Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 34 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 Rankings
Rankings
133,888
World Rank
56
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Applied Microbiology | Environmental Microbiology | Antimicrobials | Microalgae | Natural Product Chemistry
Applied Microbiology | Environmental Microbiology | Antimicrobials | Microalgae | Natural Product Chemistry
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Total6,262
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Last 6 Years3,719
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Last 6 Years / Total0.594
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
263,221
World Rank
153
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total5,919
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Last 6 Years1,990
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Last 6 Years / Total0.336
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
307,371
World Rank
184
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering | Catalysis | energy | air pollution | nanomaterial
Materials Engineering | Catalysis | energy | air pollution | nanomaterial
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Total3,316
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Last 6 Years1,692
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Last 6 Years / Total0.510
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
311,070
World Rank
186
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Clay Minerals and nanocomposites | Materials Engineering | Water treatment | Energy Storag
Clay Minerals and nanocomposites | Materials Engineering | Water treatment | Energy Storag
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Total2,371
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Last 6 Years1,671
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Last 6 Years / Total0.705
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
354,802
World Rank
227
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biotechnology | Applied Microbiology | Plant Biotechnolog | Microalga
Biotechnology | Applied Microbiology | Plant Biotechnolog | Microalga
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Total2,608
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Last 6 Years1,441
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Last 6 Years / Total0.553
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
370,992
World Rank
244
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Geography
Environmental Geosciences | Socioecology | Google Earth Engine | Groundwater vulnerabilit
Environmental Geosciences | Socioecology | Google Earth Engine | Groundwater vulnerabilit
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Total1,991
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Last 6 Years1,368
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Last 6 Years / Total0.687
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
424,421
World Rank
301
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total2,061
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Last 6 Years1,160
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Last 6 Years / Total0.563
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
474,722
World Rank
359
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Others
Natural resources : cellulose | aromatics plants | natural products | phytochemistry | biosurfactants..
Natural resources : cellulose | aromatics plants | natural products | phytochemistry | biosurfactants..
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Total1,556
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Last 6 Years1,000
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Last 6 Years / Total0.643
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
513,473
World Rank
403
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Sciences | Analytical Chemistry | Material Science
Environmental Sciences | Analytical Chemistry | Material Science
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Total1,243
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Last 6 Years896
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Last 6 Years / Total0.721
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
562,746
World Rank
452
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
RFIC & Microwave design | power electronics | wireless communication and information technologies and embedded systems
RFIC & Microwave design | power electronics | wireless communication and information technologies and embedded systems
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Total1,171
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Last 6 Years782
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Last 6 Years / Total0.668
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
593,517
World Rank
491
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total1,297
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Last 6 Years719
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Last 6 Years / Total0.554
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
620,927
World Rank
523
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
Development of probes and adsorbents for the chemical detection of Pollutants in water and their remova
Development of probes and adsorbents for the chemical detection of Pollutants in water and their remova
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Total1,305
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Last 6 Years668
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Last 6 Years / Total0.512
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
640,155
World Rank
558
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total936
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Last 6 Years635
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Last 6 Years / Total0.678
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
693,578
World Rank
639
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total1,441
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Last 6 Years553
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Last 6 Years / Total0.384
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
728,218
World Rank
701
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence | Data Science and Machine Learning & Deep Learning | SMA..
Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence | Data Science and Machine Learning & Deep Learning | SMA..
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Total1,106
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Last 6 Years508
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Last 6 Years / Total0.459
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
758,160
World Rank
764
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total1,819
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Last 6 Years473
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Last 6 Years / Total0.260
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
759,549
World Rank
767
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total590
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Last 6 Years472
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Last 6 Years / Total0.800
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
839,448
World Rank
948
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Forecasting | Simulation and optimization | solar radiation forecasting | machine learning model
Forecasting | Simulation and optimization | solar radiation forecasting | machine learning model
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Total395
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Last 6 Years393
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Last 6 Years / Total0.995
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
897,042
World Rank
1,088
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Applied Mathematics | Meshless methods | Boundary elements metho
Applied Mathematics | Meshless methods | Boundary elements metho
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Total990
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Last 6 Years345
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Last 6 Years / Total0.348
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
947,436
World Rank
1,197
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
AI | Data Sciences | Computer Sciences | Big Data Data Analytics | Decision Support System Optimizatio
AI | Data Sciences | Computer Sciences | Big Data Data Analytics | Decision Support System Optimizatio
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Total380
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Last 6 Years310
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Last 6 Years / Total0.816
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,060,881
World Rank
1,472
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Sciences Arabic NLP Opining Mining and Sentiment Analysis Biomedical TextMining Information Retrieval | Question Anwser
Computer Sciences Arabic NLP Opining Mining and Sentiment Analysis Biomedical TextMining Information Retrieval | Question Anwser
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Total720
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Last 6 Years244
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Last 6 Years / Total0.339
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,152,422
World Rank
1,727
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total378
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Last 6 Years203
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Last 6 Years / Total0.537
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,319,946
World Rank
2,157
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total161
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Last 6 Years147
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Last 6 Years / Total0.913
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,442,771
World Rank
2,476
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total149
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Last 6 Years116
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Last 6 Years / Total0.779
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
897,979
World Rank
1,091
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Big data | Remote Sensing | Cloud computing | Artificial Intelligent | Air pollution
Big data | Remote Sensing | Cloud computing | Artificial Intelligent | Air pollution
Citation Metrics
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Total361
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Last 6 Years345
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Last 6 Years / Total0.956
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