Top 100 most-cited scientists in Philosophy & Theology

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#	Author	Country	Subfield rank	c-score	Cites 2025	h	hm	Self-cit.	Papers	Active
1 #49 overall	Floridi, Luciano Yale University	USA	Philosophy #1 · top <0.01%	4.730	7,467	42	24.0	1.7%	372	1993–2026
2 #771 overall	Fricker, Miranda New York University	USA	Philosophy #2 · top 0.01%	4.106	2,382	12	11.5	0.1%	38	1995–2026
3 #1,618 overall	Whyte, Kyle Powys University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	USA	Applied Ethics #1 · top 0.01%	3.934	1,542	17	13.0	1.7%	95	2008–2026
4 #3,212 overall	Chalmers, David J. New York University	USA	Philosophy #4 · top 0.03%	3.757	1,138	15	13.1	1.3%	87	1990–2026
5 #3,592 overall	Coeckelbergh, Mark Universität Wien	AUT	Applied Ethics #2 · top 0.03%	3.731	1,133	14	12.8	2.5%	168	2003–2026
6 #3,799 overall	Lewis, David K. Princeton University	USA	Philosophy #5 · top 0.03%	3.715	667	14	14.0	0.0%	61	1966–2023
7 #3,829 overall	Savulescu, Julian National University of Singapore	SGP	Applied Ethics #3 · top 0.04%	3.714	2,187	20	11.5	14.9%	705	1987–2026
8 #3,965 overall	Anderson, Elizabeth S. University of Michigan School of Public Health	USA	Philosophy #6 · top 0.04%	3.704	823	12	11.5	0.2%	66	1980–2025
9 #4,267 overall	Pihkala, Panu Helsingin Yliopisto	FIN	Religions & Theology #1 · top <0.01%	3.686	1,504	12	10.3	6.6%	54	2013–2026
10 #4,497 overall	Searle, John R. University of California, Berkeley	USA	Philosophy #7 · top 0.05%	3.671	888	10	10.0	0.0%	147	1956–2024
11 #5,223 overall	Taddeo, Mariarosaria The Alan Turing Institute	GBR	Applied Ethics #4 · top 0.06%	3.631	3,038	26	11.3	1.7%	107	2005–2026
12 #6,125 overall	Mittelstadt, Brent Daniel Weizenbaum Institute	DEU	Applied Ethics #7 · top 0.10%	3.590	1,673	15	9.0	0.4%	44	2013–2026
13 #6,255 overall	Resnik, David B. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)	USA	Applied Ethics #8 · top 0.12%	3.584	958	14	10.0	3.6%	330	1988–2026
14 #6,291 overall	Zahavi, Dan Københavns Universitet	DNK	Philosophy #8 · top 0.05%	3.582	737	14	11.6	6.1%	152	1992–2025
15 #7,065 overall	Robeyns, Ingrid A.M. Universiteit Utrecht	NLD	Philosophy #9 · top 0.06%	3.551	621	11	10.8	0.6%	70	2001–2026
16 #7,251 overall	Pettit, Philip N. Princeton University	USA	Philosophy #10 · top 0.07%	3.544	663	12	11.5	6.5%	257	1972–2026
17 #7,560 overall	Levy, Neil L. Macquarie University, Department of Philosophy	AUS	Philosophy #11 · top 0.08%	3.532	792	14	9.5	12.6%	244	1998–2026
18 #8,114 overall	Schatzki, Theodore R. University of Kentucky	USA	Philosophy #12 · top 0.08%	3.512	479	13	11.7	0.8%	77	1985–2025
19 #8,132 overall	Danaher, John University of Galway	IRL	Applied Ethics #9 · top 0.13%	3.512	513	14	11.3	2.7%	66	2012–2025
20 #8,337 overall	Médina, José M. Northwestern University	USA	Philosophy #13 · top 0.09%	3.505	702	10	8.7	1.3%	57	1998–2025
21 #8,505 overall	Pritchard, Duncan H. University of California, Irvine	USA	Philosophy #15 · top 0.10%	3.499	557	11	10.3	20.2%	259	2000–2026
22 #8,881 overall	Bostrom, Nick University of Oxford	GBR	Philosophy #16 · top 0.11%	3.487	534	13	10.7	0.4%	53	1999–2026
23 #8,900 overall	Ienca, Marcello Technische Universität München	DEU	Applied Ethics #10 · top 0.15%	3.486	915	19	9.5	7.8%	90	2016–2026
24 #9,302 overall	Fine, Kit New York University	USA	Philosophy #17 · top 0.12%	3.474	468	11	11.0	3.5%	118	1970–2026
25 #10,387 overall	Schaffer, Jonathan Rutgers University	USA	Philosophy #19 · top 0.13%	3.441	459	11	10.5	0.4%	61	2000–2025
26 #10,512 overall	Grady, Christine NIH Clinical Center (CC)	USA	Applied Ethics #11 · top 0.16%	3.438	1,094	17	10.0	3.0%	276	1984–2026
27 #10,615 overall	Haslanger, Sally Massachusetts Institute of Technology	USA	Philosophy #20 · top 0.14%	3.435	539	9	9.0	0.7%	40	1989–2025
28 #10,634 overall	Sparrow, Robert James Monash University	AUS	Applied Ethics #12 · top 0.18%	3.435	538	12	10.2	5.5%	114	1999–2026
29 #11,282 overall	Mills, Charles Wright University of Toronto	CAN	Philosophy #21 · top 0.14%	3.418	448	10	10.0	0.0%	68	1989–2024
30 #11,503 overall	Lackey, Jennifer Northwestern University	USA	Philosophy #22 · top 0.15%	3.413	373	12	11.5	1.3%	56	1999–2026
31 #11,776 overall	Williamson, Timothy Luke University of Oxford	GBR	Philosophy #23 · top 0.16%	3.406	478	10	9.5	5.7%	190	1982–2026
32 #11,780 overall	Woodward, James F. University of Pittsburgh	USA	Science Studies #19 · top 0.36%	3.406	497	10	9.3	1.2%	79	1984–2026
33 #11,781 overall	Habermas, Jürgen Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main	DEU	Philosophy #24 · top 0.16%	3.406	494	9	9.0	0.0%	155	1966–2026
34 #12,059 overall	van de Poel, Ibo R. The Department of Values, Technology and Innovation, TU Delft	NLD	Applied Ethics #13 · top 0.19%	3.399	558	13	10.0	4.6%	133	2000–2026
35 #13,124 overall	Schwitzgebel, Eric University of California, Riverside	USA	Philosophy #25 · top 0.17%	3.374	455	12	9.9	1.7%	87	1996–2026
36 #14,457 overall	Priest, Graham University of Melbourne	AUS	Philosophy #26 · top 0.18%	3.345	461	9	9.0	4.0%	209	1976–2026
37 #15,133 overall	Honneth, Axel Universidad de Columbia	USA	Philosophy #27 · top 0.19%	3.333	385	11	9.5	0.3%	132	1985–2026
38 #16,464 overall	Heersmink, Richard Tilburg University	NLD	Experimental Psychology #240 · top 0.63%	3.308	308	12	11.3	1.0%	34	2010–2024
39 #17,419 overall	Carel, Havi Hannah University of Bristol	GBR	Applied Ethics #15 · top 0.22%	3.290	666	11	9.3	4.5%	78	2006–2026
40 #17,475 overall	Metz, Thaddeus University of Pretoria	ZAF	Philosophy #28 · top 0.19%	3.289	383	9	9.0	7.7%	164	2000–2026
41 #17,636 overall	Kidd, Ian James University of Nottingham	GBR	Philosophy #30 · top 0.21%	3.287	667	11	7.2	5.1%	101	2008–2025
42 #17,847 overall	Nguyen, C. Thi The University of Utah	USA	Philosophy #31 · top 0.21%	3.283	403	8	8.0	1.5%	29	2016–2025
43 #18,685 overall	Hansson, Sven Ove The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	SWE	Philosophy #32 · top 0.22%	3.269	520	9	7.6	8.1%	472	1986–2026
44 #19,080 overall	Stalnaker, Robert C. Massachusetts Institute of Technology	USA	Philosophy #33 · top 0.23%	3.264	339	9	9.0	0.0%	70	1968–2024
45 #19,156 overall	Kaptein, Muel Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University	NLD	Applied Ethics #17 · top 0.25%	3.262	393	10	8.8	6.9%	72	1998–2026
46 #19,510 overall	Campbell, Heidi A. Texas A&M University	USA	Religions & Theology #2 · top 0.02%	3.257	356	10	9.0	2.2%	68	2005–2026
47 #20,361 overall	Kerasidou, Angeliki University of Oxford	GBR	Applied Ethics #18 · top 0.27%	3.244	2,103	14	7.4	6.1%	55	2012–2026
48 #20,542 overall	List, Christian Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	DEU	Philosophy #34 · top 0.23%	3.241	478	10	8.4	2.9%	100	2001–2026
49 #20,788 overall	MacHery, Édouard University of Pittsburgh	USA	Philosophy #35 · top 0.24%	3.238	714	11	7.0	9.8%	173	2004–2026
50 #22,057 overall	Walton, Douglas Neal University of Windsor	CAN	Philosophy #36 · top 0.25%	3.220	493	8	7.0	3.3%	268	1973–2023
51 #22,131 overall	Goldman, Alvin I. Rutgers University	USA	Philosophy #37 · top 0.25%	3.218	400	9	7.5	0.0%	115	1962–2021
52 #22,888 overall	Thomasson, Amie L. Faculty of Arts and Sciences	USA	Philosophy #38 · top 0.26%	3.209	289	9	9.0	6.8%	65	1998–2026
53 #24,220 overall	Enoch, David Hebrew University of Jerusalem	ISR	Philosophy #39 · top 0.27%	3.192	284	9	9.0	5.7%	64	2001–2026
54 #24,380 overall	Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie Emory University	USA	Applied Ethics #21 · top 0.31%	3.190	380	7	7.0	2.1%	67	2003–2026
55 #24,742 overall	Cartwright, Nancy Delaney University of California, San Diego	USA	Philosophy #40 · top 0.27%	3.185	439	9	8.5	0.9%	88	1974–2026
56 #25,814 overall	Pohlhaus, Gaile Miami University	USA	Gender Studies #15 · top 0.56%	3.173	390	8	6.7	0.5%	15	2002–2023
57 #25,902 overall	Ratcliffe, Matthew University of York	GBR	Philosophy #41 · top 0.28%	3.172	305	11	9.0	3.8%	89	2000–2026
58 #26,032 overall	Schroeder, Mark University of Southern California	USA	Philosophy #42 · top 0.29%	3.170	293	9	9.0	1.7%	70	2004–2025
59 #26,059 overall	Goldberg, Sanford C. Northwestern University	USA	Philosophy #43 · top 0.30%	3.170	280	9	8.5	7.9%	125	1997–2026
60 #26,282 overall	Greenwood, Michelle R. Monash University	AUS	Applied Ethics #23 · top 0.34%	3.167	474	12	7.5	4.0%	50	1998–2026
61 #26,409 overall	Meyer, Birgit Universiteit Utrecht	NLD	Religions & Theology #4 · top 0.03%	3.166	297	10	8.6	3.9%	89	1992–2026
62 #26,743 overall	Buchanan, Allen E. The University of Arizona	USA	Philosophy #44 · top 0.30%	3.162	373	9	6.5	3.1%	148	1975–2026
63 #27,798 overall	Parfit, Derek Balliol College	GBR	Philosophy #45 · top 0.31%	3.150	295	8	7.5	0.0%	25	1982–2021
64 #27,803 overall	Sider, Theodore R. Rutgers University	CAN	Philosophy #46 · top 0.32%	3.150	283	8	8.0	0.7%	48	1991–2025
65 #27,944 overall	Vitell, Scott John University of Mississippi	USA	Applied Ethics #24 · top 0.36%	3.148	555	12	7.8	0.2%	116	1986–2025
66 #28,406 overall	Nanay, Bence Universiteit Antwerpen	BEL	Philosophy #47 · top 0.32%	3.142	316	8	7.3	2.8%	133	2000–2026
67 #28,417 overall	Rosen, Gideon Princeton University	USA	Philosophy #48 · top 0.33%	3.142	244	9	9.0	1.6%	45	1990–2025
68 #28,429 overall	Bird, Alexander J. University of Cambridge	GBR	Philosophy #49 · top 0.34%	3.142	283	8	8.0	0.4%	97	1996–2025
69 #29,113 overall	Nyholm, Sven R. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	DEU	Applied Ethics #25 · top 0.37%	3.135	406	11	8.0	4.5%	69	2015–2026
70 #29,608 overall	Singer, Peter A. Princeton University	USA	Applied Ethics #26 · top 0.39%	3.130	355	9	7.0	3.5%	231	1970–2026
71 #29,935 overall	McMahan, Jeff University of Oxford	GBR	Philosophy #50 · top 0.34%	3.126	268	8	8.0	2.2%	108	1988–2026
72 #30,631 overall	Broome, John University of Oxford	GBR	Philosophy #51 · top 0.35%	3.119	282	8	7.5	1.4%	90	1972–2026
73 #31,000 overall	Raz, Joseph University of Oxford	GBR	Philosophy #52 · top 0.36%	3.115	264	8	8.0	0.8%	75	1975–2025
74 #31,291 overall	Alcoff, Linda Martín Hunter College	USA	Philosophy #53 · top 0.36%	3.112	302	7	7.0	1.0%	77	1987–2026
75 #31,416 overall	Kriegel, Uriah Rice University	USA	Philosophy #54 · top 0.37%	3.111	285	8	7.5	3.1%	112	2002–2026
76 #32,329 overall	Evans, John H. Department of Sociology	USA	Applied Ethics #29 · top 0.43%	3.102	376	10	7.8	1.3%	81	1993–2026
77 #32,874 overall	McGeer, Victoria The Australian National University	AUS	Philosophy #55 · top 0.38%	3.096	251	9	8.6	1.6%	33	2001–2024
78 #33,067 overall	Shusterman, Richard J. Florida Atlantic University	USA	Philosophy #56 · top 0.38%	3.095	291	7	7.0	11.3%	167	1978–2026
79 #34,130 overall	Alfano, Mark Macquarie University	AUS	Philosophy #57 · top 0.39%	3.084	691	12	6.5	13.3%	121	2009–2026
80 #34,563 overall	DeLanda, Manuel Princeton University	USA	Architecture #1 · top 0.05%	3.080	395	5	5.0	0.0%	27	2001–2021
81 #34,912 overall	Zagzebski, Linda Trinkaus The University of Oklahoma	USA	Philosophy #58 · top 0.40%	3.078	271	7	7.0	0.7%	69	1985–2026
82 #34,992 overall	Martin, Kirsten E. The George Washington University	USA	Applied Ethics #30 · top 0.45%	3.077	323	8	6.2	0.3%	30	2003–2022
83 #35,274 overall	Stanley, Jason Yale University	USA	Philosophy #59 · top 0.40%	3.075	320	8	7.0	0.3%	45	1996–2023
84 #36,589 overall	Sober, Elliott R. Stanford University	USA	Philosophy #60 · top 0.41%	3.063	319	9	7.1	1.2%	183	1976–2026
85 #36,836 overall	Johnson, Deborah G. University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science	USA	Applied Ethics #35 · top 0.52%	3.061	388	8	6.5	3.7%	86	1978–2025
86 #37,351 overall	Earp, Brian D. National University of Singapore	SGP	Applied Ethics #37 · top 0.55%	3.057	755	16	6.0	23.9%	214	2012–2026
87 #37,686 overall	Held, Virginia The City University of New York	USA	Philosophy #61 · top 0.42%	3.054	368	5	5.0	0.0%	41	1973–2024
88 #37,848 overall	Korsgaard, Christine M. Harvard University	USA	Philosophy #62 · top 0.43%	3.053	300	6	6.0	0.0%	34	1986–2023
89 #38,055 overall	Lavazza, Andrea Università Telematica Pegaso	ITA	Experimental Psychology #465 · top 1.2%	3.051	373	10	7.2	14.1%	126	2008–2026
90 #38,133 overall	Baehr, Jason S. Loyola Marymount University	USA	Philosophy #63 · top 0.43%	3.051	287	8	7.3	2.1%	42	2003–2026
91 #38,442 overall	Yearby, Ruqaiijah A. Temple University	USA	Applied Ethics #39 · top 0.58%	3.048	355	8	5.3	1.7%	36	2004–2026
92 #39,221 overall	Sosa, Ernest Rutgers University	USA	Philosophy #64 · top 0.44%	3.042	265	7	6.5	0.8%	138	1964–2026
93 #39,358 overall	London, Alex John Carnegie Mellon University	USA	Applied Ethics #40 · top 0.60%	3.041	479	8	4.9	7.5%	117	2000–2026
94 #40,021 overall	Maudlin, Tim W.E. New York University	USA	Philosophy #65 · top 0.45%	3.036	244	7	7.0	1.2%	55	1986–2025
95 #41,270 overall	Strawson, Galen The University of Texas at Austin	USA	Philosophy #66 · top 0.45%	3.026	236	7	7.0	1.3%	88	1987–2026
96 #41,286 overall	Formosa, Paul Macquarie University	AUS	Philosophy #67 · top 0.46%	3.026	475	9	6.7	5.8%	64	2006–2026
97 #41,444 overall	Carroll, Noël The City University of New York	USA	Philosophy #68 · top 0.47%	3.025	206	8	8.0	0.0%	151	1982–2024
98 #41,553 overall	Gastmans, Chris A.E. KU Leuven	BEL	Applied Ethics #42 · top 0.63%	3.024	814	12	8.9	10.3%	213	1991–2026
99 #42,372 overall	Burge, Tyler University of California, Los Angeles	USA	Philosophy #69 · top 0.47%	3.018	273	6	6.0	0.0%	51	1975–2023
100 #42,860 overall	Bayne, Tim J. Monash University	AUS	Experimental Psychology #524 · top 1.4%	3.014	446	10	5.6	5.7%	86	2000–2026

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