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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 514 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
Experimental High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,046
35,006
0.254
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
AI Security
Web3 Security
Blockchain Systems
Software Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,776
15,009
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Auditing
accounting
fraud
corporate governance
audit committee
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,212
8,546
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Information Technolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,049
8,052
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Theoretical Particle Physic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,431
5,969
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
family business
governance
strategy
managerial financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,335
5,553
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Federated Machine Learning
Cyber Security
Blockchai
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,852
5,180
0.885
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Leadership
Generational Difference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,850
4,480
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
brain-computer interfaces
neuroIS
human-computer interactio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
4,443
0.851
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Family Business
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Research Method
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,501
4,430
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Exercise Physiology
HIFT
Chronic Disease
Exercise programing
Evaluation & Measuremen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,479
3,835
0.856
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,569
3,301
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
costs
economics
public health
polic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,780
3,299
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Theoretical Particle Physic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,641
3,287
0.198
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
statistics
learning science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,965
3,182
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Learning theory
statistics education
faculty development
the consultation process
statistics of sexual orientatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,312
3,169
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cybersecurity
Health
Mobile and Web App Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,524
3,143
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
III-V Semiconductors
Ferromagnetism
MOCVD
Material Characterization
Solid State Lightin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,206
3,141
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Employee Well-being
Leadership
Organizational Climate
Counterproductive Work Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,817
3,118
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cuscuta
Orobanchaceae
Plant Systematics
Molecular Evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,581
3,077
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
KSU-BCOE
KSU-ResearchConsortium
teacher emotion regulation
student motivation
IRM
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
2,986
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sports Science
Fitness Assessment
Resistance Training
Speed and Agility
CrossFi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,480
2,973
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
International Business Strateg
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,038
2,592
0.235
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
quantum science & Technology-AMO-optical imaging-non-Hermitian physics-photonics-optomechanics-cm
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,444
2,289
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sustainable Construction Management
Construction Material
Diversity in built environment
GenA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,045
2,089
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,097
2,030
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Joffe
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,046
35,006
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,851
7,450
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Reza M Parizi
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,776
15,009
0.951
AI Security
Web3 Security
Blockchain Systems
Software Engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,638
16,658
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dana Hermanson
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,212
8,546
0.403
Auditing
accounting
fraud
corporate governance
audit committee
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,472
18,059
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mahbubul Islam
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,049
8,052
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,926
26,524
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marco Guzzi
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,431
5,969
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,214
29,012
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joe Astrachan
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,335
5,553
0.320
family business
governance
strategy
managerial financ
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,669
31,541
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Seyedamin Pouriyeh
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,852
5,180
0.885
Federated Machine Learning
Cyber Security
Blockchai
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,281
37,257
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stacy Campbell
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,850
4,480
0.506
Leadership
Generational Difference
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,312
37,593
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adriane B Randolph
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
4,443
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,671
37,727
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Torsten M Pieper
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,501
4,430
0.591
Family Business
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Research Method
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,661
44,101
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yuri Feito
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,479
3,835
0.856
Exercise Physiology
HIFT
Chronic Disease
Exercise programing
Evaluation & Measuremen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,820
51,556
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Maloni
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,569
3,301
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,911
51,584
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Phaedra Corso
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,780
3,299
0.209
costs
economics
public health
polic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,558
51,791
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nikolaos Kidonakis
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,641
3,287
0.198
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,319
53,595
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gita Taasoobshirazi
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,965
3,182
0.533
statistics
learning science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,019
53,792
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michele Dipietro
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,312
3,169
0.502
Learning theory
statistics education
faculty development
the consultation process
statistics of sexual orientatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,605
54,282
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hossain Shahriar
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,524
3,143
0.695
Cybersecurity
Health
Mobile and Web App Securit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,681
54,301
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian T Ferguson
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,206
3,141
0.280
III-V Semiconductors
Ferromagnetism
MOCVD
Material Characterization
Solid State Lightin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,037
54,713
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stacey Kessler
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,817
3,118
0.536
Employee Well-being
Leadership
Organizational Climate
Counterproductive Work Behavio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,409
55,457
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joel R Mcneal
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,581
3,077
0.551
Cuscuta
Orobanchaceae
Plant Systematics
Molecular Evolutio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,942
57,111
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chang Mei Lin
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
2,986
0.621
KSU-BCOE
KSU-ResearchConsortium
teacher emotion regulation
student motivation
IRM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,765
57,364
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gerald T Mangine
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,480
2,973
0.543
Sports Science
Fitness Assessment
Resistance Training
Speed and Agility
CrossFi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,975
65,480
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lance Brouthers
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,038
2,592
0.235
International Business Strateg
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,461
73,625
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jianming Wen
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,444
2,289
0.515
quantum science & Technology-AMO-optical imaging-non-Hermitian physics-photonics-optomechanics-cm
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,527
79,918
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ali Keyvanfar
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,045
2,089
0.686
Sustainable Construction Management
Construction Material
Diversity in built environment
GenA