Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.082 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 Rankings
Rankings
3,322
World Rank
14
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total101,749
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Last 6 Years53,984
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Last 6 Years / Total0.531
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,139
World Rank
34
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total59,983
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Last 6 Years50,432
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Last 6 Years / Total0.841
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,928
World Rank
40
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
gamification | game studies | esports | metaverse | v
gamification | game studies | esports | metaverse | v
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Total56,667
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Last 6 Years40,800
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Last 6 Years / Total0.720
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,383
World Rank
46
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
epidemiology | cancer | screening | radiatio
epidemiology | cancer | screening | radiatio
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Total51,386
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Last 6 Years16,047
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Last 6 Years / Total0.312
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
15,329
World Rank
66
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
image processing | image restoration | computational imaging | sparse representation
image processing | image restoration | computational imaging | sparse representation
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Total40,389
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Last 6 Years17,174
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Last 6 Years / Total0.425
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,240
World Rank
80
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine learning | Artificial intelligence | Signal processing | image processing | video communicatio
Machine learning | Artificial intelligence | Signal processing | image processing | video communicatio
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Total36,119
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Last 6 Years21,061
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Last 6 Years / Total0.583
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,746
World Rank
84
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total35,476
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Last 6 Years11,405
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Last 6 Years / Total0.321
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
19,605
World Rank
90
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Education / Sociology of Education
Sociology of education | critical pedagogy | public sociology | radical adult education | activist researc
Sociology of education | critical pedagogy | public sociology | radical adult education | activist researc
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Total34,467
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Last 6 Years11,865
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Last 6 Years / Total0.344
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
20,720
World Rank
97
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total33,227
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Last 6 Years13,754
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Last 6 Years / Total0.414
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
22,272
World Rank
102
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Sociology
cultural sociology | cultural studies | global and transnational sociolog
cultural sociology | cultural studies | global and transnational sociolog
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Total31,735
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Last 6 Years8,958
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Last 6 Years / Total0.282
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
27,056
World Rank
128
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total27,919
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Last 6 Years12,477
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Last 6 Years / Total0.447
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,352
World Rank
164
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total23,239
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Last 6 Years10,980
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Last 6 Years / Total0.472
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,614
World Rank
165
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total23,127
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Last 6 Years5,664
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Last 6 Years / Total0.245
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,988
World Rank
167
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total22,953
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Last 6 Years12,712
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Last 6 Years / Total0.554
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
38,370
World Rank
177
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total21,951
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Last 6 Years13,484
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Last 6 Years / Total0.614
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,368
World Rank
184
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total21,546
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Last 6 Years10,768
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Last 6 Years / Total0.500
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,426
World Rank
205
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total20,078
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Last 6 Years5,406
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Last 6 Years / Total0.269
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,444
World Rank
206
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total20,070
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Last 6 Years6,264
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Last 6 Years / Total0.312
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,706
World Rank
210
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
wireless communications | radio systems | signal processin
wireless communications | radio systems | signal processin
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Total19,981
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Last 6 Years10,988
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Last 6 Years / Total0.550
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
46,923
World Rank
226
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total18,973
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Last 6 Years12,750
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Last 6 Years / Total0.672
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
51,138
World Rank
248
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total17,811
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Last 6 Years7,258
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Last 6 Years / Total0.408
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
51,766
World Rank
257
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total17,642
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Last 6 Years6,313
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Last 6 Years / Total0.358
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
57,271
World Rank
290
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total16,367
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Last 6 Years9,615
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Last 6 Years / Total0.587
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
59,497
World Rank
304
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total15,904
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Last 6 Years4,492
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Last 6 Years / Total0.282
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
64,825
World Rank
331
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total14,897
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Last 6 Years5,529
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Last 6 Years / Total0.371
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