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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 293 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,018
14,238
0.474
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Higher education
Political economy of education
Policy and cultural analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,854
4,962
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
comparative politics
populism
democrac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,952
15,615
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
stellar and Galactic astrophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,372
12,453
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Galaxy evolution
Interstellar medium
high redshift galaxies and data scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,285
13,604
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Galaxy formation
Galaxy evolution
Submillimeter galaxies
ISM of galaxie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,801
10,432
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Active Galactic Nuclei
Galaxy Evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,391
6,663
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
reproductive medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,663
6,630
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
High-energy astrophyics
supermassive black holes
galaxy evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,407
9,571
0.771
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Exoplanet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,514
8,226
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Astronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,987
4,162
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
digital media
digital inclusion
media and families
media sociology
media psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,949
4,333
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Educational policies
curriculum
teacher education
citizenship educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,659
1,998
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
astronomonia extragalactic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,424
4,350
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Organizational behavior
organization studies
cross-cultural managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,040
2,441
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
liderazgo directivo
politica docente
mejora escola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
1,590
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Psychiatr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,363
2,027
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Political field
public intellectuals
political competence
political elites
politics of memor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,192
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Galaxy evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
2,115
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Política Educacional
Liderazgo Escolar
Mejoramiento Educativ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,304
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brain development
Brain Evolution
Neurogenomics
Neuropatholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,648
754
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,650
1,373
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Logistics
Transportation
Operations Research
Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,517
644
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Proceso Penal
Justicia Criminal
Política Criminal
Condenas errónea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
1,123
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Latin America
Partisanshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,404
1,334
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,978
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jose L Prieto
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,018
14,238
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,094
42
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jose Joaquin Brunner
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,854
4,962
0.227
Higher education
Political economy of education
Policy and cultural analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,450
45
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,952
15,615
0.745
comparative politics
populism
democrac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,018
52
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paula Jofre Pfeil
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,372
12,453
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,293
53
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jorge Ignacio González López
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,285
13,604
0.705
Galaxy evolution
Interstellar medium
high redshift galaxies and data scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,269
74
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Manuel Aravena
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,801
10,432
0.660
Galaxy formation
Galaxy evolution
Submillimeter galaxies
ISM of galaxie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,449
98
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Roberto J Assef
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,391
6,663
0.498
Active Galactic Nuclei
Galaxy Evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,674
115
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fernando Zegers Hochschild
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,663
6,630
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,615
122
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Claudio Ricci
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,407
9,571
0.771
High-energy astrophyics
supermassive black holes
galaxy evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,291
155
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alice Zurlo
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,514
8,226
0.782
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,299
171
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lucas Cieza
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,987
4,162
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,767
228
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Teresa Correa
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,949
4,333
0.545
digital media
digital inclusion
media and families
media sociology
media psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,432
291
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cristián Cox
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,659
1,998
0.300
Educational policies
curriculum
teacher education
citizenship educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,608
309
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lucia Guaita
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,424
4,350
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,056
579
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lorena Perez Floriano
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,040
2,441
0.604
Organizational behavior
organization studies
cross-cultural managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,648
688
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jose Weinstein
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
1,590
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,007
716
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adrian P Mundt
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,363
2,027
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,770
778
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alfredo Joignant
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,192
0.376
Political field
public intellectuals
political competence
political elites
politics of memor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,168
804
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evelyn Johnston
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
2,115
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,703
826
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gonzalo Muñoz
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,304
0.433
Política Educacional
Liderazgo Escolar
Mejoramiento Educativ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,115
949
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Juan Montiel
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,648
754
0.285
Brain development
Brain Evolution
Neurogenomics
Neuropatholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,867
948
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alemka Tomicic Suñer
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,650
1,373
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,102
1,020
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rodrigo A Garrido
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,517
644
0.256
Logistics
Transportation
Operations Research
Econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,180
1,034
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mauricio Alfredo Duce Julio
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
1,123
0.452
Proceso Penal
Justicia Criminal
Política Criminal
Condenas errónea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,742
1,069
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carlos Meléndez
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,404
1,334
0.555
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Latin America
Partisanshi