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Highly Cited Researchers 746 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
hyperspectral imaging
remote sensing
machine learning
pattern recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,490
29,328
0.690
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
family business
family firms
entrepreneurship
strategic management
managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,008
22,326
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Organic Chemistry
Organometallics
Composite Materials
Material Science
Adsorptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,281
18,758
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computer System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,759
12,037
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Power system state estimation
dynamics and stability
power system security
robust statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,547
10,352
0.897
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
information systems
behavioral information security
cybersecurity
insider abuse
MI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,296
9,211
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Environmental plant physiology including climate change
genomics to phenomics
remote sensing
crop modeling
et
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,043
8,384
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Cyber Manufacturing
AI/M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,077
7,775
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,484
7,332
0.773
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
organizational behavior
organizational change
leadership
organizational culture
employabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,408
7,042
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
virology
taxonomy
plant patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,575
6,543
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ecosystem ecology
ecosystem modelling
Remote Sensing
climate change impac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,761
6,382
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nuclear Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,484
6,349
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Geo-AI
SAR & Optical image processing
Remote Sensing & GIS
Precision Agriculture
Natural Hazard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,338
6,293
0.993
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Energy-Water Nexus
Resource
Sustainable Communities
Sustainable Engineering
Waste wate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,646
6,210
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Crystallograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,754
5,476
0.231
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
eukaryotic microbiology
protistology
molecular evolution
genome evolution
systematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,319
4,939
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,374
4,439
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Genomics
Computational Biology
Cytogenetics
DNA Sequencing
Plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,594
4,423
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
AI/ML/DL
NLP
Time Series Analysis
Data Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,519
4,341
0.961
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
fatigue
fracture
metallic material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,215
4,135
0.186
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stochastic Programming
Deep Learning
Logistics & Supply Chai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,015
4,112
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Services Marketing
Service Recovery
Self-Service Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,786
3,917
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,168
3,870
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Renewable Energy
Microgrids
Inverters
Phase-locked loop
Optimal Contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,855
3,802
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,921
2,761
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Qian Jenny Du
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,490
29,328
0.690
hyperspectral imaging
remote sensing
machine learning
pattern recognitio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,699
4,211
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James J Chrisman
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,008
22,326
0.392
family business
family firms
entrepreneurship
strategic management
managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,834
5,479
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Charles U Pittman Jr
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,281
18,758
0.366
Organic Chemistry
Organometallics
Composite Materials
Material Science
Adsorptio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,130
10,498
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Samee U Khan
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,759
12,037
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,945
13,067
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Junbo Zhao
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,547
10,352
0.897
Power system state estimation
dynamics and stability
power system security
robust statistic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,231
15,364
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Merrill Warkentin
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,296
9,211
0.433
information systems
behavioral information security
cybersecurity
insider abuse
MI
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,037
17,459
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reddy K Raja
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,043
8,384
0.440
Environmental plant physiology including climate change
genomics to phenomics
remote sensing
crop modeling
et
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,218
19,295
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Linkan Bian
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,077
7,775
0.772
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Cyber Manufacturing
AI/M
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,682
20,849
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Todd Mlsna
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,484
7,332
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,948
21,975
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mel Fugate
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,408
7,042
0.457
organizational behavior
organizational change
leadership
organizational culture
employabilit
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,143
24,076
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sead Sabanadzovic
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,575
6,543
0.683
virology
taxonomy
plant patholog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,455
24,876
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jia Yang
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,761
6,382
0.822
Ecosystem ecology
ecosystem modelling
Remote Sensing
climate change impac
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,918
25,054
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dipangkar Dutta
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,484
6,349
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,732
25,337
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aqil Tariq
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,338
6,293
0.993
Geo-AI
SAR & Optical image processing
Remote Sensing & GIS
Precision Agriculture
Natural Hazard
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,975
25,773
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Veera Gnaneswar Gude
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,646
6,210
0.583
Energy-Water Nexus
Resource
Sustainable Communities
Sustainable Engineering
Waste wate
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,723
30,156
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bruno Donnadieu
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,754
5,476
0.231
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,432
33,959
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthew W Brown
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,319
4,939
0.594
eukaryotic microbiology
protistology
molecular evolution
genome evolution
systematic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,951
38,343
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Taya Nath Chetry
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,374
4,439
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,419
38,508
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniel G Peterson
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,594
4,423
0.381
Genomics
Computational Biology
Cytogenetics
DNA Sequencing
Plant
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,907
39,293
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sima Siami Namini
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,519
4,341
0.961
AI/ML/DL
NLP
Time Series Analysis
Data Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,539
41,400
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
James C Newman Jr
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,215
4,135
0.186
fatigue
fracture
metallic material
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,341
41,673
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohammad Marufuzzaman
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,015
4,112
0.820
Stochastic Programming
Deep Learning
Logistics & Supply Chai
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,465
43,876
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joel E Collier
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,786
3,917
0.577
Services Marketing
Service Recovery
Self-Service Technolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,311
44,476
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mohsen Razzaghi
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,168
3,870
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,025
45,308
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Masoud Karimi Ghartemani
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,855
3,802
0.350
Renewable Energy
Microgrids
Inverters
Phase-locked loop
Optimal Contro