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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 153 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Growth
development
India
Chin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,410
7,895
0.236
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Immunology
Vaccines
Anti-viral immune responses
CD8 T cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,681
5,072
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
sociology
anthropology
environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,238
2,807
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Cognitive Systems
Swarm Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,889
1,278
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Economics of Discrimination
Caste
Gender
Affirmative Actio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,661
2,489
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mitochondria
Energetics and Metabolism
Cell proliferation and differentiation
Cancer
Stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,837
1,545
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,594
995
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Macroeconomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
640
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computer Architecture
Memory Architecture
Operating Systems
Cloud Computing
Software Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,097
800
0.381
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chemical-biology
Telomerase
G-quadruplex DNA
CRISPR/Cas9
Beta cells/Diabete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
997
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Higher Education Manageme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,348
614
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biomedical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
456
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Translation
Sindh
Gujara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891
378
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolutionary biology
ancient DNA genomics
Climate change
Conservation and Comparative genomics
Bats and One Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
616
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evolutionary Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
644
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Game Theory
Microeconomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
405
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bioinorgnic Chemistry
High-valent Fe(O) complexs
C-H bond activation
Small molecule activatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
392
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Growth Theory
General Equilibrium Theory
Input-output Theory
Macroeconomics
Public Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
170
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neuroinflammation
Chronic stress
Mental Health and Domestic Violenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
283
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cell and Developmental Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
278
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
582
308
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
existentialis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
124
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anthropology
Thailan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
222
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Public Health
Policy
Bio-Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
394
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
q-serie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
112
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,452
158
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arvind Subramanian
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,410
7,895
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,327
1,260
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rama S Akondy
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,681
5,072
0.475
Immunology
Vaccines
Anti-viral immune responses
CD8 T cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,148
2,343
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Amita Baviskar
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,238
2,807
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,282
4,162
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ravi Kothari
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,889
1,278
0.261
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Cognitive Systems
Swarm Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,435
4,446
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ashwini Deshpande
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,661
2,489
0.534
Economics of Discrimination
Caste
Gender
Affirmative Actio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,323
5,851
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kasturi Mitra
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,837
1,545
0.403
Mitochondria
Energetics and Metabolism
Cell proliferation and differentiation
Cancer
Stem cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,354
6,363
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bharat Ramaswami
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,594
995
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,436
9,396
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pulapre Balakrishnan
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
640
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,295
11,875
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Manu Awasthi
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,097
800
0.381
Computer Architecture
Memory Architecture
Operating Systems
Cloud Computing
Software Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,060
15,689
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Basudeb Maji
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
997
0.637
Chemical-biology
Telomerase
G-quadruplex DNA
CRISPR/Cas9
Beta cells/Diabete
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,113
17,810
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anirban Chakraborty
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,348
614
0.455
Higher Education Manageme
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,351
24,171
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Manav Bhushan
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
456
0.498
Biomedical Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,882
24,671
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rita Kothari
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891
378
0.424
Translation
Sindh
Gujara
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,551
24,816
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Balaji Chattopadhyay
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
616
0.697
Evolutionary biology
ancient DNA genomics
Climate change
Conservation and Comparative genomics
Bats and One Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,744
26,091
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kritika M Garg
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
644
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,004
29,772
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ratul Lahkar
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
405
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861,586
30,941
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Munmun Ghosh
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
392
0.611
Bioinorgnic Chemistry
High-valent Fe(O) complexs
C-H bond activation
Small molecule activatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,650
31,686
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dipankar Dasgupta
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
170
0.276
Growth Theory
General Equilibrium Theory
Input-output Theory
Macroeconomics
Public Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881,334
31,997
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simi Ghosh
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
283
0.466
Neuroinflammation
Chronic stress
Mental Health and Domestic Violenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
895,989
32,783
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anup Padmanabhan
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
278
0.477
Cell and Developmental Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
896,592
32,808
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Deepak Asthana
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
582
308
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972,760
36,221
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clancy Martin
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
124
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,087
36,697
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andrew Alan Johnson
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
222
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,561
37,600
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yeshwanth Sonnathi
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
394
0.879
Public Health
Policy
Bio-Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,032,996
38,926
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gaurav Bhatnagar
Ashoka University
Sonepat, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
112
0.268