Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 28 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
249,730
World Rank
182
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total4,331
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Last 6 Years1,368
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Last 6 Years / Total0.316
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
588,054
World Rank
815
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total1,393
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Last 6 Years780
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Last 6 Years / Total0.560
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
891,133
World Rank
1,699
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Management | Marketing | Entrepreneurship | Business inovatio
Management | Marketing | Entrepreneurship | Business inovatio
Citation Metrics
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Total593
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Last 6 Years531
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Last 6 Years / Total0.895
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
919,698
World Rank
1,787
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Management | Marketing | Media | Communications | Educatio
Management | Marketing | Media | Communications | Educatio
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Total550
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Last 6 Years488
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Last 6 Years / Total0.887
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
964,790
World Rank
1,968
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total494
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Last 6 Years299
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Last 6 Years / Total0.605
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
980,601
World Rank
2,021
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total476
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Last 6 Years176
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Last 6 Years / Total0.370
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,129,036
World Rank
2,602
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total334
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Last 6 Years183
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Last 6 Years / Total0.548
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,139,080
World Rank
2,646
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Business & Management / Marketing
communication | marketing communication | hrm | new generations | neuromarketin
communication | marketing communication | hrm | new generations | neuromarketin
Citation Metrics
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Total326
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Last 6 Years264
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Last 6 Years / Total0.810
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,139,848
World Rank
2,650
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total326
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Last 6 Years35
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Last 6 Years / Total0.107
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,311,849
World Rank
3,243
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total225
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Last 6 Years207
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Last 6 Years / Total0.920
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,334,563
World Rank
3,325
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Education / Foreign Language Education
Foreign language teaching methodology | Applied linguistics | English language teaching in primary an
Foreign language teaching methodology | Applied linguistics | English language teaching in primary an
Citation Metrics
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Total215
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Last 6 Years178
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Last 6 Years / Total0.828
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,346,769
World Rank
3,369
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Blockchain Technology | Cooperative Networks | Internet of Things | Statistical Signal Processing | Wireless Communication
Blockchain Technology | Cooperative Networks | Internet of Things | Statistical Signal Processing | Wireless Communication
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Total210
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Last 6 Years146
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Last 6 Years / Total0.695
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,351,277
World Rank
3,389
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Business & Management / Strategic Management
menadžment | marketing | komunikacije | modna industrija | upravljanje ljudskim resursim
menadžment | marketing | komunikacije | modna industrija | upravljanje ljudskim resursim
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Total208
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Last 6 Years173
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Last 6 Years / Total0.832
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,396,008
World Rank
3,520
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total191
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Last 6 Years130
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Last 6 Years / Total0.681
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,406,509
World Rank
3,547
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Business & Management / Human Resource Management
HRM | Human capital | Intellectual capital | Knowledge managemen
HRM | Human capital | Intellectual capital | Knowledge managemen
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Total187
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Last 6 Years162
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Last 6 Years / Total0.866
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,414,954
World Rank
3,578
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total184
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Last 6 Years162
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Last 6 Years / Total0.880
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,464,266
World Rank
3,702
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Business & Management / Strategic Management
strategic management | innovation management | energy management | project management | digital transformatio
strategic management | innovation management | energy management | project management | digital transformatio
Citation Metrics
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Total168
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Last 6 Years66
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Last 6 Years / Total0.393
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,478,456
World Rank
3,746
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total163
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Last 6 Years150
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Last 6 Years / Total0.920
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,504,448
World Rank
3,819
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total155
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Last 6 Years150
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Last 6 Years / Total0.968
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,512,546
World Rank
3,834
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Metaheuristics | Combinatorial Optimization | Operations Research | Machine Learning
Metaheuristics | Combinatorial Optimization | Operations Research | Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
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Total153
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Last 6 Years101
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Last 6 Years / Total0.660
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,703,576
World Rank
4,327
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total105
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Last 6 Years69
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Last 6 Years / Total0.657
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,725,939
World Rank
4,378
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
Communication | Digital Media | ICT | Management | Marketin
Communication | Digital Media | ICT | Management | Marketin
Citation Metrics
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Total100
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Last 6 Years92
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Last 6 Years / Total0.920
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,752,711
World Rank
4,437
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total95
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Last 6 Years56
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Last 6 Years / Total0.589
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,842,669
World Rank
4,612
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total78
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Last 6 Years75
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Last 6 Years / Total0.962
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,032,583
World Rank
4,893
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Architecture and Design / Architecture
Arhitetktura softvera | neuronske mreže | digitalna obrada signal
Arhitetktura softvera | neuronske mreže | digitalna obrada signal
Citation Metrics
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Total50
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Last 6 Years17
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Last 6 Years / Total0.340
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