Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 271 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
29,426
World Rank
1,149
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total26,418
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Last 6 Years12,398
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Last 6 Years / Total0.469
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,692
World Rank
1,544
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genetics | grapevine | genomics | plant breeding | plant biolog
Genetics | grapevine | genomics | plant breeding | plant biolog
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Total21,439
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Last 6 Years8,390
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Last 6 Years / Total0.391
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
79,615
World Rank
3,108
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
climate change impacts | crop physiology | plant phenology | use of stable isotpes in plant physiolog
climate change impacts | crop physiology | plant phenology | use of stable isotpes in plant physiolog
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Total12,669
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Last 6 Years3,859
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Last 6 Years / Total0.305
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
95,250
World Rank
3,763
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total10,918
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Last 6 Years5,238
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Last 6 Years / Total0.480
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
96,839
World Rank
3,827
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total10,765
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Last 6 Years2,785
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Last 6 Years / Total0.259
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
106,212
World Rank
4,259
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total9,936
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Last 6 Years2,562
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Last 6 Years / Total0.258
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
107,309
World Rank
4,309
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total9,849
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Last 6 Years2,746
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Last 6 Years / Total0.279
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
109,842
World Rank
4,425
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total9,649
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Last 6 Years4,101
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Last 6 Years / Total0.425
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
113,567
World Rank
4,619
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total9,369
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Last 6 Years5,907
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Last 6 Years / Total0.630
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
119,399
World Rank
4,905
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total8,963
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Last 6 Years1,906
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Last 6 Years / Total0.213
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
127,163
World Rank
5,266
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total8,468
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Last 6 Years3,612
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Last 6 Years / Total0.427
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
130,558
World Rank
5,422
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total8,269
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Last 6 Years4,765
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Last 6 Years / Total0.576
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
131,190
World Rank
5,449
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total8,232
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Last 6 Years6,975
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Last 6 Years / Total0.847
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
137,676
World Rank
5,767
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total7,881
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Last 6 Years2,449
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Last 6 Years / Total0.311
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
138,616
World Rank
5,803
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total7,831
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Last 6 Years4,268
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Last 6 Years / Total0.545
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
141,880
World Rank
5,964
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total7,663
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Last 6 Years3,105
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Last 6 Years / Total0.405
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
143,834
World Rank
6,044
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total7,569
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Last 6 Years2,994
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Last 6 Years / Total0.396
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
145,420
World Rank
6,124
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total7,491
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Last 6 Years3,367
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Last 6 Years / Total0.449
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
151,734
World Rank
6,437
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total7,192
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Last 6 Years2,211
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Last 6 Years / Total0.307
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
155,831
World Rank
6,622
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total7,014
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Last 6 Years3,173
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Last 6 Years / Total0.452
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
162,948
World Rank
6,934
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total6,719
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Last 6 Years2,744
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Last 6 Years / Total0.408
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
193,020
World Rank
8,410
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant physiology | water relations | sap flow | plant abiotic stress | crop productio
plant physiology | water relations | sap flow | plant abiotic stress | crop productio
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Total5,678
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Last 6 Years3,806
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Last 6 Years / Total0.670
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
193,729
World Rank
8,437
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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Total5,657
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Last 6 Years2,040
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Last 6 Years / Total0.361
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
198,944
World Rank
8,669
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant genetics | quantitative genetics | molecular genetics | barle
plant genetics | quantitative genetics | molecular genetics | barle
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Total5,508
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Last 6 Years2,555
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Last 6 Years / Total0.464
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
207,228
World Rank
9,059
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Evapotranspiration | micrometeorology | biometeorology | ecolog
Evapotranspiration | micrometeorology | biometeorology | ecolog
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Total5,280
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Last 6 Years1,539
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Last 6 Years / Total0.291
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