Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Tallinn University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Estonia
María Jesús Rodríguez Triana
Technology-Enhanced Learning
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,504
2,862
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Estonia
Lembi LÞµugas
archaeozoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,490
1,852
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Estonia
Maarja Grossberg
photovoltaics
inorganic semiconductors
photoluminescence
capacitance spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,406
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Estonia
Airi Alina Allaste
civic engagement / participation
youth cultures
cultural diversity
social media
alcohol &drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,155
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Estonia
Anton RassÞµlkin
Mechatronics
Electrical drives
Electric vehicles
Electrical machines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,118
2,925
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Estonia
Andrii Chub
Power electronics
dc-dc converters
dc microgrids
fault tolerance
reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,056
2,492
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Estonia
Alexander Norta nee Hirnschall
blockchain
smart contract
business process automation
service oriented cloud computing
requirements enginee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,876
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Estonia
Kevin Parnell
Coastal geomorphology and management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
1,241
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Estonia
Liivi Varul
osteology
archaeology
archaeothanatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,817
1,860
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Estonia
Aleksei Tepljakov
Fractional-order Calculus
Embedded Systems
Computer Science
Extended Reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
2,102
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Estonia
Jaan Raik
test
verification
fault tolerance
reliability
robust DNNs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,783
950
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Estonia
Mai Uibu
CCUS
oil shale ash
CO2 mineralization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,708
1,480
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Estonia
Tobias Ley
Technology-enhanced Learning
Workplace Learning
Human-Computer Interaction
Learning Analytics
Educational Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
1,276
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Estonia
Sirje Virkus
information-related competencies
e-learning
internationalization
digital libraries
information and knowledge management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
1,026
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Estonia
Allan Puur
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
916
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Estonia
Triin Reitalu
restoration ecology
botany
historical ecology
palaeoecology
landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
1,313
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Estonia
Aleksander Väljamäe
neurotheatre
psychophysiology
human responses to media
neurosecurity
multisensory design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,345
1,038
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Estonia
Vitali Syritski|Vitali Sõritski, Vitali Soritski
molecularly imprinted polymers
Chemical and biosensors
electrochemistry
acoustic wave sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,306
1,513
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Estonia
Yannick Le Moullec
HW/SW Codesign
Embedded Systems
FPGA
IoT
Cognitive Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,242
1,765
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Estonia
Tiina Titma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,211
1,794
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Estonia
Katrin Tiidenberg
social media
sexuality
visual culture
participatory practices
platform power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,188
1,772
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Estonia
Katrin Niglas
research methodology
mixed methods research
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,108
860
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Estonia
Tiiu Koff
Paleoecology
palynology
urban ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
888
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Estonia
Annely Kuu
Pedobiology
soil biota
bioindication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
943
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Estonia
Kai Pata
Distributed cognition
social software applications
ecological psychology
digital ecosystem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,925
954
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,606
Estonia
191
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
María Jesús Rodríguez Triana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,504
2,862
0.817
Technology-Enhanced Learning
Learning Analytics
Learning Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,634
Estonia
194
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Lembi LÞµugas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,490
1,852
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,859
Estonia
197
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Maarja Grossberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,406
0.408
photovoltaics
inorganic semiconductors
photoluminescence
capacitance spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,543
Estonia
208
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Airi Alina Allaste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,155
0.347
civic engagement / participation
youth cultures
cultural diversity
social media
alcohol &drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,973
Estonia
216
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Anton RassÞµlkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,118
2,925
0.938
Mechatronics
Electrical drives
Electric vehicles
Electrical machines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,298
Estonia
223
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Andrii Chub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,056
2,492
0.815
Power electronics
dc-dc converters
dc microgrids
fault tolerance
reliability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,418
Estonia
224
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Alexander Norta nee Hirnschall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,876
0.614
blockchain
smart contract
business process automation
service oriented cloud computing
requirements enginee
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,558
Estonia
229
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Kevin Parnell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
1,241
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,018
Estonia
238
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Liivi Varul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,817
1,860
0.660
osteology
archaeology
archaeothanatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,398
Estonia
240
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Aleksei Tepljakov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
2,102
0.753
Fractional-order Calculus
Embedded Systems
Computer Science
Extended Reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,478
Estonia
241
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Jaan Raik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,783
950
0.341
test
verification
fault tolerance
reliability
robust DNNs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,108
Estonia
244
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Mai Uibu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,708
1,480
0.547
CCUS
oil shale ash
CO2 mineralization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,332
Estonia
249
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Tobias Ley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
1,276
0.485
Technology-enhanced Learning
Workplace Learning
Human-Computer Interaction
Learning Analytics
Educational Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,310
Estonia
255
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Sirje Virkus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
1,026
0.398
information-related competencies
e-learning
internationalization
digital libraries
information and knowledge management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,039
Estonia
260
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Allan Puur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
916
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,672
Estonia
264
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Triin Reitalu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
1,313
0.543
restoration ecology
botany
historical ecology
palaeoecology
landscape ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,462
Estonia
273
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Aleksander Väljamäe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,345
1,038
0.443
neurotheatre
psychophysiology
human responses to media
neurosecurity
multisensory design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,424
Estonia
276
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Vitali Syritski|Vitali Sõritski, Vitali Soritski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,306
1,513
0.656
molecularly imprinted polymers
Chemical and biosensors
electrochemistry
acoustic wave sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,658
Estonia
280
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Yannick Le Moullec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,242
1,765
0.787
HW/SW Codesign
Embedded Systems
FPGA
IoT
Cognitive Electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,869
Estonia
282
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Tiina Titma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,211
1,794
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,051
Estonia
283
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Katrin Tiidenberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,188
1,772
0.810
social media
sexuality
visual culture
participatory practices
platform power
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,524
Estonia
285
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Katrin Niglas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,108
860
0.408
research methodology
mixed methods research
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,189
Estonia
287
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Tiiu Koff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
888
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,923
Estonia
292
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Annely Kuu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
943
0.477
Pedobiology
soil biota
bioindication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,330
Estonia
295
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Kai Pata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,925
954
0.496
Distributed cognition
social software applications
ecological psychology
digital ecosystem