,512
6,102
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amy Slater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,720
8,439
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,743
6,707
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
S Hewlett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,690
4,656
0.367
Rheumatology
fatigue
psychologica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,874
7,606
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Bolden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,280
4,455
0.395
Leadership
organisation studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,302
7,861
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Glenn Lyons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,925
4,314
0.395
Travel Behaviour
Transport Planning
Traveller Information
Travel Time Use
Future Mobilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,711
8,051
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emma Halliwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,692
5,461
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,696
8,139
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nikki Hayfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,602
9,680
0.913
Sexuality
Bisexuality
Pansexuality
Childfree identities
Menopaus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,463
8,271
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Phil Goodwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,439
1,786
0.171
Transport
transportation
travel demand management
polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,488
8,352
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Muhammad Bilal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,344
9,203
0.890
Big Data
Applied AI Innovation
AI Assurance
Software Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,562
8,355
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ben De Lacy Costello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,338
4,076
0.394
Gas sensors
Unconventional computing
chemical computing
pattern formation
volatiles linked to diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,354
8,711
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Olúgbénga Akinadé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,929
8,798
0.886