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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 552 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
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,902
94,991
0.341
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Experimental Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,734
92,762
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Molecular epidemiology
Cardiovascular Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,184
26,604
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genetic Epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Research Methodolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,103
25,204
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biomedical Engineering
Wearable Devices
Modelling of Biological Systems
Bioimaging
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,326
17,206
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
GI oncology
CUP
clinical trials
drug developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,911
13,803
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neurology
Neuro-oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,276
5,794
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cancer Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,260
16,008
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
chemistry of material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,863
7,679
0.368
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Food Chemistry
Food packaging
Food Analysis
Non thermal methods of Food Preservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,993
6,903
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Differential Equations
Controllabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
8,274
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Epidemiology
Research Synthesis
Meta-analysis
Genetics
Evidence-Based Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,131
9,010
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,783
8,471
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,424
7,588
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
graphene MoS2 heterostructured catalyst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,157
4,024
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Angiogenesis
cancer
signalling
stem cells
dietary phenolic compound
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,895
1,558
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Data Management
Data Mining
Spatial Database
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,735
4,564
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
biostatistics
meta-analysis
network meta-analysis
structural equation modeling
item response theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,960
10,314
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,516
5,541
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computational Materials Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,493
4,380
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cardiovascula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,927
5,524
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sustainable Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,867
7,154
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
COPD
asthma
biomarkers
sleep apnea
non-invasive ventilatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,836
6,332
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chemistry of materials
Nanostructured materials
2D materials
Carbon nanostructures
hybrid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,161
4,834
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computational Optimization
Evolutionary Computation
Computational Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,129
2,135
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Strologas
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,902
94,991
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ioannis Papadopoulos
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,734
92,762
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,582
61
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ioanna Tzoulaki
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,184
26,604
0.616
Molecular epidemiology
Cardiovascular Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,937
74
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Evangelos Evangelou
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,103
25,204
0.645
Genetic Epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Research Methodolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,430
90
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Di Fotiadis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,326
17,206
0.532
Biomedical Engineering
Wearable Devices
Modelling of Biological Systems
Bioimaging
Bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,718
135
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Pentheroudakis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,911
13,803
0.554
GI oncology
CUP
clinical trials
drug developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,156
161
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Athanassios Kyritsis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,276
5,794
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,205
163
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Konstantinos Kostas K Tsilidis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,260
16,008
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,818
180
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bourlinos Thanos
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,863
7,679
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,393
208
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michail Kontominas
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,993
6,903
0.363
Food Chemistry
Food packaging
Food Analysis
Non thermal methods of Food Preservatio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,356
219
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sotiris Ntouyas
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
8,274
0.449
Differential Equations
Controllabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,414
225
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Evangelia Ntzani
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,131
9,010
0.497
Epidemiology
Research Synthesis
Meta-analysis
Genetics
Evidence-Based Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,758
234
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aristidis Likas
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,783
8,471
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,174
243
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Haralampos Milionis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,424
7,588
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,210
247
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dimitrios Tasis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,157
4,024
0.235
graphene MoS2 heterostructured catalyst
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,336
255
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Theodore Fotsis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,895
1,558
0.092
Angiogenesis
cancer
signalling
stem cells
dietary phenolic compound
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,045
259
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nikos Mamoulis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,735
4,564
0.273
Data Management
Data Mining
Spatial Database
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,590
273
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dimitris Mavridis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,960
10,314
0.646
biostatistics
meta-analysis
network meta-analysis
structural equation modeling
item response theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,454
321
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evangelos Liberopoulos
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,516
5,541
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,930
355
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elefterios Lidorikis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,493
4,380
0.325
Computational Materials Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,949
383
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lampros Michalis
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,927
5,524
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,365
385
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
George Z Papageorgiou
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,867
7,154
0.556
Sustainable Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,590
386
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Konstantinos Kostikas
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,836
6,332
0.493
COPD
asthma
biomarkers
sleep apnea
non-invasive ventilatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,892
418
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gournis Dimitrios
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,161
4,834
0.398
Chemistry of materials
Nanostructured materials
2D materials
Carbon nanostructures
hybrid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,156
421
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Konstantinos Parsopoulos
University of Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,129
2,135
0.176
Computational Optimization
Evolutionary Computation
Computational Intelligenc