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

75,274
World Rank

3,242
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Nursing | Public health | nursing administration | disaster nursin
Nursing | Public health | nursing administration | disaster nursin
Citation Metrics
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Total13,268
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Last 6 Years6,974
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Last 6 Years / Total0.526
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

348,890
World Rank

17,069
Country Rank

59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
teaching and learning | leadership | technology | adult education | higher educatio
teaching and learning | leadership | technology | adult education | higher educatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,930
-
Last 6 Years2,918
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.996
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

418,215
World Rank

20,556
Country Rank

22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Nursing Ethics | Psychosocial Rehabilitation | Evidence-based practic
Nursing Ethics | Psychosocial Rehabilitation | Evidence-based practic
Citation Metrics
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Total2,317
-
Last 6 Years1,567
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.676
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

489,691
World Rank

24,041
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total1,856
-
Last 6 Years1,011
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.545
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

522,125
World Rank

25,504
Country Rank

713
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total1,686
-
Last 6 Years1,483
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.880
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

880,163
World Rank

40,944
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total642
-
Last 6 Years640
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.997
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

884,676
World Rank

41,156
Country Rank

56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total604
-
Last 6 Years270
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.447
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,059,823
World Rank

48,831
Country Rank

417
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total393
-
Last 6 Years347
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.883
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,066,352
World Rank

49,088
Country Rank

395
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
symptoms | chronic illness | disparities | self-management | acute illnes
symptoms | chronic illness | disparities | self-management | acute illnes
Citation Metrics
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Total387
-
Last 6 Years298
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.770
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,121,783
World Rank

51,481
Country Rank

52
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total339
-
Last 6 Years339
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,122,229
World Rank

51,511
Country Rank

475
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Cultural competence in nursing care | Disability education | Clinical Simulation | and Innovativ
Cultural competence in nursing care | Disability education | Clinical Simulation | and Innovativ
Citation Metrics
-
Total339
-
Last 6 Years292
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.861
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,185,932
World Rank

54,234
Country Rank

149
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total293
-
Last 6 Years287
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.980
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,194,881
World Rank

54,648
Country Rank

152
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total288
-
Last 6 Years173
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.601
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,199,117
World Rank

54,874
Country Rank

55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total285
-
Last 6 Years251
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.881
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,209,919
World Rank

55,338
Country Rank

578
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total279
-
Last 6 Years131
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.470
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,459,113
World Rank

66,663
Country Rank

69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
pediatrics | nursing | public health | injury preventio
pediatrics | nursing | public health | injury preventio
Citation Metrics
-
Total169
-
Last 6 Years165
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.976
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,564,690
World Rank

70,983
Country Rank

528
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
comparative education | nursing | health | queer studies | identit
comparative education | nursing | health | queer studies | identit
Citation Metrics
-
Total138
-
Last 6 Years127
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.920
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,586,164
World Rank

71,825
Country Rank

490
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Mental Health | Child and Adolescent Health | Nursin
Mental Health | Child and Adolescent Health | Nursin
Citation Metrics
-
Total132
-
Last 6 Years132
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,770,632
World Rank

79,042
Country Rank

1,497
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Social Policy | Social Welfare | Health Policy and Services | Integrated Care and Elderly Nursin
Social Policy | Social Welfare | Health Policy and Services | Integrated Care and Elderly Nursin
Citation Metrics
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Total91
-
Last 6 Years89
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.978
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,781,258
World Rank

79,431
Country Rank

128
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
mental health nursing | maternal | child and adolescent mental health | public healt
mental health nursing | maternal | child and adolescent mental health | public healt
Citation Metrics
-
Total89
-
Last 6 Years87
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.978
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,785,136
World Rank

79,505
Country Rank

633
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total88
-
Last 6 Years88
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,147,478
World Rank

92,271
Country Rank

1,769
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
nursing robot | predefined-time control | optimal control | nonlinear contro
nursing robot | predefined-time control | optimal control | nonlinear contro
Citation Metrics
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Total35
-
Last 6 Years35
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,483,935
World Rank

102,334
Country Rank

340
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,552,618
World Rank

103,894
Country Rank

3,002
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Emergency and Critical care Nursing | Evidence-Based Nursin
Emergency and Critical care Nursing | Evidence-Based Nursin
Citation Metrics
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Total3
-
Last 6 Years3
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000