Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 68 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
6,638
World Rank
262
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total68,143
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Last 6 Years26,631
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Last 6 Years / Total0.391
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,797
World Rank
271
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total67,224
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Last 6 Years18,603
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Last 6 Years / Total0.277
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
20,717
World Rank
918
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total33,231
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Last 6 Years9,370
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Last 6 Years / Total0.282
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
22,374
World Rank
984
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total31,643
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Last 6 Years11,389
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Last 6 Years / Total0.360
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
47,873
World Rank
2,078
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
entomology | plant-insect interactions | molecular evolution | genomics | immunit
entomology | plant-insect interactions | molecular evolution | genomics | immunit
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Total18,711
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Last 6 Years9,432
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Last 6 Years / Total0.504
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
74,018
World Rank
3,269
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total13,440
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Last 6 Years6,955
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Last 6 Years / Total0.517
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
78,942
World Rank
3,480
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Chemical ecology | induced plant responses | plant volatiles | phytohormones | plant metabolomic
Chemical ecology | induced plant responses | plant volatiles | phytohormones | plant metabolomic
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Total12,748
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Last 6 Years3,921
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Last 6 Years / Total0.308
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
113,283
World Rank
4,907
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total9,383
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Last 6 Years5,986
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Last 6 Years / Total0.638
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
137,808
World Rank
5,864
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total7,868
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Last 6 Years2,972
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Last 6 Years / Total0.378
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
161,633
World Rank
6,806
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total6,767
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Last 6 Years3,968
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Last 6 Years / Total0.586
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
173,960
World Rank
7,272
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
plant-environment-interactions | chemical ecology | biodiversity researc
plant-environment-interactions | chemical ecology | biodiversity researc
Citation Metrics
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Total6,298
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Last 6 Years3,440
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Last 6 Years / Total0.546
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
190,966
World Rank
7,896
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Agriculture & Forestry / Entomology & Pesticides
Entomology | Horizontal gene transfer | Molecular Biolog
Entomology | Horizontal gene transfer | Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
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Total5,738
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Last 6 Years2,572
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Last 6 Years / Total0.448
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
230,755
World Rank
9,309
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total4,713
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Last 6 Years3,543
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Last 6 Years / Total0.752
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
235,877
World Rank
9,486
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Plant Defenses | Genomics | miRNAs | small RNAs | Molecular Evolutio
Plant Defenses | Genomics | miRNAs | small RNAs | Molecular Evolutio
Citation Metrics
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Total4,604
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Last 6 Years1,959
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Last 6 Years / Total0.425
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
268,480
World Rank
10,610
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total3,995
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Last 6 Years1,300
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Last 6 Years / Total0.325
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
316,784
World Rank
12,234
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total3,294
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Last 6 Years2,037
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Last 6 Years / Total0.618
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
331,554
World Rank
12,722
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Chemical Defences | Aposematism | Predator-Prey Interactions | Evolutionary Ecolog
Chemical Defences | Aposematism | Predator-Prey Interactions | Evolutionary Ecolog
Citation Metrics
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Total3,118
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Last 6 Years1,783
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Last 6 Years / Total0.572
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
385,557
World Rank
14,505
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total2,580
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Last 6 Years2,429
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Last 6 Years / Total0.941
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
408,509
World Rank
15,230
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Plant specialized metabolism | Natural products | Metabolic Engineering | Biochemistr
Plant specialized metabolism | Natural products | Metabolic Engineering | Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
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Total2,389
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Last 6 Years1,996
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Last 6 Years / Total0.835
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
529,459
World Rank
18,946
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Insect Symbiosis | Antimicrobial Defense | Evolutionary and Chemical Ecolog
Insect Symbiosis | Antimicrobial Defense | Evolutionary and Chemical Ecolog
Citation Metrics
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Total1,648
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Last 6 Years1,233
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Last 6 Years / Total0.748
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
544,730
World Rank
19,399
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total1,575
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Last 6 Years1,185
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Last 6 Years / Total0.752
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
559,522
World Rank
19,848
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Plant-Microbe Interactions | Forest Pathology | Plant Metabolism | Phytohormones | Plant Signalin
Plant-Microbe Interactions | Forest Pathology | Plant Metabolism | Phytohormones | Plant Signalin
Citation Metrics
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Total1,510
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Last 6 Years1,282
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Last 6 Years / Total0.849
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
597,826
World Rank
20,988
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Mass Spectrometry | Metabolomics | Lipidomics | Evolution of Plant Chemical Diversit
Mass Spectrometry | Metabolomics | Lipidomics | Evolution of Plant Chemical Diversit
Citation Metrics
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Total1,353
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Last 6 Years1,102
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Last 6 Years / Total0.814
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
625,058
World Rank
21,810
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Plant secondary metabolites | Biosynthesis | Biocatalyst | Synthetic Biology | Natural product synthesi
Plant secondary metabolites | Biosynthesis | Biocatalyst | Synthetic Biology | Natural product synthesi
Citation Metrics
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Total1,253
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Last 6 Years1,005
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Last 6 Years / Total0.802
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
643,265
World Rank
22,339
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total1,192
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Last 6 Years350
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Last 6 Years / Total0.294
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