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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 269 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
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Quantum Entanglemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,784
12,327
0.781
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Water treatment
Air purification
Resource recovery
Bioenergy
Sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,929
5,602
0.808
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,210
2,816
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Earth Science. Oceanography
Geolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,500
2,475
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Medical anthropology
Drug policy
Medical populism
Public health
Philippine studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,929
0.931
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Protozoology
Applied Bacteriology
Medical Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,900
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wastewater treatment
Adsorption (Fixed-bed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
1,818
0.584
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Remote Sensing
Geographic Information Systems
Photogrammetry
Geovisualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,608
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
geophysics
geology
earth science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,229
1,455
0.451
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
1,286
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Artificial Intelligence for Environment
Health Care and Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,218
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
biochemistry of marine toxins
sustainability & resilience
functional foods & traditional medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,406
1,203
0.078
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robotics
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
1,073
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
geology hazards volcanoes volcanology disaster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
1,061
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
molecular beam epitaxy
semiconductor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,350
1,060
0.144
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oceanograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,369
1,079
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
1,010
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum fluids
Ultra-cold atoms
Many-body physics
Open quantum system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
985
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Coral Reef Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
934
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,619
891
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Algorithms
Complexity
Languages
and Model of (Conventional and Unconventional) Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
885
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Seaweed farming and utilization
Coral reproduction
Coral reef restoration
Coral biology and ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
832
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Development economics
demographic economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,373
848
0.194
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Food Microbiology
Food Safety and Quality
Hurdle Technology
Food Processing
Microbial Stress Adaptatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,663
823
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
gravitation
astrophysics
nonlinear dynamics
mathematical physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
840
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,607
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marvin M Flores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,784
12,327
0.781
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Quantum Entanglemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,956
24
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Daniel G. De Luna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,929
5,602
0.808
Water treatment
Air purification
Resource recovery
Bioenergy
Sensor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,438
58
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gil S Jacinto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,210
2,816
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,374
71
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
FP Siringan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,500
2,475
0.450
Earth Science. Oceanography
Geolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,258
91
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gideon Lasco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,929
0.931
Medical anthropology
Drug policy
Medical populism
Public health
Philippine studie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,219
92
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Windell L Rivera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,900
0.520
Protozoology
Applied Bacteriology
Medical Biotechnolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,160
98
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cybelle Futalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
1,818
0.584
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,530
114
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ariel C Blanco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,608
0.838
Remote Sensing
Geographic Information Systems
Photogrammetry
Geovisualization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,061
132
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carla Dimalanta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,229
1,455
0.451
geophysics
geology
earth science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,491
158
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cecilia Conaco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,961
1,286
0.325
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,178
168
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Prospero C Naval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,218
0.496
Artificial Intelligence for Environment
Health Care and Educatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,035
176
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lourdes J Cruz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,406
1,203
0.078
biochemistry of marine toxins
sustainability & resilience
functional foods & traditional medicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,450
206
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rowel Atienza|Rowel O. Atienza, R Atienza, Rowel Orido Atienza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
1,073
0.813
Robotics
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligenc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,089
209
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mahar Lagmay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
1,061
0.502
geology hazards volcanoes volcanology disaster
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,281
210
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Arnel Salvador
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,350
1,060
0.144
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,391
205
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cesar Villanoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,369
1,079
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,046
224
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karl Kue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
1,010
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,671
232
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jayson G Cosme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
985
0.911
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum fluids
Ultra-cold atoms
Many-body physics
Open quantum system
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,215
253
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Patrick Cabaitan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,234
934
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,837
271
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ron Leonard Dy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,619
891
0.550
Molecular Microbiolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,341
274
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Henry N Adorna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
885
0.638
Algorithms
Complexity
Languages
and Model of (Conventional and Unconventional) Computation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,442
295
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ronald Villanueva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
832
0.435
Seaweed farming and utilization
Coral reproduction
Coral reef restoration
Coral biology and ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,416
287
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ernesto M Pernia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,373
848
0.194
Development economics
demographic economic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,466
301
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alonzo A Gabriel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,663
823
0.495
Food Microbiology
Food Safety and Quality
Hurdle Technology
Food Processing
Microbial Stress Adaptatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,906
291
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ian Vega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
840
0.407
gravitation
astrophysics
nonlinear dynamics
mathematical physic