Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 334 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 Rankings
Rankings
6,181
World Rank
104
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Parkinson | Neuroimaging | Clinical Pharmacology | Clinical trials | Neuroprotectio
Parkinson | Neuroimaging | Clinical Pharmacology | Clinical trials | Neuroprotectio
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Total71,181
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Last 6 Years25,640
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Last 6 Years / Total0.360
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,631
World Rank
114
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total68,201
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Last 6 Years33,422
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Last 6 Years / Total0.490
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,627
World Rank
150
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Electrochemistry | Material science | Energy | Surfac
Electrochemistry | Material science | Energy | Surfac
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Total57,775
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Last 6 Years28,996
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Last 6 Years / Total0.502
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,956
World Rank
209
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total46,987
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Last 6 Years27,221
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Last 6 Years / Total0.579
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,436
World Rank
267
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
Collective behaviour | Collective behavior | Swarm Intelligence | Collective Intelligence | Animal Behavio
Collective behaviour | Collective behavior | Swarm Intelligence | Collective Intelligence | Animal Behavio
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Total41,875
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Last 6 Years10,303
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Last 6 Years / Total0.246
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,772
World Rank
336
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total36,756
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Last 6 Years17,335
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Last 6 Years / Total0.472
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
40,594
World Rank
850
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Behavioural Ecology | Evolution | Animal Culture | Nongenetic inheritance | Evolutionary Synthesi
Behavioural Ecology | Evolution | Animal Culture | Nongenetic inheritance | Evolutionary Synthesi
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Total21,100
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Last 6 Years4,967
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Last 6 Years / Total0.235
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
44,150
World Rank
931
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
cellular neurobiology | mitochondrial dynamics | neurodegenerative disease
cellular neurobiology | mitochondrial dynamics | neurodegenerative disease
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Total19,834
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Last 6 Years7,786
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Last 6 Years / Total0.393
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
49,218
World Rank
1,077
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total18,326
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Last 6 Years6,319
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Last 6 Years / Total0.345
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
52,877
World Rank
1,164
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Aquatic and riparian ecology | Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning | Global change ecolog
Aquatic and riparian ecology | Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning | Global change ecolog
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Total17,365
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Last 6 Years5,600
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Last 6 Years / Total0.322
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
53,345
World Rank
1,179
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total17,248
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Last 6 Years4,791
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Last 6 Years / Total0.278
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
53,580
World Rank
1,185
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacoepidemiology | abuse | dependence | CNS drug
Pharmacoepidemiology | abuse | dependence | CNS drug
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Total17,192
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Last 6 Years6,949
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Last 6 Years / Total0.404
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
56,814
World Rank
1,270
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total16,466
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Last 6 Years4,256
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Last 6 Years / Total0.258
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
62,471
World Rank
1,441
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total15,332
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Last 6 Years4,144
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Last 6 Years / Total0.270
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
86,249
World Rank
2,116
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total11,861
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Last 6 Years4,029
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Last 6 Years / Total0.340
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
88,560
World Rank
2,177
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total11,608
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Last 6 Years2,733
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Last 6 Years / Total0.235
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
88,727
World Rank
2,183
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
ancient DNA | archaeology | human population genomics | past societies | Neolithi
ancient DNA | archaeology | human population genomics | past societies | Neolithi
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Total11,589
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Last 6 Years7,856
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Last 6 Years / Total0.678
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
89,661
World Rank
2,205
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total11,493
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Last 6 Years2,468
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Last 6 Years / Total0.215
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
91,040
World Rank
2,241
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total11,341
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Last 6 Years4,110
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Last 6 Years / Total0.362
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
91,263
World Rank
2,248
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Freshwater ecology | Fish ecology | Macroecology | environmental DN
Freshwater ecology | Fish ecology | Macroecology | environmental DN
Citation Metrics
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Total11,318
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Last 6 Years6,395
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Last 6 Years / Total0.565
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
95,520
World Rank
2,385
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biodiversity - Global Change - Species Distribution Modeling - Stream Ecolog
Biodiversity - Global Change - Species Distribution Modeling - Stream Ecolog
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Total10,882
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Last 6 Years6,084
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Last 6 Years / Total0.559
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
105,770
World Rank
2,716
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total9,966
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Last 6 Years3,980
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Last 6 Years / Total0.399
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
108,206
World Rank
2,798
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total9,769
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Last 6 Years1,807
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Last 6 Years / Total0.185
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
108,590
World Rank
2,806
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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Total9,739
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Last 6 Years3,789
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Last 6 Years / Total0.389
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
109,818
World Rank
2,847
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ribosome biology | RNA processing | cell organization | ribosomopathie
Ribosome biology | RNA processing | cell organization | ribosomopathie
Citation Metrics
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Total9,643
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Last 6 Years3,287
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Last 6 Years / Total0.341
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