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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.645 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
24,593
World Rank
930
Country Rank
1
University
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1
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Total13,165
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Last 6 Years12,906
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Last 6 Years / Total0.980
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
28,303
World Rank
1,067
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial intelligence | Computer Vision | intelligent Systems | Multi Modal Learnin
Artificial intelligence | Computer Vision | intelligent Systems | Multi Modal Learnin
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Total23,571
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Last 6 Years11,764
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Last 6 Years / Total0.499
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,900
World Rank
1,281
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total15,964
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Last 6 Years10,421
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Last 6 Years / Total0.653
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,946
World Rank
1,509
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total24,861
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Last 6 Years9,316
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Last 6 Years / Total0.375
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
40,456
World Rank
1,533
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total21,729
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Last 6 Years9,232
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Last 6 Years / Total0.425
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,885
World Rank
1,658
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total13,087
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Last 6 Years8,729
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Last 6 Years / Total0.667
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
48,757
World Rank
1,826
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total14,569
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Last 6 Years8,099
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Last 6 Years / Total0.556
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
52,749
World Rank
1,989
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Batteries (Li-metal/Li-ion/Na-ion/post-Li) | materials science (polymer-based electrolytes/nanostructured electrodes) | electroch
Batteries (Li-metal/Li-ion/Na-ion/post-Li) | materials science (polymer-based electrolytes/nanostructured electrodes) | electroch
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Total13,636
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Last 6 Years7,659
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Last 6 Years / Total0.562
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
54,400
World Rank
2,044
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total11,368
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Last 6 Years7,497
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Last 6 Years / Total0.659
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
54,904
World Rank
2,068
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total14,620
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Last 6 Years7,448
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Last 6 Years / Total0.509
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
56,215
World Rank
2,112
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Polymeric materials | Photopolymerization | Graphen
Polymeric materials | Photopolymerization | Graphen
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Total14,257
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Last 6 Years7,322
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Last 6 Years / Total0.514
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
56,325
World Rank
2,119
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total10,019
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Last 6 Years7,313
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Last 6 Years / Total0.730
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,535
World Rank
2,197
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Polymer science and technology | coatings | flame retardance | nanocomposites | structure-property relationships in polymer systems
Polymer science and technology | coatings | flame retardance | nanocomposites | structure-property relationships in polymer systems
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Total15,241
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Last 6 Years7,118
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Last 6 Years / Total0.467
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,943
World Rank
2,209
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Medical imaging | Image Processing | Signal processing | Computer-aided diagnosis | Neurophysiolog
Medical imaging | Image Processing | Signal processing | Computer-aided diagnosis | Neurophysiolog
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Total12,096
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Last 6 Years7,085
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Last 6 Years / Total0.586
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
59,143
World Rank
2,212
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
earthquake engineering | Resilience | seismic hazards | large scale simulations | damage model
earthquake engineering | Resilience | seismic hazards | large scale simulations | damage model
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Total10,944
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Last 6 Years7,068
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Last 6 Years / Total0.646
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
59,534
World Rank
2,221
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total9,964
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Last 6 Years7,033
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Last 6 Years / Total0.706
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
60,244
World Rank
2,251
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total10,097
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Last 6 Years6,971
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Last 6 Years / Total0.690
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
63,852
World Rank
2,393
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total9,635
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Last 6 Years6,680
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Last 6 Years / Total0.693
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
64,485
World Rank
2,415
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Optical Networks | Optical Communications | Physical Layer Aware Networking | Digital Twins | AI&M
Optical Networks | Optical Communications | Physical Layer Aware Networking | Digital Twins | AI&M
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Total12,469
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Last 6 Years6,630
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Last 6 Years / Total0.532
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
65,759
World Rank
2,462
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
layer by layer | nanocellulose/clay materials | bio-based coatings | flame retardancy and gas barrie
layer by layer | nanocellulose/clay materials | bio-based coatings | flame retardancy and gas barrie
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Total10,483
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Last 6 Years6,535
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Last 6 Years / Total0.623
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
65,981
World Rank
2,472
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total9,717
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Last 6 Years6,521
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Last 6 Years / Total0.671
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
66,638
World Rank
2,500
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
water and wastewater treatment | membranes | advanced oxidation processe
water and wastewater treatment | membranes | advanced oxidation processe
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Total11,345
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Last 6 Years6,472
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Last 6 Years / Total0.570
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
68,408
World Rank
2,562
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
theranostic nanomaterials | inorganic nanosized materials | sol-gel science | zinc oxide | mesoporous silic
theranostic nanomaterials | inorganic nanosized materials | sol-gel science | zinc oxide | mesoporous silic
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Total10,537
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Last 6 Years6,353
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Last 6 Years / Total0.603
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
73,332
World Rank
2,767
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering
Tissue Engineering | Cardiac regeneration | microRNA releas
Tissue Engineering | Cardiac regeneration | microRNA releas
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Total10,504
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Last 6 Years6,037
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Last 6 Years / Total0.575
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
73,403
World Rank
2,773
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Climate | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | Precipitation Downscaling | Climate-Vegetation interactions in dryland
Climate | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | Precipitation Downscaling | Climate-Vegetation interactions in dryland
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Total10,627
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Last 6 Years6,033
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Last 6 Years / Total0.568
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