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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 40 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
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nepal
Indrajit Banerjee
Clinical Pharmacology
Systematic Review and Metanalysis
Psychopharmacology
Drug utilization stud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,755
4,240
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nepal
Shamshul Ansari
Clinical Microbiology
Antimicrobial resistance
Immunology
Helicobacter pylori
Gastric Cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
2,107
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nepal
Kishor Adhikari
Public Health
Non-communicable diseases
Tropical diseases
Mental health
Adolescent healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
825
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nepal
Ram Lochan Yadav
Neurophysiology
Nerve conduction studies
cardiovascular and respiratory physiology
Metabolism an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
344
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nepal
Saurav Khatiwada
Endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus
Thyroid disorders
pheochromocytom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
306
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nepal
Sudhir Adhikari
Pediatrics
Hematology and oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
214
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nepal
Laxmi Kumari Yadav
Medical Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
256
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nepal
Gopendra Prasad Deo|Gopendra Deo, Deo GP, G Deo
Anesthesiology
Critical care
Pain Medicine
Medical Education
Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
271
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nepal
Harender Singh
Dentistry
Dental Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
185
0.670

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nepal
Shital Adhikari
Pulmonology
Critical Car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
182
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nepal
Rajib Chaulagain
craniofacial developmental biology
Oral Biology
Developmental Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
228
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nepal
Khagendra Kafle
Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
207
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nepal
Harishchandra Ghimire
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
176
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nepal
Gayatri Khanal
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
168
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nepal
Jaya Prasad Singh
Research activity in different fields. Data analysis for research. Guiding for research proposal de
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
143
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nepal
Abhishek Gupta
Oral Cancer
Preventive Oral Oncology
Early detection of Oral Cancer
Oral medicine and Radiology
Dentistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
123
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nepal
Amrita Ghimire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
100
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nepal
Nabin Krishna Yadav
anesthesiology
emergency medicine
critical car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
101
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nepal
Ajit Shrestha
Neurosurgery and Allied science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
35
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nepal
Ashish Gautam
Experimental Pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
92
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nepal
Siddeshwar Angadi
Nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
74
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nepal
Mamta Chhetri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
34
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nepal
Hem Kumari Subba
nursin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
73
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nepal
Brihaspati Rimal
biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
36
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nepal
Taniya Thapa
Women's Health and sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
75
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,221
Nepal
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Indrajit Banerjee
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,755
4,240
0.892
Clinical Pharmacology
Systematic Review and Metanalysis
Psychopharmacology
Drug utilization stud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,479
Nepal
64
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shamshul Ansari
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
2,107
0.762
Clinical Microbiology
Antimicrobial resistance
Immunology
Helicobacter pylori
Gastric Cance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,262
Nepal
187
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kishor Adhikari
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
825
0.931
Public Health
Non-communicable diseases
Tropical diseases
Mental health
Adolescent healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972,704
Nepal
317
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ram Lochan Yadav
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
344
0.726
Neurophysiology
Nerve conduction studies
cardiovascular and respiratory physiology
Metabolism an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,253
Nepal
384
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Saurav Khatiwada
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
306
0.845
Endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus
Thyroid disorders
pheochromocytom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,108,286
Nepal
407
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sudhir Adhikari
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
214
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,113,094
Nepal
412
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laxmi Kumari Yadav
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
256
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,153,957
Nepal
430
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gopendra Prasad Deo|Gopendra Deo, Deo GP, G Deo
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
271
0.883
Anesthesiology
Critical care
Pain Medicine
Medical Education
Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,203,110
Nepal
455
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Harender Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
185
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,220,116
Nepal
465
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shital Adhikari
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
182
0.684

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,241,296
Nepal
483
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rajib Chaulagain
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
228
0.898
craniofacial developmental biology
Oral Biology
Developmental Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,335,229
Nepal
563
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Khagendra Kafle
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
207
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,340,596
Nepal
568
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Harishchandra Ghimire
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
176
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,384,390
Nepal
603
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gayatri Khanal
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
168
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,480,712
Nepal
663
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jaya Prasad Singh
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
143
0.905
Research activity in different fields. Data analysis for research. Guiding for research proposal de
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,604,059
Nepal
739
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Abhishek Gupta
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
123
0.992
Oral Cancer
Preventive Oral Oncology
Early detection of Oral Cancer
Oral medicine and Radiology
Dentistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,687,403
Nepal
800
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amrita Ghimire
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
100
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,700,938
Nepal
808
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nabin Krishna Yadav
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
101
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,723,595
Nepal
824
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ajit Shrestha
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
35
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,735,714
Nepal
830
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ashish Gautam
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
92
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,742,181
Nepal
839
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Siddeshwar Angadi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
74
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,769,794
Nepal
854
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mamta Chhetri
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
34
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,794,744
Nepal
870
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hem Kumari Subba
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
73
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,802,280
Nepal
877
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brihaspati Rimal
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
36
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,839,044
Nepal
906
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Taniya Thapa
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
75
0.987