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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 30 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
MI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
276
0.982
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Algebra
Cryptography
Cyber-security
System Information Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
221
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Banking
Finance
Technology
Corporate Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
118
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
101
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
macroeconomics
international economics
economic developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
89
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Value Chains
Productions Systems
Geographical Indication
Agricultural Economics
Sustainable Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Political Economy
Media Economics
Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
42
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Regional development
project mangement
education managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
26
0.650
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
38
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Science Politique
Innovation
Mongolie
Défense
Open Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Economics
Digital Economics
Experimental Economics
Behavioral Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
6
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Climate change
conflic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Relations internationale
stratégie
sécurité
géopolitique
Afriqu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Public Policy Analysis
Political Sociology
Urban Studies
ST
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sociologie
Réception
Décolonial
Postcolonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Économie
droit international
arbitrag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
1
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
droits de l'homme
human right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Public Administration
Revolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,204,612
100
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Besjana Tosuni Mema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
276
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,303,900
129
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dolantina Hyka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
221
0.969
Algebra
Cryptography
Cyber-security
System Information Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,578,489
203
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Orkida Ilollari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
118
0.881
Banking
Finance
Technology
Corporate Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,717,573
251
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sie-Long Cheung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
101
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,773,581
268
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nerajda Feruni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
89
0.989
macroeconomics
international economics
economic developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,985,425
367
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Florjan Bombaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
Value Chains
Productions Systems
Geographical Indication
Agricultural Economics
Sustainable Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,062,121
409
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Damien BARCHICHE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,078,920
417
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elisa Mougin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
42
0.977
Political Economy
Media Economics
Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,107,560
438
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nevila Xhindi- Sokoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
26
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,110,268
441
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Omer Faruk Metin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,112,913
442
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pablo Barnier-Khawam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
38
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,201,700
503
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Priya Nair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,229,241
517
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Antoine Maire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
Science Politique
Innovation
Mongolie
Défense
Open Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,296,343
555
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ronan Jacquin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,302,593
561
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Théo Marquis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Economics
Digital Economics
Experimental Economics
Behavioral Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,360,190
607
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ann-Sophie Schoepfel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
6
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,375,767
616
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carson Maconga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Climate change
conflic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,414,541
648
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tinatin Erkvania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,445,017
671
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julien Durand De Sanctis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
Relations internationale
stratégie
sécurité
géopolitique
Afriqu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,447,975
672
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hugo D'Assenza-David
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,447,975
672
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Laurent Afresne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Sociologie
Réception
Décolonial
Postcolonia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,447,975
672
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maxime Delabarre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Économie
droit international
arbitrag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,462,349
683
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elisa Poli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
1
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,478,547
697
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alexandre Boza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,483,368
701
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Guillaume Beaud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Public Administration
Revolution