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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 32 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
391,164
World Rank
244
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total1,865
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Last 6 Years1,284
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Last 6 Years / Total0.688
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
767,553
World Rank
794
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Molecular Virology | Biotechnology | Microbiology | Vaccines & Diagnostic
Molecular Virology | Biotechnology | Microbiology | Vaccines & Diagnostic
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Total816
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Last 6 Years463
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Last 6 Years / Total0.567
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
899,030
World Rank
1,020
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total423
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Last 6 Years344
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Last 6 Years / Total0.813
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
932,103
World Rank
1,082
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total566
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Last 6 Years320
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Last 6 Years / Total0.565
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
987,896
World Rank
1,181
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total1,164
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Last 6 Years284
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Last 6 Years / Total0.244
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,087,905
World Rank
1,406
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Development & Behavioural economics | Trade & regional integration | Impact evaluation | Contract farmin
Development & Behavioural economics | Trade & regional integration | Impact evaluation | Contract farmin
Citation Metrics
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Total386
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Last 6 Years231
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Last 6 Years / Total0.598
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,295,568
World Rank
2,003
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total166
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Last 6 Years154
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Last 6 Years / Total0.928
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,325,577
World Rank
2,102
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Economics
Agricultural economics | Entrepreneurship | Climate Chang
Agricultural economics | Entrepreneurship | Climate Chang
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Total272
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Last 6 Years145
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Last 6 Years / Total0.533
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,329,477
World Rank
2,119
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total227
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Last 6 Years144
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Last 6 Years / Total0.634
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,443,887
World Rank
2,461
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total122
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Last 6 Years116
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Last 6 Years / Total0.951
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,493,468
World Rank
2,619
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Bioanalytical Chemistry | Structural Biology | Materials Science | Biomedicine | Sericultur
Bioanalytical Chemistry | Structural Biology | Materials Science | Biomedicine | Sericultur
Citation Metrics
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Total181
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Last 6 Years105
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Last 6 Years / Total0.580
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,555,289
World Rank
2,861
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total168
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Last 6 Years93
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Last 6 Years / Total0.554
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,675,541
World Rank
3,292
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total143
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Last 6 Years73
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Last 6 Years / Total0.510
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,708,232
World Rank
3,428
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total69
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Last 6 Years69
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,785,994
World Rank
3,759
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Natural resource Management | Range ecology | Livestock production | Forage scienc
Natural resource Management | Range ecology | Livestock production | Forage scienc
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Total84
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Last 6 Years58
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Last 6 Years / Total0.690
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,887,288
World Rank
4,153
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Evidence informed policy | Monitoring and evaluation | agricultural knowledge managemen
Evidence informed policy | Monitoring and evaluation | agricultural knowledge managemen
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Total89
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Last 6 Years46
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Last 6 Years / Total0.517
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,895,887
World Rank
4,185
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total107
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Last 6 Years45
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Last 6 Years / Total0.421
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,918,850
World Rank
4,303
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total47
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Last 6 Years43
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Last 6 Years / Total0.915
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,921,414
World Rank
4,310
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total43
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Last 6 Years43
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,931,351
World Rank
4,349
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total42
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Last 6 Years42
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,962,993
World Rank
4,493
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Sciences | Soil Fertility and Fertiliser Use | Agronom
Soil Sciences | Soil Fertility and Fertiliser Use | Agronom
Citation Metrics
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Total123
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Last 6 Years38
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Last 6 Years / Total0.309
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,027,134
World Rank
4,812
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences
Veterinary Epidemiology | Veterinary Parasitology | Molecular biology | diagnostics | Vaccine
Veterinary Epidemiology | Veterinary Parasitology | Molecular biology | diagnostics | Vaccine
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Total105
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Last 6 Years32
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Last 6 Years / Total0.305
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,113,613
World Rank
5,303
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total39
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Last 6 Years25
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Last 6 Years / Total0.641
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,154,396
World Rank
5,577
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Data Science | Big Data | Information Systems and Knowledge managemen
Data Science | Big Data | Information Systems and Knowledge managemen
Citation Metrics
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Total29
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Last 6 Years22
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Last 6 Years / Total0.759
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,168,607
World Rank
5,659
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total26
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Last 6 Years21
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Last 6 Years / Total0.808
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