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

58
World Rank

1
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | Statistical Data Analysis | High Energy Physics | Data Science | Physic
Particle Physics | Statistical Data Analysis | High Energy Physics | Data Science | Physic
Citation Metrics
-
Total437,680
-
Last 6 Years148,121
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.338
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

167
World Rank

8
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | High Energy Physics | Physics | Doctoral education | Outreac
Particle Physics | High Energy Physics | Physics | Doctoral education | Outreac
Citation Metrics
-
Total337,458
-
Last 6 Years107,766
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.319
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

562
World Rank

21
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total244,643
-
Last 6 Years100,916
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Last 6 Years / Total0.413
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

920
World Rank

31
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Physics
Artificial Intelligence | Data Science | Statistics | Machine Learning | Deep Learnin
Artificial Intelligence | Data Science | Statistics | Machine Learning | Deep Learnin
Citation Metrics
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Total197,276
-
Last 6 Years63,421
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.321
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

7,791
World Rank

143
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology
Rheumatology | Epidemiology | Genetics | Inflammation | Metabolis
Rheumatology | Epidemiology | Genetics | Inflammation | Metabolis
Citation Metrics
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Total61,614
-
Last 6 Years25,013
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.406
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

16,236
World Rank

261
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total38,932
-
Last 6 Years13,901
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.357
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

16,155
World Rank

259
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Coastal Engineering | Ocean Engineering | Climate Change | Marine Renewables | Civil Engineerin
Coastal Engineering | Ocean Engineering | Climate Change | Marine Renewables | Civil Engineerin
Citation Metrics
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Total39,042
-
Last 6 Years22,072
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.565
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

18,930
World Rank

326
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total35,252
-
Last 6 Years12,601
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Last 6 Years / Total0.357
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

20,515
World Rank

353
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total33,435
-
Last 6 Years12,655
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Last 6 Years / Total0.378
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

20,838
World Rank

364
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total33,087
-
Last 6 Years26,391
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Last 6 Years / Total0.798
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

21,256
World Rank

371
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total32,698
-
Last 6 Years22,480
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.688
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

28,651
World Rank

528
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Atmospheric sciences | Climate change | Machine learning | Bayesian networks | Nonlinear dynamic
Atmospheric sciences | Climate change | Machine learning | Bayesian networks | Nonlinear dynamic
Citation Metrics
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Total26,885
-
Last 6 Years18,700
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.696
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

30,245
World Rank

557
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total25,925
-
Last 6 Years9,054
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.349
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

35,194
World Rank

674
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total23,313
-
Last 6 Years12,438
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.534
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

35,665
World Rank

679
Country Rank

15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total23,103
-
Last 6 Years12,411
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.537
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

37,129
World Rank

703
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total22,452
-
Last 6 Years7,171
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Last 6 Years / Total0.319
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

39,679
World Rank

762
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
plasmids | synthetic biology | horizontal gene transfer | mobile genetic elements | bacterial genetic
plasmids | synthetic biology | horizontal gene transfer | mobile genetic elements | bacterial genetic
Citation Metrics
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Total21,428
-
Last 6 Years7,054
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.329
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

40,767
World Rank

785
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total21,039
-
Last 6 Years11,379
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.541
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

45,266
World Rank

902
Country Rank

19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Statistics Probability | Civil Engineering | Extremes | Functional Equations | Linear Algebr
Statistics Probability | Civil Engineering | Extremes | Functional Equations | Linear Algebr
Citation Metrics
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Total19,484
-
Last 6 Years4,916
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.252
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

55,673
World Rank

1,130
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Nephrology
nephrology transplantation immunosuppression kidney disease
nephrology transplantation immunosuppression kidney disease
Citation Metrics
-
Total16,721
-
Last 6 Years6,048
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.362
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

58,130
World Rank

1,191
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total16,177
-
Last 6 Years8,196
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.507
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

80,867
World Rank

1,775
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Ingeniería Química | Chemical Engineering | Membrane separation | Electrooxidatio
Ingeniería Química | Chemical Engineering | Membrane separation | Electrooxidatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total12,496
-
Last 6 Years6,451
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.516
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

84,931
World Rank

1,894
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Construction Engineering | Sustainable Drainage | Pavements | Resilienc
Construction Engineering | Sustainable Drainage | Pavements | Resilienc
Citation Metrics
-
Total12,016
-
Last 6 Years3,923
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.326
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

94,389
World Rank

2,167
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total10,993
-
Last 6 Years1,840
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.167
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

96,078
World Rank

2,215
Country Rank

25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total10,826
-
Last 6 Years5,998
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.554