Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
higher education
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,446
46,333
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,647
17,460
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
quantitative studies of science
higher education research
international research collaboration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,758
3,833
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
higher education management
organization and strategy
change and adaptation
comparative studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,719
827
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
higher education
open_education
fake news
digital_literacy
education for sustainable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,372
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Shape memory alloys
Rapid solidification
Nanoindentation
Higher education policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,429
1,519
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pulmonary Diseases
Thoracic tumors
Bioethics
Reform Processes in Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,938
2,295
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Strategy
Innovation Policy
Higher Education Policy
Management of Universities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
710
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Higher Education Policy
University Governance Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
1,122
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
distance learning
quality 4.0
digitalization
industry 5.0
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,680
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Theory and empirics of wage and price convergence
productivity and efficiency of higher education institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
979
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Philosophy
philosophy of science
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
942
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
green economy
man-made damages
strategic development
institution of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
1,257
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Intelligent Systems
Innovation Management
Higher Education Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
396
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
academic profession
higher education
higher education research
scientometrics
bibliometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
1,348
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
1,022
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
higher education
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
322
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Higher Education
Career
Talent Management
Patent
Startup Ecosystem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
739
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Migration
Organization
Globalization
Higher Education Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
646
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
university rankings
internationalization and quality assurance in higher education ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8929-7562
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
399
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Future of Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
682
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
IT governance
IT management
Business process management
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
824
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
social assisstance
critical thinking
higher education
qualification development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
330
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Higher Education Policy & Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
539
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
патофізіологія
нирки
печінка
водно-сольовий обмін
освіта
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
89
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,474
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreea Mirica
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Bucharest, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,446
46,333
0.977
higher education
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,908
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michalinos Zembylas
Open University of Cyprus
Latsia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,647
17,460
0.552
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,317
255
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marek Kwiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,758
3,833
0.438
quantitative studies of science
higher education research
international research collaboration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,496
1,483
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Barbara Sporn
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,719
827
0.222
higher education management
organization and strategy
change and adaptation
comparative studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,913
270
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gabriela Grosseck
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,372
0.378
higher education
open_education
fake news
digital_literacy
education for sustainable
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,332
2,278
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Orhan Uzun
Bartın University
Bartın, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,429
1,519
0.443
Shape memory alloys
Rapid solidification
Nanoindentation
Higher education policies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,349
31
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bakir Mehić
University of Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,938
2,295
0.781
Pulmonary Diseases
Thoracic tumors
Bioethics
Reform Processes in Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,902
4,439
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Johan G. Wissema
Ostim Technical University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
710
0.319
Strategy
Innovation Policy
Higher Education Policy
Management of Universities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,107
1,971
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dominik Antonowicz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
1,122
0.509
Higher Education Policy
University Governance Sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,538
2,567
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka
Technical University of Czestochowa
Czestochowa, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,680
0.938
distance learning
quality 4.0
digitalization
industry 5.0
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,261
2,587
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joanna Wolszczak-Derlacz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
979
0.549
Theory and empirics of wage and price convergence
productivity and efficiency of higher education institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,507
6,307
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Durmuş Günay
İstanbul Maltepe University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
942
0.549
Philosophy
philosophy of science
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,609
986
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Мирослава Бублик Myroslava Bublyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
1,257
0.779
green economy
man-made damages
strategic development
institution of higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,882
146
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vassilios D Tourassis
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
396
0.253
Intelligent Systems
Innovation Management
Higher Education Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,210
3,726
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrey Lovakov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
1,348
0.875
academic profession
higher education
higher education research
scientometrics
bibliometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,960
8,167
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fatma Nevra Seggie
Bogazici University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
1,022
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,147
3,056
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hans Pechar
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
322
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,348
11,423
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gamze Sart
İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
739
0.741
Higher Education
Career
Talent Management
Patent
Startup Ecosystem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,928
3,425
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Pfeffer
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
646
0.662
Migration
Organization
Globalization
Higher Education Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,538
2,008
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sergiy Kurbatov Сергій Курбатов
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
399
0.424
university rankings
internationalization and quality assurance in higher education ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8929-7562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,251
2,242
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gábor Király
Budapest Business School
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
682
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,491
251
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Isaías Scalabrin Bianchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
824
0.906
IT governance
IT management
Business process management
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,012
437
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Odeta Merfeldaite
Mykolas Romeris University
Vilnius, Lithuania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
819
330
0.403
social assisstance
critical thinking
higher education
qualification development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,270
14,240
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Barış Uslu
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Çanakkale, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
539
0.688
Higher Education Policy & Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,736
2,538
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Роговий Ю.Є. Rohovyi Yu
Bukovinian State Medical University
Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
89
0.116
патофізіологія
нирки
печінка
водно-сольовий обмін
освіта