The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mathematical Physics and Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
1,549
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
2,327
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Microbiology
biotechnology
food safety and nutrition
food science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
535
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Soil chemistry
Environnemental chemistry
plant_nutrition
soil fertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
787
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chimie Physique
Théorique et Modélisation Moléculaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
231
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Macroeconomics
Applied Econometrics
Impact Evaluation
Development Economics
Quantitative Methods for Economists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
392
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
101
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Children's Rights and Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
410
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Concrete
concrete durability
building materials
recycled concrete aggregate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
389
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
382
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Néphrologie
dialyse péritonéale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
273
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Climate variability
Meteorological disasters risk and management
Remote sensing
Geographical Information System
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
332
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Conservation Biology
Ecosystem Goods & Services
Bioeconomy
Land Administration
STI Policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
211
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Energy systems integration
Combined heat and power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
279
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ecotoxicologie
chimie des aliments
education
pesticides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
220
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
video coding
image processing
image compression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
102
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Néphrologie
Immunologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
160
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
96
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Métallogenie
Géochimie et lithostructurale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
157
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
109
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
condensed matter physics
density functional theory
many body theory
strongly correlated system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
161
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Reaction Engineering and Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
147
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Didactique de la littérature
Education
Formation des Enseignants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
91
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Medicine
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
129
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Physique de l'atmosphère et hydrologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
129
0.890
Juma Shabani
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,916
1,549
0.396
Jean Claude Niyondiko
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
2,327
0.938
Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie
Venant Nihorimbere
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
535
0.390
Microbiology
biotechnology
food safety and nutrition
food science
Christophe Niyungeko
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
787
0.863
Soil chemistry
Environnemental chemistry
plant_nutrition
soil fertility
Godefroid Gahungu
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
231
0.338
Chimie Physique
Théorique et Modélisation Moléculaire
Arcade Ndoricimpa
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
392
0.832
Macroeconomics
Applied Econometrics
Impact Evaluation
Development Economics
Quantitative Methods for Economists
Mathias Bashahu
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
101
0.246
Ildephonse Sindayigaya
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
410
1.000
Daniel Hatungimana
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
389
0.949
Concrete
concrete durability
building materials
recycled concrete aggregate
Euphrem Ndayiragije
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
382
0.995
Amadou Sow
Université Sagesse d'Afrique
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
273
0.736
Athanase Nkunzimana
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
332
0.991
Climate variability
Meteorological disasters risk and management
Remote sensing
Geographical Information System
Hydrology
Tatien Masharabu
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
211
0.703
Conservation Biology
Ecosystem Goods & Services
Bioeconomy
Land Administration
STI Policies
Mohammad Ali Bagherian
Université Sagesse d'Afrique
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
279
1.000
Ferdinand Ndikuryayo
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
220
0.887
Ecotoxicologie
chimie des aliments
education
pesticides
Hassan Kibeya
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
102
0.447
video coding
image processing
image compression
Nyandwi Joseph
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
160
0.899
Sébastien Niyonzima
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
96
0.568
Christian Kalikone Buzera
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
157
0.935
Salomon Mugisha
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
109
0.665
Yiming Zhang
Université Sagesse d'Afrique
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
161
1.000
condensed matter physics
density functional theory
many body theory
strongly correlated system
Rosine Ahishakiye
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
147
0.913
Nsengiyumva Rémy
Ecole Normale Supérieure du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
91
0.583
Didactique de la littérature
Education
Formation des Enseignants
Mustafa Al-Shamsi
Université Sagesse d'Afrique
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
129
0.838
Célestin Manirakiza
Ecole Normale Supérieure du Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
129
0.890