Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 885 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
Rankings
1,960
World Rank
40
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total133,815
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Last 6 Years86,342
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Last 6 Years / Total0.645
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,113
World Rank
235
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total44,540
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Last 6 Years16,767
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Last 6 Years / Total0.376
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,286
World Rank
318
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total37,413
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Last 6 Years13,419
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Last 6 Years / Total0.359
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,018
World Rank
417
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total32,022
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Last 6 Years11,955
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Last 6 Years / Total0.373
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,388
World Rank
426
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total31,676
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Last 6 Years5,618
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Last 6 Years / Total0.177
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,581
World Rank
435
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Physics
Cosmology | Galaxy clusters | Physics of galaxies | High redshift | Gravitational Lensin
Cosmology | Galaxy clusters | Physics of galaxies | High redshift | Gravitational Lensin
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Total31,469
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Last 6 Years16,413
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Last 6 Years / Total0.522
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,512
World Rank
454
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecological Statistics | Community Ecology | Multivariate Analysis | Spatial Analysis | Statistical Ecolog
Ecological Statistics | Community Ecology | Multivariate Analysis | Spatial Analysis | Statistical Ecolog
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Total30,696
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Last 6 Years15,853
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Last 6 Years / Total0.516
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,975
World Rank
465
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total30,310
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Last 6 Years9,199
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Last 6 Years / Total0.303
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,929
World Rank
514
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total28,747
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Last 6 Years10,685
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Last 6 Years / Total0.372
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,804
World Rank
601
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total26,227
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Last 6 Years12,471
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Last 6 Years / Total0.476
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,482
World Rank
655
Country Rank
11
University
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11
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
atherosclerosis | coronary artery disease | fractional flow reserve | IVUS | preconditionin
atherosclerosis | coronary artery disease | fractional flow reserve | IVUS | preconditionin
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Total24,712
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Last 6 Years9,399
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Last 6 Years / Total0.380
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,546
World Rank
657
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total24,679
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Last 6 Years16,455
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Last 6 Years / Total0.667
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,124
World Rank
667
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total24,387
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Last 6 Years6,025
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Last 6 Years / Total0.247
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,004
World Rank
793
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total22,118
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Last 6 Years10,300
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Last 6 Years / Total0.466
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,180
World Rank
841
Country Rank
15
University
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15
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
cell biology | autophagy | NFkappaB | protein aggregation | heat stres
cell biology | autophagy | NFkappaB | protein aggregation | heat stres
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Total21,268
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Last 6 Years7,995
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Last 6 Years / Total0.376
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,352
World Rank
866
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total20,851
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Last 6 Years6,030
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Last 6 Years / Total0.289
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,615
World Rank
870
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total20,745
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Last 6 Years5,252
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Last 6 Years / Total0.253
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,910
World Rank
876
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total20,636
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Last 6 Years8,625
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Last 6 Years / Total0.418
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,106
World Rank
962
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
microbial ecology | nitrogen cycling | soil ecology | biodiversit
microbial ecology | nitrogen cycling | soil ecology | biodiversit
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Total19,559
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Last 6 Years8,177
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Last 6 Years / Total0.418
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,246
World Rank
998
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total19,196
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Last 6 Years14,238
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Last 6 Years / Total0.742
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,722
World Rank
1,067
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total18,485
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Last 6 Years7,447
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Last 6 Years / Total0.403
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,285
World Rank
1,128
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total17,797
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Last 6 Years5,349
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Last 6 Years / Total0.301
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,222
World Rank
1,144
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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Total17,550
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Last 6 Years4,679
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Last 6 Years / Total0.267
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,670
World Rank
1,183
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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Total17,197
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Last 6 Years4,031
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Last 6 Years / Total0.234
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,254
World Rank
1,227
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Oncology
oncology | breast cancer | ovarian cancer | chemotherapy | immunotherap
oncology | breast cancer | ovarian cancer | chemotherapy | immunotherap
Citation Metrics
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Total16,836
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Last 6 Years6,105
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Last 6 Years / Total0.363
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