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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
Biochemistry
Enzymology
Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,357
13,236
0.567
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cloud Computing
Distributed Systems
Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,800
13,415
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Physical Chemistry
Ionic Liquids
Confined Systems
Vibrational Spectroscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
448
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,208
285
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Behavior and eclogy of lizard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
232
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
heathcare
informatics
patient safety
qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
194
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
315
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
finance
economics
entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
494
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
leadership
strategic planning
higher education
underserved students
retentio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
155
0.356
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
274
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
129
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Media Studies
Rhetorical Theory
Journalism
Political Communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
53
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Crime prevention
victimolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
246
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant cell wall biosynthesis and modificatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
123
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nanomaterials
organic synthesis
microscop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
106
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
образование
высшая школа
инклюзи�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
54
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
образование
педагогик�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
42
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,678
15,514
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sung Kun Sean Kim
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,357
13,236
0.567
Biochemistry
Enzymology
Drug Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,845
17,983
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Naixue Xiong Neal N Xiong Nai Xue Xiong
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,800
13,415
0.645
Cloud Computing
Distributed Systems
Securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,411
165,210
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chris Burba
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
448
0.282
Physical Chemistry
Ionic Liquids
Confined Systems
Vibrational Spectroscop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,139
189,917
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fritz Laux
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,208
285
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703,849
207,235
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mark Paulissen
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
232
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,290
231,219
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lori T Peterson
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
194
0.264
heathcare
informatics
patient safety
qualit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,232
240,919
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ernst Bekkering
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
315
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,349
245,052
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Halil Dincer Kaya
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
494
0.814
finance
economics
entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,008,643
268,712
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jerrid P. Freeman
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
155
0.356
leadership
strategic planning
higher education
underserved students
retentio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,818
272,698
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Moosong Kim
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
274
0.670
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,641
279,494
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Renée L. Cambiano
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
129
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,118,727
285,946
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David K. Scott
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
53
0.159
Media Studies
Rhetorical Theory
Journalism
Political Communicatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,123,197
286,629
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nicole V. Lasky
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
246
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,261,122
305,970
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Deborah Petrik
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
123
0.504
Plant cell wall biosynthesis and modificatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,315,765
313,408
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nathaniel Scott Green
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
106
0.486
Nanomaterials
organic synthesis
microscop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,590,678
348,520
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Третьяк Ирина Георгиевна (Tretyak Irina Georgievna)
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
54
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,790,982
373,071
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Елена Александровна Шкатова
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
42
0.494