Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 5.483 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 Rankings
Rankings
26,339
World Rank
11,992
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
26
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
persuasion | narrative transportation | narratives | media psychology | media effect
persuasion | narrative transportation | narratives | media psychology | media effect
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Total28,434
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Last 6 Years12,356
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Last 6 Years / Total0.435
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
27,644
World Rank
551
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
27
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Industrial Organization | Transportation/Urban Economics | Discrete choice analysis | Risk Algorithms | Entrop
Industrial Organization | Transportation/Urban Economics | Discrete choice analysis | Risk Algorithms | Entrop
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Total27,566
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Last 6 Years6,520
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Last 6 Years / Total0.237
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
31,120
World Rank
2,720
Country Rank
332
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
28
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Total25,439
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Last 6 Years14,144
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Last 6 Years / Total0.556
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
31,551
World Rank
14,214
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
29
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
pavement | asphalt | pavement design | asphalt mixture | bitume
pavement | asphalt | pavement design | asphalt mixture | bitume
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Total25,205
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Last 6 Years16,660
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Last 6 Years / Total0.661
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,649
World Rank
622
Country Rank
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
30
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transport and Mobility | Discrete Choice | Optimizatio
Transport and Mobility | Discrete Choice | Optimizatio
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Total24,111
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Last 6 Years8,939
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Last 6 Years / Total0.371
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,932
World Rank
15,171
Country Rank
62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
31
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
transportation | logistics | supply chains | networks | operations researc
transportation | logistics | supply chains | networks | operations researc
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Total23,975
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Last 6 Years6,878
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
34,537
World Rank
15,422
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
32
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transport | Logistics | Maritime Shipping | Transport Terminals | Transport Geograph
Transport | Logistics | Maritime Shipping | Transport Terminals | Transport Geograph
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Total23,673
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Last 6 Years10,311
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Last 6 Years / Total0.436
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,041
World Rank
15,631
Country Rank
57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
33
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Total23,414
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Last 6 Years10,600
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Last 6 Years / Total0.453
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
35,542
World Rank
1,548
Country Rank
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
34
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
traffic flow | traffic simulation | traffic data | car-following models | connected autonomous vehicle
traffic flow | traffic simulation | traffic data | car-following models | connected autonomous vehicle
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Total23,175
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Last 6 Years10,824
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Last 6 Years / Total0.467
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,004
World Rank
16,453
Country Rank
607
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
35
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Robotics | Control Theory | Distributed Control | Intelligent Transportation system
Robotics | Control Theory | Distributed Control | Intelligent Transportation system
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Total22,518
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Last 6 Years18,183
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Last 6 Years / Total0.807
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,346
World Rank
3,263
Country Rank
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
36
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Econometric Cost Modelling | Rail | Efficiency and Productivity Analysis | Regulatory Economics | Transport Economic
Econometric Cost Modelling | Rail | Efficiency and Productivity Analysis | Regulatory Economics | Transport Economic
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Total22,376
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Last 6 Years10,471
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Last 6 Years / Total0.468
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,950
World Rank
16,834
Country Rank
152
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
37
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Pavement Modeling and Rehabilitation | Tire-Pavement Interaction | Asphlat Concerte | Sustainability | Geosynthetic
Pavement Modeling and Rehabilitation | Tire-Pavement Interaction | Asphlat Concerte | Sustainability | Geosynthetic
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Total22,126
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Last 6 Years11,218
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Last 6 Years / Total0.507
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,424
World Rank
43
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
38
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Total21,544
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Last 6 Years7,595
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Last 6 Years / Total0.353
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,604
World Rank
1,594
Country Rank
124
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
39
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Total21,468
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Last 6 Years15,185
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Last 6 Years / Total0.707
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,676
World Rank
17,483
Country Rank
120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
40
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Total21,445
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Last 6 Years9,805
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Last 6 Years / Total0.457
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
40,350
World Rank
1,625
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
41
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Model Free Adaptive Control | Data Driven Control | Iterative learning Control | Intelligent Transportation System
Model Free Adaptive Control | Data Driven Control | Iterative learning Control | Intelligent Transportation System
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Total21,193
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Last 6 Years13,668
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Last 6 Years / Total0.645
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
40,567
World Rank
17,848
Country Rank
204
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
42
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Total21,120
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Last 6 Years14,165
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Last 6 Years / Total0.671
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
42,732
World Rank
1,923
Country Rank
49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
43
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Sustainable Cities | Sustainable Transportation | Automobile Dependenc
Sustainable Cities | Sustainable Transportation | Automobile Dependenc
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Total20,345
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Last 6 Years4,854
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Last 6 Years / Total0.239
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,061
World Rank
372
Country Rank
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
44
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Management | Ocean Transport Logistics | Schedulin
Logistics and Supply Chain Management | Ocean Transport Logistics | Schedulin
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Total20,226
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Last 6 Years4,454
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Last 6 Years / Total0.220
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,113
World Rank
18,824
Country Rank
414
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
45
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
City planning | transportation | planning and healt
City planning | transportation | planning and healt
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Total20,209
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Last 6 Years9,769
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Last 6 Years / Total0.483
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,309
World Rank
18,889
Country Rank
160
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
46
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Power Electronics | Motor Drives | Transportation Electrification | Electric Vehicles | Renewable Energy System
Power Electronics | Motor Drives | Transportation Electrification | Electric Vehicles | Renewable Energy System
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Total20,140
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Last 6 Years9,724
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Last 6 Years / Total0.483
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,716
World Rank
1,891
Country Rank
226
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
47
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Road Safety | Transportation Safety | Active Transportation | Traffic Safety | intelligent Transportation System
Road Safety | Transportation Safety | Active Transportation | Traffic Safety | intelligent Transportation System
Citation Metrics
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Total19,993
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Last 6 Years11,319
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Last 6 Years / Total0.566
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,848
World Rank
1,897
Country Rank
227
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
48
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transportation Economics | Logistics | Industrial Organization | Chinese Econom
Transportation Economics | Logistics | Industrial Organization | Chinese Econom
Citation Metrics
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Total19,944
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Last 6 Years10,000
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Last 6 Years / Total0.501
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,949
World Rank
19,143
Country Rank
238
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
49
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transportation Engineering | Intelligent Transportation System | Connected Automated Driving Syste
Transportation Engineering | Intelligent Transportation System | Connected Automated Driving Syste
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Total19,915
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Last 6 Years12,592
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Last 6 Years / Total0.632
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
44,056
World Rank
387
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
50
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Transportation Engineering | GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Civil Engineerin
Transportation Engineering | GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Civil Engineerin
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Total19,881
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Last 6 Years9,605
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Last 6 Years / Total0.483
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