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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 202 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ethnopharmacology Drug developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,717
6,980
0.596
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biological Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,233
4,274
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Computational Chemistry
hydrogen bonding and kinetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
980
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Environmental Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,840
2,489
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bacteriology
Antimicrobial resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
1,216
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Microbial biochemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,735
1,441
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,634
1,520
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Microbes of special environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,598
2,484
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecology
Biodiversity
Bioprospection
Environmental Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
2,584
0.578
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Molecular biology
biophysics
biochemistry
parasitolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,220
3,572
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Biotechnology
Molecular characterization of plants
Chemoprofiling
Orchid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
2,131
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Orgmnometallic chemistry
Coordination Chemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,288
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cancer scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,186
941
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fish Physiology and Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
711
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fluorescence
ESIPT
ICT
surfactant
protei
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
718
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Biotechnolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,114
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cancer biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,423
846
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Forestry
Ecology
Environmental Science
Soil Biology
Freshwater Biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,319
938
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecology Biodiversity and Conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
742
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Signal and Image Processin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,334
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Conservation biolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,030
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wireless Networks
Internet of Things (IoT)
Network Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
1,480
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Econometrics
Institutional economics
Evolutionary economics
Global optimization
Artificia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,696
494
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Inorganic Photochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
735
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
nanotechnology
material science
mesoporous materials
drug deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
675
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,435
1,048
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arun K Yadav
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,717
6,980
0.596
Ethnopharmacology Drug developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,928
1,143
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bidyadhar Das
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,233
4,274
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,945
3,995
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Asit K Chandra
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
980
0.197
Computational Chemistry
hydrogen bonding and kinetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,525
4,143
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arvind Kumar Singh
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,840
2,489
0.514
Environmental Microbiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,621
4,216
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Supriya Upadhyay
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
1,216
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,174
4,267
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Amar Nath Rai
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,735
1,441
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,817
4,394
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marappan Velusamy
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,634
1,520
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,499
4,439
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
SR Joshi
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,598
2,484
0.540
Microbes of special environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,486
4,614
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Saroj Kanta Barik
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
2,584
0.578
Ecology
Biodiversity
Bioprospection
Environmental Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,711
5,003
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Timir Tripathi
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,220
3,572
0.846
Molecular biology
biophysics
biochemistry
parasitolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,268
5,246
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Suman Kumaria
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
2,131
0.521
Plant Biotechnology
Molecular characterization of plants
Chemoprofiling
Orchid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,419
6,753
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mohan Rao Kollipara
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,288
0.381
Orgmnometallic chemistry
Coordination Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,193
7,265
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anupam Chatterjee
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,186
941
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,776
8,141
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nirmalendu Saha
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
711
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,549
9,204
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sivaprasad Mitra
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
718
0.275
Fluorescence
ESIPT
ICT
surfactant
protei
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,164
9,758
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ramarao Satyawada
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,114
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,353
9,999
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Surya Bali Prasad
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,423
846
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,480
10,502
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
BK Tiwari
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,319
938
0.404
Forestry
Ecology
Environmental Science
Soil Biology
Freshwater Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,102
11,069
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Uma Shankar
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
742
0.335
Ecology Biodiversity and Conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,530
13,252
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dinesh Bhatia
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,334
0.723
Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Signal and Image Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,260
13,534
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Krishna Upadhaya
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
1,030
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,372
14,121
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Md Iftekhar Hussain
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
1,480
0.856
Wireless Networks
Internet of Things (IoT)
Network Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,139
14,382
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sudhanshu K Mishra
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,696
494
0.291
Econometrics
Institutional economics
Evolutionary economics
Global optimization
Artificia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,529
14,731
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Snehadrinarayan Khatua
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
735
0.446
Inorganic Photochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,352
15,228
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Amresh I Prasad
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
675
0.424
nanotechnology
material science
mesoporous materials
drug deliver