| No | Author | Year | Country | Category | Document Type | Journal | Citation | PMID | | |
| 1 | Chen, Hsinchun(U.S) | 2012 | U.S | Computer Science | Article | MIS Q. | 2343 | WOS:000473331200010 | | |
| 2 | Aria, Massimo(Italy) | 2017 | Italy | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 1493 | WOS:000447232100026 | | |
| 3 | Chen, Min(China) | 2014 | China | Computer Science | Article | Mobile Netw. Appl. | 1479 | WOS:000498144700003 | | |
| 4 | Egghe, Leo(Belgium) | 2006 | Belgium | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 1217 | WOS:000636549100001 | | |
| 5 | Hicks, Diana(U.S) | 2015 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Editorial Material | Nature | 731 | WOS:000545984600004 | | |
| 6 | Meho, Lokman I.(U.S) | 2007 | U.S | Computer Science | Article | J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. | 679 | WOS:000729625500005 | | |
| 7 | Lu, Linyuan(China) | 2016 | China | Physics | Review | Phys. Rep.-Rev. Sec. Phys. Lett. | 670 | WOS:000486326800001 | | |
| 8 | Eysenbach, Gunther(Canada) | 2011 | Canada | Health Care Sciences & Services | Editorial Material | J. Med. Internet Res. | 665 | WOS:000583986300001 | | |
| 9 | Cobo, M. J.(Spain) | 2011 | Spain | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 633 | WOS:000521746900009 | | |
| 10 | Hirsch, J. E.(U.S) | 2007 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. | 607 | WOS:000704865800010 | | |
| 11 | Hu, Han(Singapore) | 2014 | Singapore | Computer Science | Article | IEEE Access | 537 | WOS:000471311100017 | | |
| 12 | Waltman, Ludo(Netherlands) | 2016 | Netherlands | Computer Science | Review | J. Informetr. | 508 | WOS:000573257400001 | | |
| 13 | Radicchi, Filippo(Italy) | 2008 | Italy | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. | 508 | WOS:000607880100001 | | |
| 14 | Alonso, S.(Spain) | 2009 | Spain | Computer Science | Review | J. Informetr. | 503 | WOS:000498851100024 | | |
| 15 | Ellegaard, Ole(Denmark) | 2015 | Denmark | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 495 | WOS:000670351300008 | | |
| 16 | Larsen, Peder Olesen(Germany) | 2010 | Germany | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 483 | WOS:000670402800020 | | |
| 17 | Liu, John S.(Taiwan) | 2013 | Taiwan | Business & Economics | Article | Omega-Int. J. Manage. Sci. | 433 | WOS:000699874400001 | | |
| 18 | Chen, Chaomei(U.S) | 2017 | U.S | Information Science & Library Science | Review | J. Data Info. Sci. | 432 | WOS:000743533700001 | | |
| 19 | Bar-Ilan, Judit(Israel) | 2008 | Israel | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 430 | WOS:000773827700002 | | |
| 20 | Jin BiHui(China) | 2007 | China | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | Chin. Sci. Bull. | 423 | WOS:000741595400004 | | |
| 21 | Van Raan, Anthony F. J.(Netherlands) | 2006 | Netherlands | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 412 | WOS:000731818500001 | | |
| 22 | Jones, Benjamin F.(U.S) | 2008 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | Science | 405 | WOS:000727577100002 | | |
| 23 | Braun, Tibor(Belgium) | 2006 | Belgium | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 405 | WOS:000693562900001 | | |
| 24 | Fortunato, Santo(U.S) | 2018 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Review | Science | 402 | WOS:000685564400031 | | |
| 25 | Cobo, M. J.(Spain) | 2012 | Spain | Computer Science | Article | J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. | 389 | WOS:000644089300004 | | |
| 26 | Moed, Henk F.(Netherlands) | 2010 | Netherlands | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 383 | WOS:000622660400001 | | |
| 27 | Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa(Spain) | 2018 | Spain | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | J. Clean Prod. | 346 | WOS:000836527400001 | | |
| 28 | Batista, Pablo D.(Brazil) | 2006 | Brazil | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 345 | WOS:000815579900002 | | |
| 29 | Di Noto, Vito(Italy) | 2011 | Italy | Electrochemistry | Editorial Material | Electrochim. Acta | 330 | WOS:000781081800005 | | |
| 30 | Bornmann, Lutz(Switzerland) | 2008 | Switzerland | Computer Science | Article | J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. | 326 | WOS:000758391000003 | | |
| 31 | Bornmann, Lutz(Switzerland) | 2007 | Switzerland | Computer Science | Article | J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. | 323 | WOS:000823403700006 | | |
| 32 | Mingers, John(U.K) | 2015 | U.K | Business & Economics | Review | Eur. J. Oper. Res. | 322 | WOS:000824135400012 | | |
| 33 | Merigo, Jose M.(U.K) | 2015 | U.K | Computer Science | Article | Appl. Soft. Comput. | 312 | WOS:000715006000003 | | |
| 34 | Liu, John S.(Taiwan) | 2013 | Taiwan | Business & Economics | Article | Omega-Int. J. Manage. Sci. | 311 | WOS:000708032200001 | | |
| 35 | Smaldino, Paul E.(U.S) | 2016 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | R. Soc. Open Sci. | 309 | WOS:000704561100018 | | |
| 36 | Wang, Dashun(U.S) | 2013 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | Science | 303 | | | |
| 37 | Costas, Rodrigo(Spain) | 2007 | Spain | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 298 | | | |
| 38 | Yao, JingTao(Canada) | 2013 | Canada | Automation & Control Systems | Article | IEEE T. Cybern. | 296 | | | |
| 39 | Durieux, Valerie(Belgium) | 2010 | Belgium | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Article | Radiology | 294 | | | |
| 40 | Burrows, Roger(U.K) | 2012 | U.K | Sociology | Article | Sociol. Rev. | 288 | | | |
| 41 | Bollen, Johan(U.S) | 2006 | U.S | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 277 | | | |
| 42 | Perc, Matjaz(Slovenia) | 2014 | Slovenia | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Review | J. R. Soc. Interface | 272 | | | |
| 43 | Waltman, Ludo(Netherlands) | 2011 | Netherlands | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 270 | | | |
| 44 | Sinatra, Roberta(U.S) | 2016 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | Science | 268 | | | |
| 45 | van Eck, Nees Jan(Netherlands) | 2014 | Netherlands | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 268 | | | |
| 46 | Bar-Ilan, Judit(Israel) | 2008 | Israel | Computer Science | Review | J. Informetr. | 266 | | | |
| 47 | Abbasi, Alireza(South Korea) | 2011 | South Korea | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 265 | | | |
| 48 | Lue, Linyuan(China) | 2016 | China | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | Nat. Commun. | 264 | | | |
| 49 | Hall, C. Michael(New Zealand) | 2011 | New Zealand | Environmental Sciences & Ecology | Article | Tourism Manage. | 257 | | | |
| 50 | Homrich, Aline Sacchi(Brazil) | 2018 | Brazil | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Review | J. Clean Prod. | 256 | | | |
| 51 | Moed, Henk F.(Netherlands) | 2009 | Netherlands | Immunology | Article | Arch. Immunol. Ther. Exp. | 256 | | | |
| 52 | Heradio, Ruben(Spain) | 2016 | Spain | Computer Science | Article | Comput. Educ. | 246 | | | |
| 53 | Bornmann, Lutz(Switzerland) | 2009 | Switzerland | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Editorial Material | EMBO Rep. | 246 | | | |
| 54 | Yan, Erjia(U.S) | 2009 | U.S | Computer Science | Article | J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. | 243 | | | |
| 55 | Kelly, CD(Australia) | 2006 | Australia | Environmental Sciences & Ecology | Editorial Material | Trends Ecol. Evol. | 243 | | | |
| 56 | Aksnes, Dag W.(Norway) | 2019 | Norway | Social Sciences - Other Topics | Review | SAGE Open | 236 | | | |
| 57 | Schaepman, Michael E.(Switzerland) | 2009 | Switzerland | Environmental Sciences & Ecology | Article; Proceedings Paper | Remote Sens. Environ. | 234 | | | |
| 58 | Sidiropoulos, Antonis(Greece) | 2007 | Greece | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 229 | | | |
| 59 | Egghe, Leo(Belgium) | 2006 | Belgium | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 225 | | | |
| 60 | Martinez-Lopez, Francisco J.(Spain) | 2018 | Spain | Business & Economics | Review | Eur. J. Market. | 221 | | | |
| 61 | Bollen, Johan | 2009 | | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | PLoS One | 219 | | | |
| 62 | Yang, Dazhi(Singapore) | 2018 | Singapore | Energy & Fuels | Review | Sol. Energy | 218 | | | |
| 63 | Chen, Chaomei(U.S) | 2009 | U.S | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 216 | | | |
| 64 | Merigo, Jose M.(Chile) | 2015 | Chile | Business & Economics | Article | J. Bus. Res. | 215 | | | |
| 65 | Zhang, Chun-Ting(China) | 2009 | China | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | PLoS One | 214 | | | |
| 66 | Meho, Lokman I.(U.S) | 2008 | U.S | Computer Science | Article | J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. | 214 | | | |
| 67 | Blanco-Mesa, Fabio(Colombia) | 2017 | Colombia | Computer Science | Review | J. Intell. Fuzzy Syst. | 213 | | | |
| 68 | Hirsch, J. E.(U.S) | 2010 | U.S | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 213 | | | |
| 69 | Waltman, Ludo(Netherlands) | 2012 | Netherlands | Computer Science | Article | J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. | 209 | | | |
| 70 | Rey-Marti, Andrea(Spain) | 2016 | Spain | Business & Economics | Article | J. Bus. Res. | 208 | | | |
| 71 | Cobo, M. J.(Spain) | 2015 | Spain | Computer Science | Article | Knowledge-Based Syst. | 208 | | | |
| 72 | Bornmann, Lutz(Germany) | 2011 | Germany | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 208 | | | |
| 73 | Ke, Qing(U.S) | 2015 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. | 207 | | | |
| 74 | Lehmann, Sune(Denmark) | 2006 | Denmark | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Editorial Material | Nature | 206 | | | |
| 75 | Zyoud, Shaher H.(Austria) | 2017 | Austria | Computer Science | Review | Expert Syst. Appl. | 205 | | | |
| 76 | Radicchi, Filippo(Italy) | 2009 | Italy | Physics | Article | Phys. Rev. E | 198 | | | |
| 77 | Small, Henry(U.S) | 2014 | U.S | Business & Economics | Article | Res. Policy | 197 | | | |
| 78 | Moral-Munoz, Jose A.(Spain) | 2020 | Spain | Communication | Review | Prof. Inf. | 196 | | | |
| 79 | Lee, Janet(U.S) | 2009 | U.S | Neurosciences & Neurology | Article | J. Neurosurg. | 186 | | | |
| 80 | Lundberg, Jonas(Sweden) | 2007 | Sweden | Computer Science | Article | J. Informetr. | 186 | | | |
| 81 | Egghe, Leo(Belgium) | 2010 | Belgium | Computer Science | Article | Annu. Rev. Inform. Sci. Technol. | 185 | | | |
| 82 | Jalili, Mahdi(Australia) | 2017 | Australia | Mathematics | Review | J. Complex Netw. | 184 | | | |
| 83 | Horton, Benjamin P.(U.S) | 2014 | U.S | Physical Geography | Article | Quat. Sci. Rev. | 180 | | | |
| 84 | Hutchins, B. Ian(U.S) | 2016 | U.S | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Article | PLoS. Biol. | 179 | | | |
| 85 | Laengle, Sigifredo(Chile) | 2017 | Chile | Business & Economics | Article | Eur. J. Oper. Res. | 178 | | | |
| 86 | Campbell, Lesley G.(U.S) | 2013 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | PLoS One | 178 | | | |
| 87 | Agarwal, Ashok(U.S) | 2016 | U.S | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Review | Asian J. Androl. | 177 | | | |
| 88 | Symonds, Matthew R. E.(Australia) | 2006 | Australia | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Article | PLoS One | 174 | | | |
| 89 | Donthu, Naveen(U.S) | 2020 | U.S | Business & Economics | Article | J. Bus. Res. | 173 | | | |
| 90 | Glanzel, W(Hungary) | 2006 | Hungary | Computer Science | Article; Proceedings Paper | Scientometrics | 171 | | | |
| 91 | Fu, Hui-Zhen(China) | 2013 | China | Environmental Sciences & Ecology | Article | Sci. Total Environ. | 170 | | | |
| 92 | Acuna, Daniel E.(U.S) | 2012 | U.S | Science & Technology - Other Topics | Editorial Material | Nature | 168 | | | |
| 93 | Merigo, Jose M.(U.K) | 2017 | U.K | Business & Economics | Article | Omega-Int. J. Manage. Sci. | 166 | | | |
| 94 | Leydesdorff, Loet(Netherlands) | 2008 | Netherlands | Computer Science | Article | J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. | 164 | | | |
| 95 | Liu, John S.(Taiwan) | 2016 | Taiwan | Business & Economics | Review | Omega-Int. J. Manage. Sci. | 163 | | | |
| 96 | Franti, Pasi(Finland) | 2018 | Finland | Computer Science | Article | Appl. Intell. | 161 | | | |
| 97 | Young, Juliette C.(U.K) | 2014 | U.K | Biodiversity & Conservation | Article | Biodivers. Conserv. | 161 | | | |
| 98 | Geiser, David M.(U.S) | 2013 | U.S | Plant Sciences | Article | Phytopathology | 160 | | | |
| 99 | Ivarsson, Martin(Sweden) | 2011 | Sweden | Computer Science | Article | Empir. Softw. Eng. | 160 | | | |
| 100 | Bartneck, Christoph(Netherlands) | 2011 | Netherlands | Computer Science | Article | Scientometrics | 160 | | | |