Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 288 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
23
World Rank
14
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Marketing
multivariate analysis | business analytics | marketing | structural equation modeling | PL
multivariate analysis | business analytics | marketing | structural equation modeling | PL
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Total538,079
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Last 6 Years322,198
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Last 6 Years / Total0.599
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,117
World Rank
967
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total128,295
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Last 6 Years27,782
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Last 6 Years / Total0.217
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,114
World Rank
1,466
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total105,239
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Last 6 Years44,436
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Last 6 Years / Total0.422
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,983
World Rank
5,649
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
work-family | ethics | organizational politics | impression managemen
work-family | ethics | organizational politics | impression managemen
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Total46,927
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Last 6 Years16,910
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Last 6 Years / Total0.360
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,987
World Rank
6,553
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total42,730
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Last 6 Years4,121
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Last 6 Years / Total0.096
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
36,720
World Rank
16,332
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total22,638
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Last 6 Years10,939
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Last 6 Years / Total0.483
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
56,702
World Rank
24,114
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total16,499
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Last 6 Years3,824
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Last 6 Years / Total0.232
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
71,308
World Rank
29,538
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total13,858
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Last 6 Years4,351
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Last 6 Years / Total0.314
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
78,442
World Rank
32,055
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total12,827
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Last 6 Years6,794
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Last 6 Years / Total0.530
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
78,594
World Rank
32,114
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Psychology
I-O Psychology | Management | Organizational Behavior | Quantitative Methods | Psychometric
I-O Psychology | Management | Organizational Behavior | Quantitative Methods | Psychometric
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Total12,805
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Last 6 Years12,218
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Last 6 Years / Total0.954
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
87,460
World Rank
35,352
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total11,735
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Last 6 Years2,999
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Last 6 Years / Total0.256
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
87,889
World Rank
35,503
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pulmonary Circulation | Pulmonary Hypertensio
Pulmonary Circulation | Pulmonary Hypertensio
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Total11,685
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Last 6 Years1,434
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Last 6 Years / Total0.123
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
90,789
World Rank
36,545
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total11,376
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Last 6 Years2,656
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Last 6 Years / Total0.233
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
91,253
World Rank
36,705
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total11,329
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Last 6 Years1,957
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Last 6 Years / Total0.173
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
97,027
World Rank
38,677
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total10,746
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Last 6 Years8,769
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Last 6 Years / Total0.816
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
97,352
World Rank
38,790
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total10,717
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Last 6 Years2,723
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Last 6 Years / Total0.254
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
126,061
World Rank
48,473
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
neuropharmacology | epilepsy | seizure | neurophysiology | neurobiolog
neuropharmacology | epilepsy | seizure | neurophysiology | neurobiolog
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Total8,537
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Last 6 Years1,960
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Last 6 Years / Total0.230
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
148,605
World Rank
55,769
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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Total7,336
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Last 6 Years4,065
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Last 6 Years / Total0.554
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
163,226
World Rank
60,369
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics | Metal Additive Manufacturing | Process-Structure-Property Relation
Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics | Metal Additive Manufacturing | Process-Structure-Property Relation
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Total6,708
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Last 6 Years5,073
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Last 6 Years / Total0.756
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
164,982
World Rank
60,934
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total6,638
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Last 6 Years626
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Last 6 Years / Total0.094
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
167,027
World Rank
61,580
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total6,559
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Last 6 Years2,724
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Last 6 Years / Total0.415
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
183,867
World Rank
66,798
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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Total5,967
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Last 6 Years3,089
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Last 6 Years / Total0.518
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
194,269
World Rank
70,004
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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Total5,640
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Last 6 Years2,148
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Last 6 Years / Total0.381
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
200,712
World Rank
71,895
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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Total5,458
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Last 6 Years957
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Last 6 Years / Total0.175
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
219,332
World Rank
77,368
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology of men | college student well-being | structural equation modeling | positive psycholog
psychology of men | college student well-being | structural equation modeling | positive psycholog
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Total4,978
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Last 6 Years4,214
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Last 6 Years / Total0.847
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