Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
POLIS University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
architecture
urban planning
urban management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
152
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
182
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Viable Systems Approach
Social Business & Sustainability
Innovation
Group Dynamics
Co-Working
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
207
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
environmental planning
environmental sustainability
life cycle assessment (LCA)
circular economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
220
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biodiversity
Genetics
Environmental education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
53
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
economics
finance
business planning
strategy
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
100
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
architettura
biomimetica
beni culturali
illuminazione
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
83
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Technology of Architecture
Building Materials
Energy Efficiency
Bioclimatic Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
84
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Art
Architecture
Public Space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
84
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
environmental planning
commons
ecosystem services
urban commons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
55
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Urban Design and Planning from the Complexity perspective
Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
55
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Environment
Agriculture
Land Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
25
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
39
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Civil Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
43
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Spatial Planning
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
36
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Branding & Cultural Tourism
City Tourism
Sustainable Tourism Methodologies
Design
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Structural Engineering
Seismic design
Restoration and Retrofitting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
illustration
character design
comics
graphic novel
2D animation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
graphic design
multimedia
fashion design
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Governance
Territorial Planing
Regional Development
Economic Development
Business Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
28
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Data Science
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Architecture
History and Theory of Architecture
Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Regional Economic Development
Territorial Competitiveness
Local and Regional Systems of Innovation and Business-Academia cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,124,270
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Besnik Aliaj
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
152
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,172,677
94
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tamara Luarasi
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
182
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,187,379
104
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xhimi Hysa
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
207
0.845
Viable Systems Approach
Social Business & Sustainability
Innovation
Group Dynamics
Co-Working
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,231,361
114
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kledja Canaj
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
220
1.000
environmental planning
environmental sustainability
life cycle assessment (LCA)
circular economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,458,071
172
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gentjan Hykaj
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
53
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,489,982
181
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Merita Toska
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
100
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,511,735
192
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Santina Di Salvo
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
83
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,556,267
213
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Klodjan Xhexhi
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
84
0.832
Technology of Architecture
Building Materials
Energy Efficiency
Bioclimatic Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,596,865
224
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stefano Romano
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
84
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,680,886
255
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rudina Toto
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
55
0.753
environmental planning
commons
ecosystem services
urban commons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,705,999
264
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sotir Dhamo
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
55
0.809
Urban Design and Planning from the Complexity perspective
Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,750,570
282
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sherif Lushaj
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
25
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,784,639
299
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Valerio Perna
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
39
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,833,577
317
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Merita Guri
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
43
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,883,306
350
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ledio Allkja
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
36
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,888,763
354
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sonia Jojic
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
Branding & Cultural Tourism
City Tourism
Sustainable Tourism Methodologies
Design
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,895,728
366
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nikolla Vesho
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
Structural Engineering
Seismic design
Restoration and Retrofitting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,920,532
383
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Kryemadhi
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
illustration
character design
comics
graphic novel
2D animation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,920,532
383
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vjola Ziu
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,920,532
383
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xhoi Musliaka
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,947,830
403
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anila Bejko Gjika
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
28
0.903
Governance
Territorial Planing
Regional Development
Economic Development
Business Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063,359
472
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Emiliano Mankolli
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,106,929
499
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mimoza Karafili
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,111,998
504
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Skender Luarasi
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,119,314
509
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elona Karafili
POLIS University
Tirana, Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
Regional Economic Development
Territorial Competitiveness
Local and Regional Systems of Innovation and Business-Academia cooperation