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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 4.135 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
Transistors
Biosensors
Solar Cells
Reliability
Flexible Electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,666
17,353
0.397
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Microelectronic devices
nano-materials
nano-electronics
condense-matter physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,735
19,990
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Hospitality Finance
Service Management
Tourism
Hospitality
Consumer Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,381
19,710
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,971
21,670
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Plant molecular and cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,443
14,958
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
electronic devices and material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,015
7,169
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Functional ceramics
nanocomposites
thin film epitaxy
bulk ceramics
superconductor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,183
19,853
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
International trade
climate change
agricultural economics
povert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,222
11,531
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
finance
financial economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,834
7,173
0.190
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
heat transfer
energy
sustainable and renewable energy
micro nano engineering
thermal science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,798
13,483
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Flow Boiling
Spray Cooling
Microchannels
Microgravity Boiling
Electronics Coolin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,469
15,473
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
computational photonics
electromagnetics and multiphysics
computational electromagnetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,343
15,063
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Fungal Genetics
Fungal Biology
Plant Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,039
14,451
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Two-phase flow
Nuclear Engineering
Thermal Hydraulics
Safety Analysis
Two-fluid Model Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,997
10,629
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Organization Learning
Knowledge Sharin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,529
7,860
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
nuclear physics (major contribution papers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,796
10,198
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Analytical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,044
3,545
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
remote work
work-family
women and work
gender equality
workplace flexibilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,890
15,598
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Earth History
TSCreator visualization and integrated stratigraphy
time scale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,254
10,930
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
bioprocess engineering
bioseparations
biomedical engineering
bioenergy
food safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,397
7,489
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Well-being
Character
Vocational Interests
Measurement
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,022
26,043
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
hematopoiesis
stem cells
endothelial colony forming cells
endothelial progenitor cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,507
8,096
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
virolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,276
10,604
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
signal processing
video processing
image processing
digital watermarking
pattern recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,049
9,335
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Language Development and Disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,516
7,159
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,431
6,302
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Muhammad Ashraful Alam
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,666
17,353
0.397
Transistors
Biosensors
Solar Cells
Reliability
Flexible Electronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,448
6,741
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Peide Ye
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,735
19,990
0.479
Microelectronic devices
nano-materials
nano-electronics
condense-matter physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,656
6,849
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Soocheong Shawn Jang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,381
19,710
0.476
Hospitality Finance
Service Management
Tourism
Hospitality
Consumer Behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,905
6,966
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Alexandra Boltasseva
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,971
21,670
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,832
7,387
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Zhixiang Chen
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,443
14,958
0.379
Plant molecular and cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,107
7,507
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Mark Lundstrom
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,015
7,169
0.184
electronic devices and material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,639
7,769
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Haiyan Wang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,183
19,853
0.520
Functional ceramics
nanocomposites
thin film epitaxy
bulk ceramics
superconductor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,615
7,752
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Thomas Hertel
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,222
11,531
0.302
International trade
climate change
agricultural economics
povert
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,880
7,884
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
John J Mcconnell
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,834
7,173
0.190
finance
financial economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,903
7,897
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Suresh Garimella
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,798
13,483
0.357
heat transfer
energy
sustainable and renewable energy
micro nano engineering
thermal science
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,141
7,999
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Issam Mudawar
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,469
15,473
0.413
Flow Boiling
Spray Cooling
Microchannels
Microgravity Boiling
Electronics Coolin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,239
8,036
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Alexander Kildishev
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,343
15,063
0.403
computational photonics
electromagnetics and multiphysics
computational electromagnetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,480
8,122
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jin Rong Xu
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,039
14,451
0.390
Fungal Genetics
Fungal Biology
Plant Patholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,511
8,135
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Mamoru Ishii
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,997
10,629
0.287
Two-phase flow
Nuclear Engineering
Thermal Hydraulics
Safety Analysis
Two-fluid Model Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,858
8,288
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Marjorie Lyles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,529
7,860
0.215
Organization Learning
Knowledge Sharin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,661
8,199
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Fuqiang Wang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,796
10,198
0.277
nuclear physics (major contribution papers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,232
8,459
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Fred Regnier
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,044
3,545
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,345
8,518
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ellen Ernst Kossek|Ellen Kossek, Ellen E. Kossek
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,890
15,598
0.435
remote work
work-family
women and work
gender equality
workplace flexibilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,842
8,711
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
James Ogg
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,254
10,930
0.310
Earth History
TSCreator visualization and integrated stratigraphy
time scale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,580
9,031
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Michael Ladisch
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,397
7,489
0.218
bioprocess engineering
bioseparations
biomedical engineering
bioenergy
food safet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,880
9,164
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Louis Tay
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,022
26,043
0.765
Well-being
Character
Vocational Interests
Measurement
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,351
9,366
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Mervin C Yoder|Mervin Yoder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,507
8,096
0.242
hematopoiesis
stem cells
endothelial colony forming cells
endothelial progenitor cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,582
9,464
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Richard J Kuhn
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,276
10,604
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,801
9,556
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Edward Delp
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,049
9,335
0.282
signal processing
video processing
image processing
digital watermarking
pattern recognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,351
9,792
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Laurence Leonard
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,516
7,159
0.220
Language Development and Disorder