Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 152 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,203
World Rank
3,398
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
marine ecology | paleobiology | and conservatio
marine ecology | paleobiology | and conservatio
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Total64,631
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Last 6 Years16,563
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Last 6 Years / Total0.256
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,674
World Rank
4,563
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total53,890
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Last 6 Years19,831
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Last 6 Years / Total0.368
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
19,154
World Rank
8,860
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total35,002
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Last 6 Years8,481
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Last 6 Years / Total0.242
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
24,933
World Rank
11,407
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Systematics | comparative biology | phylogenetics | systematic biology | historical linguistic
Systematics | comparative biology | phylogenetics | systematic biology | historical linguistic
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Total29,475
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Last 6 Years5,830
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Last 6 Years / Total0.198
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
25,462
World Rank
11,635
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Star Formation | Planet Formation | Interstellar Medium Structure | Galaxy Evolutio
Star Formation | Planet Formation | Interstellar Medium Structure | Galaxy Evolutio
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Total29,065
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Last 6 Years8,318
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Last 6 Years / Total0.286
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
27,169
World Rank
12,368
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total27,844
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Last 6 Years3,583
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Last 6 Years / Total0.129
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
29,930
World Rank
13,518
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Avian systematics and Evolution | Diversification | Historical Biogeograph
Avian systematics and Evolution | Diversification | Historical Biogeograph
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Total26,102
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Last 6 Years5,893
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Last 6 Years / Total0.226
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
29,812
World Rank
13,465
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total26,183
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Last 6 Years8,344
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Last 6 Years / Total0.319
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
32,913
World Rank
14,751
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total24,462
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Last 6 Years7,623
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Last 6 Years / Total0.312
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,738
World Rank
17,517
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total21,408
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Last 6 Years9,265
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Last 6 Years / Total0.433
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
50,350
World Rank
21,680
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Herpetology | Systematics | Biogeography | Evolution | Conservation Biolog
Herpetology | Systematics | Biogeography | Evolution | Conservation Biolog
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Total18,018
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Last 6 Years5,869
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Last 6 Years / Total0.326
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
53,928
World Rank
23,047
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total17,115
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Last 6 Years4,160
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Last 6 Years / Total0.243
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
53,912
World Rank
23,042
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total17,118
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Last 6 Years4,241
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Last 6 Years / Total0.248
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
57,430
World Rank
24,407
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total16,333
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Last 6 Years4,920
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Last 6 Years / Total0.301
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
60,423
World Rank
25,522
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total15,731
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Last 6 Years5,989
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Last 6 Years / Total0.381
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
66,656
World Rank
27,864
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total14,592
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Last 6 Years5,248
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Last 6 Years / Total0.360
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
68,034
World Rank
28,356
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Education / Education (Other, All)
learning sciences | science teaching | science learning | teacher learning | educational polic
learning sciences | science teaching | science learning | teacher learning | educational polic
Citation Metrics
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Total14,367
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Last 6 Years6,256
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Last 6 Years / Total0.435
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
70,407
World Rank
29,229
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total13,986
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Last 6 Years4,586
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Last 6 Years / Total0.328
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
74,212
World Rank
30,585
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total13,414
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Last 6 Years5,447
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Last 6 Years / Total0.406
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
76,227
World Rank
31,307
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Silk | Spiders | Functional Genomics | Gene Family | Evolutio
Silk | Spiders | Functional Genomics | Gene Family | Evolutio
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Total13,129
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Last 6 Years4,214
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Last 6 Years / Total0.321
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
86,010
World Rank
34,830
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Evolutionary Genomics | Malaria | Bioinformatics | Computational Biology | Next-Generation Sequencin
Evolutionary Genomics | Malaria | Bioinformatics | Computational Biology | Next-Generation Sequencin
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Total11,886
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Last 6 Years2,617
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Last 6 Years / Total0.220
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
88,298
World Rank
35,689
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
magmatic geochemistry | mineral deposits | hydrothermal fluid
magmatic geochemistry | mineral deposits | hydrothermal fluid
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Total11,634
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Last 6 Years3,939
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Last 6 Years / Total0.339
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
104,195
World Rank
41,144
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
data science | statistics | modeling | machine learning | human origin
data science | statistics | modeling | machine learning | human origin
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Total10,099
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Last 6 Years3,145
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Last 6 Years / Total0.311
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
107,329
World Rank
42,223
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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Total9,838
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Last 6 Years5,698
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Last 6 Years / Total0.579
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
108,727
World Rank
42,719
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total9,729
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Last 6 Years3,317
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Last 6 Years / Total0.341
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