Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 1.887 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
Türkiye
Sadberk Lale Tokgözoğlu
Kardiyoloji
Ateroskleroz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,291
41,613
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Türkiye
Seza Özen
Medicine
Rheumatology
Pediatric Rheumatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,297
22,995
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Türkiye
Adil Denizli
Nanoteknoloji
nanosensörle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,942
11,918
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Türkiye
Tunca Dogan
Bioinformatics
Cheminformatics
Machine/Deep Learning
Biomedical Data Science
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,036
24,516
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Türkiye
Omer Kalayci
astım
allerji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,581
12,140
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Türkiye
Murat Akova
Immunocompromised host
febrile neutropenia
antimicrobial resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,043
15,710
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Türkiye
Serhat Ünal|Serhat Uenal, Serhat Ünal
Infectious Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Adult Vaccination
Health Care Associated Infections
Antibiotic Ressistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,676
22,507
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Türkiye
Bülent Yildiz
obesity
diabetes
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,170
13,900
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Türkiye
Zümriye Aksu
Biyoteknoloji
Kimya Mühendisliği
Ayırma İşlemler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,752
4,761
0.209

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Türkiye
Vural Gökmen
effect of processing on food quality and safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,855
9,644
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Türkiye
Candan Gökçeoğlu
engineering geology
rock mechanics
landslide
natural hazards
tunnellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,178
9,123
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Türkiye
Nuray Senemoglu
Curriculum & Instruction
Educational Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,162
5,218
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Türkiye
Şuayib Yalçin
oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,435
8,973
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Türkiye
Olgun Guven
Polymer science
radiation chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,811
3,827
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Türkiye
Mustafa Arici
Nephrology
Hypertensio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,512
5,115
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Türkiye
Sevtap Arikan Akdağli
Tıbbi Mikoloj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,426
7,549
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Türkiye
Mustafa Sahmaran
Construction Materials
Circular Economy
Multi-Functional Cementitious Composites
Sustainable Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,420
9,364
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Türkiye
Mustafa Turkyilmazoglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,113
8,142
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Türkiye
Selcuk Dagdelen
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,990
7,416
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Türkiye
Erdem Karabulut
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,922
6,573
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Türkiye
Ilhan Tezcan
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,469
4,285
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Türkiye
İbrahim Celalettin Haznedaroğlu
Hematolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,313
2,869
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Türkiye
Rezan Topaloglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
4,783
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Türkiye
S. Sadi Seferoglu
New technologies and learning
e-Learning - m-learning
technology policies - teacher educaiton
online threats - digital addic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,808
4,448
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,813
Türkiye
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sadberk Lale Tokgözoğlu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,291
41,613
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,134
Türkiye
51
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Seza Özen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,297
22,995
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,473
Türkiye
71
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Adil Denizli
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,942
11,918
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,313
Türkiye
74
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tunca Dogan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,036
24,516
0.742
Bioinformatics
Cheminformatics
Machine/Deep Learning
Biomedical Data Science
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,939
Türkiye
77
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Omer Kalayci
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,581
12,140
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,129
Türkiye
86
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Murat Akova
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,043
15,710
0.560
Immunocompromised host
febrile neutropenia
antimicrobial resistanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,674
Türkiye
90
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Serhat Ünal|Serhat Uenal, Serhat Ünal
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,676
22,507
0.813
Infectious Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Adult Vaccination
Health Care Associated Infections
Antibiotic Ressistanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,970
Türkiye
95
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bülent Yildiz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,170
13,900
0.531
obesity
diabetes
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,469
Türkiye
109
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zümriye Aksu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,752
4,761
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,152
Türkiye
125
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vural Gökmen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,855
9,644
0.462

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,026
Türkiye
134
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Candan Gökçeoğlu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,178
9,123
0.452
engineering geology
rock mechanics
landslide
natural hazards
tunnellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,089
Türkiye
148
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nuray Senemoglu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,162
5,218
0.272
Curriculum & Instruction
Educational Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,273
Türkiye
170
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Şuayib Yalçin
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,435
8,973
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,665
Türkiye
208
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Olgun Guven
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,811
3,827
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,352
Türkiye
211
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mustafa Arici
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,512
5,115
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,890
Türkiye
214
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sevtap Arikan Akdağli
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,426
7,549
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,936
Türkiye
215
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mustafa Sahmaran
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,420
9,364
0.649
Construction Materials
Circular Economy
Multi-Functional Cementitious Composites
Sustainable Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,423
Türkiye
258
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mustafa Turkyilmazoglu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,113
8,142
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,333
Türkiye
266
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Selcuk Dagdelen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,990
7,416
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,831
Türkiye
267
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Erdem Karabulut
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,922
6,573
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,540
Türkiye
277
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
İsmail Hakki Boyaci
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,687
6,172
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,138
Türkiye
281
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ilhan Tezcan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,469
4,285
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,330
Türkiye
286
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
İbrahim Celalettin Haznedaroğlu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,313
2,869
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,333
Türkiye
304
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rezan Topaloglu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,838
4,783
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,594
Türkiye
310
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
S. Sadi Seferoglu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,808
4,448
0.377
New technologies and learning
e-Learning - m-learning
technology policies - teacher educaiton
online threats - digital addic