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Highly Cited Researchers 867 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Respiratory Medicine
Asthma
Pulmonary Hypertensio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,460
67,241
0.402
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
6G
Large Language Models
AI
Random Matrix Theory
Game Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,470
52,704
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wireless Communications
Communication Theory
Metasurfaces
RIS
Holo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,323
38,224
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
nanomedicine
pharmac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,082
24,977
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ecology
Climate change
Biodiversit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,222
21,501
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
climate change
climate and socio-economic scenarios
ocean modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,219
20,192
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,304
12,346
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Climate Change
glaciology
Antarctica
Ice shelve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,921
10,570
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Condensed matter
Materials science
Phase transitions
Ferroelectric
Coffe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,275
9,352
0.461
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
High-energy physics
particle physics
flavour physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,104
7,750
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,997
7,424
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Medical Imaging
Remote Sensing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,515
6,875
0.915
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
control theory
applied mathematics
delay systems
optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,939
6,865
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
microbiology
evolution
genomics
bacterial pathogens
phage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,245
6,469
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,493
6,094
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Cosmological Magnetic Fields
Reionization
Cosmic We
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,716
5,850
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Signal and Image Processing
Wavelets
Optimization
Inverse Problems
Statistical method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,074
5,601
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Control theory
Hybrid system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,404
5,466
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chimie
Catalys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,078
5,245
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,465
5,218
0.955
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
photonics
silicon photonics
plasmonics
optoelectronics
integrated optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,176
4,796
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
materials
mechanic of materials
surface treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,605
4,714
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
HP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,677
4,633
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
génie des procédés
matériaux
biomasse
modélisatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,589
4,595
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nanotechnologies pour la santé/Nanotechnologies for healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,400
4,528
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,774
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marc Humbert
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,460
67,241
0.402
Respiratory Medicine
Asthma
Pulmonary Hypertensio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,616
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Merouane Debbah
CentraleSupélec (comUE Université Paris Saclay)
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,470
52,704
0.647
6G
Large Language Models
AI
Random Matrix Theory
Game Theor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,476
76
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marco Di Renzo
CentraleSupélec (comUE Université Paris Saclay)
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,323
38,224
0.760
Wireless Communications
Communication Theory
Metasurfaces
RIS
Holo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,719
159
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Couvreur P
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,082
24,977
0.280
nanomedicine
pharmac
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,112
205
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Leadley
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,222
21,501
0.548
Ecology
Climate change
Biodiversit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,227
222
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anna Pirani
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,219
20,192
0.909
climate change
climate and socio-economic scenarios
ocean modellin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,552
461
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robin Matthews
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,304
12,346
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,194
593
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sophie Berger
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,921
10,570
0.968
Climate Change
glaciology
Antarctica
Ice shelve
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,626
725
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brahim Dkhil
CentraleSupélec (comUE Université Paris Saclay)
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,275
9,352
0.461
Condensed matter
Materials science
Phase transitions
Ferroelectric
Coffe
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,452
989
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sébastien Descotes-Genon
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,104
7,750
0.481
High-energy physics
particle physics
flavour physic
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,648
1,049
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jp Lansberg
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,997
7,424
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,787
1,186
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maria Vakalopoulou
CentraleSupélec (comUE Université Paris Saclay)
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,515
6,875
0.915
Medical Imaging
Remote Sensing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,896
1,188
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Silviu-Iulian Niculescu
CentraleSupélec (comUE Université Paris Saclay)
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,939
6,865
0.287
control theory
applied mathematics
delay systems
optimizatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,875
1,315
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gilles Vergnaud
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,245
6,469
0.304
microbiology
evolution
genomics
bacterial pathogens
phage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,431
1,441
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Simona Mura
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,493
6,094
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,478
1,524
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mathieu Langer
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,716
5,850
0.499
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Cosmological Magnetic Fields
Reionization
Cosmic We
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,966
1,637
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jean-Christophe Pesquet
CentraleSupélec (comUE Université Paris Saclay)
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,074
5,601
0.348
Signal and Image Processing
Wavelets
Optimization
Inverse Problems
Statistical method
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,518
1,699
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Antoine Girard
CentraleSupélec (comUE Université Paris Saclay)
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,404
5,466
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,969
1,798
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vincent Gandon
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,078
5,245
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,547
1,812
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Melissa Ines Gomis
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,465
5,218
0.955
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,386
2,059
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eric Cassan
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,176
4,796
0.429
photonics
silicon photonics
plasmonics
optoelectronics
integrated optic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,525
2,113
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vincent Ji
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,605
4,714
0.548
materials
mechanic of materials
surface treatment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,677
2,174
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vincent Lafage
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,677
4,633
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,777
2,203
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Patrick Perré
CentraleSupélec (comUE Université Paris Saclay)
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,589
4,595
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,673
2,245
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicolas Tsapis
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,400
4,528
0.482