Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 209 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
marketing
consumer behavior
tourism
health science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,505
12,606
0.442
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
macroeconomics
development
international economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,115
2,017
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Telecommunications
Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,999
3,945
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
soft matte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,810
1,040
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Turkish Foreign Policy
Middle Eastern Studies
Caucasus
Black Sea
Turkish Politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,776
1,564
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Telecommunication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,802
1,536
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
1,363
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Political Economy
Macroeconomics
International Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
1,619
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Moral Judgment
Moral Cognition
Intuition
Reflection
Cooperatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,052
2,613
0.856
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Etkinlik ve verimlilik ölçümleri
veri zarflama analizi
çevre ekonomisi
mikro iktisat
efficiency and productivit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,938
548
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Photonics
Applied Physics
Materials Science
Sensors
Capacitor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
1,740
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Social Cognition
Political Psychology
Person Perceptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
1,731
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Multiple-Criteria Decision Making
Simulation
AHP
ANP
Fuzzy Logi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,750
906
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Organic Chemistry
Drug Design
Molecular Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,357
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Energy Modeling
Wind Energy
Environmental Fluid Mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,123
949
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
biomedical robotics/sensors
mechatronics
biomechatronics
fluid-structure interactions
biofluid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
1,694
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Organizational Behaviou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
1,223
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elekctrical and Electronics Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
397
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Operations Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
1,030
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Econometrics
Applied Economics/Econometrics
Foreign Direct Investment
Energy Economics
Environmental Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,628
1,072
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
International Relations
Turkish Foreign Policy
Energy Security
Caucasus
Russi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
744
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
health
gender
labor market
migration
sexualitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
541
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Güç Elektroniği
Elektrik Makineleri
Yenilenebilir Enerji
Sürücüle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
630
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
trusted open data platform
analytics
innovation
software engineering
complex system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
556
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
International Relations
Security Studies
Turkish foreign policy
European Union
European Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,271
573
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,122
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Metin Kozak
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,505
12,606
0.442
marketing
consumer behavior
tourism
health science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,852
497
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Erinc Yeldan
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,115
2,017
0.221
macroeconomics
development
international economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,490
502
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Erdal Panayirci
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,999
3,945
0.438
Telecommunications
Signal Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,264
1,112
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Önder Pekcan
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,810
1,040
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,453
1,517
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mustafa Aydın
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,776
1,564
0.327
Turkish Foreign Policy
Middle Eastern Studies
Caucasus
Black Sea
Turkish Politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,785
2,204
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tuncer Baykas
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,802
1,536
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,657
2,444
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Şevket Volkan Ediger
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
1,363
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,918
2,885
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Özgür Orhangazi
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
1,619
0.502
Political Economy
Macroeconomics
International Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,622
3,144
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Onurcan Yılmaz
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,052
2,613
0.856
Moral Judgment
Moral Cognition
Intuition
Reflection
Cooperatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,282
3,352
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Osman Zihni Zaim
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,938
548
0.187
Etkinlik ve verimlilik ölçümleri
veri zarflama analizi
çevre ekonomisi
mikro iktisat
efficiency and productivit
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,524
3,417
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emre Ozan Polat
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
1,740
0.599
Photonics
Applied Physics
Materials Science
Sensors
Capacitor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,071
3,531
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Selahattin Adil Sarıbay
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
1,731
0.610
Social Cognition
Political Psychology
Person Perceptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,219
3,700
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zeki Ayağ
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,750
906
0.329
Multiple-Criteria Decision Making
Simulation
AHP
ANP
Fuzzy Logi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,683
4,870
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kemal Yelekci
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,357
0.600
Organic Chemistry
Drug Design
Molecular Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,567
5,302
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gökhan Kirkil
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,123
949
0.447
Energy Modeling
Wind Energy
Environmental Fluid Mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,204
5,572
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ahmet Fatih Tabak
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
1,694
0.828
biomedical robotics/sensors
mechatronics
biomechatronics
fluid-structure interactions
biofluid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,838
5,973
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ceyda Maden Eyiusta
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
1,223
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,227
6,850
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Metin Şengül
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
397
0.228
Elekctrical and Electronics Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,403
7,023
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Funda Samanlıoğlu
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
1,030
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,642
7,446
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Meltem Ucal
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,628
1,072
0.658
Econometrics
Applied Economics/Econometrics
Foreign Direct Investment
Energy Economics
Environmental Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,419
7,493
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mitat Çelikpala
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
744
0.459
International Relations
Turkish Foreign Policy
Energy Security
Caucasus
Russi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,941
8,184
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dilek Cindoğlu
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
541
0.359
health
gender
labor market
migration
sexualitie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,378
9,054
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mehmet Timur Aydemir
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
630
0.460
Güç Elektroniği
Elektrik Makineleri
Yenilenebilir Enerji
Sürücüle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,928
9,099
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mehmet Nafiz Aydın
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
556
0.407
trusted open data platform
analytics
innovation
software engineering
complex system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,242
9,803
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sinem Akgül Açıkmeşe
Kadir Has University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,271
573
0.451
International Relations
Security Studies
Turkish foreign policy
European Union
European Securit