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Highly Cited Researchers 1.641 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
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,702
74,495
0.364
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,054
38,066
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,306
28,470
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,065
8,112
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cancer
inflammation
metabolism
eicosanoid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,730
7,384
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Intermittent Hypoxia
Cell metabolism
PI3K/Akt
Bioinformatics
Transcriptomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,881
7,239
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Water resources
catchment hydrology
hydrological modeling
hydrogeology
remote sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,629
6,683
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,337
6,244
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,962
6,023
0.335
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
microwave
encapsulation
gluten free
active and smart packagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
5,590
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Energy Economics
Environment
Growth Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,794
5,341
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gıda işlemler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,912
5,330
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
kent planlaması
urban planning
regional planning
history
sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,460
4,911
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
shallow lakes ecology
hydrology
eutrophication
climate changes
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,911
4,751
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
artifical intelligence pattern recognition image processing computer vision neural network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,100
4,196
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
materials science
nanomaterials
nanowires
supercapacitors
energy storag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,312
4,260
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Trafik ve Ulaşım
Sosyal
Kültür
İş Sağlığı Güvenliğ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,796
3,958
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,208
3,939
0.229
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Goal-Oriented Networking
Space Communication Networks
Energy Efficient and Timely Communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,539
3,891
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Construction Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,663
3,642
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Instructional Technology
Instructional Design
Feedback Design
Learning Analytics
Research Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,742
3,604
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biomaterials
Hydroxyapatite
Additive manufacturing
Magnesium
Boro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
3,606
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Biomaterials
tissue engineering
drug deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
3,473
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clinical Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,491
3,455
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NMR Relaxometry
Food Colloids
Food Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
3,478
0.720
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,475
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mehmet Tevfik Zeyrek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,702
74,495
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,490
34
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ali Yıldırım
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,054
38,066
0.501
curriculum
teaching
teacher education
social studie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,051
41
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Melahat Bilge Demirköz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,306
28,470
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,174
199
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Atalay Karasu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,065
8,112
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,887
219
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sreeparna Banerjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,730
7,384
0.441
Cancer
inflammation
metabolism
eicosanoid
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,423
227
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rengül Çetin Atalay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,881
7,239
0.733
Intermittent Hypoxia
Cell metabolism
PI3K/Akt
Bioinformatics
Transcriptomic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,885
248
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Koray Kamil Yılmaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,629
6,683
0.694
Water resources
catchment hydrology
hydrological modeling
hydrogeology
remote sensin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,908
273
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mayda Gürsel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,337
6,244
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,360
289
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Saim Özkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,962
6,023
0.335
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,881
321
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Servet Gülüm Şümnü
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
5,590
0.459
microwave
encapsulation
gluten free
active and smart packagin
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,679
353
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ramazan Sarı
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,794
5,341
0.417
Energy Economics
Environment
Growth Economic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,905
354
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Serpil Şahin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,912
5,330
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,150
404
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
İlhan Tekeli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,460
4,911
0.298
kent planlaması
urban planning
regional planning
history
sociolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,225
429
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Meryem Beklioğlu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,911
4,751
0.479
shallow lakes ecology
hydrology
eutrophication
climate changes
restoration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,296
520
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Uğur Halıcı
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,100
4,196
0.591
artifical intelligence pattern recognition image processing computer vision neural network
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,246
507
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hüsnü Emrah Ünalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,312
4,260
0.457
materials science
nanomaterials
nanowires
supercapacitors
energy storag
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,443
581
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Türker Özkan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,796
3,958
0.508
Trafik ve Ulaşım
Sosyal
Kültür
İş Sağlığı Güvenliğ
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,169
588
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Levent Kamil Toppare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,208
3,939
0.229
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,003
603
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Elif Uysal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,539
3,891
0.516
Goal-Oriented Networking
Space Communication Networks
Energy Efficient and Timely Communicatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,198
671
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mustafa Talat Birgönül
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,663
3,642
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,828
685
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
İbrahim Soner Yıldırım
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,742
3,604
0.412
Instructional Technology
Instructional Design
Feedback Design
Learning Analytics
Research Method
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,768
684
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zafer Evis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
3,606
0.725
Biomaterials
Hydroxyapatite
Additive manufacturing
Magnesium
Boro
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,904
727
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ayşen Tezcaner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
3,473
0.697
Biomaterials
tissue engineering
drug deliver
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,753
732
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tülin Gençöz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,491
3,455
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,658
725
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Halil Mecit Öztop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
3,478
0.720
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NMR Relaxometry
Food Colloids
Food Chemistr