Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 59 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
20,446
World Rank
910
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Organizational Theory | Institutional Theory | Social Entrepreneurship | Social Innovation | Inequalit
Organizational Theory | Institutional Theory | Social Entrepreneurship | Social Innovation | Inequalit
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Total28,572
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Last 6 Years14,542
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Last 6 Years / Total0.509
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
29,355
World Rank
1,304
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
data science | political science | climate change and healt
data science | political science | climate change and healt
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Total14,188
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Last 6 Years11,451
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Last 6 Years / Total0.807
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,433
World Rank
1,364
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Soziologie | Erziehungswissenschaft | Gesundheitswissenschaf
Soziologie | Erziehungswissenschaft | Gesundheitswissenschaf
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Total42,512
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Last 6 Years11,172
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Last 6 Years / Total0.263
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
48,719
World Rank
2,117
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Data Science | Public Policy | Political Communication | Experiments | Election Forecastin
Data Science | Public Policy | Political Communication | Experiments | Election Forecastin
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Total8,563
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Last 6 Years8,079
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Last 6 Years / Total0.943
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
52,785
World Rank
2,294
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
intelligence | behavioral ecology | systems AI | AI ethics | technology polic
intelligence | behavioral ecology | systems AI | AI ethics | technology polic
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Total11,802
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Last 6 Years7,628
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Last 6 Years / Total0.646
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
126,805
World Rank
5,417
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total11,379
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Last 6 Years3,892
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Last 6 Years / Total0.342
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
129,967
World Rank
5,553
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total6,257
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Last 6 Years3,814
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Last 6 Years / Total0.610
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
177,859
World Rank
7,468
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total6,249
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Last 6 Years2,899
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Last 6 Years / Total0.464
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
190,591
World Rank
7,916
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total5,859
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Last 6 Years2,722
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Last 6 Years / Total0.465
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
195,491
World Rank
8,092
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Energy | Electricity Markets | Renewable Energy | Climate Chang
Energy | Electricity Markets | Renewable Energy | Climate Chang
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Total2,935
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Last 6 Years2,659
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Last 6 Years / Total0.906
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
225,971
World Rank
9,261
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total7,890
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Last 6 Years2,316
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Last 6 Years / Total0.294
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
240,840
World Rank
9,834
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Business & Management / Public Administration
Public Management | Comparative Public Administration | Public Sector Reform | Performance Management | Organization Theor
Public Management | Comparative Public Administration | Public Sector Reform | Performance Management | Organization Theor
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Total4,507
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Last 6 Years2,178
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Last 6 Years / Total0.483
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
316,069
World Rank
12,473
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total7,387
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Last 6 Years1,641
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Last 6 Years / Total0.222
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
366,189
World Rank
14,229
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total1,416
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Last 6 Years1,389
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Last 6 Years / Total0.981
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
404,862
World Rank
15,519
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total2,520
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Last 6 Years1,231
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Last 6 Years / Total0.488
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
407,045
World Rank
15,596
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Climate Change | Public Policy | Political Economy | Public Opinio
Climate Change | Public Policy | Political Economy | Public Opinio
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Total1,229
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Last 6 Years1,223
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Last 6 Years / Total0.995
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
413,899
World Rank
15,811
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
civil war | terrorism | international security | irregular migration | political scienc
civil war | terrorism | international security | irregular migration | political scienc
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Total2,465
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Last 6 Years1,197
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Last 6 Years / Total0.486
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
439,226
World Rank
16,588
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Science | International Security | Political Violence | Repressio
Political Science | International Security | Political Violence | Repressio
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Total1,514
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Last 6 Years1,110
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Last 6 Years / Total0.733
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
443,803
World Rank
16,747
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Organization Theory | Business & Society | Corporate Responsibility | Governance | Sustainabilit
Organization Theory | Business & Society | Corporate Responsibility | Governance | Sustainabilit
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Total1,636
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Last 6 Years1,095
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Last 6 Years / Total0.669
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
455,354
World Rank
17,142
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Education / Education (Other, All)
Education & training | Labor markets | Governance | Lifelong learning & social inequality | Institutional chang
Education & training | Labor markets | Governance | Lifelong learning & social inequality | Institutional chang
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Total1,923
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Last 6 Years1,058
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Last 6 Years / Total0.550
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
457,866
World Rank
17,227
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
political campaigns | political communication | partie
political campaigns | political communication | partie
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Total3,773
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Last 6 Years1,050
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Last 6 Years / Total0.278
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
462,018
World Rank
17,383
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total1,579
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Last 6 Years1,038
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Last 6 Years / Total0.657
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
478,057
World Rank
17,921
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
comparative politics | elections | political econom
comparative politics | elections | political econom
Citation Metrics
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Total2,739
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Last 6 Years990
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Last 6 Years / Total0.361
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
512,448
World Rank
19,020
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total2,613
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Last 6 Years898
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Last 6 Years / Total0.344
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
554,221
World Rank
20,378
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total2,201
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Last 6 Years800
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Last 6 Years / Total0.363
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