Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.797 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
1,492
World Rank
5
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total152,650
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Last 6 Years91,940
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Last 6 Years / Total0.602
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,869
World Rank
13
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total81,902
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Last 6 Years37,724
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Last 6 Years / Total0.461
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,738
World Rank
36
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total47,479
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Last 6 Years20,131
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Last 6 Years / Total0.424
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
23,923
World Rank
67
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total30,315
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Last 6 Years7,384
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Last 6 Years / Total0.244
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,416
World Rank
97
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism and Development | Local Economic Development | Small Enterprise Developmen
Tourism and Development | Local Economic Development | Small Enterprise Developmen
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Total25,836
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Last 6 Years9,669
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Last 6 Years / Total0.374
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
36,510
World Rank
114
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total22,713
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Last 6 Years7,802
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Last 6 Years / Total0.344
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,223
World Rank
117
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total22,415
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Last 6 Years8,738
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Last 6 Years / Total0.390
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,670
World Rank
132
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Taxonomy | Ethnobotany | Medicinal plants | Apiaceae | Umbellifera
Taxonomy | Ethnobotany | Medicinal plants | Apiaceae | Umbellifera
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Total20,701
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Last 6 Years7,368
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Last 6 Years / Total0.356
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
44,819
World Rank
146
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Economic Geology | Iron and manganese deposits | Precambrian geology | Sedimentology and basin analyses
Economic Geology | Iron and manganese deposits | Precambrian geology | Sedimentology and basin analyses
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Total19,628
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Last 6 Years6,352
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Last 6 Years / Total0.324
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
51,285
World Rank
167
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Photobiology | Photochemistry | Photodynamic therapy | Wound healing | Stem cell
Photobiology | Photochemistry | Photodynamic therapy | Wound healing | Stem cell
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Total17,769
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Last 6 Years12,134
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Last 6 Years / Total0.683
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
54,173
World Rank
183
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
political economy | political ecology | geography | social movement
political economy | political ecology | geography | social movement
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Total17,058
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Last 6 Years4,521
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Last 6 Years / Total0.265
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
62,580
World Rank
212
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Housing
Building | Construction Digitalisation | Value Management | Quantity Surveying | Construction Industry Developmen
Building | Construction Digitalisation | Value Management | Quantity Surveying | Construction Industry Developmen
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Total15,308
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Last 6 Years14,084
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Last 6 Years / Total0.920
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
74,566
World Rank
250
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total13,361
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Last 6 Years6,463
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Last 6 Years / Total0.484
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
92,105
World Rank
315
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Physics
thermal science | additive manufacturing | Atomic Layer Deposition | Cold Gas Dynamic Sprayin
thermal science | additive manufacturing | Atomic Layer Deposition | Cold Gas Dynamic Sprayin
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Total11,229
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Last 6 Years8,556
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Last 6 Years / Total0.762
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
109,423
World Rank
396
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total9,674
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Last 6 Years5,356
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Last 6 Years / Total0.554
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
109,678
World Rank
399
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
sustainability engineering | biogas | LCA | Future Technologie
sustainability engineering | biogas | LCA | Future Technologie
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Total9,653
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Last 6 Years7,078
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Last 6 Years / Total0.733
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
111,970
World Rank
411
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Biochemistry and Molecular biology | Plant-microbe interactions | Innate immunity | Metabolomic
Biochemistry and Molecular biology | Plant-microbe interactions | Innate immunity | Metabolomic
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Total9,479
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Last 6 Years4,863
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Last 6 Years / Total0.513
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
116,018
World Rank
430
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Computational Fluid Dynamics | Fluid Dynamics | Heat and Mass Transfer | Multiphase Flow | Engineerin
Computational Fluid Dynamics | Fluid Dynamics | Heat and Mass Transfer | Multiphase Flow | Engineerin
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Total9,187
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Last 6 Years9,006
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Last 6 Years / Total0.980
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
121,319
World Rank
455
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Spark Plasma Sintering | Additive Manufacturing | Nanoindentation | Tribocorrosio
Spark Plasma Sintering | Additive Manufacturing | Nanoindentation | Tribocorrosio
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Total8,827
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Last 6 Years6,606
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Last 6 Years / Total0.748
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
123,122
World Rank
462
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electrochemistry | electrochemical biosensors | electrochemical sensors | photoelectrochemistry | water treatmen
Electrochemistry | electrochemical biosensors | electrochemical sensors | photoelectrochemistry | water treatmen
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Total8,709
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Last 6 Years6,241
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Last 6 Years / Total0.717
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
126,174
World Rank
477
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total8,521
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Last 6 Years5,058
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Last 6 Years / Total0.594
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
127,264
World Rank
482
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total8,455
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Last 6 Years4,084
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Last 6 Years / Total0.483
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
127,570
World Rank
485
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total8,439
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Last 6 Years3,966
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Last 6 Years / Total0.470
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
131,513
World Rank
508
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Psychology
Organisational Behaviour | Psychology assessment | Research methodology | Organisational development | Social science
Organisational Behaviour | Psychology assessment | Research methodology | Organisational development | Social science
Citation Metrics
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Total8,208
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Last 6 Years3,596
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Last 6 Years / Total0.438
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
140,195
World Rank
552
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Agriculture & Forestry / Horticulture
Postharvest Technology ⚙️ | Agroprocessing💱 | Edible coatings🔘 | Valorisation ♻️ | Pomegranate �
Postharvest Technology ⚙️ | Agroprocessing💱 | Edible coatings🔘 | Valorisation ♻️ | Pomegranate �
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Total7,744
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Last 6 Years5,887
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Last 6 Years / Total0.760
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