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

143
World Rank

1
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
-
Total351,307
-
Last 6 Years133,603
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.380
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

210
World Rank

2
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
-
Total312,669
-
Last 6 Years122,306
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.391
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

349
World Rank

3
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total277,547
-
Last 6 Years121,394
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.437
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

831
World Rank

4
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
-
Total207,483
-
Last 6 Years110,203
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.531
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

989
World Rank

5
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
-
Total190,769
-
Last 6 Years94,965
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.498
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,215
World Rank

6
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
-
Total170,922
-
Last 6 Years35,837
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.210
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,714
World Rank

7
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
-
Total142,936
-
Last 6 Years76,190
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.533
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,883
World Rank

8
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
-
Total109,876
-
Last 6 Years36,311
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.330
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

3,506
World Rank

11
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
-
Total99,075
-
Last 6 Years75,050
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.758
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

7,348
World Rank

15
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total63,849
-
Last 6 Years53,187
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.833
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

17,426
World Rank

21
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrofísica | Observatorio Pierre Auger | Desarrollo instrumental en astofísica | Educación e
Astrofísica | Observatorio Pierre Auger | Desarrollo instrumental en astofísica | Educación e
Citation Metrics
-
Total37,190
-
Last 6 Years15,093
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.406
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

21,899
World Rank

26
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
-
Total32,095
-
Last 6 Years11,545
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.360
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

22,478
World Rank

27
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total31,533
-
Last 6 Years12,155
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.385
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

24,904
World Rank

30
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total29,500
-
Last 6 Years4,379
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.148
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

26,012
World Rank

33
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
-
Total28,637
-
Last 6 Years13,848
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.484
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

26,183
World Rank

34
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de astropartículas. Simulación de lluvias de partículas iniciadas por rayos cósmicos. Física de interacciones had
Física de astropartículas. Simulación de lluvias de partículas iniciadas por rayos cósmicos. Física de interacciones had
Citation Metrics
-
Total28,526
-
Last 6 Years11,621
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.407
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

26,228
World Rank

35
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total28,499
-
Last 6 Years11,304
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.397
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

28,592
World Rank

38
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
-
Total26,925
-
Last 6 Years2,697
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.100
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

30,853
World Rank

39
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,566
-
Last 6 Years10,290
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.402
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

31,763
World Rank

40
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,072
-
Last 6 Years8,724
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.348
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

32,691
World Rank

43
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total24,560
-
Last 6 Years12,223
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.498
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

40,412
World Rank

50
Country Rank

20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,157
-
Last 6 Years8,581
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.406
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

47,793
World Rank

57
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,733
-
Last 6 Years6,678
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.356
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

53,207
World Rank

70
Country Rank

27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total17,283
-
Last 6 Years4,618
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.267
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

56,470
World Rank

74
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle physics | neutron physics | cosmic rays | water Cherenkov Detector
Particle physics | neutron physics | cosmic rays | water Cherenkov Detector
Citation Metrics
-
Total16,539
-
Last 6 Years3,816
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.231