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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 107 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: 26
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
167
0.337
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Supply chain management
Supply chain coordination
Sustainability
Optimization
Game theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
316
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
International Relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
254
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
operations research
combinatorial optimization
quantum optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
190
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
pragmatics
discourse analysis
instructional design and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
275
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Mathematics Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
186
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Facility Location
Bilevel Programming
Discrete Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
178
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Solid Mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
256
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Habits of Mind
Motivation
Engagement
Narrative Inquir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
329
0.940
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Education
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
149
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Medeni Hukuk
Borçlar Hukuku
Eşya Hukuku
Bilişim Hukuku
Teminat Hukuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
185
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
293
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
social media mining
quantitative methods
MCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
309
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
clinical psychology
affective disorders
mindfulness based interventions
ACT
and DB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
147
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Academic writing
Foreign Language Teacher Education
ELF
Academic Discourse Socializatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
197
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
moral psychology
decision making
social cognition
emotio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
233
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
125
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Earthquake engineering
seismic isolation
seismic assessment and retrofit
structural analysis of historical building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
140
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Memory
Future Thinking
Collective Memory
Narratives
Perceived Agenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
166
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Artificial Intelligence
Robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
76
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Fuzzy Logic
Decision-making
Web3 Technologies
Blockchai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
178
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
English Language Teachin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
89
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Artificial Intelligence
Swarm Intelligence
Machine Learning
Information Foraging
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Psychometrics
Mathematics education
Teacher Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
130
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
law
jurisprudence
gender and law
legal ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
82
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
962,389
22,405
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Mustafa Özcan
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
167
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,152
23,340
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Peral Toktaş Palut
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
316
0.668
Supply chain management
Supply chain coordination
Sustainability
Optimization
Game theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
993,915
24,013
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Cansu Güleç
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
254
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,005,946
24,627
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Evren Güney
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
190
0.426
operations research
combinatorial optimization
quantum optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,018,019
25,264
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Hatime Çiftçi
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
275
0.635
pragmatics
discourse analysis
instructional design and technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,039,923
26,475
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Zelha Tunç Pekkan
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
186
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,609
27,462
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Hande Küçükaydin
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
178
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,078,970
28,506
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Uğurcan Eroğlu
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
256
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106,301
29,887
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Servet Altan
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
329
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,133,349
31,291
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Gökçe Kurt
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
149
0.453
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,146,477
31,953
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kadir Berk Kapanci
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
185
0.580
Medeni Hukuk
Borçlar Hukuku
Eşya Hukuku
Bilişim Hukuku
Teminat Hukuk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,154,104
32,305
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Yalçin Akin Duyan
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
293
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,155,300
32,371
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Büşra Ayan
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
309
0.990
social media mining
quantitative methods
MCD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,178,082
33,483
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Banu Çankaya
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
147
0.495
clinical psychology
affective disorders
mindfulness based interventions
ACT
and DB
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,192,262
34,116
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Derya Altinmakas
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
197
0.684
Academic writing
Foreign Language Teacher Education
ELF
Academic Discourse Socializatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,232,265
35,983
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Beyza Tepe
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
233
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,318,365
39,900
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Güçlü Akyürek
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
125
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,357,797
41,533
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Bahadir Şadan
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
140
0.686
Earthquake engineering
seismic isolation
seismic assessment and retrofit
structural analysis of historical building
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,396,844
43,151
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Meymune N Topçu
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
166
0.878
Memory
Future Thinking
Collective Memory
Narratives
Perceived Agenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,426,683
44,412
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Mustafa Ersen
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
76
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,427,438
44,428
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Duygu Sergi
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
178
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,450,641
45,421
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Ece Sarigul
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
89
0.520
English Language Teachin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,454,246
45,562
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Yassine Drias
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
0
0.000
Artificial Intelligence
Swarm Intelligence
Machine Learning
Information Foraging
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,484,542
46,788
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Ibrahim Burak Olmez|İbrahim Burak Ӧlmez
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
130
0.813
Psychometrics
Mathematics education
Teacher Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,491,897
47,104
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Fatma Irem Caglar Gurgey
MEF University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
82
0.519
law
jurisprudence
gender and law
legal ethic