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

2,738
World Rank

62
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total112,434
-
Last 6 Years29,885
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.266
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,983
World Rank

67
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total107,841
-
Last 6 Years35,225
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.327
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

3,715
World Rank

82
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Density Functional Theory | chemical bonding | molecule-surface interaction | relativistic effect
Density Functional Theory | chemical bonding | molecule-surface interaction | relativistic effect
Citation Metrics
-
Total95,727
-
Last 6 Years19,901
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.208
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

6,349
World Rank

136
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
coordination chemistry | bioinorganic chemistry | biocatalysis | medicinal inorganic chemistr
coordination chemistry | bioinorganic chemistry | biocatalysis | medicinal inorganic chemistr
Citation Metrics
-
Total70,065
-
Last 6 Years9,878
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Last 6 Years / Total0.141
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,682
World Rank

312
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total45,354
-
Last 6 Years14,141
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Last 6 Years / Total0.312
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

12,685
World Rank

313
Country Rank

35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
luminescence | solid state chemistry | lanthanides | quantum dot
luminescence | solid state chemistry | lanthanides | quantum dot
Citation Metrics
-
Total45,351
-
Last 6 Years14,957
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.330
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,002
World Rank

344
Country Rank

30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Theoretical Chemistry | Computational Chemistry | Chemical Bonding | Organic Chemistry | Quantum Chemistr
Theoretical Chemistry | Computational Chemistry | Chemical Bonding | Organic Chemistry | Quantum Chemistr
Citation Metrics
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Total42,660
-
Last 6 Years16,378
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.384
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,147
World Rank

348
Country Rank

40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total42,395
-
Last 6 Years15,871
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.374
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

14,148
World Rank

349
Country Rank

41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total42,393
-
Last 6 Years16,216
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.383
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

15,276
World Rank

374
Country Rank

18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total40,490
-
Last 6 Years7,493
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.185
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

17,621
World Rank

428
Country Rank

28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total36,966
-
Last 6 Years10,120
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.274
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

17,756
World Rank

432
Country Rank

49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
-
Total36,777
-
Last 6 Years12,490
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.340
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

19,779
World Rank

497
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total34,247
-
Last 6 Years10,193
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.298
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

20,017
World Rank

506
Country Rank

45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Computational Chemistry | Quantum Chemistry | Theoretical Chemistry | Supramolecular Chemistry | Sel
Computational Chemistry | Quantum Chemistry | Theoretical Chemistry | Supramolecular Chemistry | Sel
Citation Metrics
-
Total33,949
-
Last 6 Years10,097
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.297
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

23,298
World Rank

602
Country Rank

41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
-
Total30,836
-
Last 6 Years4,151
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.135
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

24,232
World Rank

627
Country Rank

71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Metabolomics | Systems Biology | Lab-on-a-chip | Organ-on-chip | Mass Spectrometr
Metabolomics | Systems Biology | Lab-on-a-chip | Organ-on-chip | Mass Spectrometr
Citation Metrics
-
Total30,079
-
Last 6 Years16,286
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.541
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

25,128
World Rank

651
Country Rank

57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
environmental chemistry | analytical chemistry | wastewater epidemiolog
environmental chemistry | analytical chemistry | wastewater epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
-
Total29,311
-
Last 6 Years13,565
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.463
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

26,076
World Rank

681
Country Rank

77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
-
Total28,591
-
Last 6 Years8,613
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.301
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

26,001
World Rank

678
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Atmospheric chemistry | satellite observations | modelling | data assimilatio
Atmospheric chemistry | satellite observations | modelling | data assimilatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total28,644
-
Last 6 Years14,431
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.504
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

27,078
World Rank

700
Country Rank

61
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
-
Total27,903
-
Last 6 Years9,301
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.333
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

28,122
World Rank

740
Country Rank

84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
enzymology | protein engineering | microbiology | biocatalysis | biodegradatio
enzymology | protein engineering | microbiology | biocatalysis | biodegradatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total27,214
-
Last 6 Years5,569
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.205
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

31,390
World Rank

844
Country Rank

110
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,276
-
Last 6 Years5,402
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.214
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

31,734
World Rank

851
Country Rank

34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemometrics | Analytical Chemistry | Data Sciences | Personalized medicine | metabolomic
Chemometrics | Analytical Chemistry | Data Sciences | Personalized medicine | metabolomic
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,093
-
Last 6 Years6,553
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.261
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

31,911
World Rank

860
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total24,978
-
Last 6 Years5,006
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.200
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

32,291
World Rank

866
Country Rank

64
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
-
Total24,762
-
Last 6 Years6,130
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.248