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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 215 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: 101
islamologie
hanbalisme
hadith
documents légaux
papyrologie arab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
80
0.386
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
132
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
109
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
modelling
functional ecology
hydrology
organic carbon
nitroge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
177
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Psychologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
110
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
linguistiqu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
44
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Rousseau
Rameau
philosophes
presse
catastroph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
38
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
psychologie
handicap
développement enfant
TS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
84
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Social network
social role
multidimensional social network
information diffusion in social network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
40
0.247
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
109
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
big data
data analysis
data science
business intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
155
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
cross-cultural psychology
cultural & language evolution
animal cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
152
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
didactique
jeux
attention
moments optimaux
best learning moment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
100
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
anthropologie économique et urbaine
moyen orient
Syri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
67
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Monde arabe contemporain
islamologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
46
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
78
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Roman religion
latin lexicography
latin commentators
Festus
Serviu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
52
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
linguistique anglais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
38
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
didactique des langues
numérique éducatif
analyse de discours
mobilit�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
84
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
égyptologie
Hatnoub
Pépy Ier
VIe dynasti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
66
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
58
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Communication
Dispositif
Discours
Dataficatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
76
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Psychologie du travail et ergonomi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
95
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
sociology of food
eating
healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
111
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
speech
transfer of learning
phonological awareness
bilingualism
altered auditory feedbac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
88
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,353,245
35,268
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Lahcen Daaif
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
80
0.386
islamologie
hanbalisme
hadith
documents légaux
papyrologie arab
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,367,776
35,501
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Philippe Millot
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
132
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,381,050
35,708
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Eléna Elias
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
109
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,396,269
35,972
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Clément Fabre
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
177
0.932
modelling
functional ecology
hydrology
organic carbon
nitroge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,397,380
36,001
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Nicolas Baltenneck
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
110
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,403,528
36,107
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Anna Sőrés
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
44
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,426,515
36,435
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Michael O'Dea
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
38
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,456,241
36,903
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Anna Rita Galiano|A. R. Galiano
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
84
0.494
psychologie
handicap
développement enfant
TS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,482,009
37,330
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Mathilde Forestier
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
40
0.247
Social network
social role
multidimensional social network
information diffusion in social network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,484,269
37,359
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Marion Gaspard
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
109
0.677
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,495,902
37,537
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Etienne Scholly
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
155
0.987
big data
data analysis
data science
business intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,512,229
37,782
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Mathilde Josserand
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
152
1.000
cross-cultural psychology
cultural & language evolution
animal cognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,524,632
37,970
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Joséphine Rémon
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
100
0.671
didactique
jeux
attention
moments optimaux
best learning moment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,525,200
37,979
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Thierry Boissière
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
67
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,539,532
38,204
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Stéphane Valter
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
46
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,542,656
38,256
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Sarah Cordonnier
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
78
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,546,689
38,315
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Marie Karine Lhommé
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
52
0.364
Roman religion
latin lexicography
latin commentators
Festus
Serviu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,615,570
39,356
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Jim Walker
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
38
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,630,844
39,581
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Jean François Grassin
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
84
0.694
didactique des langues
numérique éducatif
analyse de discours
mobilit�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,652,691
39,898
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Yannis Gourdon
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
66
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,657,259
39,966
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Denis Cerclet
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
58
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,661,068
40,030
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Dymytrova Valentyna
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
76
0.667
Communication
Dispositif
Discours
Dataficatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,664,584
40,080
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Laneyrie Elsa
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
95
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,671,715
40,175
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Fairley Le Moal
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
111
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,691,640
40,453
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Tiphaine Caudrelier
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
88
0.822
speech
transfer of learning
phonological awareness
bilingualism
altered auditory feedbac