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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: 1
Radio Astronomy
Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,476
4,200
0.401
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
466
0.326
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Non-equilibrium Statistical Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
400
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structuring
LIBS
Laser Produced Plasm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
362
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nanoflui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
274
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nonlinear Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
100
0.901
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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: 8
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: 9
Soft colloidal suspensions
Rheology and active matter syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
44
0.863
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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: 11
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: 12
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: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Imaging
Optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
SAXS
Fluorescence microscopy
DNA
micelles
surfactan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
20
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Soft Condensed Matte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
17
0.340
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biophysics
Statistical Mechanics
Computatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Self-assembly
Pattern formation
Crystal Polymorphism
Raman Spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Soft matter
Soft robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,722
2,040
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Avinash Deshpande
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,476
4,200
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,499
27,437
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hema Ramachandran
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
466
0.326
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,045
30,444
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ion Santra
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
400
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
869,542
32,438
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nancy Verma
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
362
0.992
Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structuring
LIBS
Laser Produced Plasm
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,017
38,200
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aw Zaibudeen|Zaibudeen Abdul Wahith
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
274
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,508,877
66,860
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
1,617,619
74,912
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
1,745,252
85,262
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
1,898,176
98,398
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
1,910,738
99,529
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hemanth Manikantan
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,931,647
101,474
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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
1,977,659
105,543
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
2,118,077
118,405
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
2,148,408
121,307
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bapan Debnath
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,171,503
123,499
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Amit Kumar Majhi
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
20
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,213,992
127,414
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sarika Ck
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
17
0.340
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,301,178
135,485
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Saurabh Kaushik
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,306,465
135,943
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Subhadip Ghosh
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
Self-assembly
Pattern formation
Crystal Polymorphism
Raman Spectroscop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,397,917
144,324
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vishnu Deo Mishra
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,614,825
164,412
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vani Hiremath
Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000