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

Physical Education and Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,780
9,959
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

Services Marketing
Marketing Research
Research Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
593
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
116
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

migration
integration
transnationalism
mobilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
240
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

Corporate Governance
Audit
Risk Management
Banking
Ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
322
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

Child welfare
child abuse and neglect
child and adolescent mental health
social cultural issue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
266
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Education
Curriculum
Teaching
Learning
Research Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
342
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Strategic Management
Project Management
Public Administration and Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
249
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9

Viable Systems Approach
Social Business & Sustainability
Innovation
Group Dynamics
Co-Workin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
232
0.806
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10

Consumer behaviour
behavioural economics
sustainable developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
237
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11

Economics
Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
167
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12

Education Technology
Information and Communication Technology
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
160
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13

Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
183
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14

Manaxherial Economics
Quality Management
Agribusiness Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
123
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15

tourism marketing
destination branding
partial least squares structural modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
171
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16

informality
econometry
marketing
tourism
Pricin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
168
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17

Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
114
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Management
Decision Making
Human Resource Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
194
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19

Public Policies
Strategic Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
43
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20

Educational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
134
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21

Medical Law
Bioethics
Migration La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
119
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22

Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
114
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23

Rural Development
Local and Territory Development
Smart Tourism
Gender issues
Consume
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
138
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24

social & economic geography
law
sustainable developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
85
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25

Forest policy and economics / Forest products markets and marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
109
0.712
Juel Jarani *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,780
9,959
0.845
Physical Education and Sport
Drita Kruja
University Europian i Tiranes
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
593
0.763
Services Marketing
Marketing Research
Research Method
Kosta Barjaba
University Europian i Tiranes
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
116
0.173
Eda Gemi
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
240
0.550
migration
integration
transnationalism
mobilit
Artur Ribaj
University College Logos
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
322
0.747
Corporate Governance
Audit
Risk Management
Banking
Ethic
Enila Cenko
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
266
0.737
Child welfare
child abuse and neglect
child and adolescent mental health
social cultural issue
Nazmi Xhomara
Luarasi University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
342
0.991
Education
Curriculum
Teaching
Learning
Research Method
Remzi Keco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
249
0.739
Strategic Management
Project Management
Public Administration and Managemen
Xhimi Hysa
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
232
0.806
Viable Systems Approach
Social Business & Sustainability
Innovation
Group Dynamics
Co-Workin
Elena Kokthi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
237
0.888
Consumer behaviour
behavioural economics
sustainable developmen
Smart Institutional Plan
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Myslym Osmani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
167
0.676
Jozef Bushati
University Luigj Gurakuqi Shkoder
Shkodër, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
160
0.650
Education Technology
Information and Communication Technology
Educatio
Elda Tartari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
183
0.810
Ana Mane Kapaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
123
0.544
Manaxherial Economics
Quality Management
Agribusiness Managemen
Irisi Kasapi
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
171
0.830
tourism marketing
destination branding
partial least squares structural modellin
Brunela Trebicka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
168
0.816
informality
econometry
marketing
tourism
Pricin
Engjell Pere
University Europian i Tiranes
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
114
0.559
Irina Canco
University Europian i Tiranes
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
194
0.960
Management
Decision Making
Human Resource Managemen
Arlinda Ymeraj
University Europian i Tiranes
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
43
0.217
Public Policies
Strategic Managemen
Edi Puka
University Europian i Tiranes
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
134
0.709
Denard Veshi
University of New York Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
119
0.684
Anita Muho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
114
0.663
Etleva Muça Dashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
138
0.831
Rural Development
Local and Territory Development
Smart Tourism
Gender issues
Consume
Engjellushe Zenelaj
Reald University College
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
85
0.541
social & economic geography
law
sustainable developmen
Leonidha Peri|Leonida Peri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
109
0.712
Forest policy and economics / Forest products markets and marketin