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Highly Cited Researchers 1.573 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
Türkiye
Mithat Kaya
Experimental high Energy physics
Detector Physics
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,705
97,624
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Türkiye
Yusuf Yılmaz
Tıp
Gastroenteroloji
İç Hastalıklar�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,822
21,702
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Türkiye
Haner Direskeneli
vasculitis
behcet's disease
takayasu arteritis
romatoloji
behçet hastalığ�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,610
11,399
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Türkiye
Haldun Akoğlu
Research
Methodology
Medical Education
Emergency Medicine
Pharmaceutical Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,027
7,173
0.894
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Türkiye
Oğuzhan Gündüz
Tissue Engineering
Biomaterials
3D Bioprinting
Regenerative Medicine
Drug Deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,056
5,234
0.864
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Türkiye
Kaya Yılmaz
Social Studies Education
History Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi
Tarih Eğitim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,407
4,665
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Türkiye
Safa Barış
Immune dysregulation
Severe eczema
Immunotherap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
4,743
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Türkiye
Göksel Şener
hypertension
diabetes
Alzheimer's disease
urolithiasis
stem cell....
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,358
4,557
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Türkiye
Ahmet Oğuzhan Özen
Çocuk Alerjisi
Primer İmmün Yetmezlikle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,107
4,326
0.708

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Türkiye
Elif Karakoc-Aydiner
Pediatric Immunology and Allerg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
4,318
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Türkiye
Halil Ekşi|Ekşi, Halil
Psikolojik Danışma
Değerler Eğitimi
Nitel Araştırm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,749
4,167
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Türkiye
Ercan Öztemel
Artificial Intelligence
Industrial Engineering
industry 4.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,923
4,089
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Türkiye
Ebru Toksoy Öner
Glycotechnology
fructans
levan polysaccharide
TER
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,859
3,615
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Türkiye
Serap Turan
Pediatric Endocrinolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,411
3,529
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Türkiye
Berrak Ç. Yeğen
Inflammation
gastrointestinal peptides
gastrointestinal motility
animal models
medical educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,185
3,267
0.248
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Türkiye
Tülay Güran
Congenital adrenal and gonadal disorders
rare monogenic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,967
3,232
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Türkiye
Özlen Atuğ
Gastroenterolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,753
3,277
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Türkiye
Yusuf Kaynak
Machining
Cutting Tools
Surface integrity
Manufacturin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,639
3,193
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Türkiye
Eren Özek
neonatoloj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,602
3,159
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Türkiye
Mustafa Ümit Uğurlu
breast and endocrine surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,889
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Türkiye
Şükriye Güniz Küçükgüzel
Synthesis
heterocyclic compounds
Hepatit C
cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,606
2,863
0.376
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Türkiye
Cenk Sayın
İçten Yanmalı Motorlar
Alternatif Yakıtla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,652
2,846
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Türkiye
Feriha Ercan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,685
2,806
0.323
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Türkiye
İbrahim İlker Özyiğit
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
2,773
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Türkiye
Özge Kılıçoğlu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
2,772
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
742
Türkiye
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mithat Kaya
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,705
97,624
0.425
Experimental high Energy physics
Detector Physics
Particle Physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,875
Türkiye
58
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yusuf Yılmaz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,822
21,702
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,626
Türkiye
118
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Haner Direskeneli
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,610
11,399
0.463
vasculitis
behcet's disease
takayasu arteritis
romatoloji
behçet hastalığ�
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,910
Türkiye
225
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Haldun Akoğlu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,027
7,173
0.894
Research
Methodology
Medical Education
Emergency Medicine
Pharmaceutical Medicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,506
Türkiye
353
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oğuzhan Gündüz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,056
5,234
0.864
Tissue Engineering
Biomaterials
3D Bioprinting
Regenerative Medicine
Drug Deliver
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,120
Türkiye
431
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kaya Yılmaz
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,407
4,665
0.555
Social Studies Education
History Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi
Tarih Eğitim
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,020
Türkiye
417
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Safa Barış
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,275
4,743
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,089
Türkiye
447
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Göksel Şener
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,358
4,557
0.279
hypertension
diabetes
Alzheimer's disease
urolithiasis
stem cell....
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,763
Türkiye
476
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ahmet Oğuzhan Özen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,107
4,326
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,984
Türkiye
480
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elif Karakoc-Aydiner
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
4,318
0.706

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,752
Türkiye
509
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Halil Ekşi|Ekşi, Halil
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,749
4,167
0.538
Psikolojik Danışma
Değerler Eğitimi
Nitel Araştırm
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,393
Türkiye
530
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ercan Öztemel
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,923
4,089
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,757
Türkiye
661
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ebru Toksoy Öner
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,859
3,615
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,652
Türkiye
688
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Serap Turan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,411
3,529
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,620
Türkiye
782
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Berrak Ç. Yeğen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,185
3,267
0.248
Inflammation
gastrointestinal peptides
gastrointestinal motility
animal models
medical educatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,516
Türkiye
794
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tülay Güran
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,967
3,232
0.542
Congenital adrenal and gonadal disorders
rare monogenic disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,103
Türkiye
774
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Özlen Atuğ
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,753
3,277
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,737
Türkiye
805
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yusuf Kaynak
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,639
3,193
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,601
Türkiye
819
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eren Özek
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,602
3,159
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,215
Türkiye
959
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mustafa Ümit Uğurlu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,782
2,889
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,887
Türkiye
968
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Şükriye Güniz Küçükgüzel
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,606
2,863
0.376
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,073
Türkiye
977
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cenk Sayın
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,652
2,846
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,829
Türkiye
997
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Feriha Ercan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,685
2,806
0.323
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,162
Türkiye
1,016
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
İbrahim İlker Özyiğit
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
2,773
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,261
Türkiye
1,018
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Özge Kılıçoğlu
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
2,772
0.930