Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 323 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
26,418
World Rank
1,262
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemical Oceanography | Marine Biogeochemistry | Blue Carbon | Submarine groundwater discharg
Chemical Oceanography | Marine Biogeochemistry | Blue Carbon | Submarine groundwater discharg
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Total19,175
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Last 6 Years12,283
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Last 6 Years / Total0.641
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
28,046
World Rank
1,352
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Ecological economics | environmental managment | water poverty | ecosystem services | climate vulnerabilit
Ecological economics | environmental managment | water poverty | ecosystem services | climate vulnerabilit
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Total25,928
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Last 6 Years11,800
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Last 6 Years / Total0.455
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
34,712
World Rank
1,669
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Earth sciences | biogeochemistry | greenhouse gases | coral reefs | estuarie
Earth sciences | biogeochemistry | greenhouse gases | coral reefs | estuarie
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Total18,091
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Last 6 Years10,224
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Last 6 Years / Total0.565
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,915
World Rank
1,846
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total22,860
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Last 6 Years9,624
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Last 6 Years / Total0.421
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
45,464
World Rank
2,231
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total24,117
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Last 6 Years8,481
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Last 6 Years / Total0.352
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
54,240
World Rank
2,660
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total12,251
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Last 6 Years7,489
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Last 6 Years / Total0.611
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
60,361
World Rank
2,960
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
coral reproduction | coral reef ecology | marine ecology | conservation and managemen
coral reproduction | coral reef ecology | marine ecology | conservation and managemen
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Total17,287
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Last 6 Years6,940
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Last 6 Years / Total0.401
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
61,604
World Rank
3,023
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
greenhouse gases | marine sciences | global carbon cycles | earth sciences | coastal biogeochemistr
greenhouse gases | marine sciences | global carbon cycles | earth sciences | coastal biogeochemistr
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Total9,708
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Last 6 Years6,835
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Last 6 Years / Total0.704
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
64,317
World Rank
3,138
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total14,343
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Last 6 Years6,620
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Last 6 Years / Total0.462
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
70,104
World Rank
3,421
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Marine Biogeochemistry | Coastal Wetlands | Estuarie
Marine Biogeochemistry | Coastal Wetlands | Estuarie
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Total8,124
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Last 6 Years6,219
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Last 6 Years / Total0.766
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
73,869
World Rank
3,585
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Psychology
Goal-Setting | Sport & Exercise Psychology | Physical Activity Promotio
Goal-Setting | Sport & Exercise Psychology | Physical Activity Promotio
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Total7,649
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Last 6 Years5,989
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Last 6 Years / Total0.783
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
76,398
World Rank
3,696
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
organic farming | effect of agricultural practice on food qualit
organic farming | effect of agricultural practice on food qualit
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Total16,831
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Last 6 Years5,837
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Last 6 Years / Total0.347
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
94,130
World Rank
4,594
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics | Bioinformatics | Genetics | Molecular Biolog
Genomics | Bioinformatics | Genetics | Molecular Biolog
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Total8,396
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Last 6 Years4,965
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Last 6 Years / Total0.591
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
97,619
World Rank
4,770
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Marine Biology | Marine Protected Areas | Conservation Biolog
Marine Biology | Marine Protected Areas | Conservation Biolog
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Total8,322
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Last 6 Years4,827
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Last 6 Years / Total0.580
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
99,238
World Rank
4,835
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
childhood studies | children's wellbeing | children's rights | children's participation | ethical research involving childre
childhood studies | children's wellbeing | children's rights | children's participation | ethical research involving childre
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Total7,979
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Last 6 Years4,767
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Last 6 Years / Total0.597
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
100,903
World Rank
4,908
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Environmental Mineralogy | Soil Chemistry | Environmental Geochemistry | X-ray Absorption Spectroscop
Environmental Mineralogy | Soil Chemistry | Environmental Geochemistry | X-ray Absorption Spectroscop
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Total9,059
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Last 6 Years4,705
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Last 6 Years / Total0.519
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
113,867
World Rank
5,512
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total7,681
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Last 6 Years4,259
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Last 6 Years / Total0.554
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
114,923
World Rank
5,561
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Implementation Science | Health services research | Evidence-based practice | Rural healt
Implementation Science | Health services research | Evidence-based practice | Rural healt
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Total6,891
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Last 6 Years4,226
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Last 6 Years / Total0.613
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
118,952
World Rank
5,751
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Sustainable forest management | Private native forests | Natural resource modelling | Mixed species plantations | Research impact a
Sustainable forest management | Private native forests | Natural resource modelling | Mixed species plantations | Research impact a
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Total15,796
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Last 6 Years4,105
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Last 6 Years / Total0.260
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
124,438
World Rank
6,007
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Health Services Research | Health Workforce and Sociology of Professions | Research Capacity Building | Allied Health | E-Healt
Health Services Research | Health Workforce and Sociology of Professions | Research Capacity Building | Allied Health | E-Healt
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Total7,275
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Last 6 Years3,954
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Last 6 Years / Total0.544
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
128,133
World Rank
6,177
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Public Health | Health Policy | Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Naturopathic Medicine | Integrative Medicin
Public Health | Health Policy | Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Naturopathic Medicine | Integrative Medicin
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Total5,705
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Last 6 Years3,860
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Last 6 Years / Total0.677
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
129,930
World Rank
6,270
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total8,071
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Last 6 Years3,815
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Last 6 Years / Total0.473
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
132,754
World Rank
6,390
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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Total9,795
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Last 6 Years3,745
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Last 6 Years / Total0.382
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
133,997
World Rank
6,451
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Fisheries | Conservation Biology | Marine Ecology | Aquaculture | Marine invertebrate
Fisheries | Conservation Biology | Marine Ecology | Aquaculture | Marine invertebrate
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Total7,863
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Last 6 Years3,716
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Last 6 Years / Total0.473
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
136,172
World Rank
6,550
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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Total6,293
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Last 6 Years3,665
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Last 6 Years / Total0.582
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