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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.428 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
7,694
World Rank
378
Country Rank
1
University
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1
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Total45,619
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Last 6 Years27,622
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Last 6 Years / Total0.605
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,794
World Rank
597
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolution of Science & Technology | Innovation Management | Technology in Society | Sustainabilit
Evolution of Science & Technology | Innovation Management | Technology in Society | Sustainabilit
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Total27,373
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Last 6 Years18,881
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Last 6 Years / Total0.690
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,346
World Rank
736
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
explainable artificial intelligence | trustworthy Ai | data mining | social network analysis | mobility & privac
explainable artificial intelligence | trustworthy Ai | data mining | social network analysis | mobility & privac
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Total27,181
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Last 6 Years15,634
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Last 6 Years / Total0.575
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,340
World Rank
827
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Social Science
Statistical Mechanics | Complex Networks | Critical Infrastructures | Computational Social Science | Network Physiolog
Statistical Mechanics | Complex Networks | Critical Infrastructures | Computational Social Science | Network Physiolog
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Total24,307
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Last 6 Years14,172
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Last 6 Years / Total0.583
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
22,120
World Rank
859
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total33,164
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Last 6 Years13,825
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Last 6 Years / Total0.417
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
25,254
World Rank
948
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
cell biology | extracellular vesicles | project managemen
cell biology | extracellular vesicles | project managemen
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Total14,467
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Last 6 Years12,673
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Last 6 Years / Total0.876
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
28,291
World Rank
1,069
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total32,437
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Last 6 Years11,750
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Last 6 Years / Total0.362
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
28,857
World Rank
1,092
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total23,595
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Last 6 Years11,597
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Last 6 Years / Total0.492
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,617
World Rank
1,159
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering
Biomaterials | Tissue Engineering | Polymers | Composites | Hydrogel
Biomaterials | Tissue Engineering | Polymers | Composites | Hydrogel
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Total26,546
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Last 6 Years11,138
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Last 6 Years / Total0.420
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
32,764
World Rank
1,242
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total17,596
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Last 6 Years10,650
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Last 6 Years / Total0.605
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,927
World Rank
1,286
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total21,583
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Last 6 Years10,403
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Last 6 Years / Total0.482
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
34,258
World Rank
1,294
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Forest Ecology | Carbon cycle | Long Term Ecosystem Research and Monitoring | Sustainable Forest Management | Forest modellin
Forest Ecology | Carbon cycle | Long Term Ecosystem Research and Monitoring | Sustainable Forest Management | Forest modellin
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Total27,475
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Last 6 Years10,338
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Last 6 Years / Total0.376
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
40,228
World Rank
1,529
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Green chemistry | Sustainable technologies | Biomass conversion | Multifunctional sol-gel material
Green chemistry | Sustainable technologies | Biomass conversion | Multifunctional sol-gel material
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Total18,745
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Last 6 Years9,253
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Last 6 Years / Total0.494
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,191
World Rank
1,561
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total28,584
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Last 6 Years9,109
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Last 6 Years / Total0.319
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
42,575
World Rank
1,607
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total13,129
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Last 6 Years8,906
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Last 6 Years / Total0.678
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
45,229
World Rank
1,715
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Others
Digital Holography | Quantitative Phase Imaging | Lab-on-Chip | Microscopy | NDT for Cultural Heritag
Digital Holography | Quantitative Phase Imaging | Lab-on-Chip | Microscopy | NDT for Cultural Heritag
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Total21,329
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Last 6 Years8,526
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Last 6 Years / Total0.400
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
46,948
World Rank
1,760
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total23,641
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Last 6 Years8,307
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Last 6 Years / Total0.351
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
51,861
World Rank
1,958
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total19,002
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Last 6 Years7,742
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Last 6 Years / Total0.407
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
55,583
World Rank
2,093
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Biochemistry | biology | enzymology | protein structure and functio
Biochemistry | biology | enzymology | protein structure and functio
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Total14,805
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Last 6 Years7,376
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Last 6 Years / Total0.498
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,000
World Rank
2,176
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total14,853
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Last 6 Years7,153
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Last 6 Years / Total0.482
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,281
World Rank
2,189
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics of Light and Semiconductors | Light-Matter Interaction | Polaritons | Bose Einstein Condensates | Photonic
Physics of Light and Semiconductors | Light-Matter Interaction | Polaritons | Bose Einstein Condensates | Photonic
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Total13,588
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Last 6 Years7,130
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Last 6 Years / Total0.525
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
61,425
World Rank
2,301
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total11,774
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Last 6 Years6,864
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Last 6 Years / Total0.583
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
61,501
World Rank
2,304
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Computational Fluid Dynamics | Meshfree methods | Particle methods | Naval hydrodynamics | free-surface flow
Computational Fluid Dynamics | Meshfree methods | Particle methods | Naval hydrodynamics | free-surface flow
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Total13,031
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Last 6 Years6,857
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Last 6 Years / Total0.526
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
62,825
World Rank
2,353
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total13,164
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Last 6 Years6,748
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Last 6 Years / Total0.513
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
65,112
World Rank
2,437
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total20,360
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Last 6 Years6,573
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Last 6 Years / Total0.323
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