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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 67 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
333
294
0.883
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
medical education
interprofessional education
interprofessional collboration
primary car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
317
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Alps
Eco Criticism
Rhythm
Polyphony
Interkulturalitä
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
180
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Leadership
HRM
Organizational Behavior
New Work
Career
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
251
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Bewegungsförderung
Psychometrie
Mixture Models
person-orientierter Ansat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
244
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
177
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
230
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Political Sociology
Political Behaviou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
163
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Functioning epidemiology
Healthy ageing
Rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
131
0.672
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Islam
Islamismus
Salafismus
Konflikt
Kriegsursache
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
72
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Social Capital and Religion / Religion and Identity among Adolescents and Young Adults / Religious Statistics / Quantitative So
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
168
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
156
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
childhood cancer
health communication
self-management
eHealth
health information-seekin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
149
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
healthe science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
124
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
143
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
The Human Right to Science
Human Rights Law
Public International Law
Migration La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
103
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Science and Technology Studies
Culture
Education
Economic Sociology
Text Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
88
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Income Inequality
Political Economy
Taxatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
77
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
European identit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
64
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
76
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Big Data
Algorithm Studies
Categorization
Compariso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
75
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Radicalisation
Jihadism
Religious Extremism
Social Capital
Social Network Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
75
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Digital trade
Data Governance
Intellectual property
International Economic La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Health scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
73
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
45
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,128,280
12,906
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Anna Sender
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
294
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,138,474
13,006
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Stefan Gysin
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
317
0.975
medical education
interprofessional education
interprofessional collboration
primary car
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,144
13,291
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Boris Previsic
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
180
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,163,665
13,322
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Manuela Morf
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
251
0.818
Leadership
HRM
Organizational Behavior
New Work
Career
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,222,432
13,981
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Vanessa Gut
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
244
0.904
Bewegungsförderung
Psychometrie
Mixture Models
person-orientierter Ansat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,272,590
14,439
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Hannah Mormann
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
177
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,277,953
14,487
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Lea Portmann
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
230
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,314,695
14,814
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Mathilde M. Van Ditmars
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
163
0.731
Political Sociology
Political Behaviou
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382,381
15,439
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Beatriz Moreira
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
131
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,393,885
15,529
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jürgen Endres
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
72
0.377
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,398,050
15,566
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Anastas Odermatt
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
168
0.889
Social Capital and Religion / Religion and Identity among Adolescents and Young Adults / Religious Statistics / Quantitative So
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,497,493
16,352
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Andrea Martina Aegerter
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
156
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,511,582
16,463
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Anica Ilic
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
149
0.980
childhood cancer
health communication
self-management
eHealth
health information-seekin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,522,791
16,550
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Joel Isoko
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
124
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,539,077
16,668
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Sonja Kälin
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
143
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,645,743
17,396
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Monika Plozza
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
103
0.880
The Human Right to Science
Human Rights Law
Public International Law
Migration La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,676,694
17,592
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Philippe Saner
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
88
0.800
Science and Technology Studies
Culture
Education
Economic Sociology
Text Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695,402
17,686
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Christian Frey
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
77
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,724,184
17,865
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Karina Oborune
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
64
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,743,357
17,968
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Tobias Schwoerer
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
76
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,779,132
18,162
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Markus Unternährer
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
75
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,800,380
18,268
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Johannes Saal
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
75
0.882
Radicalisation
Jihadism
Religious Extremism
Social Capital
Social Network Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803,570
18,286
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
María Vásquez Callo-Müller
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
Digital trade
Data Governance
Intellectual property
International Economic La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,806,079
18,307
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Munkhtulga Ulziibat
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
73
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,871,198
18,624
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Manu Jagdeo
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
45
0.616