The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,496
59,905
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Major depression
cytokines
tryptophan
chronic fatigue syndrome
redox signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,436
34,478
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
sustainability
problem-based learning
simulation-based learning
instructional leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,198
25,255
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Technology for education
e-Learning
MOOC
moodle
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,533
17,870
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,889
10,118
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,968
8,172
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tropical medicine
Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
Disease Control
One Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,014
6,888
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,982
9,502
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sustainability
life cycle assessment
energy systems
biofuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,836
8,461
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brain aging
Neurodegeneration
Cerebrovascular disease
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,460
6,356
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,670
3,834
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shrimp pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,284
5,272
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,081
11,697
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Glass
Crystal
Luminescence
Ln3+
Radiation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,294
10,030
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Medicine
Infectious diseases
Parasitology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,553
2,207
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Energy technology
Biomass processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,383
5,252
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
smart grid
demand response
home/building energy management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
5,084
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
clinical trial
ethics in research
Tropical Medicine
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,369
2,754
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,367
8,490
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,265
5,113
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fatty liver
NAFLD
cirrhosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,128
5,400
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fatty liver
NASH
Cirrhosis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,395
5,341
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Conductive and Electroactive Polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,323
3,732
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,189
3,720
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,177
1,080
0.118
Kevin D Hyde
Mae Fah Luang University
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,496
59,905
0.514
Michael Maes
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,436
34,478
0.358
Major depression
cytokines
tryptophan
chronic fatigue syndrome
redox signaling
Philip Hallinger
Mahidol University
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,198
25,255
0.387
sustainability
problem-based learning
simulation-based learning
instructional leadership
Thanapat Nakhin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,533
17,870
0.452
Mallika Imwong
Mahidol University
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,889
10,118
0.407
Piti Ongmongkolkul
Mahidol University
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,968
8,172
0.372
Banchob Sripa
Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,014
6,888
0.362
Tropical medicine
Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
Disease Control
One Health
Busyamas Chewaskulyong
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,982
9,502
0.501
Shabbir Gheewala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,836
8,461
0.503
Virawudh Soontornniyomkij
Mahidol University
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,460
6,356
0.386
Donald Lj Quicke
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,670
3,834
0.245
Timothy William Flegel
Mahidol University
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,284
5,272
0.345
Dhanushka N Wanasinghe
Mae Fah Luang University
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,081
11,697
0.776
Jakrapong Kaewkhao
Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,294
10,030
0.754
Yukifumi Nawa
Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,553
2,207
0.176
Navadol Laosiripojana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,383
5,252
0.461
Manisa Pipattanasomporn
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
5,084
0.454
Juntra Karbwang Laothavorn
Thammasat University
Bangkok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,369
2,754
0.266
Saowaluck Tibpromma
Mae Fah Luang University
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,367
8,490
0.819
Chaicharn Deerochanawong
Rangsit University
Pathum Thani, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,265
5,113
0.498
Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya
Mahidol University
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,128
5,400
0.533
Sombat Treeprasertsuk
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,395
5,341
0.568
Anuvat Sirivat
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,323
3,732
0.400
Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,189
3,720
0.405
Alongkarn Chutinan
Naresuan University
Phitsanulok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,177
1,080
0.118