Top 100 most-cited scientists in Visual & Performing Arts

2025 single-year list · 100 authors, ranked by c-score excluding self-citations · all 111 in Visual & Performing Arts

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#	Author	Country	Subfield rank	c-score	Cites 2025	h	hm	Self-cit.	Papers	Active
1 #57,750 overall	Born, Georgina UCL	GBR	Music #2 · top 0.05%	2.920	213	9	7.3	1.4%	46	1992–2025
2 #87,730 overall	Creech, Andrea Université McGill	CAN	Music #3 · top 0.08%	2.785	304	9	6.3	10.8%	102	2008–2025
3 #91,710 overall	Welch, Graham F. University College London	GBR	Experimental Psychology #975 · top 2.6%	2.771	327	9	5.5	8.7%	170	1979–2026
4 #98,499 overall	Adorno, Theodor W. Freie Universität Berlin	DEU	Music #4 · top 0.11%	2.747	230	4	3.5	0.0%	86	1968–2026
5 #101,128 overall	Miksza, Peter J. Journal of Research in Music Educatio	USA	Music #5 · top 0.13%	2.738	203	9	5.5	5.1%	68	2006–2026
6 #118,372 overall	Barrett, Margaret S. Monash University	AUS	Music #6 · top 0.16%	2.686	224	7	4.9	8.2%	111	1990–2026
7 #120,482 overall	Auslander, Philip Georgia Institute of Technology	USA	Drama & Theater #2 · top 0.14%	2.681	172	6	5.5	0.0%	62	1984–2023
8 #128,197 overall	Negus, Keith Goldsmiths, University of London	GBR	Music #8 · top 0.21%	2.659	157	7	5.5	1.9%	36	1993–2026
9 #129,220 overall	Gray, Jonathan University of Wisconsin-Madison	USA	Art Practice, History & Theory #1 · top 0.04%	2.657	170	5	3.7	1.2%	154	2005–2026
10 #141,065 overall	Elpus, Kenneth University of Maryland, College Park	USA	Music #9 · top 0.24%	2.627	135	5	5.0	6.3%	21	2007–2026
11 #167,165 overall	Ballantyne, Julie The University of Queensland	AUS	Music #10 · top 0.27%	2.569	172	8	4.9	7.0%	40	2006–2026
12 #168,987 overall	Moore, Allan F. University of Surrey	GBR	Music #11 · top 0.29%	2.565	122	5	3.8	0.0%	51	1992–2020
13 #217,706 overall	Thompson, James W. The University of Manchester	GBR	Drama & Theater #3 · top 0.21%	2.477	93	5	4.5	13.9%	42	1979–2026
14 #231,989 overall	Lepecki, André Tisch School of the Arts	USA	Drama & Theater #4 · top 0.28%	2.454	96	4	4.0	0.0%	42	1996–2025
15 #241,646 overall	Leung, Bo Wah The Education University of Hong Kong	HKG	Music #13 · top 0.35%	2.440	136	6	4.8	15.0%	43	2004–2026
16 #243,034 overall	Drott, Eric A. The University of Texas at Austin	USA	Music #14 · top 0.37%	2.438	69	5	5.0	0.0%	24	2003–2024
17 #260,436 overall	Voegelin, Salomé University of the Arts London	GBR	Music #15 · top 0.40%	2.413	82	4	4.0	0.0%	25	2006–2024
18 #275,728 overall	Zbikowski, Lawrence M. The University of Chicago	USA	Music #16 · top 0.43%	2.393	61	5	5.0	0.0%	24	1999–2024
19 #294,052 overall	Higgins, Lee York St John University	GBR	Music #17 · top 0.45%	2.369	83	5	4.0	4.6%	35	2008–2024
20 #295,694 overall	Pitts, Stephanie E. The University of Sheffield	GBR	Music #18 · top 0.48%	2.368	87	5	3.8	8.4%	62	1998–2025
21 #309,674 overall	Abril, Carlos R. University of Miami's Frost School of Music	USA	Music #19 · top 0.51%	2.350	107	5	4.0	8.6%	24	2002–2025
22 #311,384 overall	Wilcox, Emily E. William & Mary	USA	Cultural Studies #146 · top 1.7%	2.348	54	5	5.0	3.6%	20	2012–2025
23 #339,894 overall	Cayari, Christopher Purdue University	USA	Music #20 · top 0.53%	2.316	50	5	5.0	16.7%	19	2011–2026
24 #341,627 overall	Balme, Christopher B. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	DEU	Drama & Theater #8 · top 0.56%	2.314	65	4	4.0	0.0%	64	1993–2025
25 #346,349 overall	Cook, Nicholas University of Cambridge	GBR	Music #21 · top 0.56%	2.309	73	4	3.5	0.0%	58	1988–2024
26 #351,025 overall	Hafstein, Valdimar Tr Haskoli Islands	ISL	Folklore #2 · top 0.26%	2.304	65	4	4.0	0.0%	24	2000–2026
27 #352,954 overall	Zhukov, Katie Monash University	AUS	Music #22 · top 0.58%	2.302	98	6	4.3	15.5%	35	2006–2026
28 #353,082 overall	Frith, Simon The University of Edinburgh	GBR	Music #23 · top 0.61%	2.302	83	4	3.2	0.0%	124	1978–2025
29 #359,947 overall	Cheng, Lee Anglia Ruskin University	GBR	Music #25 · top 0.66%	2.295	82	5	4.0	12.8%	31	2014–2026
30 #365,297 overall	Kramer, Lawrence Fordham University	USA	Music #26 · top 0.69%	2.290	63	5	3.7	1.6%	113	1981–2025
31 #365,958 overall	Karlsen, Sidsel Norwegian Academy of Music	NOR	Music #27 · top 0.72%	2.289	82	6	3.6	20.4%	36	2008–2025
32 #372,726 overall	Marsh, Kathryn The University of Sydney	AUS	Music #28 · top 0.74%	2.282	56	5	4.7	1.8%	23	1993–2023
33 #378,290 overall	Hill, Rosemary Lucy University of Huddersfield	GBR	Music #29 · top 0.77%	2.277	155	6	3.8	11.9%	31	2011–2026
34 #383,540 overall	Thompson, Marie The Open University	GBR	Literary Studies #142 · top 0.67%	2.272	61	4	4.0	0.0%	21	2012–2024
35 #384,512 overall	Conway, Colleen M. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	USA	Music #30 · top 0.80%	2.271	80	4	3.6	11.1%	75	1997–2026
36 #400,120 overall	Campbell, Patricia Shehan University of Washington	USA	Music #31 · top 0.82%	2.256	81	4	4.0	3.6%	77	1989–2026
37 #405,107 overall	Powell, Sean Robert University of North Texas	USA	Music #32 · top 0.85%	2.251	69	4	3.3	5.5%	26	2009–2026
38 #408,763 overall	Ewell, Philip A. The City University of New York	USA	Music #33 · top 0.88%	2.248	70	3	3.0	0.0%	14	2013–2026
39 #408,946 overall	Shuman, Amy The Ohio State University	USA	Folklore #3 · top 0.39%	2.248	70	6	4.5	5.4%	42	2004–2024
40 #414,166 overall	Arditi, David Center for Theory	USA	Music #34 · top 0.90%	2.243	52	4	4.0	7.1%	20	2013–2026
41 #416,576 overall	Harrison, Anthony Kwame Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	USA	Music #35 · top 0.93%	2.241	57	5	3.6	1.7%	25	2006–2024
42 #430,692 overall	Herbst, Jan Peter University of Huddersfield	GBR	Music #37 · top 0.98%	2.228	68	4	4.0	45.6%	43	2016–2026
43 #435,777 overall	Gjerdingen, Robert O. Northwestern University	USA	Music #38 · top 1.0%	2.224	55	4	3.5	0.0%	27	1986–2025
44 #441,449 overall	Darrow, Alice Ann Florida State University	USA	Music #39 · top 1.0%	2.219	79	5	3.7	0.0%	56	1984–2023
45 #457,501 overall	Palkki, Joshua Georgia Institute of Technology	USA	Music #41 · top 1.1%	2.205	57	5	4.0	3.4%	18	2013–2026
46 #461,332 overall	Agawu, Kofi The Graduate Center	USA	Music #42 · top 1.1%	2.202	47	4	4.0	2.1%	25	1993–2026
47 #469,158 overall	Schneider, Rebecca Brown University	USA	Drama & Theater #13 · top 0.92%	2.195	52	4	3.5	1.9%	39	2000–2025
48 #472,193 overall	Yang, Yang The Education University of Hong Kong	HKG	Music #43 · top 1.1%	2.193	71	4	3.7	10.1%	12	2014–2026
49 #480,941 overall	Powell, Bryan Montclair State University	USA	Music #44 · top 1.2%	2.186	71	5	3.7	9.0%	44	2015–2026
50 #480,960 overall	Abramo, Joseph Michael University of Connecticut	USA	Music #45 · top 1.2%	2.186	63	5	3.0	11.3%	25	2011–2026
51 #498,241 overall	Necipoğlu, Gülru Harvard University	USA	Art Practice, History & Theory #11 · top 0.39%	2.172	45	4	4.0	0.0%	23	1989–2025
52 #510,700 overall	Truax, Barry D. Simon Fraser University	CAN	Music #47 · top 1.2%	2.163	47	4	3.5	13.0%	42	1978–2025
53 #514,869 overall	Straus, Joseph N. The Graduate Center	USA	Music #48 · top 1.3%	2.159	43	4	4.0	0.0%	32	1982–2025
54 #515,149 overall	Dolan, Jill Princeton University	USA	Drama & Theater #15 · top 1.1%	2.159	57	3	3.0	0.0%	35	1984–2025
55 #525,212 overall	Sedgman, Kirsty University of Bristol	GBR	Drama & Theater #16 · top 1.1%	2.152	40	4	4.0	0.0%	10	2016–2022
56 #528,640 overall	Abbate, Carolyn Harvard University	USA	Music #49 · top 1.3%	2.149	40	4	4.0	0.0%	22	1981–2023
57 #532,923 overall	Parker, Elizabeth Cassidy Temple University	USA	Music #50 · top 1.3%	2.146	50	5	3.8	2.0%	19	2010–2026
58 #543,220 overall	Schechner, Richard NYU University	USA	Drama & Theater #17 · top 1.2%	2.139	79	2	2.0	0.0%	91	1986–2025
59 #549,425 overall	Hancock, Carl B. The University of Alabama	USA	Music #52 · top 1.4%	2.134	40	5	4.0	0.0%	15	2002–2020
60 #549,545 overall	Bendix, Regina F. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen	DEU	Folklore #7 · top 0.92%	2.134	54	3	3.0	3.6%	64	1983–2025
61 #555,414 overall	Aston, Elaine Lancaster University	GBR	Drama & Theater #18 · top 1.3%	2.130	44	4	3.5	0.0%	55	1986–2024
62 #556,429 overall	Taruskin, Richard F. Columbia University	USA	Music #53 · top 1.4%	2.129	46	4	3.3	0.0%	80	1970–2024
63 #560,154 overall	Alston, Adam Goldsmiths, University of London	GBR	Drama & Theater #19 · top 1.3%	2.127	51	3	3.0	0.0%	18	2012–2023
64 #561,578 overall	Bauer, William I. University of Florida	USA	Music #55 · top 1.5%	2.126	55	4	4.0	0.0%	16	2000–2022
65 #572,343 overall	Zarrilli, Phillip B. University of Exeter	GBR	Drama & Theater #20 · top 1.4%	2.118	37	4	4.0	0.0%	41	1989–2021
66 #573,965 overall	Manuel, Peter The City University of New York	USA	Music #56 · top 1.5%	2.117	41	4	3.5	0.0%	43	1987–2023
67 #575,698 overall	Cohn, Richard L. Yale University	USA	Music #57 · top 1.5%	2.116	50	3	3.0	0.0%	32	1988–2024
68 #578,126 overall	Camlin, Dave A. Royal College of Music and Trinity-Laban Conservatoire	GBR	Music #58 · top 1.5%	2.114	64	5	2.9	4.5%	12	2015–2026
69 #579,645 overall	Russell, Joshua A. University of Hartford	USA	Music #59 · top 1.6%	2.113	74	6	3.3	1.3%	24	2006–2026
70 #588,981 overall	Giannachi, Gabriella University of Exeter	GBR	Drama & Theater #22 · top 1.6%	2.107	119	5	2.7	7.0%	57	1991–2026
71 #599,648 overall	Salvador, Karen Michigan State University	USA	Music #60 · top 1.6%	2.100	59	4	3.5	7.8%	26	2010–2026
72 #599,929 overall	Mynett, Mark University of Huddersfield	GBR	Music #61 · top 1.6%	2.099	49	4	4.0	45.6%	17	2016–2026
73 #615,442 overall	Schippers, Huib Zhaoqing University	CHN	Music #63 · top 1.7%	2.089	50	3	3.0	0.0%	21	1996–2026
74 #618,371 overall	Strong, Catherine RMIT University	AUS	Music #64 · top 1.7%	2.087	64	4	3.3	19.0%	53	2010–2025
75 #618,948 overall	Hash, Phillip M. Illinois State University	USA	Music #65 · top 1.7%	2.087	45	3	3.0	0.0%	28	2004–2026
76 #624,834 overall	Fitzpatrick, Kate R. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	USA	Music #67 · top 1.8%	2.083	49	4	3.2	7.5%	12	2006–2025
77 #625,271 overall	Malina, Debbie Pecka University of California, San Francisco	USA	Art Practice, History & Theory #16 · top 0.57%	2.083	132	5	2.8	4.3%	150	2002–2026
78 #630,996 overall	Walzer, Daniel A. University of Indianapolis	USA	Music #68 · top 1.8%	2.079	33	4	4.0	2.9%	24	2015–2026
79 #631,287 overall	Garcia-Mispireta, Luis Manuel University of Birmingham	GBR	Music #69 · top 1.8%	2.079	34	4	4.0	0.0%	13	2013–2025
80 #638,198 overall	Varvarigou, Maria University of Limerick	IRL	Music #70 · top 1.9%	2.075	131	7	2.6	12.7%	34	2011–2026
81 #642,618 overall	Hickey, Maud M. Northwestern University	USA	Music #71 · top 1.9%	2.072	35	4	4.0	0.0%	23	1992–2025
82 #643,780 overall	Cohen, Matthew Isaac University of Connecticut	USA	Drama & Theater #25 · top 1.8%	2.071	32	4	4.0	0.0%	29	2002–2023
83 #644,112 overall	Kallio, Alexis Anja Griffith University	AUS	Music #72 · top 1.9%	2.071	55	4	2.9	6.8%	26	2015–2026
84 #645,165 overall	Risner, Doug S. Wayne State University	USA	Drama & Theater #26 · top 1.8%	2.070	57	3	3.0	16.2%	65	2002–2025
85 #652,959 overall	Piekut, Benjamin Cornell University	USA	Music #74 · top 2.0%	2.066	41	4	3.5	0.0%	20	2009–2024
86 #661,704 overall	Mantie, Roger Allan University of Toronto	CAN	Music #75 · top 2.0%	2.060	55	4	3.0	8.3%	51	2008–2026
87 #676,518 overall	Hadley, Bree Jamila Queensland University of Technology	AUS	Drama & Theater #27 · top 1.9%	2.051	36	4	3.8	20.0%	29	2008–2025
88 #712,687 overall	Foster, Michael Dylan University of California, Davis	USA	Folklore #9 · top 1.2%	2.030	32	4	3.5	0.0%	25	2008–2025
89 #729,410 overall	Warburton, Edward C. University of California, Santa Cruz	USA	Drama & Theater #28 · top 2.0%	2.021	35	4	3.3	2.8%	33	2003–2026
90 #755,161 overall	Goldstein, Diane E. Indiana University	USA	Folklore #12 · top 1.6%	2.006	37	4	2.8	0.0%	16	2000–2021
91 #761,586 overall	Simons, Patricia University of Melbourne	AUS	Art Practice, History & Theory #22 · top 0.79%	2.003	27	4	4.0	6.9%	27	1988–2025
92 #806,253 overall	Grant, Catherine Queensland Conservatorium	AUS	Music #94 · top 2.5%	1.979	60	4	2.1	17.8%	38	2011–2025
93 #814,525 overall	Rampley, Matthew Masaryk University	CZE	Art Practice, History & Theory #26 · top 0.93%	1.975	33	3	3.0	0.0%	43	1993–2026
94 #836,647 overall	Burns, Lori A. University of Ottawa	CAN	Music #99 · top 2.6%	1.964	38	4	2.8	22.4%	40	2010–2026
95 #859,512 overall	Nobile, Drew F. University of Oregon	USA	Music #101 · top 2.7%	1.952	31	3	3.0	8.8%	8	2015–2025
96 #859,512 overall	Oring, Elliott California State University, Los Angeles	USA	Folklore #13 · top 1.7%	1.952	31	3	3.0	0.0%	27	1978–2025
97 #859,512 overall	Shaw, Brian P. Indiana University Bloomington	USA	Music #101 · top 2.7%	1.952	31	3	3.0	16.2%	14	2021–2026
98 #899,744 overall	Franko, Mark British Academy	GBR	Art Practice, History & Theory #27 · top 0.97%	1.933	31	3	3.0	3.1%	61	1983–2026
99 #936,928 overall	Stinson, Susan Warshaw The University of North Carolina at Greensboro	USA	Art Practice, History & Theory #30 · top 1.1%	1.916	31	3	3.0	0.0%	19	1975–2019
100 #954,779 overall	Bareither, Christoph Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen	DEU	Folklore #14 · top 1.8%	1.908	29	3	3.0	6.5%	12	2012–2026

# rank in the field by c-score (below: overall rank); Subfield rank rank and top % in main subfield; c-score composite citation score (0–6); Cites 2025 citations in 2025; h h-index; hm co-authorship-adjusted h-index; Self-cit. self-citation share; Active years of first and last paper.