Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 2.672 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 Rankings

Rankings

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10,589
World Rank
United States
5,002
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
51
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics and Astrophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,688
  • Last 6 Years
    20,029
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.395
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,474
World Rank
United States
5,391
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
52
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
52
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Human-Computer Interaction | Computer-Supported Cooperative Work | Ubiquitous Computing | Science and Technology Studie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,107
  • Last 6 Years
    11,790
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.245
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,850
World Rank
United States
5,586
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
53
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Computational Structural Biology | Biochemistry | and Molecular Biophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,150
  • Last 6 Years
    18,123
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.384
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,859
World Rank
United States
5,592
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
54
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
54
Engineering & Technology / Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Biomechanics | Tissue Engineering | Orthopaedics | Biomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,123
  • Last 6 Years
    15,619
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.331
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,978
World Rank
United States
5,641
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
55
Natural Sciences / Physics
DMRG | condensed matter physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,856
  • Last 6 Years
    17,029
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.363
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,424
World Rank
United States
5,831
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
56
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,432
World Rank
United States
5,835
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
57
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Biostatistics | Statistics | Clinical Trials | Survival Analysis | Longitudinal Data Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,796
  • Last 6 Years
    24,127
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.527
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,556
World Rank
United States
5,899
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
58
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Nephrology | Cerebral Pals

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,505
  • Last 6 Years
    29,943
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.658
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,787
World Rank
United States
5,999
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
59
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
atmospheric chemistry | composition | ozone and climat

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,070
  • Last 6 Years
    13,424
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.298
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,917
World Rank
United States
6,064
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
60
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
60
Natural Sciences / Physics
Theoretical Particle Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,793
  • Last 6 Years
    16,466
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.368
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,099
World Rank
United States
6,151
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
61
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
61
Others
Neurobiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,445
  • Last 6 Years
    3,072
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.069
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,159
World Rank
United States
6,179
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
62
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
AI | Machine Learning | Genomics | Neural Computatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,327
  • Last 6 Years
    16,288
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.367
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,340
World Rank
United States
6,268
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
63
Others
electrochemistry | electrocatalysis | fuel cells | bioelectrocatalysis | biofuel cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,905
  • Last 6 Years
    18,649
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.425
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,478
World Rank
United States
6,326
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
64
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
64
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Labor economics | public policy | urban economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,618
  • Last 6 Years
    12,369
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.284
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,569
World Rank
United States
6,355
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
65
Others
cancer | melanoma prevention | skin cancer | polyamine

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,436
  • Last 6 Years
    8,087
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.186
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,184
World Rank
United States
6,646
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
66
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
security | cryptography | computer security | privacy | applied cryptograph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,269
  • Last 6 Years
    7,844
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.186
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,299
World Rank
United States
6,700
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
67
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
67

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,055
  • Last 6 Years
    6,822
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.162
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,354
World Rank
United States
6,721
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
68
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
endocrine disruptor | retinoid signaling | embryogenesis | obesogen | NOT artificial intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,957
  • Last 6 Years
    10,302
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.246
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,802
World Rank
United States
6,926
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
69
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
climate solutions | macro-energy systems | food systems | climate impacts | sustainabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,197
  • Last 6 Years
    31,051
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.754
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,962
World Rank
United States
6,993
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
70
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
70
Others
Salmonella | Cancer | Prostate | Breast | DNA Methylatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,927
  • Last 6 Years
    6,803
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.166
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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15,081
World Rank
United States
7,052
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
71
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary Genetics | Plant Genetics | Plant Evolution | Domesticatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,742
  • Last 6 Years
    11,371
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.279
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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15,368
World Rank
United States
7,181
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
72

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,250
  • Last 6 Years
    5,302
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.132
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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15,463
World Rank
United States
7,218
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
73
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
73

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,106
  • Last 6 Years
    7,206
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.180
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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16,003
World Rank
United States
7,462
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
74
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
74
Others
human-computer interaction | political economy | activity theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,226
  • Last 6 Years
    9,101
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.232
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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16,005
World Rank
United States
7,464
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
75
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
neuroscience | mRNA localization | synaptic plasticity | spinal cord injur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,221
  • Last 6 Years
    6,006
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.153
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