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Highly Cited Researchers 1.082 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
hemodynamics
atherosclerosis
cardiometabolic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,749
53,984
0.531
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Epidemiology
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,983
50,432
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
gamification
game studies
esports
metaverse
v
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,667
40,800
0.720
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence
Signal processing
image processing
video communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,119
21,061
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
image processing
image restoration
computational imaging
sparse representation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,389
17,174
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
epidemiology
cancer
screening
radiatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,386
16,047
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
occupational health psychology
work psychology
recovery from wor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,227
13,754
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cancer biology
Cell-free DNA
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,951
13,484
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gamification
Game studies
Technology acceptanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,973
12,750
0.672
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
machine listening
audio signal processing
audi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,953
12,712
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,919
12,477
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sociology of education
critical pedagogy
public sociology
radical adult education
activist researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,467
11,865
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sphingolipids
siRNA
target identification
biomarkers
atherosclerosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,476
11,405
0.321
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
wireless communications
radio systems
signal processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,981
10,988
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Imaging
Signal Processing
Noise
Denoising
Applied Statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,239
10,980
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Professor of Psychology
Ph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,546
10,768
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
9,950
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computational biology
cancer genomics
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,367
9,615
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
technology
addiction
cybercrime
online communities
cultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,529
9,350
0.811
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
cultural sociology
cultural studies
global and transnational sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,735
8,958
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computer Vision
Image Understanding
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,061
8,832
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
capacity development
learning technologies
online learning
workforce capacity buildin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,099
8,751
0.867
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Atmospheric chemistry
Combustion chemistry
Aerosol formatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,332
8,458
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
NanoSafety
toxicogenomics
predictive toxicology
computational toxicology
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,378
7,543
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Quantum Optics
Quantum Foundations
Quantum Information
Singular Optics
Orbital Angular Momentu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
7,285
0.696
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,582
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kähönen Mika
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,749
53,984
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,899
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Subas Neupane
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,983
50,432
0.841
Epidemiology
Public Healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,110
23
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juho Hamari
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,667
40,800
0.720
gamification
game studies
esports
metaverse
v
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,710
52
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Moncef Gabbouj
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,119
21,061
0.583
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence
Signal processing
image processing
video communicatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,805
66
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karen Egiazarian Eguiazarian
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,389
17,174
0.425
image processing
image restoration
computational imaging
sparse representation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,536
72
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anssi Auvinen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,386
16,047
0.312
epidemiology
cancer
screening
radiatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,158
96
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ulla Kinnunen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,227
13,754
0.414
occupational health psychology
work psychology
recovery from wor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,869
99
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matti Annala
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,951
13,484
0.614
Cancer biology
Cell-free DNA
Bioinformatic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,847
104
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jonna Koivisto|Jonna Maarit Koivisto
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,973
12,750
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,975
105
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tuomas Virtanen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,953
12,712
0.554
machine listening
audio signal processing
audi
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,655
108
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Heikki Hyöty
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,919
12,477
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,697
116
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Juha Suoranta
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,467
11,865
0.344
Sociology of education
critical pedagogy
public sociology
radical adult education
activist researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,405
120
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reijo Laaksonen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,476
11,405
0.321
Sphingolipids
siRNA
target identification
biomarkers
atherosclerosi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,026
125
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mikko Valkama
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,981
10,988
0.550
wireless communications
radio systems
signal processin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,066
126
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alessandro Foi
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,239
10,980
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,003
132
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kalevi Korpela
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,546
10,768
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,971
155
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jonathon Taylor
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
9,950
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,800
169
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matti Nykter
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,367
9,615
0.587
Computational biology
cancer genomics
bioinformatic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,366
176
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Atte Oksanen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,529
9,350
0.811
technology
addiction
cybercrime
online communities
cultur
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,945
191
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pertti Alasuutari
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,735
8,958
0.282
cultural sociology
cultural studies
global and transnational sociolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,817
195
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Esa Rahtu
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,061
8,832
0.676
Computer Vision
Image Understanding
Machine Learnin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,348
197
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Heini Utunen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,099
8,751
0.867
capacity development
learning technologies
online learning
workforce capacity buildin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,469
206
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matti Rissanen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,332
8,458
0.686
Atmospheric chemistry
Combustion chemistry
Aerosol formatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,441
255
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dario Greco
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,378
7,543
0.564
NanoSafety
toxicogenomics
predictive toxicology
computational toxicology
bioinformatic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,203
274
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert Fickler
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
7,285
0.696
Quantum Optics
Quantum Foundations
Quantum Information
Singular Optics
Orbital Angular Momentu