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

non-communicable disease epidemiolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,500
48,835
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,442
43,264
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,308
21,213
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,101
6,753
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,191
5,673
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

Molecular studies on plant abiotic stress tolerance
rice grain developmen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,758
2,644
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,921
1,137
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Movement disorders
Parkinson’s Disease
Dystonia
Chemodenervation with Botulinum Toxin Therapy
Electrodiagnosis and Pathol
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,599
2,739
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9

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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,360
4,212
0.786
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10

Rice breeding
biofortification
human nutritio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,754
2,458
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11

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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,550
1,612
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12

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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
1,550
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13

Virology
plant protectio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
2,350
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14

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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,835
2,641
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15

GIS
remote sensing
spatial analysis
technology adoption
land use modellin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
2,422
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16

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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,231
1,635
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17

Disaster Risk Management
Engineering & Technolog
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
736
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Wastewater treatment
Adsorption (Fixed-bed
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
1,818
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19

Scientis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
674
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20

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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,591
684
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21

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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
1,162
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22

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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,403
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23

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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
2,051
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24

social identit
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
778
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25

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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
742
0.330
Antonio Dans
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,500
48,835
0.371
Veincent Christian F. Pepito
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,442
43,264
0.996
Arianna Maever Loreche Amit|Arianna Maever Loreche
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,308
21,213
0.996
Marie Carmela Lapitan
University of the Philippines Manila
Metro Manila, Philippines
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,101
6,753
0.419
Kazuki Saito
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,191
5,673
0.693
Ajay Kohli
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,758
2,644
0.341
Molecular studies on plant abiotic stress tolerance
rice grain developmen
Marriane Camille Laig
De La Salle Lipa
Lipa City, Philippines
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,921
1,137
0.192
Raymond L. Rosales
University of Santo Tomas
Manila, Philippines
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,599
2,739
0.489
Movement disorders
Parkinson’s Disease
Dystonia
Chemodenervation with Botulinum Toxin Therapy
Electrodiagnosis and Pathol
Faye Cruz
Manila Observatory
Metro Manila, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,360
4,212
0.786
Russell Reinke
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,754
2,458
0.517
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Donner Dones
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,550
1,612
0.354
Venuprasad Ramaiah
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
1,550
0.350
IL-RYONG CHOI
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
2,350
0.541
Sandra Yap
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,835
2,641
0.689
Alice G Laborte
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
2,422
0.651
GIS
remote sensing
spatial analysis
technology adoption
land use modellin
Fe Espino
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,231
1,635
0.506
Benito Pacheco
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
736
0.232
Cybelle Futalan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
1,818
0.584
Leobert D De La Peña
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
674
0.240
Jessica Rey
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,591
684
0.264
Fabian Dayrit
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
1,162
0.455
Christine Apduhan
Saint Michael College of Caraga
Tandag City, Philippines
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,403
0.567
Lia M Palileo Villanueva
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
2,051
0.849
M Cecilia Gastardo Conaco
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
778
0.325
Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco|Nicanor Austriaco
University of Santo Tomas
Manila, Philippines
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
742
0.330