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Highly Cited Researchers

University of Primorska 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
Slovenia
Edward Dobson
Algebraic Graph Theory
Permutation Group Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
358
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Slovenia
Peter Rogelj
medical image processing
computer vision
pattern recognition
intelligent systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
301
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Slovenia
Štefko Miklavič
algebraična kombinatorika
teorija grafov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
578
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Slovenia
Prasannavenkatesan Theerthagiri
Data Science
Machine Learning
Wireless communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
828
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Slovenia
Vodeb Ksenija
Professor of tourism management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
844
531
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Slovenia
Irena Lazar
arheologija
rimska arheologija
antično steklo
kulturna dediščina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
276
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Slovenia
Russ Woodroofe
Topological combinatorics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
305
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Slovenia
Eva Podovsovnik
research methodology
statistics
digital divide
sport tourism
ERASMUS students
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
519
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Slovenia
Borut Fonda
cycling biomechanics & ergonomics
performance optimisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
337
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Slovenia
Vito Vitrih
Numerical Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
290
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Slovenia
Nina Mohorko
metabolizem
prehrana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
419
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Slovenia
Gregor Kovačič
physical geography
hydrology
geomorphology
karstology
environmental protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
282
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Slovenia
Matthew Schwarzkopf
Materials Science
Wood Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
358
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Slovenia
Sabina Ličen
nursing
nursing competences
pedagogy and education
e-learning
quantitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
367
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Slovenia
Igor Jurinčič
tourism geography
regional planning
sustainable tourism
spatial planning
geographic information systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
152
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Slovenia
Janez Mekinc
safety and security in tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
320
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Slovenia
Iztok Retar
Menedžment športa
Kineziologija
Didaktika športa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
191
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Slovenia
Ziva Fiser
plant conservation
pollination
plant ecology
ethnobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
270
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Slovenia
Ana Miklavčič Višnjevec
bioaktivne spojine
HPLC-MS/MS
phenolic compounds
glucosinolates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
373
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Slovenia
Vanja Kiswarday
specialna pedagogika
inkluzivna pedagogika
rezilientnost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
299
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Slovenia
Darjan Smajla
motor control
injuries
sport science
injuries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
387
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Slovenia
Julie Ducasse
HCI
assistive technologies
AR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
324
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Slovenia
Barbara Boldin
Mathematical biology
Applied mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
139
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Slovenia
Vlado Kotnik
opera studies
media & communication research
anthropology
epistemology
humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
162
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Slovenia
Matjaž Krnc
distributed computing
extremal combinatorics
structural graph theory
network analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
236
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,274
Slovenia
666
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Edward Dobson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
358
0.336
Algebraic Graph Theory
Permutation Group Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,309
Slovenia
696
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Peter Rogelj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
301
0.303
medical image processing
computer vision
pattern recognition
intelligent systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,518
Slovenia
700
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Štefko Miklavič
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
578
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,361
Slovenia
745
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Prasannavenkatesan Theerthagiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
828
0.950
Data Science
Machine Learning
Wireless communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
727,155
Slovenia
760
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Vodeb Ksenija
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
844
531
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,317
Slovenia
792
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Irena Lazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
276
0.354
arheologija
rimska arheologija
antično steklo
kulturna dediščina
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,324
Slovenia
821
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Russ Woodroofe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
305
0.430
Topological combinatorics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,361
Slovenia
863
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Eva Podovsovnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
519
0.817
research methodology
statistics
digital divide
sport tourism
ERASMUS students
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,600
Slovenia
880
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Borut Fonda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
337
0.551
cycling biomechanics & ergonomics
performance optimisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861,550
Slovenia
903
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Vito Vitrih
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
290
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
865,237
Slovenia
907
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Nina Mohorko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
419
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,775
Slovenia
917
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Gregor Kovačič
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548
282
0.515
physical geography
hydrology
geomorphology
karstology
environmental protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909,585
Slovenia
973
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Matthew Schwarzkopf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
358
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
951,160
Slovenia
1,025
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Sabina Ličen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
367
0.830
nursing
nursing competences
pedagogy and education
e-learning
quantitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
954,315
Slovenia
1,029
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Igor Jurinčič
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
152
0.346
tourism geography
regional planning
sustainable tourism
spatial planning
geographic information systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
963,926
Slovenia
1,040
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Janez Mekinc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
320
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
967,091
Slovenia
1,044
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Iztok Retar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
191
0.449
Menedžment športa
Kineziologija
Didaktika športa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978,315
Slovenia
1,061
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ziva Fiser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
270
0.654
plant conservation
pollination
plant ecology
ethnobotany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978,924
Slovenia
1,063
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ana Miklavčič Višnjevec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
373
0.905
bioaktivne spojine
HPLC-MS/MS
phenolic compounds
glucosinolates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
995,904
Slovenia
1,086
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Vanja Kiswarday
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
299
0.757
specialna pedagogika
inkluzivna pedagogika
rezilientnost
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,635
Slovenia
1,094
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Darjan Smajla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
387
0.987
motor control
injuries
sport science
injuries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,905
Slovenia
1,095
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Julie Ducasse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
324
0.827
HCI
assistive technologies
AR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,573
Slovenia
1,100
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Barbara Boldin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
139
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,029,673
Slovenia
1,133
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Vlado Kotnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
162
0.446
opera studies
media & communication research
anthropology
epistemology
humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,040,396
Slovenia
1,146
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Matjaž Krnc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
236
0.669
distributed computing
extremal combinatorics
structural graph theory
network analysis