Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 23 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
Chemistry
Biological science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,358
3,153
0.723
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biochemistry
Nutraceuticals
Functional foods
Neurochemistry
Alzheimer's diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
2,190
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Natural Product Chemistry
Medicinal plants
Oilseeds
Hydrocolliods
Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
513
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Food Product Development
Food Chemistry
Functional Foods
Entomophagy
Postharvest losse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
544
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Food Processing
Food Preservation and Utilization
Food Product Development
Food & Nutrition Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
293
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
biochemistry
toxicology
functional foods
hypertension
diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
187
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biorefinery
waste valorization
waste beneficiation
Pulp and paper
wood chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
249
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Entrepreneurship
R&D commercializatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
171
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fisheries (Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
90
0.405
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
crop processing and storage
drying
image processing
machine designs
ergonomics and renewable energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
106
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nutrition
Food science
Micronutrient
bone health
food securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
127
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Monogastric Animal Science and Production
Food Processing Technology
Meat Science
Complementary foods
post harvest losses o
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
78
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nutraceutical
Functional Foods
Bioactive compounds/Biological Activ
Cell Biology
Food Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
67
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Food Product Development
Food processing and Nutritional Evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
50
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Molecular biology
Food processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
48
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Applied Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry and lnstrumentation
Solid Waste Management
Effluent Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
23
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pulp and Paper Technology
Food Science &Technology
Process Engineering
Bio-chemical Engineering
Environmental Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
49
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
40
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Molecular Genetics
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Biodegradable Plastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
36
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Animal Science
Food Technology
Weaning Foods Development
Nutraceuticals
Poultry Science Nutrition and Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
28
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
NUTRACEUTICALS
NUTRITION
BIOCHEMISTRY
CANCER RESEARC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
10
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Natural Product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gene cloning
Enzymology
Recombinant DNA Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,214
231
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ochuko L. Erukainure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,358
3,153
0.723
Chemistry
Biological science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,826
546
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tosin Olasehinde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
2,190
0.824
Biochemistry
Nutraceuticals
Functional foods
Neurochemistry
Alzheimer's diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,864
3,281
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ahmed Aroke Shahid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
513
0.610
Natural Product Chemistry
Medicinal plants
Oilseeds
Hydrocolliods
Protein
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,470
4,503
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Beatrice Mofoluwaso Fasogbon|Beatrice Mofoluwaso Fasogbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
544
0.805
Food Product Development
Food Chemistry
Functional Foods
Entomophagy
Postharvest losse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,557
5,847
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oladunmoye Oo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
293
0.533
Food Processing
Food Preservation and Utilization
Food Product Development
Food & Nutrition Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,032,093
8,131
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Okukwe Christa Obode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
187
0.455
biochemistry
toxicology
functional foods
hypertension
diabete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,170,336
10,837
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Olajumoke D Fagbemi|O D Fagbemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
249
0.841
Biorefinery
waste valorization
waste beneficiation
Pulp and paper
wood chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,170,784
10,856
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oyedele Matthew Oyeku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
171
0.578
Entrepreneurship
R&D commercializatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,306,961
13,678
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ayodele (Owolabi) Folashade Oluwayemisi|Owolabi Folashade Oluwayemisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
90
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,465,487
16,879
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wahabi Bolanle Asiru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
106
0.650
crop processing and storage
drying
image processing
machine designs
ergonomics and renewable energ
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,528,816
18,186
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Temiloluwa Adebola Arowosola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
127
0.882
Nutrition
Food science
Micronutrient
bone health
food securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,639,534
20,617
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abel FA Silas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
78
0.672
Monogastric Animal Science and Production
Food Processing Technology
Meat Science
Complementary foods
post harvest losses o
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,747,563
23,076
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Viola Anuli Nwachukwu Nicholas-Okpara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
67
0.720
Nutraceutical
Functional Foods
Bioactive compounds/Biological Activ
Cell Biology
Food Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,871,741
25,850
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abimbola Jegede
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
50
0.704
Food Product Development
Food processing and Nutritional Evaluatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,978,951
28,519
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joy Ehiwuogu-Onyibe|ONYIBE J. E., EHIWUOGU-ONYIBE J., JOY ONYIBE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
48
0.873
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Molecular biology
Food processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,981,648
28,632
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oluwatoyin Enitan Taiwo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
23
0.418
Applied Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry and lnstrumentation
Solid Waste Management
Effluent Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,000,830
29,107
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Henry Chibudike
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
49
0.942
Pulp and Paper Technology
Food Science &Technology
Process Engineering
Bio-chemical Engineering
Environmental Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,060,918
30,747
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adegbaye Olubisi Adewale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
40
0.909
Environmental Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,085,961
31,416
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Temitope Ojuolape Fadipe (Nee Salaam)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
36
0.878
Molecular Genetics
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Biodegradable Plastic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,095,919
31,723
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Abel Silas Silas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
28
0.700
Animal Science
Food Technology
Weaning Foods Development
Nutraceuticals
Poultry Science Nutrition and Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,336,540
39,337
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Blossom Ita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
10
0.588
NUTRACEUTICALS
NUTRITION
BIOCHEMISTRY
CANCER RESEARC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,387,623
41,210
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Omolara Omowumi Fatunmibi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,563,227
49,482
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Abayomi Baruwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Gene cloning
Enzymology
Recombinant DNA Technolog