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Highly Cited Researchers 1.721 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
Computer Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,565
42,380
0.413
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Engineering
Science
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,028
22,223
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
AR/VR displays
mini-LED/OLED/Micro-LED
LCoS and projection optics
Liquid crystal planar optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,505
22,188
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tourism
hospitality
hospitality management
strategic management
lodgin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,819
21,955
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Civil Engineering
Transportation
Road Safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,707
20,793
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psychology
Human Factors
Ergonomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,556
18,148
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Algorithms
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Genomics
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,508
17,029
0.318
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Artificial Intelligence
AIGC
Multimodal LLMs
Diffusion Models
Deep Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,947
14,068
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dietary Supplements
Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Ergogenic Aids
Sarcopeni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,159
13,149
0.451
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
metacognition
self-regulated learning
multimodal data
advanced learning technologies
learning analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,925
12,184
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Corporate Finance
Financial Market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,703
11,357
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Optics
Photonics
Lasers
Beam Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,210
10,746
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Leadership
personality
motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,067
10,306
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Organizational Climate
Leadership
Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Implementation Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,675
10,232
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
optics
lasers
nonlinear optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,191
9,901
0.214
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Business Ethics
Organizational Justic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,965
9,714
0.211
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
chalcogenide glass
glass scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,033
9,657
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
human systems integration
ergonomics and safety
cognitive systems
soft computing
neuroergonomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,530
9,481
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Human-computer interaction
virtual reality
augmented reality
stochastic estimatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,842
9,208
0.309
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
sociology
social scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,614
9,150
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nanocrystalline Materials
Metallic Glasses
Mechanical Alloying
Non-equilibrium Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,074
9,100
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hospitality Management
Tourism Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,594
9,077
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Electrochemistry
Energy Storage and Conversion
Catalysis
Functional Materials
Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,059
9,060
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Muscle Quality
Exercise Interventions
Sarcopenia
Immune Factors in Muscle Repair
Gender Differences in Muscle Funtion and S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,636
8,983
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Polymer
Self-assembly
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
ceramic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,716
8,343
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,813
1,510
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mubarak Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,565
42,380
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,534
4,145
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sudipta Seal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,028
22,223
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,564
4,153
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shin Tson Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,505
22,188
0.393
AR/VR displays
mini-LED/OLED/Micro-LED
LCoS and projection optics
Liquid crystal planar optic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,740
4,224
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fevzi Okumus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,819
21,955
0.690
Tourism
hospitality
hospitality management
strategic management
lodgin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,700
4,630
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
M Abdel Aty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,707
20,793
0.551
Civil Engineering
Transportation
Road Safet
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,279
5,653
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter A Hancock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,556
18,148
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,696
6,174
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shibu Yooseph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,508
17,029
0.318
Algorithms
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Genomics
Microbiome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,949
8,196
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guo-Jun Qi (齐国君)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,947
14,068
0.587
Artificial Intelligence
AIGC
Multimodal LLMs
Diffusion Models
Deep Learnin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,264
9,052
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeffrey R Stout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,159
13,149
0.451
Dietary Supplements
Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Ergogenic Aids
Sarcopeni
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,064
10,135
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roger Azevedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,925
12,184
0.436
metacognition
self-regulated learning
multimodal data
advanced learning technologies
learning analytic
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,994
11,180
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ajai Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,703
11,357
0.479
Corporate Finance
Financial Market
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,431
12,130
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mercedeh Khajavikhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,210
10,746
0.756
Optics
Photonics
Lasers
Beam Physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,482
12,914
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ronald F Piccolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,067
10,306
0.395
Leadership
personality
motivatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,831
13,029
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark G Ehrhart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,675
10,232
0.472
Organizational Climate
Leadership
Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Implementation Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,555
13,672
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Van Stryland E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,191
9,901
0.214
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,519
14,043
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert Folger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,965
9,714
0.211
Business Ethics
Organizational Justic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,837
14,157
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kathleen Ann Cerqua Richardson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,033
9,657
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,843
14,511
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Waldemar Karwowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,530
9,481
0.387
human systems integration
ergonomics and safety
cognitive systems
soft computing
neuroergonomic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,503
15,101
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Greg Welch|Gregory Welch, Gregory F. Welch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,842
9,208
0.309
Human-computer interaction
virtual reality
augmented reality
stochastic estimatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,847
15,241
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James D Wright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,614
9,150
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,186
15,373
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
C Suryanarayana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,074
9,100
0.259
Nanocrystalline Materials
Metallic Glasses
Mechanical Alloying
Non-equilibrium Processin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,335
15,428
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Abraham Pizam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,594
9,077
0.307
Hospitality Management
Tourism Managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,445
15,464
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yang Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,059
9,060
0.644
Electrochemistry
Energy Storage and Conversion
Catalysis
Functional Materials
Nanotechnolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,963
15,650
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maren Fragala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,636
8,983
0.540
Muscle Quality
Exercise Interventions
Sarcopenia
Immune Factors in Muscle Repair
Gender Differences in Muscle Funtion and S
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,463
17,278
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lei Zhai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,716
8,343
0.367
Polymer
Self-assembly
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
ceramic