Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.008 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 Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,261
World Rank
127
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education
Distance Education | Educational Technology | Open Education | Online Learnin
Distance Education | Educational Technology | Open Education | Online Learnin
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Total21,250
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Last 6 Years19,453
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Last 6 Years / Total0.915
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,554
World Rank
212
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacognosy | natural products | phytotherapy | aromatherapy | pharmaceutica
Pharmacognosy | natural products | phytotherapy | aromatherapy | pharmaceutica
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Total14,977
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Last 6 Years6,405
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Last 6 Years / Total0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,028
World Rank
343
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Biochemistry | Enzyme purification | Carbonic anhydrase | Paraoxonase | gene clonin
Biochemistry | Enzyme purification | Carbonic anhydrase | Paraoxonase | gene clonin
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Total11,580
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Last 6 Years7,057
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Last 6 Years / Total0.609
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,227
World Rank
383
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
chemistry | Analitik Kimya | biomimetics. artificial enzymes | molecularly imprinted mater
chemistry | Analitik Kimya | biomimetics. artificial enzymes | molecularly imprinted mater
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Total10,743
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Last 6 Years2,514
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Last 6 Years / Total0.234
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,819
World Rank
419
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Economics | Tourism | Tourism Economics | ESG | Turiz
Economics | Tourism | Tourism Economics | ESG | Turiz
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Total10,067
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Last 6 Years9,027
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Last 6 Years / Total0.897
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,722
World Rank
530
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total8,820
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Last 6 Years3,581
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Last 6 Years / Total0.406
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,443
World Rank
556
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total8,586
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Last 6 Years3,588
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Last 6 Years / Total0.418
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,744
World Rank
594
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Natural Products chemistry | pharmacognosy | phytotherapy-aromatherapy | biotransformation | medche
Natural Products chemistry | pharmacognosy | phytotherapy-aromatherapy | biotransformation | medche
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Total8,330
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Last 6 Years3,759
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Last 6 Years / Total0.451
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,433
World Rank
693
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total7,601
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Last 6 Years2,520
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Last 6 Years / Total0.332
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,742
World Rank
783
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
turizm | pazarlama | bibliyometri | sözlü tarih | işletme ve sektör tarih
turizm | pazarlama | bibliyometri | sözlü tarih | işletme ve sektör tarih
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Total7,117
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Last 6 Years3,012
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Last 6 Years / Total0.423
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,952
World Rank
875
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Education / Educational Technology
human-computer interface | multitasking | cognitive load | scale development | computer ethic
human-computer interface | multitasking | cognitive load | scale development | computer ethic
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Total6,690
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Last 6 Years3,156
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Last 6 Years / Total0.472
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,267
World Rank
1,001
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total6,198
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Last 6 Years1,741
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Last 6 Years / Total0.281
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,176
World Rank
1,113
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Extraction | Distillation | Chromatography | Spectroscopy | GC/M
Extraction | Distillation | Chromatography | Spectroscopy | GC/M
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Total5,839
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Last 6 Years1,919
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Last 6 Years / Total0.329
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,492
World Rank
1,158
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total5,704
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Last 6 Years1,473
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Last 6 Years / Total0.258
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,056
World Rank
1,310
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total5,241
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Last 6 Years1,632
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Last 6 Years / Total0.311
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,502
World Rank
1,358
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total5,104
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Last 6 Years1,951
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Last 6 Years / Total0.382
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,253
World Rank
1,402
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Education / Education (Other, All)
Öğretmen yetiştirme | teacher education | ilköğretim programları | eğitimde program geliştirme | curriculum developmen
Öğretmen yetiştirme | teacher education | ilköğretim programları | eğitimde program geliştirme | curriculum developmen
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Total5,013
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Last 6 Years1,902
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Last 6 Years / Total0.379
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,973
World Rank
1,469
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total4,879
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Last 6 Years1,344
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Last 6 Years / Total0.275
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,722
World Rank
1,494
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total4,838
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Last 6 Years3,745
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Last 6 Years / Total0.774
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,960
World Rank
1,565
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total4,742
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Last 6 Years2,419
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Last 6 Years / Total0.510
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,262
World Rank
1,621
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total4,648
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Last 6 Years2,274
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Last 6 Years / Total0.489
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,785
World Rank
1,707
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total4,513
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Last 6 Years2,251
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Last 6 Years / Total0.499
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,163
World Rank
1,717
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Education / Special Education
Autism spectrum disorders | applied behavior analysis | single subject research | developmental disabilitie
Autism spectrum disorders | applied behavior analysis | single subject research | developmental disabilitie
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Total4,505
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Last 6 Years1,614
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Last 6 Years / Total0.358
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,762
World Rank
1,954
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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Total4,175
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Last 6 Years1,940
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Last 6 Years / Total0.465
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,450
World Rank
2,098
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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Total3,972
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Last 6 Years1,650
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Last 6 Years / Total0.415
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