Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 46.614 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlights the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 211 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively and with real-time updates by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced and dynamic perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers — particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This real-time methodology addresses the unfair advantage researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others, ensuring a more equitable evaluation. Furthermore, real-time citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community by continuously monitoring citation behavior.
For more detailed and up-to-date citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737,656
247,907
0.336
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420,509
126,802
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,146
168,844
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
epidemiology
clinical trials
public healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,373
187,276
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,155
79,487
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
statistics
political scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,136
97,745
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,570
45,210
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mathematical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,902
70,496
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Regression models and Prediction Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,103
92,183
0.515
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
algorithms
cryptography
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,750
32,231
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Probabilistic modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,768
53,736
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,739
103,153
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,336
106,028
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,125
49,924
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,780
43,718
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Statistics
Children's emotional developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,453
70,394
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,801
43,895
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,062
90,316
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
statistics
biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,348
31,098
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
statistics
biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,346
68,648
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
biostatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,390
48,488
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,863
38,455
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,828
57,771
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inferenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,038
67,493
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,952
59,039
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Lander
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737,656
247,907
0.336
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60
32
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donald B Rubin
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420,509
126,802
0.302
Statistics
Economics
Psychology
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85
43
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Hastie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392,146
168,844
0.431
Statistical learning and modeling
data mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Derrick A Bennett
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,373
187,276
0.563
epidemiology
clinical trials
public healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159
74
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ralph B D'Agostino
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,155
79,487
0.241
Statistics
Biostatistics
Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800
319
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Gelman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,136
97,745
0.474
statistics
political scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860
346
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
B Efron
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199,570
45,210
0.227
statistics
biostatistics
astrostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829
332
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefano Colafranceschi
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,902
70,496
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,056
19
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ewout W. Steyerberg
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,103
92,183
0.515
Regression models and Prediction Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110
461
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,750
32,231
0.184
algorithms
cryptography
voting
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,187
87
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter A Wijeratne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,768
53,736
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,188
19
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Mächler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,739
103,153
0.611
Statistical Computing
Robustness
Matrix computation
Copulas
stable distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,172
47
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nick Barrowman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,336
106,028
0.622
statistics
biostatistics
clinical trial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,208
520
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emmanuel Candes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,125
49,924
0.299
Applied mathematics
statistics
information theory
signal processing
mathematical optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,225
527
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenneth P Burnham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,780
43,718
0.264
statistics
model selection
capture-recapture
wildlif
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230
89
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andy Field
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,453
70,394
0.425
Statistics
Children's emotional developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,313
569
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Nowak
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159,801
43,895
0.275
Mathematical Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Dynamics
Cooperation
Viral dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,339
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wei Wang
Xi'An Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,062
90,316
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,395
106
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Spiegelhalter
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,348
31,098
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,377
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yoav Benjamini
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,346
68,648
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,393
27
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Theo Stijnen
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,390
48,488
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,484
649
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Jr Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,863
38,455
0.257
Finite Element Methods
Solid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Partial Differential Equations
Isogeometric Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,532
671
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Larry V Hedges
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,828
57,771
0.391
Statistics
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Design
Social Statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,527
668
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Blei
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,038
67,493
0.456
Machine Learning
Statistics
Probabilistic topic models
Bayesian nonparametrics
Approximate posterior inferenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,662
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thor Aspelund
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,952
59,039
0.416
Statistics
biostatistics
survival analysis
clinical prediction models