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
language
literature
philosophy
religion
translatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
1,508
0.275
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zooarchaeology
Archaeology
Landscape
Archaeometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,435
2,538
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Literatur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
630
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
canon law
law and religion
human rights
history of law
Academy of Romanian Scientist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
798
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
ethnic minorities
history of Gypsies/Roma
Holocaust
slavery history
medieval history of Romania and Hungar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
447
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ancient History
Classic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,217
344
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Historical Materialis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
376
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
istorie medievala
paleografie latin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
374
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Literatura romana
Literatura comparata
Critică literară
Teorie literară
Istoria literaturi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
402
0.399
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
History/Istorie
historical demography/demografie istorica
family history/istoria familie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
239
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Applied Corpus Linguistics
Academic Writing
Literacy
Textbook Analysis
Romanian Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
545
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cinema and Film Studies
Media Studies
Visual Cultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
321
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
- Computer vision – image processing
colour image analysis of food products
- Fourier optics and Fourier digital correlatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
621
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Comparative Literature
Imagination Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
821
300
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Arheologie
bioarheologie
antropologie
paleopatologie
violenț�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
586
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philosophy
Ethics
Applied Ethics
Philosophy of Music
Philosophy for Childre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
359
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Antiquity History
Archaeometry
Archaeoastronomy
Dacian sanctuar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
307
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
399
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Literature
Comparative Literatur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
153
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Romanian literature
literary theory
compared literature
Romanian studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
220
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
liter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
596
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
interpreting
pragmatics
discourse analysis
English language teaching
advertisin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
468
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
225
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Majority and Minorities in Contemporary Romania
Regional History (History of Banat Region)
Interculturality and Multicultural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
124
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Husserl
Heidegger
Levinas
phenomenology of body
phenomenology of violenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
282
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,922
176
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gabriel Horatiu Decuble
University of Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
1,508
0.275
language
literature
philosophy
religion
translatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,789
228
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Adrian Balasescu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,435
2,538
0.572
Zooarchaeology
Archaeology
Landscape
Archaeometr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,583
549
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carmen Popescu
University of Craiova
Craiova, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
630
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,164
918
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nicolae V. Dură
University Ovidius
Constanta, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
798
0.521
canon law
law and religion
human rights
history of law
Academy of Romanian Scientist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,988
993
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Viorel Achim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
447
0.323
ethnic minorities
history of Gypsies/Roma
Holocaust
slavery history
medieval history of Romania and Hungar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,858
1,143
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ioan Piso
University Babes Bolyai
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,217
344
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,581
1,262
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alex Cistelecan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
376
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,207
1,272
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ioan-Aurel Pop
University Babes Bolyai
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
374
0.342
istorie medievala
paleografie latin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,957
1,398
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Iulian Boldea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
402
0.399
Literatura romana
Literatura comparata
Critică literară
Teorie literară
Istoria literaturi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,941
1,583
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ioan Bolovan
University Babes Bolyai
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
239
0.267
History/Istorie
historical demography/demografie istorica
family history/istoria familie
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,919
1,627
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Madalina Chitez
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
545
0.627
Applied Corpus Linguistics
Academic Writing
Literacy
Textbook Analysis
Romanian Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,327
1,656
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Doru Pop
University Babes Bolyai
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
321
0.378
Cinema and Film Studies
Media Studies
Visual Cultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,586
1,685
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alin Cristian Teusdea
University of Oradea
Oradea, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
621
0.747
- Computer vision – image processing
colour image analysis of food products
- Fourier optics and Fourier digital correlatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,107
1,707
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Corin Braga
University Babes Bolyai
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
821
300
0.365
Comparative Literature
Imagination Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
782,537
1,744
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mihai Constantinescu
University of Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
586
0.730
Arheologie
bioarheologie
antropologie
paleopatologie
violenț�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
793,464
1,798
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mihaela Frunza
University Babes Bolyai
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
359
0.461
Philosophy
Ethics
Applied Ethics
Philosophy of Music
Philosophy for Childre
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,817
1,953
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Florin Stanescu
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
307
0.430
Antiquity History
Archaeometry
Archaeoastronomy
Dacian sanctuar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856,860
2,153
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mihai Gligor
1 December 1918 University
Alba Iulia, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
399
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860,419
2,177
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ruxandra Cesereanu
University Babes Bolyai
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
153
0.238
Literature
Comparative Literatur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
865,271
2,205
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ioana Both
University Babes Bolyai
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
220
0.347
Romanian literature
literary theory
compared literature
Romanian studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868,720
2,236
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maria Anca Maican
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
596
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
885,452
2,361
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Simona Șimon
Politehnica University Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
468
0.783
interpreting
pragmatics
discourse analysis
English language teaching
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894,316
2,410
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mihaela Gheorghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
225
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,227
2,457
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Victor Neumann
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
124
0.216
Majority and Minorities in Contemporary Romania
Regional History (History of Banat Region)
Interculturality and Multicultural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,238
2,512
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cristian Ciocan
University of Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
282
0.500
Husserl
Heidegger
Levinas
phenomenology of body
phenomenology of violenc