Citation Rankings
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
31,488
World Rank
51
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Galactic archaeology | globular clusters | dark matter | the Local Group | tidal stream
Galactic archaeology | globular clusters | dark matter | the Local Group | tidal stream
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Total14,972
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Last 6 Years10,926
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Last 6 Years / Total0.730
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
316,252
World Rank
749
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total2,489
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Last 6 Years1,643
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Last 6 Years / Total0.660
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
378,080
World Rank
1,012
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total2,989
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Last 6 Years1,339
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Last 6 Years / Total0.448
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
398,964
World Rank
1,093
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total2,006
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Last 6 Years1,255
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Last 6 Years / Total0.626
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
416,800
World Rank
1,160
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
•ecology | •metabarcoding (eDNA) | •microbiome | •One Health & pathogens | •taxonom
•ecology | •metabarcoding (eDNA) | •microbiome | •One Health & pathogens | •taxonom
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Total1,518
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Last 6 Years1,189
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Last 6 Years / Total0.783
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
561,470
World Rank
1,803
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total1,256
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Last 6 Years786
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Last 6 Years / Total0.626
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
562,446
World Rank
1,806
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total1,279
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Last 6 Years784
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Last 6 Years / Total0.613
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
612,397
World Rank
2,035
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental microbiology | Microbial ecolog
Environmental microbiology | Microbial ecolog
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Total962
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Last 6 Years685
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Last 6 Years / Total0.712
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
637,900
World Rank
2,130
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total894
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Last 6 Years640
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Last 6 Years / Total0.716
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
639,150
World Rank
2,136
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total841
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Last 6 Years638
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Last 6 Years / Total0.759
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
677,663
World Rank
2,317
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total938
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Last 6 Years577
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Last 6 Years / Total0.615
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
679,858
World Rank
2,322
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total681
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Last 6 Years574
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Last 6 Years / Total0.843
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
694,748
World Rank
2,383
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Computational Chemistry | Catalysis | Organometallic Compounds | Reaction Mechanis
Computational Chemistry | Catalysis | Organometallic Compounds | Reaction Mechanis
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Total673
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Last 6 Years553
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Last 6 Years / Total0.822
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
688,456
World Rank
2,360
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Education / Education (Other, All)
Educación Superior | Políticas Públicas | Métodos Cuantitativos | Big Data | Interdisciplin
Educación Superior | Políticas Públicas | Métodos Cuantitativos | Big Data | Interdisciplin
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Total690
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Last 6 Years562
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Last 6 Years / Total0.814
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
732,386
World Rank
2,528
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Ciencia de Los Materiales | Innovación | Nanotecnologí
Ciencia de Los Materiales | Innovación | Nanotecnologí
Citation Metrics
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Total939
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Last 6 Years504
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Last 6 Years / Total0.537
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
734,073
World Rank
2,534
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Celular Biology | Molecular biology | cancer | virology | nutritio
Celular Biology | Molecular biology | cancer | virology | nutritio
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Total914
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Last 6 Years502
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Last 6 Years / Total0.549
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
749,759
World Rank
2,587
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total571
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Last 6 Years484
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Last 6 Years / Total0.848
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
757,799
World Rank
2,622
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Psychology
dialogicidad | supervisión clínica | formación docente | talento pedagógic
dialogicidad | supervisión clínica | formación docente | talento pedagógic
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Total532
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Last 6 Years475
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Last 6 Years / Total0.893
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
814,376
World Rank
2,863
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Biología celular | músculo esquelético | sistema renina angiotensina | sistema calicreina cinin
Biología celular | músculo esquelético | sistema renina angiotensina | sistema calicreina cinin
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Total963
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Last 6 Years416
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Last 6 Years / Total0.432
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
837,671
World Rank
2,962
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Turberas | Biología de la Conservación | Educación ambiental | Ecoturism
Turberas | Biología de la Conservación | Educación ambiental | Ecoturism
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Total496
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Last 6 Years395
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Last 6 Years / Total0.796
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
855,069
World Rank
3,045
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Finanzas Corporativas | Educación Superior | Direccionamiento Estratégico | Economía Polític
Finanzas Corporativas | Educación Superior | Direccionamiento Estratégico | Economía Polític
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Total443
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Last 6 Years380
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Last 6 Years / Total0.858
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
876,980
World Rank
3,113
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Education / Education (Other, All)
Educación Superior | Estadística | Análisis Multivariante | Machine Learnin
Educación Superior | Estadística | Análisis Multivariante | Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
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Total380
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Last 6 Years362
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Last 6 Years / Total0.953
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
880,111
World Rank
3,130
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
inflammation | adiposity and cancer | kinins | kallikrein
inflammation | adiposity and cancer | kinins | kallikrein
Citation Metrics
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Total586
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Last 6 Years359
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Last 6 Years / Total0.613
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
895,503
World Rank
3,176
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total635
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Last 6 Years347
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Last 6 Years / Total0.546
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
884,181
World Rank
3,144
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Optimización Combinatoria | Metaheurísticas | Inteligencia Artificia
Optimización Combinatoria | Metaheurísticas | Inteligencia Artificia
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Total469
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Last 6 Years356
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Last 6 Years / Total0.759
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