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

871,378
World Rank

130
Country Rank

51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total626
-
Last 6 Years395
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.631
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,453,767
World Rank

483
Country Rank

129
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total171
-
Last 6 Years107
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.626
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,564,366
World Rank

560
Country Rank

48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total138
-
Last 6 Years117
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.848
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,746,615
World Rank

661
Country Rank

57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology
Religious Studies | African Indigenous Religion | Health and Life Skills | HIV & AID
Religious Studies | African Indigenous Religion | Health and Life Skills | HIV & AID
Citation Metrics
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Total96
-
Last 6 Years60
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.625
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,365,803
World Rank

1,168
Country Rank

42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
-
Total15
-
Last 6 Years15
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,406,050
World Rank

1,212
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology
Politics and Religion | New Religious Movements | Children and Developmen
Politics and Religion | New Religious Movements | Children and Developmen
Citation Metrics
-
Total12
-
Last 6 Years12
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,545,105
World Rank

1,355
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology
Religious Studies | Theology | Church History | Gender and Community Developmen
Religious Studies | Theology | Church History | Gender and Community Developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total4
-
Last 6 Years3
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.750