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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 3.654 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
Física de partícula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,652
88,097
0.504
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Física de Partículas e Campo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,293
80,779
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
PARTICLE PHYSICS
QUANTUM PHYSICS
ASTROPARTICLOE PHYSICS
ATOMIC PHYSICS
MATHEMATICAL PHYSIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,937
22,770
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociologia
Sociologia do trabalh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,502
17,369
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physics
heavy-flavour
quark-gluon plasm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,071
29,159
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nanobiotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,816
17,627
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Patologia Ora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,144
11,482
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Epilepsy
Neuroimaging
Neurology
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,104
15,038
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
fisica
astronomia
cosmologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,222
25,899
0.678
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Diabetes
Obesidade
Resistência à Insulin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,897
8,484
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Física de Astropartículas
Neutrinos
Raios Cósmicos
Detectores
Métodos Estatístico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,429
10,414
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cosmic Rays
Cherenkov Radiation
Water-Cherenkov Detecto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,829
11,126
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Raios Cósmicos
Física de Partículas Elementares
Astrofísic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,709
11,002
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
cárie
flúo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,339
7,901
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,729
11,185
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Analytical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Bioanalytical
Sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,107
6,595
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Optimization
Non-linear programmin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,328
10,658
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Processos Industriais de Engenharia Química / Especialidade: Processos Bioquímicos - Operações Industriais e Equipamentos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,683
11,612
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioestatistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,633
8,389
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ecologia Vegetal
Conservação da Biodiversidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,449
11,789
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bioenergética Mitocondrial
Homeostase de cálcio
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,179
4,383
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Food Science Nutrition Functional Food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,044
12,105
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dentistry
Composite
Adhesive system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,630
7,595
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Food Microbiology
Food Safety
Predictive Microbiology
Risk Analysis
Probiotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,581
16,506
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Saúde Coletiv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,490
10,421
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jose Augusto Chinellato
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,652
88,097
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,254
25
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tonelli Manganote EJ
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,293
80,779
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,138
67
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carlos Ourivio Escobar
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,937
22,770
0.351
PARTICLE PHYSICS
QUANTUM PHYSICS
ASTROPARTICLOE PHYSICS
ATOMIC PHYSICS
MATHEMATICAL PHYSIC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,343
92
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ricardo Antunes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,502
17,369
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,305
100
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cristiane Jahnke Fiorini Da Silva
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,071
29,159
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,421
102
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nelson Durán
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,816
17,627
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,055
126
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tuula Salo
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,144
11,482
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,078
127
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fernando Cendes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,104
15,038
0.385
Epilepsy
Neuroimaging
Neurology
Neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,647
130
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Flávia Sobreira
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,222
25,899
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,611
205
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mario José Abdalla Saad
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,897
8,484
0.294
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Rankings
26,260
208
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ernesto Kemp
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,429
10,414
0.366
Física de Astropartículas
Neutrinos
Raios Cósmicos
Detectores
Métodos Estatístico
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,134
225
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anderson Campos Fauth
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,829
11,126
0.400
Cosmic Rays
Cherenkov Radiation
Water-Cherenkov Detecto
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,316
227
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carola Dobrigkeit
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,709
11,002
0.397
Raios Cósmicos
Física de Partículas Elementares
Astrofísic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,469
247
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jaime A Cury
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,339
7,901
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,301
269
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
José Guilherme Cecatti
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,729
11,185
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,567
287
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lauro Tatsuo Kubota
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,107
6,595
0.274
Analytical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Bioanalytical
Sensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,106
298
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jose Mario Martinez
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,328
10,658
0.457
Optimization
Non-linear programmin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,510
314
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rubens Maciel Filho
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,683
11,612
0.512
Processos Industriais de Engenharia Química / Especialidade: Processos Bioquímicos - Operações Industriais e Equipamentos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,624
316
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Glaucia Bovi Ambrosano
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,633
8,389
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,063
321
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carlos Alfredo Joly
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,449
11,789
0.525
Ecologia Vegetal
Conservação da Biodiversidad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,725
327
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anibal Eugenio Vercesi
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,179
4,383
0.198
Bioenergética Mitocondrial
Homeostase de cálcio
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,060
332
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Glaucia Maria Pastore
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,044
12,105
0.549
Food Science Nutrition Functional Food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,078
343
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sinhoreti MA
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,630
7,595
0.351
Dentistry
Composite
Adhesive system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,201
345
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anderson S Sant Ana
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,581
16,506
0.765
Food Microbiology
Food Safety
Predictive Microbiology
Risk Analysis
Probiotic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,434
347
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marilisa Berti De Azevedo Barros
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,490
10,421
0.485