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Highly Cited Researchers 60 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Astronomy and Astrophysics (Radio Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
210
0.719
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Quantum Gases
ultracold atoms
cold atoms
Spin correlation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
199
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Experiments in Quantum Foundation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
152
0.889
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
photonics
nonlinear optics
ultrafast spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
142
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
138
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Synthetic Organic Chemist
Liquid crystal
Elastomers
Polymers
Thin film polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
112
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Quantum Sensing
Quantum Communication
Quantum Information
Quantum Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
104
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
wireless communications
free space optics
QK
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
101
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Nonlinear Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
100
0.901
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Galactic & Extra-Galactic Cosmology
Large Scale Structure formatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
99
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Astronomy
Instrumentation
Wireless communication
Brain computer interfac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
89
0.210
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Soft matter
Colloidal physics
Optical tweeze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
62
0.886
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Biomechanics
Electrochemistry
Molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
59
0.321
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Soft colloidal suspensions
Rheology and active matter syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
44
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Astrophysics
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
43
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
X-ray pulsars
High energy astronomical instrumentatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Matrix addressing
multiplexing LCD
display devices
signal processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
40
0.049
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
lithium ion battery
anode material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Quantum Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Chemistry
Liquid crystal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Library and Information Science
Scientometrics
Institutional Repositories
Journal Usage Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
25
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
High Energy Astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Imaging
Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,120,091
44,072
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Narendra Nath Patra
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
210
0.719
Astronomy and Astrophysics (Radio Astrophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,146,274
45,300
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Saptarishi Chaudhuri
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
199
0.389
Quantum Gases
ultracold atoms
cold atoms
Spin correlation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284,688
52,664
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Surya Narayan Sahoo
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
152
0.889
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,319,424
54,699
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Anitta Rose Thomas
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
142
0.802
photonics
nonlinear optics
ultrafast spectroscop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,334,829
55,620
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Alakananda Patra
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
138
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,442,218
62,547
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Irla Sivakumar
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
112
0.836
Synthetic Organic Chemist
Liquid crystal
Elastomers
Polymers
Thin film polymer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,478,624
64,965
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sourav Chatterjee
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
104
0.550
Quantum Sensing
Quantum Communication
Quantum Information
Quantum Optimizatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,495,050
66,112
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Balaji Ka
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
101
0.849
wireless communications
free space optics
QK
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,500,338
66,464
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Beryl C
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
100
0.901
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,504,590
66,747
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Anjan Kumar Sarkar
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
99
0.767
Galactic & Extra-Galactic Cosmology
Large Scale Structure formatio
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,555,668
70,481
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Ramesh Balasubramanyam
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
89
0.210
Astronomy
Instrumentation
Wireless communication
Brain computer interfac
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,607,618
74,342
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Sukh Veer
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,732,680
84,420
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Rajkumar Biswas
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
62
0.886
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,751,825
86,068
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Anuradha Bhattacharya
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
59
0.321
Biomechanics
Electrochemistry
Molecular biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,881,357
97,257
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Sanjay Kumar Behera
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
44
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,888,831
97,887
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Sayan Biswas
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
43
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,893,575
98,368
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Hemanth Manikantan
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,913,816
100,289
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Temkar N Ruckmongathan
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
40
0.049
Matrix addressing
multiplexing LCD
display devices
signal processin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,958,346
104,317
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Venkata Jagadeesh
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,972,028
105,615
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Pradosh Kumar Nayak
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,028,739
111,004
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Vanishree Bhat S
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,078,207
115,658
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
M. Manjunath
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
25
0.347
Library and Information Science
Scientometrics
Institutional Repositories
Journal Usage Statistic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,093,631
117,126
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Sudhi Oberoi
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,099,082
117,692
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Gunjan Tomar
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,122,702
120,028
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Bapan Debnath
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957