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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 142 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
65,007
World Rank
257
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Functional foods | bioactives/phenolics | nutraceuticals | natural health product
Functional foods | bioactives/phenolics | nutraceuticals | natural health product
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Total14,457
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Last 6 Years6,552
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Last 6 Years / Total0.453
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
183,541
World Rank
1,032
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Physics
Magnetic Nanoparticles | Hexaferrites | High Temp. Superconductors | Microwave Absorbers | Soft magnetic alloy
Magnetic Nanoparticles | Hexaferrites | High Temp. Superconductors | Microwave Absorbers | Soft magnetic alloy
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Total6,507
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Last 6 Years2,810
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Last 6 Years / Total0.432
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
370,059
World Rank
3,227
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Material Science | Magnesium | HRTEM | Biomaterials | SE
Material Science | Magnesium | HRTEM | Biomaterials | SE
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Total3,710
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Last 6 Years1,368
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Last 6 Years / Total0.369
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
421,191
World Rank
4,081
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Biometrics | pattern recognition | image processing | computer vision | watermarkin
Biometrics | pattern recognition | image processing | computer vision | watermarkin
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Total7,691
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Last 6 Years1,168
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Last 6 Years / Total0.152
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
473,908
World Rank
5,120
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Organic Synthesis | Chemosensors | Fluorometric and Colorimetric Detection | Gold Nanoparticle
Organic Synthesis | Chemosensors | Fluorometric and Colorimetric Detection | Gold Nanoparticle
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Total1,464
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Last 6 Years1,000
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Last 6 Years / Total0.683
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
503,655
World Rank
5,764
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total966
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Last 6 Years919
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Last 6 Years / Total0.951
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
557,878
World Rank
7,004
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total5,320
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Last 6 Years790
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Last 6 Years / Total0.148
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
609,473
World Rank
8,344
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
classical and quantum gravity | black holes | relativistic astrophysics | cosmolog
classical and quantum gravity | black holes | relativistic astrophysics | cosmolog
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Total2,580
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Last 6 Years687
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Last 6 Years / Total0.266
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
641,839
World Rank
9,293
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Lithium Batteries | Lithium ion batteries | Lithium air batteries | electrochemistry | materials scienc
Lithium Batteries | Lithium ion batteries | Lithium air batteries | electrochemistry | materials scienc
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Total945
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Last 6 Years631
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Last 6 Years / Total0.668
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
641,918
World Rank
9,295
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Entomology | Stored-Product Pests | Taxonomy | Coleoptera | Propoli
Entomology | Stored-Product Pests | Taxonomy | Coleoptera | Propoli
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Total831
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Last 6 Years631
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Last 6 Years / Total0.759
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
710,419
World Rank
11,465
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Data Science | High-Performance Computing | Cloud Computing | Technology Managemen
Data Science | High-Performance Computing | Cloud Computing | Technology Managemen
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Total607
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Last 6 Years530
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Last 6 Years / Total0.873
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
711,939
World Rank
11,532
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Education / Mathematics and Science Education
Public Engagement with STEM Education | Science Education | Digitalization in Educatio
Public Engagement with STEM Education | Science Education | Digitalization in Educatio
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Total640
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Last 6 Years528
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Last 6 Years / Total0.825
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
721,253
World Rank
11,814
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total726
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Last 6 Years516
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Last 6 Years / Total0.711
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
732,791
World Rank
12,197
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials | 2D-Materials | Thermoelectrics | Computational Materials Scienc
Nanomaterials | 2D-Materials | Thermoelectrics | Computational Materials Scienc
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Total590
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Last 6 Years502
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Last 6 Years / Total0.851
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
773,534
World Rank
13,614
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Engineering | Water and Wastewater Treatment | Water Quality | Ceramic Membrane
Environmental Engineering | Water and Wastewater Treatment | Water Quality | Ceramic Membrane
Citation Metrics
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Total621
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Last 6 Years456
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Last 6 Years / Total0.734
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
775,143
World Rank
13,670
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total877
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Last 6 Years454
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Last 6 Years / Total0.518
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
818,457
World Rank
15,311
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total535
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Last 6 Years411
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Last 6 Years / Total0.768
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
825,991
World Rank
15,587
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total586
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Last 6 Years404
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Last 6 Years / Total0.689
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
839,117
World Rank
16,104
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total823
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Last 6 Years392
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Last 6 Years / Total0.476
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
908,581
World Rank
18,910
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total768
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Last 6 Years336
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Last 6 Years / Total0.438
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
955,457
World Rank
20,921
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total617
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Last 6 Years304
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Last 6 Years / Total0.493
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
989,280
World Rank
22,420
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total707
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Last 6 Years283
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Last 6 Years / Total0.400
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
989,709
World Rank
22,445
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total425
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Last 6 Years283
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Last 6 Years / Total0.666
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,015,494
World Rank
23,577
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total512
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Last 6 Years268
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Last 6 Years / Total0.523
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,034,449
World Rank
24,436
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total326
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Last 6 Years258
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Last 6 Years / Total0.791
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