Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
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Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | social psychology | clinical psychology | education | positive psycholog
psychology | social psychology | clinical psychology | education | positive psycholog
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Total668,950
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Last 6 Years288,930
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Last 6 Years / Total0.432
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Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | burden of disease | causes of deat
Epidemiology | burden of disease | causes of deat
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Total436,596
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Last 6 Years229,148
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Last 6 Years / Total0.525
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Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Stroke prevention | treatment | epidemiology | clinical trial
Stroke prevention | treatment | epidemiology | clinical trial
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Total402,682
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Last 6 Years214,516
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Last 6 Years / Total0.533
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Total402,344
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Last 6 Years152,701
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Last 6 Years / Total0.380
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Social Sciences / Sociology
health | gender & sexuality | gendered bodies | food studies | qualitative researc
health | gender & sexuality | gendered bodies | food studies | qualitative researc
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Total400,495
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Last 6 Years309,091
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Last 6 Years / Total0.772
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Citation Metrics
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Total384,905
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Last 6 Years241,647
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Last 6 Years / Total0.628
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7
Citation Metrics
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Total326,884
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Last 6 Years89,459
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Last 6 Years / Total0.274
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8
Citation Metrics
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Total312,988
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Last 6 Years105,028
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Last 6 Years / Total0.336
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Citation Metrics
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Total311,404
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Last 6 Years110,867
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Last 6 Years / Total0.356
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10
Citation Metrics
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Total299,667
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Last 6 Years104,483
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Last 6 Years / Total0.349
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* Total Citation Rankings
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Total286,372
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Last 6 Years165,885
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Last 6 Years / Total0.579
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12
Citation Metrics
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Total280,779
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Last 6 Years232,779
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Last 6 Years / Total0.829
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13
Citation Metrics
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Total260,332
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Last 6 Years153,335
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Last 6 Years / Total0.589
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14
Citation Metrics
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Total258,665
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Last 6 Years102,140
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Last 6 Years / Total0.395
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15
Citation Metrics
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Total258,150
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Last 6 Years180,208
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Last 6 Years / Total0.698
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16
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
physical activity | exercise | built environment | physical education | walkabilit
physical activity | exercise | built environment | physical education | walkabilit
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Total257,797
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Last 6 Years71,831
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Last 6 Years / Total0.279
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Natural Sciences / Physics
Mathematical physics | medical physics | high energy physics | physics educatio
Mathematical physics | medical physics | high energy physics | physics educatio
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Total232,954
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Last 6 Years98,497
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Last 6 Years / Total0.423
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Citation Metrics
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Total227,541
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Last 6 Years149,248
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Last 6 Years / Total0.656
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Citation Metrics
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Total224,932
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Last 6 Years147,121
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Last 6 Years / Total0.654
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Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | statistics | biostatistics | genomics | statistical computin
Bioinformatics | statistics | biostatistics | genomics | statistical computin
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Total219,398
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Last 6 Years123,715
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Last 6 Years / Total0.564
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Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Mental Health | Adolescent Health | Psychiatric epidemiology | Psychiatr
Mental Health | Adolescent Health | Psychiatric epidemiology | Psychiatr
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Total218,623
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Last 6 Years148,377
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Last 6 Years / Total0.679
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Citation Metrics
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Total213,479
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Last 6 Years138,574
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Last 6 Years / Total0.649
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Citation Metrics
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Total212,503
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Last 6 Years120,300
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Last 6 Years / Total0.566
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Citation Metrics
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Total210,316
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Last 6 Years97,337
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Last 6 Years / Total0.463
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Citation Metrics
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Total212,058
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Last 6 Years126,654
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Last 6 Years / Total0.597