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Highly Cited Researchers
asiaSocial Sciences / Library and Information Science Highly Cited Researchers 1.982 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
bibliometrics
chemical engineering
adsorption
sorption
kinetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,465
28,187
0.338
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Data and Text Mining
Social Network Mining
Information Integration
Digital Librarie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,726
8,121
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Library & Information Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,783
21,375
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
digitization
usability of website
Library & information Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,490
9,565
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Webometrics
Scientometrics
Triple Helix
Social Network Analysis
Big Dat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,116
5,629
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
e-services
library science
LIS
e-business
m-learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,566
6,549
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Information Security
Network Security
Cryptanalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,791
4,096
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
knowledge management
information science
social medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,662
4,170
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
digital libraries
information retrieval
information literacy
social medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,595
3,391
0.353
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
phylogenomics
bootstrapping
bioinformatics
bibliometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,861
8,203
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Library science
research support tool
information scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
3,164
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
computational structural biology
antibody/protein engineering
phage-displayed synthetic antibody librarie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,984
1,576
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Intrapreneurship
Environmental Psychology
Entrepreneurial Intentions
pro-environmental behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,236
6,727
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Korea
Librar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
2,753
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Website quality
Digital transformation
Technology adoption
e-Government
Social Medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,073
1,856
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Library Science
Documentation
Information Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,888
1,302
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Social Computing
CSCW
HC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
989
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Library & information Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
3,516
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
2,916
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Information Retrieval
Information Science
Interactive Information Retrieva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,354
1,089
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Information Management
Information Literacy
Business Evironment Scanning/Intelligence
Knowledge Sharing
Information Needs a
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
2,163
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neuroscience
Information Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,689
1,206
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
science of science
scientometrics
informetrics
bibliometrics
citation analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,584
3,291
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Machine learning
Operational Research
Data Science
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,440
1,704
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Perpustakaan. Agama Isla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,427
1,876
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,706
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yuh Shan Ho
Asia University Taiwan
Taichung, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,465
28,187
0.338
bibliometrics
chemical engineering
adsorption
sorption
kinetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,795
182
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ee Peng Lim
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,726
8,121
0.304
Data and Text Mining
Social Network Mining
Information Integration
Digital Librarie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,655
255
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mousa Yaminfirooz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,783
21,375
0.981
Library & Information Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,164
355
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rucha Kamat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,490
9,565
0.467
digitization
usability of website
Library & information Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,099
958
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Han Woo Park
Yeungnam University
Gyeongsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,116
5,629
0.429
Webometrics
Scientometrics
Triple Helix
Social Network Analysis
Big Dat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,647
817
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dickson KW Chiu
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,566
6,549
0.620
e-services
library science
LIS
e-business
m-learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,641
513
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cheng Chi Lee
Fu Jen Catholic University
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,791
4,096
0.418
Information Security
Network Security
Cryptanalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,296
741
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alton Chua
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,662
4,170
0.432
knowledge management
information science
social medi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,210
748
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Schubert Foo
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,595
3,391
0.353
digital libraries
information retrieval
information literacy
social medi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,528
47
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Diep Thi Hoang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,861
8,203
0.926
phylogenomics
bootstrapping
bioinformatics
bibliometric
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,207
425
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
A Basheer Ahamadhu
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
3,164
0.388
Library science
research support tool
information scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,350
697
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
An-Suei Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,984
1,576
0.197
computational structural biology
antibody/protein engineering
phage-displayed synthetic antibody librarie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,308
6,885
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Farrukh
Shenzhen MSU-BIT University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,236
6,727
0.930
Intrapreneurship
Environmental Psychology
Entrepreneurial Intentions
pro-environmental behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,509
2,240
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jin Young Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
2,753
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,030
20
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adel M Aladwani
Kuwait University
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,073
1,856
0.262
Website quality
Digital transformation
Technology adoption
e-Government
Social Medi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,299
2,535
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
O P Jindal Global University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,888
1,302
0.189
Library Science
Documentation
Information Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,660
3,148
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tomoo Inoue
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
989
0.147
Social Computing
CSCW
HC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,583
718
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Abrizah A
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
3,516
0.590
Library & information Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,326
650
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Abdul Rahman Saleh
IPB University
Bogor, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
2,916
0.538
Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,881
4,030
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
noriko kando
National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Chiyoda City, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,354
1,089
0.203
Information Retrieval
Information Science
Interactive Information Retrieva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,037
1,357
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mian Shaheen Majid
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
2,163
0.413
Information Management
Information Literacy
Business Evironment Scanning/Intelligence
Knowledge Sharing
Information Needs a
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,398
4,634
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Masahiko Haruno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,689
1,206
0.257
Neuroscience
Information Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,310
11,316
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zhigang Hu(胡志刚)
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,584
3,291
0.718
science of science
scientometrics
informetrics
bibliometrics
citation analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,263
4,757
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Asok Kumar SK
Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University
Tamil Nadu, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,440
1,704
0.384
Machine learning
Operational Research
Data Science
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,925
893
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lasa HS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,427
1,876
0.424
Perpustakaan. Agama Isla