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

4,704
World Rank

12
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
-
Total83,554
-
Last 6 Years21,280
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.255
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

6,259
World Rank

21
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
-
Total71,041
-
Last 6 Years15,912
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.224
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

7,670
World Rank

28
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Systems Biology | Metabolism | Sustainability Science | Global Ecology | Synthetic Biolog
Systems Biology | Metabolism | Sustainability Science | Global Ecology | Synthetic Biolog
Citation Metrics
-
Total62,152
-
Last 6 Years34,572
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.556
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

11,148
World Rank

51
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
-
Total49,081
-
Last 6 Years28,782
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.586
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,139
World Rank

57
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
-
Total46,509
-
Last 6 Years8,734
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.188
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,059
World Rank

69
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
-
Total42,562
-
Last 6 Years9,174
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.216
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

15,519
World Rank

76
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
-
Total40,080
-
Last 6 Years20,227
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.505
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

22,937
World Rank

133
Country Rank

33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
-
Total31,132
-
Last 6 Years4,667
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.150
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

25,318
World Rank

143
Country Rank

35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
-
Total29,161
-
Last 6 Years5,105
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.175
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

25,571
World Rank

144
Country Rank

37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total28,987
-
Last 6 Years10,888
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.376
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

26,298
World Rank

148
Country Rank

38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Movement Ecology | Ecology | Behavioral Ecology | Seed Dispersal | Bird
Movement Ecology | Ecology | Behavioral Ecology | Seed Dispersal | Bird
Citation Metrics
-
Total28,447
-
Last 6 Years11,627
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.409
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

26,551
World Rank

149
Country Rank

39
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology and evolution | Corals' life-history & biodiversity | Conservation biology | Sex change | Mesophotic reef environment
Ecology and evolution | Corals' life-history & biodiversity | Conservation biology | Sex change | Mesophotic reef environment
Citation Metrics
-
Total28,262
-
Last 6 Years8,118
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.287
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

30,903
World Rank

181
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Systems Immunology | Evolution | Precision Medicine | PharmaAI | Drug Developmen
Systems Immunology | Evolution | Precision Medicine | PharmaAI | Drug Developmen
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,546
-
Last 6 Years11,106
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.435
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

35,541
World Rank

208
Country Rank

53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total23,156
-
Last 6 Years9,843
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.425
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

37,468
World Rank

227
Country Rank

52
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
microbial interactions | community ecology | coevolution | experimental evolutio
microbial interactions | community ecology | coevolution | experimental evolutio
Citation Metrics
-
Total22,315
-
Last 6 Years12,614
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.565
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

44,253
World Rank

282
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
algal biotechnology | Coral ecophysiology | photosynthesis | marine biomineralization | ecolog
algal biotechnology | Coral ecophysiology | photosynthesis | marine biomineralization | ecolog
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,806
-
Last 6 Years5,248
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.265
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

44,365
World Rank

284
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,769
-
Last 6 Years5,029
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.254
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

45,451
World Rank

294
Country Rank

68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
zoology | evolutionary biology | biogeography | macroecology | Herpetolog
zoology | evolutionary biology | biogeography | macroecology | Herpetolog
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,420
-
Last 6 Years12,329
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.635
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

45,629
World Rank

298
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,361
-
Last 6 Years5,024
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.259
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

47,911
World Rank

314
Country Rank

72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Reliable signaling | handicap principle | evolution of signals | signal selectio
Reliable signaling | handicap principle | evolution of signals | signal selectio
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,698
-
Last 6 Years2,875
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.154
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

48,720
World Rank

322
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,457
-
Last 6 Years5,314
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.288
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

49,289
World Rank

326
Country Rank

75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Human evolution | Paleopathology | Evolutionary medicine | Biohistor
Human evolution | Paleopathology | Evolutionary medicine | Biohistor
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,307
-
Last 6 Years5,551
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.303
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

52,167
World Rank

360
Country Rank

72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Computational biology | Hematopoesis | Microglia | transcription regulatio
Computational biology | Hematopoesis | Microglia | transcription regulatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total17,539
-
Last 6 Years13,465
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.768
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

53,968
World Rank

374
Country Rank

90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total17,107
-
Last 6 Years4,741
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.277
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

58,721
World Rank

403
Country Rank

102
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Computational Structural Biology | Geometric Deep Learning | Integrative Structure Modeling | Small Angle X-ray Scattering | SAX
Computational Structural Biology | Geometric Deep Learning | Integrative Structure Modeling | Small Angle X-ray Scattering | SAX
Citation Metrics
-
Total16,058
-
Last 6 Years8,052
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.501