Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 466 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism
Anticoagulation
Vascular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,294
46,774
0.562
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Power Electronics
Renewable Energy
Electrical Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,894
12,303
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Immunology
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,374
9,409
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Internal Medicine-Infectious diseases-Critical Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,148
4,548
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,527
10,251
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Respiratory Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,861
10,152
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,608
3,131
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
internal medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,149
3,184
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
3D Shape analysis
Document Image Analysis
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,673
3,534
0.331
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
IoT
CPS
Robotics
Intelligent Energy Systems
Intelligent Traffic Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,187
3,804
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular physiology/pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,636
4,984
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,411
5,564
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Relational Aggression
Bullying and Cyberbullying
Big Five Personality
Humor
Teacher Burnout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,567
4,506
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robotics
Robot Vision
Machine Vision
Mechatronics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,153
4,749
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mucosal Immunology
Intestinal Inflammation
Intestinal fibrosis
Gut Microbiota
Intestinal Organoids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,146
3,655
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Management Information Systems
Health Information
Knowledge Management
Business Strategy
HRM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
4,420
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Emergent Circuits & Systems
Memristors
Cellular Automata
Unconventional Computing
Complex Systems High Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,639
3,625
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hygiene
Epidemiology
Occupational Medicine
Descriptive Epidemiology
Occupational Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
2,481
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
municipal solid waste management
composting
life cycle analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,404
4,179
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Circular Economy
Engineering Economics
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,047
3,803
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Gene Expression
Biomarkers
Recombinant protein engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,971
1,724
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Applied Microbiology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,957
2,940
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,902
3,125
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,793
3,921
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,731
1,616
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,510
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stavros Konstantinides
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,294
46,774
0.562
Thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism
Anticoagulation
Vascular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,301
95
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vassilios G. Agelidis
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,894
12,303
0.398
Power Electronics
Renewable Energy
Electrical Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,942
195
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Panagiotis Skendros
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,374
9,409
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,007
328
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Petros I Rafailidis
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,148
4,548
0.321
Internal Medicine-Infectious diseases-Critical Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,982
349
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eugenia Bezirtzoglou
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,527
10,251
0.758
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,557
376
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paschalis Steiropoulos
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,861
10,152
0.789
Respiratory Medicine
Sleep Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,587
446
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Konstantinos Simopoulos
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,608
3,131
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,899
483
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Efstratios Maltezos
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,149
3,184
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,576
512
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ioannis Pratikakis
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,673
3,534
0.331
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
3D Shape analysis
Document Image Analysis
Medical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,857
551
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elias B Kosmatopoulos
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,187
3,804
0.373
IoT
CPS
Robotics
Intelligent Energy Systems
Intelligent Traffic Systems
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,395
607
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aglaia Pappa
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,636
4,984
0.517
Molecular physiology/pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,312
627
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christos Zamioudis
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,411
5,564
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,554
703
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Constantinos M Kokkinos|Κωνσταντίνος Μ. Κόκκινος
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,567
4,506
0.526
Relational Aggression
Bullying and Cyberbullying
Big Five Personality
Humor
Teacher Burnout
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,358
758
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Antonios Gasteratos
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,153
4,749
0.582
Robotics
Robot Vision
Machine Vision
Mechatronics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,489
759
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
George Kolios
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,146
3,655
0.449
Mucosal Immunology
Intestinal Inflammation
Intestinal fibrosis
Gut Microbiota
Intestinal Organoids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,639
843
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Prodromos D Chatzoglou
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
4,420
0.574
Management Information Systems
Health Information
Knowledge Management
Business Strategy
HRM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,917
856
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Georgios Ch Sirakoulis
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,639
3,625
0.475
Emergent Circuits & Systems
Memristors
Cellular Automata
Unconventional Computing
Complex Systems High Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,211
871
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Constantinidis Theodoros C
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
2,481
0.330
Hygiene
Epidemiology
Occupational Medicine
Descriptive Epidemiology
Occupational Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,554
892
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dimitrios Komilis
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,404
4,179
0.564
municipal solid waste management
composting
life cycle analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,155
948
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Konstantinos Tsagarakis|Konstantinos Tsagarakis, P K Tsagarakis, K. Tsagarakis
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,047
3,803
0.540
Circular Economy
Engineering Economics
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,871
962
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Raphael Sandaltzopoulos
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,971
1,724
0.247
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Gene Expression
Biomarkers
Recombinant protein engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,174
964
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yiannis Kourkoutas
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,957
2,940
0.423
Applied Microbiology
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,457
977
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Athanasios Chatzinikolaou
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,902
3,125
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,062
1,016
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pnevmatikos İoannis
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,793
3,921
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,515
1,032
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Emmanuel Gdoutos
Democritus University of Thrace
Komotini, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,731
1,616
0.240