Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 119 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
34,593
World Rank
1,346
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total23,647
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Last 6 Years11,988
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Last 6 Years / Total0.507
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,950
World Rank
1,698
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Lactic acid bacteria Probiotics Gut microbiota Dairy Biotechnology and engineerin
Lactic acid bacteria Probiotics Gut microbiota Dairy Biotechnology and engineerin
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Total20,624
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Last 6 Years13,310
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Last 6 Years / Total0.645
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
87,666
World Rank
3,842
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total11,717
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Last 6 Years8,291
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Last 6 Years / Total0.708
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
127,917
World Rank
5,769
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Rhizosphere ecology | Soil phosphorus managemen
Rhizosphere ecology | Soil phosphorus managemen
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Total8,430
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Last 6 Years6,123
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Last 6 Years / Total0.726
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
133,382
World Rank
6,036
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total8,118
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Last 6 Years5,492
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Last 6 Years / Total0.677
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
151,088
World Rank
6,910
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total7,228
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Last 6 Years3,658
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Last 6 Years / Total0.506
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
240,555
World Rank
11,504
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Precision agriculture | Nutrient managemen
Precision agriculture | Nutrient managemen
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Total4,515
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Last 6 Years2,769
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Last 6 Years / Total0.613
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
239,553
World Rank
11,455
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total4,536
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Last 6 Years2,095
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Last 6 Years / Total0.462
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
244,462
World Rank
11,702
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total4,434
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Last 6 Years2,831
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Last 6 Years / Total0.638
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
253,995
World Rank
12,175
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total4,257
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Last 6 Years3,538
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Last 6 Years / Total0.831
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
286,663
World Rank
13,862
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total3,712
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Last 6 Years2,749
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Last 6 Years / Total0.741
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
313,066
World Rank
15,246
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total3,347
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Last 6 Years2,504
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Last 6 Years / Total0.748
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
312,873
World Rank
15,238
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Wastewater Treatment | Solid/Liquid Adsorption | Biomass based Adsorbents | Organic-inorganic Nanocomposites | Modification of Natu
Wastewater Treatment | Solid/Liquid Adsorption | Biomass based Adsorbents | Organic-inorganic Nanocomposites | Modification of Natu
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Total3,350
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Last 6 Years1,033
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Last 6 Years / Total0.308
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
351,501
World Rank
17,202
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Clinical Chemistry | Laboratory Medicine | Systematic Review | Diagnostic Accuracy | Biomarker
Clinical Chemistry | Laboratory Medicine | Systematic Review | Diagnostic Accuracy | Biomarker
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Total2,907
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Last 6 Years1,962
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Last 6 Years / Total0.675
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
387,365
World Rank
19,043
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nucleic Acid Biochemistry | Epitranscriptomics | RNA Technologie
Nucleic Acid Biochemistry | Epitranscriptomics | RNA Technologie
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Total2,570
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Last 6 Years1,161
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Last 6 Years / Total0.452
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
388,888
World Rank
19,117
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total2,557
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Last 6 Years1,399
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Last 6 Years / Total0.547
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
411,102
World Rank
20,177
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total2,374
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Last 6 Years1,141
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Last 6 Years / Total0.481
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
433,017
World Rank
21,279
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total2,212
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Last 6 Years1,490
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Last 6 Years / Total0.674
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
439,751
World Rank
21,595
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
functional materials | magnetism | magnetocaloric | magnetic refrigeration | x-ray absorption spectroscop
functional materials | magnetism | magnetocaloric | magnetic refrigeration | x-ray absorption spectroscop
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Total2,166
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Last 6 Years1,224
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Last 6 Years / Total0.565
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
448,924
World Rank
22,036
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
crowdsensing | mobile computing | wireless sensor networks | localizatio
crowdsensing | mobile computing | wireless sensor networks | localizatio
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Total2,104
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Last 6 Years1,421
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Last 6 Years / Total0.675
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
485,097
World Rank
23,783
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total1,884
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Last 6 Years1,675
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Last 6 Years / Total0.889
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
551,446
World Rank
26,744
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Speech enhancement | Speech separation | Computational Auditory Scene Analysi
Speech enhancement | Speech separation | Computational Auditory Scene Analysi
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Total1,549
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Last 6 Years1,272
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Last 6 Years / Total0.821
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
577,010
World Rank
27,861
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Thermal energy storage | Latent heat storage | Mobilized thermal energy storag
Thermal energy storage | Latent heat storage | Mobilized thermal energy storag
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Total1,439
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Last 6 Years1,127
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Last 6 Years / Total0.783
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
580,452
World Rank
27,999
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total1,425
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Last 6 Years1,146
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Last 6 Years / Total0.804
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
583,391
World Rank
28,142
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total1,413
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Last 6 Years1,401
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Last 6 Years / Total0.992
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