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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 157 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
Biostatistics
epidemiology
cardiovascular disease
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,647
58,864
0.381
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular Genetics
Diet
Cardiovascular
Obesity
T2D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,582
41,459
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
nutrition
public health
obesity and NCDs prevention
lifestyle interventions
children's growth & development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,051
39,597
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,375
4,191
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,106
13,653
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Food Science
Food Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,706
3,900
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Geoinformatics
Earth Observation
GIS
spatial data analysis
environmental applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,245
5,613
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Food Chemistry
antioxidants
environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,485
3,297
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clinical nutrition
disease related malnutrition
metabolic syndrome
lifestyle interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
3,388
0.454
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecosystem Services
Marine and Coastal ES
Landscape Ecology
Protected Area Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,218
3,879
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Genetic predispositon to chronic diseases
Gene-diet interactions
Endocrine aspects of metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,833
1,565
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
data mining
recommender systems
text mining
graph mining
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,185
3,824
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lipids
inflammation
thrombosis
mediterranean diet
by-products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,097
2,605
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tourism Development
Sociology of Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,146
1,536
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Urban Studies
Urban Sociology
Urban Geography
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,918
2,255
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
polar phenolics
functional lipids
chromatography
oils and fats
mediterranean foods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,596
1,759
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,471
2,138
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,459
2,991
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nutritional anthropology
food
dietary patterns
mediterranean diet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
1,490
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Intelligent Transport Systems
Wireless Communications
cognitive networks
autonomous systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,443
2,793
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Waste management
Circular Economy
Waste Prevention
Environmental Management & Technology
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,265
1,924
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nutrition
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
1,529
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Food Science & Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,116
1,069
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nutritional methodology
Biostatistics
Life-course epidemiology
Causal inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,955
2,114
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
biochemistry
nutrition
platelets
selenium
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
1,705
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,411
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Demosthenes Panagiotakos
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,647
58,864
0.381
Biostatistics
epidemiology
cardiovascular disease
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,061
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Georgios Dedousis|George Dedousis
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,582
41,459
0.528
Molecular Genetics
Diet
Cardiovascular
Obesity
T2D
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,148
34
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yannis Manios
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,051
39,597
0.565
nutrition
public health
obesity and NCDs prevention
lifestyle interventions
children's growth & development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,414
194
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fotini Skopouli
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,375
4,191
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,695
219
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dimitrios Poulimeneas *
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,106
13,653
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,490
442
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vaios T Karathanos
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,706
3,900
0.333
Food Science
Food Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,831
749
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
George P Petropoulos
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,245
5,613
0.681
Geoinformatics
Earth Observation
GIS
spatial data analysis
environmental applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,117
876
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nick Kalogeropoulos
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,485
3,297
0.440
Food Chemistry
antioxidants
environmental chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,697
882
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Meropi Kontogianni
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
3,388
0.454
Clinical nutrition
disease related malnutrition
metabolic syndrome
lifestyle interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,747
931
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Evangelia Drakou
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,218
3,879
0.537
Ecosystem Services
Marine and Coastal ES
Landscape Ecology
Protected Area Management
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,426
1,000
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nikos Yiannakouris
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,833
1,565
0.229
Genetic predispositon to chronic diseases
Gene-diet interactions
Endocrine aspects of metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,266
1,175
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Iraklis Varlamis
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,185
3,824
0.618
data mining
recommender systems
text mining
graph mining
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,799
1,197
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Smaragdi Antonopoulou
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,097
2,605
0.427
Lipids
inflammation
thrombosis
mediterranean diet
by-products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,663
1,462
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paris Tsartas
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,146
1,536
0.298
Tourism Development
Sociology of Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,033
1,543
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomas Maloutas
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,918
2,255
0.459
Urban Studies
Urban Sociology
Urban Geography
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,189
1,681
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Antonia Chiou
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,596
1,759
0.383
polar phenolics
functional lipids
chromatography
oils and fats
mediterranean foods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,246
1,740
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elizabeth Fragopoulou
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,471
2,138
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,815
1,751
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Konstantinos Anastasiou
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,459
2,991
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,085
1,754
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matalas A.
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
1,490
0.335
Nutritional anthropology
food
dietary patterns
mediterranean diet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,602
1,761
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
George Dimitrakopoulos
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,443
2,793
0.629
Intelligent Transport Systems
Wireless Communications
cognitive networks
autonomous systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,672
1,852
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katia Lasaridi
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,265
1,924
0.451
Waste management
Circular Economy
Waste Prevention
Environmental Management & Technology
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,926
1,890
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christina-Maria Kastorini
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,188
1,529
0.365
Nutrition
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,023
1,925
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Boskou G
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,116
1,069
0.260
Food Science & Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,291
2,006
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
V Bountziouka
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,955
2,114
0.535
Nutritional methodology
Biostatistics
Life-course epidemiology
Causal inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,413
2,156
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tzortzis Nomikos
Harokopio University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
1,705
0.461
biochemistry
nutrition
platelets
selenium
exercise