Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 906 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
17,644
World Rank
138
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science | Nanotechnology | Polymer Scienc
Materials Science | Nanotechnology | Polymer Scienc
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Total36,939
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Last 6 Years17,277
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Last 6 Years / Total0.468
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,436
World Rank
161
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biological nitrogen fixation | Soil microbiology | Microbial inoculants and inoculation | Taxonomy and phylogeny of rhizobia | Geno
Biological nitrogen fixation | Soil microbiology | Microbial inoculants and inoculation | Taxonomy and phylogeny of rhizobia | Geno
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Total32,525
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Last 6 Years14,515
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Last 6 Years / Total0.446
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
32,759
World Rank
276
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total24,530
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Last 6 Years7,994
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Last 6 Years / Total0.326
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,719
World Rank
351
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total21,415
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Last 6 Years6,075
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Last 6 Years / Total0.284
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,226
World Rank
372
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total20,871
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Last 6 Years6,584
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Last 6 Years / Total0.315
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,852
World Rank
400
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total19,931
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Last 6 Years8,340
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Last 6 Years / Total0.418
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
61,028
World Rank
675
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
fixação biológica de nitrogênio | endófitos | genomica funcional | bactérias diazotróficas | inoculant
fixação biológica de nitrogênio | endófitos | genomica funcional | bactérias diazotróficas | inoculant
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Total15,612
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Last 6 Years4,336
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Last 6 Years / Total0.278
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
65,169
World Rank
743
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Planejamento rural sustentável | avaliação da aptidão agrícola | solos | erosão do solo | agroecologia
Planejamento rural sustentável | avaliação da aptidão agrícola | solos | erosão do solo | agroecologia
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Total14,833
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Last 6 Years6,666
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Last 6 Years / Total0.449
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
66,500
World Rank
765
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Biotechnology
Agricultural | Plant-Pest Interaction | Plant Scienc
Agricultural | Plant-Pest Interaction | Plant Scienc
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Total14,618
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Last 6 Years5,297
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Last 6 Years / Total0.362
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
67,735
World Rank
781
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total14,411
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Last 6 Years6,190
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Last 6 Years / Total0.430
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
67,970
World Rank
788
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total14,376
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Last 6 Years10,756
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Last 6 Years / Total0.748
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
70,577
World Rank
826
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
food chemistry | agroindustrial process | extractio
food chemistry | agroindustrial process | extractio
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Total13,963
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Last 6 Years7,960
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Last 6 Years / Total0.570
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
71,785
World Rank
852
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
food packaging | nanotechnology | nanocomposite
food packaging | nanotechnology | nanocomposite
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Total13,774
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Last 6 Years8,367
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Last 6 Years / Total0.607
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
73,182
World Rank
875
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total13,560
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Last 6 Years6,086
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Last 6 Years / Total0.449
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
75,192
World Rank
903
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Materials science | nanotechnology | photocatalysis | electrocatalysis | controlled releas
Materials science | nanotechnology | photocatalysis | electrocatalysis | controlled releas
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Total13,269
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Last 6 Years7,307
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Last 6 Years / Total0.551
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
75,841
World Rank
911
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total13,181
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Last 6 Years7,029
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Last 6 Years / Total0.533
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
77,261
World Rank
942
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology | Earthworms | Bioindicators | Soil quality | Conservatio
Ecology | Earthworms | Bioindicators | Soil quality | Conservatio
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Total12,985
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Last 6 Years5,790
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Last 6 Years / Total0.446
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
79,727
World Rank
984
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total12,645
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Last 6 Years4,321
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Last 6 Years / Total0.342
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
80,209
World Rank
994
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total12,584
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Last 6 Years8,229
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Last 6 Years / Total0.654
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
80,815
World Rank
1,007
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology | conservation biology | biodiversity | carbon | ecosystem service
Ecology | conservation biology | biodiversity | carbon | ecosystem service
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Total12,504
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Last 6 Years9,668
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Last 6 Years / Total0.773
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
88,771
World Rank
1,173
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total11,584
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Last 6 Years5,376
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Last 6 Years / Total0.464
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
89,346
World Rank
1,185
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total11,523
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Last 6 Years6,745
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Last 6 Years / Total0.585
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
98,343
World Rank
1,356
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total10,615
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Last 6 Years4,968
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Last 6 Years / Total0.468
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
102,407
World Rank
1,442
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total10,251
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Last 6 Years5,567
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Last 6 Years / Total0.543
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
102,752
World Rank
1,447
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Biodiversity | Genetic Resources | Food Science | Bioactive Compound
Biodiversity | Genetic Resources | Food Science | Bioactive Compound
Citation Metrics
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Total10,222
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Last 6 Years3,753
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Last 6 Years / Total0.367
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