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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 174 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 Rankings
Rankings
2,305
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Public Health Nutrition | Nutrition epidemiology | Infant and young child feeding | maternal and child health research | HIV and nu
Public Health Nutrition | Nutrition epidemiology | Infant and young child feeding | maternal and child health research | HIV and nu
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Total83,162
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Last 6 Years58,098
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Last 6 Years / Total0.699
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
113,637
World Rank
12
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total10,828
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Last 6 Years4,265
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Last 6 Years / Total0.394
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
128,618
World Rank
13
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Internal Medicine
Health | Internal Medicine | Haematology | Sickle cell Diseas
Health | Internal Medicine | Haematology | Sickle cell Diseas
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Total6,708
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Last 6 Years3,847
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Last 6 Years / Total0.573
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
133,748
World Rank
15
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total9,871
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Last 6 Years3,722
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Last 6 Years / Total0.377
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
139,357
World Rank
16
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total7,753
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Last 6 Years3,593
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Last 6 Years / Total0.463
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
154,156
World Rank
19
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total7,625
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Last 6 Years3,294
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Last 6 Years / Total0.432
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
182,911
World Rank
26
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total9,924
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Last 6 Years2,826
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Last 6 Years / Total0.285
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
190,200
World Rank
31
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total5,484
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Last 6 Years2,727
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Last 6 Years / Total0.497
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
206,922
World Rank
36
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases | Therapeutic efficacy studies | antimicrobial resistanc
Infectious diseases | Therapeutic efficacy studies | antimicrobial resistanc
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Total4,151
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Last 6 Years2,521
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Last 6 Years / Total0.607
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
214,950
World Rank
40
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total5,049
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Last 6 Years2,431
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Last 6 Years / Total0.481
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
238,373
World Rank
51
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal care | quality of care | reproductive health | health systems | implementation researc
Maternal care | quality of care | reproductive health | health systems | implementation researc
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Total3,377
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Last 6 Years2,200
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Last 6 Years / Total0.651
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
251,037
World Rank
56
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total2,519
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Last 6 Years2,090
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Last 6 Years / Total0.830
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
310,617
World Rank
82
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total6,369
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Last 6 Years1,673
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Last 6 Years / Total0.263
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
343,326
World Rank
89
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Others
Community Health | Maternal Health | Non communicable disease | Monitoring and Evaluation | Health system
Community Health | Maternal Health | Non communicable disease | Monitoring and Evaluation | Health system
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Total3,428
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Last 6 Years1,497
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Last 6 Years / Total0.437
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
348,605
World Rank
94
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total1,771
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Last 6 Years1,471
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Last 6 Years / Total0.831
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
354,313
World Rank
97
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total4,074
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Last 6 Years1,443
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Last 6 Years / Total0.354
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
355,881
World Rank
99
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Sociology
Mental Health | Gender | Violence prevention | Child Protection | HIV preventio
Mental Health | Gender | Violence prevention | Child Protection | HIV preventio
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Total1,869
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Last 6 Years1,436
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Last 6 Years / Total0.768
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
387,069
World Rank
108
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Clinical Pharmacokinetics | Therapeutic Drug Monitoring | Vaccines Safet
Clinical Pharmacokinetics | Therapeutic Drug Monitoring | Vaccines Safet
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Total2,583
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Last 6 Years1,300
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Last 6 Years / Total0.503
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
389,115
World Rank
109
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total1,779
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Last 6 Years1,292
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Last 6 Years / Total0.726
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
409,688
World Rank
115
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
HIV drug resistance | antimicrobial stewardship | microbiology | Bioinformatics | health informatic
HIV drug resistance | antimicrobial stewardship | microbiology | Bioinformatics | health informatic
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Total1,443
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Last 6 Years1,213
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Last 6 Years / Total0.841
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
420,993
World Rank
120
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Malaria in Pregnancy | Neglected Tropical Diseases | Cancer | HIV | Cardiovascular Disease
Malaria in Pregnancy | Neglected Tropical Diseases | Cancer | HIV | Cardiovascular Disease
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Total3,232
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Last 6 Years1,172
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Last 6 Years / Total0.363
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
495,360
World Rank
158
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health
Paediatric HIV | PMTCT and Neonatal medicin
Paediatric HIV | PMTCT and Neonatal medicin
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Total1,148
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Last 6 Years943
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Last 6 Years / Total0.821
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
517,546
World Rank
168
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
reproductive health | mother and newborn health | HIV/AIDS | nutritional behaviour | human behavio
reproductive health | mother and newborn health | HIV/AIDS | nutritional behaviour | human behavio
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Total1,372
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Last 6 Years886
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Last 6 Years / Total0.646
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
522,294
World Rank
173
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Health promotion | Health Psychology | Health Services | Health behaviour
Health promotion | Health Psychology | Health Services | Health behaviour
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Total1,860
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Last 6 Years874
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Last 6 Years / Total0.470
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
545,673
World Rank
187
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases | dermatology and general medicin
Infectious diseases | dermatology and general medicin
Citation Metrics
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Total3,504
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Last 6 Years819
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Last 6 Years / Total0.234
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