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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 293 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
17,749
World Rank
26
Country Rank
1
University
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1
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
comparative politics | populism | democrac
comparative politics | populism | democrac
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Total21,357
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Last 6 Years15,984
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Last 6 Years / Total0.748
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
20,326
World Rank
33
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total30,398
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Last 6 Years14,611
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Last 6 Years / Total0.481
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,953
World Rank
37
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Galaxy evolution | Interstellar medium | high redshift galaxies and data scienc
Galaxy evolution | Interstellar medium | high redshift galaxies and data scienc
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Total19,596
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Last 6 Years13,903
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Last 6 Years / Total0.709
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
24,799
World Rank
40
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total19,740
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Last 6 Years12,823
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Last 6 Years / Total0.650
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,919
World Rank
49
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
Galaxy formation | Galaxy evolution | Submillimeter galaxies | ISM of galaxie
Galaxy formation | Galaxy evolution | Submillimeter galaxies | ISM of galaxie
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Total16,479
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Last 6 Years11,067
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Last 6 Years / Total0.672
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,508
World Rank
56
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total12,906
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Last 6 Years10,087
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Last 6 Years / Total0.782
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
46,193
World Rank
66
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total10,691
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Last 6 Years8,402
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Last 6 Years / Total0.786
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
60,904
World Rank
85
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total13,637
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Last 6 Years6,906
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Last 6 Years / Total0.506
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
62,058
World Rank
87
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total12,887
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Last 6 Years6,808
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Last 6 Years / Total0.528
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
91,806
World Rank
151
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Sociology
Higher education | Political economy of education | Policy and cultural analysi
Higher education | Political economy of education | Policy and cultural analysi
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Total22,078
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Last 6 Years5,070
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Last 6 Years / Total0.230
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
106,862
World Rank
179
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total6,575
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Last 6 Years4,495
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Last 6 Years / Total0.684
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
108,849
World Rank
183
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
digital media | digital inclusion | media and families | media sociology | media psycholog
digital media | digital inclusion | media and families | media sociology | media psycholog
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Total8,047
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Last 6 Years4,427
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Last 6 Years / Total0.550
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
112,723
World Rank
193
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total10,132
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Last 6 Years4,300
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Last 6 Years / Total0.424
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
207,574
World Rank
425
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Organizational behavior | organization studies | cross-cultural managemen
Organizational behavior | organization studies | cross-cultural managemen
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Total4,120
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Last 6 Years2,517
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Last 6 Years / Total0.611
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
239,859
World Rank
506
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total3,180
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Last 6 Years2,190
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Last 6 Years / Total0.689
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
250,395
World Rank
531
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total3,434
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Last 6 Years2,098
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Last 6 Years / Total0.611
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
253,023
World Rank
540
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Education / Education (Other, All)
Educational policies | curriculum | teacher education | citizenship educatio
Educational policies | curriculum | teacher education | citizenship educatio
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Total6,754
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Last 6 Years2,076
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Last 6 Years / Total0.307
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
314,622
World Rank
745
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total3,532
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Last 6 Years1,652
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Last 6 Years / Total0.468
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
366,328
World Rank
962
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Science | Comparative Politics | Latin America | Partisanshi
Political Science | Comparative Politics | Latin America | Partisanshi
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Total2,469
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Last 6 Years1,390
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Last 6 Years / Total0.563
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
370,208
World Rank
982
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total2,650
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Last 6 Years1,373
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Last 6 Years / Total0.518
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
375,711
World Rank
1,001
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Política Educacional | Liderazgo Escolar | Mejoramiento Educativ
Política Educacional | Liderazgo Escolar | Mejoramiento Educativ
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Total3,068
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Last 6 Years1,349
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Last 6 Years / Total0.440
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
385,545
World Rank
1,042
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total1,526
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Last 6 Years1,309
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Last 6 Years / Total0.858
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
400,788
World Rank
1,101
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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Total2,190
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Last 6 Years1,248
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Last 6 Years / Total0.570
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
405,941
World Rank
1,115
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
conic programming | convex optimization | proximal algorithms | machine learnin
conic programming | convex optimization | proximal algorithms | machine learnin
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Total1,598
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Last 6 Years1,229
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Last 6 Years / Total0.769
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
407,345
World Rank
1,119
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political field | public intellectuals | political competence | political elites | politics of memor
Political field | public intellectuals | political competence | political elites | politics of memor
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Total3,203
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Last 6 Years1,223
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Last 6 Years / Total0.382
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