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

Maltese Prehistory
Roman Sculpture
Archaeology of the Central Mediterranea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
470
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

Archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
467
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

Archaeology
Anthropolgy
GIS
Spatial Analysis
Categorical Data Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
272
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

archaeological pottery fabric investigation
contemporary materials archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
156
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

Levantine Archaeology
Biblical Archaeology
Hebrew Bible
Classical Hebrew
Phoenician-Puni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
65
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

Cultural Heritage Management
Heritage Interpretation
Archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Northwest Semitic Epigraphy
Archaeology of the Levant and the Mediterranean
Phoenician
Puni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
16
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Patristics
Hagiography
Early Church history
Christian Archaeology
Malt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
Anthony Bonanno
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
470
0.299
Maltese Prehistory
Roman Sculpture
Archaeology of the Central Mediterranea
Nicholas C Vella
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
467
0.441
Gianmarco Alberti
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
272
0.447
Archaeology
Anthropolgy
GIS
Spatial Analysis
Categorical Data Analysi
John Charles Betts
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
156
0.536
archaeological pottery fabric investigation
contemporary materials archaeolog
Anthony J. Frendo
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
65
0.263
Levantine Archaeology
Biblical Archaeology
Hebrew Bible
Classical Hebrew
Phoenician-Puni
Glen Farrugia
Institute of Tourism Studies
St. Julians, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
Cultural Heritage Management
Heritage Interpretation
Archaeolog
Abigail R Zammit
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
16
0.640
Northwest Semitic Epigraphy
Archaeology of the Levant and the Mediterranean
Phoenician
Puni
Jonathan Farrugia
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
Patristics
Hagiography
Early Church history
Christian Archaeology
Malt