Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 4.977 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
computer vision, machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558,386
443,525
0.794
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
machine learning
computer science
statistics
artificial intelligence
optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317,867
144,007
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,935
118,583
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
AI
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285,777
175,213
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fuzzy Logic
Soft Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Level Machine Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,573
65,831
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,519
66,253
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reticular Chemistry
Metal-Organic Framework
Covalent Organic Framework
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261,906
104,937
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
computer vision
machine learning
robotics
artificial intelligence
computer graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,702
103,341
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,638
75,817
0.336
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,693
54,975
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
supernovae
black holes
cosmology
quasars
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,489
53,534
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,945
52,666
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,389
37,595
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
fungi
mycology
evolution
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,452
74,350
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robotics
Machine Learning
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,768
153,862
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,828
27,726
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Machine Learning
Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,703
149,900
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cloud Computing
Networking
Distributed Systems
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,072
54,569
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
computer vision
machine learning
computer graphics
computational photography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,084
111,859
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
sociology
punishment
social theory
embodiment
ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,853
43,038
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,902
54,649
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chemistry and Chemical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,079
16,675
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
CRISPR-Cas
RNA biology
gene editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,968
75,497
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Materials design
computational modeling
energy storage
thermoelectrics
solar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,689
74,487
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Physics
Theoretical Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Materials Science
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,162
40,494
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ross Girshick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558,386
443,525
0.794
computer vision, machine learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184
86
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael I Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317,867
144,007
0.453
machine learning
computer science
statistics
artificial intelligence
optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213
97
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heather Gray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,935
118,583
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281
124
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Trevor Darrell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285,777
175,213
0.613
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
AI
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294
126
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lotfi A Zadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,573
65,831
0.234
Fuzzy Logic
Soft Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Level Machine Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301
128
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Lakoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,519
66,253
0.236
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393
169
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Omar M Yaghi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261,906
104,937
0.401
Reticular Chemistry
Metal-Organic Framework
Covalent Organic Framework
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509
205
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jitendra Malik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,702
103,341
0.422
computer vision
machine learning
robotics
artificial intelligence
computer graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636
253
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David J Teece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,638
75,817
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783
309
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peidong Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,693
54,975
0.265
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813
326
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alexei V Filippenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,489
53,534
0.262
supernovae
black holes
cosmology
quasars
astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846
337
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ross Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,945
52,666
0.262
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856
345
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul Alivisatos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,389
37,595
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908
370
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John W Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,452
74,350
0.384
fungi
mycology
evolution
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
968
396
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pieter Abbeel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,768
153,862
0.819
Robotics
Machine Learning
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084
451
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Scott Shenker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,828
27,726
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,164
492
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sergey Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,703
149,900
0.878
Machine Learning
Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,209
521
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ion Stoica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,072
54,569
0.327
Cloud Computing
Networking
Distributed Systems
Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362
591
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexei A Efros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,084
111,859
0.712
computer vision
machine learning
computer graphics
computational photography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,456
634
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Loã ̄C Wacquant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,853
43,038
0.285
sociology
punishment
social theory
embodiment
ethnography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,573
692
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Oliver P John
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,902
54,649
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,587
698
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jean Frechet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,079
16,675
0.115
Chemistry and Chemical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,612
710
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jennifer Doudna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,968
75,497
0.524
CRISPR-Cas
RNA biology
gene editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686
747
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerbrand Ceder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,689
74,487
0.529
Materials design
computational modeling
energy storage
thermoelectrics
solar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,705
755
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steven G Louie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,162
40,494
0.289
Physics
Theoretical Physics
Condensed Matter Theory
Materials Science
Nanoscience