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Highly Cited Researchers 899 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,603
64,195
0.979
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,792
49,055
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Technology Management
Information Systems
Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,206
17,004
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Motivation and learning
children's evocative impact on their parents and teachers
statistical methods in developmental scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,472
16,605
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,749
14,288
0.266
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aging
activity
disability
muscle strength
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,045
14,145
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Supramolecular Chemisry and Crystallograph
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,944
14,097
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
biophysical chemistry
polaritonic chemistry
computational photochemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,809
12,796
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,422
11,156
0.640
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
parenting
parent-child relationships
learning motivation
socio emotional developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,755
10,553
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Structural equation modeling
multilevel modeling
mixture modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,365
9,964
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,177
9,705
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cybersecurity Management
cybercrime
behavioral information security
usable security
MI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,524
9,126
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Muscle
physiology
exercise
nutrition
hypertroph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,650
9,115
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Software Engineering
Information System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,678
8,733
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psykologia
oppimisvaikeudet
learning disorders
dysleksia
dyslexi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,665
8,603
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
teaching and learning in higher education
learning at work
teachers' professional developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,051
8,324
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,167
7,729
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
work stress
well-being at work
work intensification
work motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,671
7,460
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
interpersonal relationships
learning
motivation
adjustment
statistical modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,115
6,983
0.628
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,847
6,828
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
rehabilitation
clinimetric properties of outcome measures
exercise interventions
health utilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,092
6,796
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
bone
exercise
physical activity
musculoskeletal
cartilag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,444
6,486
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Theoretical physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,297
6,456
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,774
6,267
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,965
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pauli Virtanen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,603
64,195
0.979
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,050
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wh Trzaska
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,792
49,055
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,035
67
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heikki Karjaluoto
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,206
17,004
0.582
Technology Management
Information Systems
Marketin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,632
69
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jari Erik Nurmi
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,472
16,605
0.365
Motivation and learning
children's evocative impact on their parents and teachers
statistical methods in developmental scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,902
88
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juha Þ„Ystö
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,749
14,288
0.266
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,234
90
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Taina Rantanen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,045
14,145
0.362
Aging
activity
disability
muscle strength
epidemiolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,344
91
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kari Rissanen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,944
14,097
0.392
Supramolecular Chemisry and Crystallograph
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,715
103
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerrit Groenhof
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,809
12,796
0.496
biophysical chemistry
polaritonic chemistry
computational photochemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,370
123
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marja Kristiina Lerkkanen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,422
11,156
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,968
139
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kaisa Aunola
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,755
10,553
0.485
parenting
parent-child relationships
learning motivation
socio emotional developmen
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,885
154
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Asko Tolvanen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,365
9,964
0.543
Structural equation modeling
multilevel modeling
mixture modelin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,301
164
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hannu Häkkinen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,177
9,705
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,807
184
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mikko Siponen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,524
9,126
0.445
Cybersecurity Management
cybercrime
behavioral information security
usable security
MI
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,870
186
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juha Hulmi
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,650
9,115
0.441
Muscle
physiology
exercise
nutrition
hypertroph
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,472
199
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pekka Abrahamsson
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,678
8,733
0.444
Software Engineering
Information System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,400
201
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Heikki Lyytinen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,665
8,603
0.311
psykologia
oppimisvaikeudet
learning disorders
dysleksia
dyslexi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,516
216
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Päivi Tynjälä
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,051
8,324
0.377
teaching and learning in higher education
learning at work
teachers' professional developmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,662
243
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sarianna Sipilä
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,167
7,729
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,333
261
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Taru Feldt
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,671
7,460
0.447
work stress
well-being at work
work intensification
work motivatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,627
301
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Noona Kiuru
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,115
6,983
0.628
interpersonal relationships
learning
motivation
adjustment
statistical modelin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,462
306
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hannu LT Heikkinen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,847
6,828
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,860
307
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arja Häkkinen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,092
6,796
0.322
rehabilitation
clinimetric properties of outcome measures
exercise interventions
health utilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,918
331
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heinonen A
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,444
6,486
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,362
332
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tuomas Lappi
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,297
6,456
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,085
355
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Timo Ahonen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,774
6,267
0.374