The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
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Ranking Based On Selection :26
Parasitology and Immunology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
258
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Geophysics
Rock Mechanics
Geohazard
Geostatistics
Radiochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
485
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Pre-service Physics Teacher Training
Curriculum & Pedagogy
Medical Research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
481
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Diabetes
Hypertension
Food
Nutraceuticals
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
279
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Cancer Biology
Neuroscience
Nutraceuticals and nutrition Biochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
370
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Nonlinear optics
phthalocyanines
nanomaterials heterogeneous catalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
391
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
261
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Inorganic Materials Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
281
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Small Business Management
Entrepreneurship Development
Human Resources Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
186
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Plant breeding and Genetics (Rice breeding)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
193
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Corporate Governance and Reporting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
411
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Pollution monitoring and remediation
Reactor design
Process chemistry
Oil and gas chemistry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
342
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Production Economics
Climate change
welfare Economics
Farm product analysis
econometrics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
393
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Resistance
Biosafety and Biosecurity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
184
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Agronomy (Crop protection/weed management)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
127
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
GeoEnergy
Ancient Environments
Critical Minerals
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
297
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
geography
transport management and recreation and tourism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
201
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Pest Control
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
164
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
In silico Drug Discovery
Ligand Protein Interaction
Stucture-Based Drug Design
Toxicology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
350
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
physical Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
231
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Poverty/welfare Economics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
101
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Geophysics
potential fields
hydrogeology
environmental and engineering geophysics
sustainable develo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
279
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Petrochemistry and Material Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
244
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Migration
Public Health
Crime and Deviance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
214
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Politics
Electioneering
International Relations
Political History.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
321
0.991
Olusegun Matthew Akanbi
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
258
0.503
Adedibu Sunny Akingboye|Adedibu Akingboye, A. S. Akingboye, Adedibu S. Akingboye
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
485
0.968
Geophysics
Rock Mechanics
Geohazard
Geostatistics
Radiochemistry
Komolafe Blessing Funmi
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
481
0.998
Pre-service Physics Teacher Training
Curriculum & Pedagogy
Medical Research
Sidiqat Adamson Shodehinde
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
279
0.597
Veronica Oluwatoyin Odubanjo
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
370
0.794
Cancer Biology
Neuroscience
Nutraceuticals and nutrition Biochemistry
Owolabi M. Bankole
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
391
0.844
Nonlinear optics
phthalocyanines
nanomaterials heterogeneous catalysis
Bolanle Ogungbamila
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
261
0.571
Benjamin Ejelonu
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
281
0.616
Faloye Olaleye Dotun
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
186
0.416
Small Business Management
Entrepreneurship Development
Human Resources Management
Oluwatoyin Osekita
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
193
0.464
Plant breeding and Genetics (Rice breeding)
Adekunle Emmanuel Adegboyegun
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
411
0.998
Femi Francis Oloye
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
342
0.844
Pollution monitoring and remediation
Reactor design
Process chemistry
Oil and gas chemistry
Olutumise Adewale Isaac
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
393
0.987
Production Economics
Climate change
welfare Economics
Farm product analysis
econometrics
Festus Abiose Olajubu
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
184
0.480
Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Resistance
Biosafety and Biosecurity
Opeyemi Olaogun|Olaogun O
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
127
0.345
Agronomy (Crop protection/weed management)
Oladotun Afolabi Oluwajana
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
297
0.832
GeoEnergy
Ancient Environments
Critical Minerals
Emman Ogunbodede
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
201
0.565
geography
transport management and recreation and tourism
Olanrewaju Olotuah
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
164
0.462
Babatomiwa Kikiowo
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
350
0.997
In silico Drug Discovery
Ligand Protein Interaction
Stucture-Based Drug Design
Toxicology
Segun Olaseni
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
231
0.660
Olutope Stephen Ojo
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
101
0.303
Cyril Chibueze Okpoli
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
279
0.840
Geophysics
potential fields
hydrogeology
environmental and engineering geophysics
sustainable develo
Abimbola Olaremu
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
244
0.739
Petrochemistry and Material Science
Adediran Daniel Ikuomola|Ikuomola Adediran Daniel
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
214
0.658
Gbolahan Oloye
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
321
0.991
Politics
Electioneering
International Relations
Political History.