Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.521 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
28
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Public Health | Epidemiology | Diabetes | Cardiovascular Diseas
Public Health | Epidemiology | Diabetes | Cardiovascular Diseas
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Total528,900
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Last 6 Years149,251
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Last 6 Years / Total0.282
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97
World Rank
2
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total388,268
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Last 6 Years222,606
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Last 6 Years / Total0.573
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685
World Rank
6
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genetic epidemiology | substance use | sleep | obesity | physical inactivit
genetic epidemiology | substance use | sleep | obesity | physical inactivit
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Total225,378
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Last 6 Years95,597
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Last 6 Years / Total0.424
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743
World Rank
7
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total216,933
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Last 6 Years111,308
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Last 6 Years / Total0.513
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771
World Rank
8
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
semiconductors | detectors | nanoelectronics | particle physics | quantum technologie
semiconductors | detectors | nanoelectronics | particle physics | quantum technologie
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Total213,776
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Last 6 Years91,098
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Last 6 Years / Total0.426
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,238
World Rank
10
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Physics
Silicon detectors | radiation hardness | high energy physics instrumentatio
Silicon detectors | radiation hardness | high energy physics instrumentatio
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Total169,022
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Last 6 Years47,969
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Last 6 Years / Total0.284
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,294
World Rank
11
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total164,971
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Last 6 Years132,695
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Last 6 Years / Total0.804
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,572
World Rank
16
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total98,100
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Last 6 Years51,467
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Last 6 Years / Total0.525
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,942
World Rank
19
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total92,887
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Last 6 Years52,806
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Last 6 Years / Total0.568
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,018
World Rank
20
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total91,907
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Last 6 Years24,931
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Last 6 Years / Total0.271
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,487
World Rank
21
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total85,864
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Last 6 Years29,357
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Last 6 Years / Total0.342
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,057
World Rank
22
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total80,158
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Last 6 Years47,899
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Last 6 Years / Total0.598
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,327
World Rank
24
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total77,723
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Last 6 Years14,300
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Last 6 Years / Total0.184
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,388
World Rank
25
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine Learning | Computational Neuroscience | #UnivHelsinkiC
Machine Learning | Computational Neuroscience | #UnivHelsinkiC
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Total77,218
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Last 6 Years23,140
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Last 6 Years / Total0.300
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,672
World Rank
28
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total68,049
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Last 6 Years23,314
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Last 6 Years / Total0.343
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,519
World Rank
32
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total63,005
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Last 6 Years3,703
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Last 6 Years / Total0.059
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,236
World Rank
35
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total59,651
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Last 6 Years17,866
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Last 6 Years / Total0.300
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,435
World Rank
36
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total58,647
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Last 6 Years50,501
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Last 6 Years / Total0.861
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,643
World Rank
37
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total57,784
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Last 6 Years49,696
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Last 6 Years / Total0.860
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,193
World Rank
52
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total44,383
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Last 6 Years7,376
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Last 6 Years / Total0.166
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,390
World Rank
55
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total43,939
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Last 6 Years8,267
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Last 6 Years / Total0.188
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,591
World Rank
67
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
protein quality control | neurodegenerative diseases | neurotrophic factor
protein quality control | neurodegenerative diseases | neurotrophic factor
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Total40,002
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Last 6 Years9,526
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Last 6 Years / Total0.238
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,914
World Rank
69
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Quantum chemistry. Heavy element chemistry. Relativistic effects
Quantum chemistry. Heavy element chemistry. Relativistic effects
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Total39,477
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Last 6 Years7,929
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Last 6 Years / Total0.201
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,099
World Rank
72
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total39,186
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Last 6 Years23,103
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Last 6 Years / Total0.590
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,606
World Rank
77
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total37,009
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Last 6 Years9,631
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Last 6 Years / Total0.260
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