Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 12.706 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
4
World Rank
2
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Biology | Genomics | Genetics | Bioinformatics | Mathematics
Biology | Genomics | Genetics | Bioinformatics | Mathematics
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Total737,656
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Last 6 Years247,907
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Last 6 Years / Total0.336
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
6
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Business & Management / Business Administration
Competitive Strategy | Digital Transformation | Economic Development | Health Care | U.S. Political Syste
Competitive Strategy | Digital Transformation | Economic Development | Health Care | U.S. Political Syste
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Total607,715
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Last 6 Years147,937
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Last 6 Years / Total0.243
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
7
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total604,127
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Last 6 Years193,913
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Last 6 Years / Total0.321
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
13
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total539,510
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Last 6 Years211,500
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Last 6 Years / Total0.392
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
33
World Rank
18
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total505,229
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Last 6 Years152,150
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Last 6 Years / Total0.301
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
34
World Rank
19
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Endocrinology and Metabolism
Endocrinology | Epidemiology | Cardiovascular Disease | Diabetes | Women's healt
Endocrinology | Epidemiology | Cardiovascular Disease | Diabetes | Women's healt
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Total501,361
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Last 6 Years136,684
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Last 6 Years / Total0.273
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
40
World Rank
23
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total476,778
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Last 6 Years190,606
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Last 6 Years / Total0.400
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
57
World Rank
30
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total438,477
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Last 6 Years104,492
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Last 6 Years / Total0.238
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
106
World Rank
51
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total379,056
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Last 6 Years89,211
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Last 6 Years / Total0.235
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
137
World Rank
63
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total355,859
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Last 6 Years73,774
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Last 6 Years / Total0.207
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
140
World Rank
64
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Cancer Epidemiology | Genetic Epidemiology | Nutritional Epidemiology | Global Healt
Cancer Epidemiology | Genetic Epidemiology | Nutritional Epidemiology | Global Healt
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Total353,817
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Last 6 Years108,041
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Last 6 Years / Total0.305
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
162
World Rank
73
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total339,191
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Last 6 Years125,944
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Last 6 Years / Total0.371
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
177
World Rank
81
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total332,101
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Last 6 Years95,265
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
198
World Rank
92
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
medicine | cardiology | atherosclerosis | immunolog
medicine | cardiology | atherosclerosis | immunolog
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Total318,038
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Last 6 Years94,830
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Last 6 Years / Total0.298
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
307
World Rank
129
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total286,014
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Last 6 Years88,792
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Last 6 Years / Total0.310
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
384
World Rank
158
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total270,794
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Last 6 Years159,436
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Last 6 Years / Total0.589
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
516
World Rank
204
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total250,452
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Last 6 Years80,978
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Last 6 Years / Total0.323
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
552
World Rank
217
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total245,775
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Last 6 Years48,691
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Last 6 Years / Total0.198
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
588
World Rank
229
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cell Biology | Molecular Metabolism | Mitochondrial Biology | Biochemistry | Metabolis
Cell Biology | Molecular Metabolism | Mitochondrial Biology | Biochemistry | Metabolis
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Total240,123
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Last 6 Years60,144
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Last 6 Years / Total0.250
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
591
World Rank
231
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Business & Management / Business Administration
Balanced Scorecard | Activity-Based Costing | Strategy Execution | E-liability Carbon Accountin
Balanced Scorecard | Activity-Based Costing | Strategy Execution | E-liability Carbon Accountin
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Total239,463
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Last 6 Years47,593
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Last 6 Years / Total0.199
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
679
World Rank
264
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total225,729
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Last 6 Years90,862
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Last 6 Years / Total0.403
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
683
World Rank
267
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total225,448
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Last 6 Years126,348
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Last 6 Years / Total0.560
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
694
World Rank
273
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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Total222,971
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Last 6 Years85,379
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Last 6 Years / Total0.383
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
707
World Rank
281
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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Total221,678
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Last 6 Years82,879
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Last 6 Years / Total0.374
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
719
World Rank
286
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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Total220,200
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Last 6 Years45,171
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Last 6 Years / Total0.205
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