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

4,384
World Rank

20
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total89,377
-
Last 6 Years74,696
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.836
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

39,579
World Rank

17
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Cardiology | Intervention Cardiology | Epidemiology and Public Healt
Cardiology | Intervention Cardiology | Epidemiology and Public Healt
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,462
-
Last 6 Years16,553
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.771
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

57,837
World Rank

52
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total16,234
-
Last 6 Years8,275
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.510
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

106,921
World Rank

719
Country Rank

364
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total9,870
-
Last 6 Years9,817
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.995
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

109,819
World Rank

743
Country Rank

377
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
obstructive sleep apnea | hypertension | dental sleep | cardiovascular | nocturnal hypoxi
obstructive sleep apnea | hypertension | dental sleep | cardiovascular | nocturnal hypoxi
Citation Metrics
-
Total9,748
-
Last 6 Years3,363
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.345
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

121,584
World Rank

821
Country Rank

413
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
-
Total8,810
-
Last 6 Years2,604
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.296
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

145,600
World Rank

981
Country Rank

490
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Cardiology | Echocardiography | Valvular heart disease | Endothelial progenitor cells | Dyslipidemi
Cardiology | Echocardiography | Valvular heart disease | Endothelial progenitor cells | Dyslipidemi
Citation Metrics
-
Total7,476
-
Last 6 Years4,311
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.577
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

205,964
World Rank

677
Country Rank

33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
-
Total5,309
-
Last 6 Years2,779
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.523
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

229,773
World Rank

1,473
Country Rank

33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,734
-
Last 6 Years3,927
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.830
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

236,244
World Rank

1,518
Country Rank

36
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Cardiovascular Development | Cardiac Stem Cells | Congenital Heart Diseases | Cardiac Repai
Cardiovascular Development | Cardiac Stem Cells | Congenital Heart Diseases | Cardiac Repai
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,596
-
Last 6 Years2,359
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.513
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

246,718
World Rank

1,577
Country Rank

756
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Heart Failure | Echocardiography | Nuclear Cardiology | Cardiomyopath
Heart Failure | Echocardiography | Nuclear Cardiology | Cardiomyopath
Citation Metrics
-
Total4,383
-
Last 6 Years2,603
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.594
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

289,078
World Rank

198
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,669
-
Last 6 Years3,647
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.994
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

298,107
World Rank

1,473
Country Rank

33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,577
-
Last 6 Years1,527
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.427
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

301,143
World Rank

484
Country Rank

26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,498
-
Last 6 Years726
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.208
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

306,046
World Rank

1,900
Country Rank

53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,431
-
Last 6 Years1,173
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.342
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

307,398
World Rank

1,546
Country Rank

60
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology | Atherosclerosis | Cardiomyopath
Interventional Cardiology | Atherosclerosis | Cardiomyopath
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,413
-
Last 6 Years2,706
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.793
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

363,655
World Rank

636
Country Rank

31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,780
-
Last 6 Years2,509
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.903
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

399,323
World Rank

2,320
Country Rank

273
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Cardiovascular diseases | ethnopharmacological evaluation of herbal medicines | complementary and alternative medicine
Cardiovascular diseases | ethnopharmacological evaluation of herbal medicines | complementary and alternative medicine
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,464
-
Last 6 Years980
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.398
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

446,872
World Rank

2,937
Country Rank

130
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,113
-
Last 6 Years523
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.248
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

458,547
World Rank

2,848
Country Rank

119
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
cardiothoracic surgery | medical | surgery | computer assisted surger
cardiothoracic surgery | medical | surgery | computer assisted surger
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,037
-
Last 6 Years1,233
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.605
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

487,384
World Rank

3,517
Country Rank

162
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,867
-
Last 6 Years1,464
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.784
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

490,405
World Rank

2,908
Country Rank

1,283
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,850
-
Last 6 Years1,146
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.619
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

515,151
World Rank

3,030
Country Rank

112
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,720
-
Last 6 Years560
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.326
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

523,567
World Rank

3,078
Country Rank

1,341
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,677
-
Last 6 Years1,341
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.800
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

598,925
World Rank

4,254
Country Rank

78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease | lipid profile | fatty acid | inflammation | N.sativ
Cardiovascular disease | lipid profile | fatty acid | inflammation | N.sativ
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,349
-
Last 6 Years956
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.709