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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 537 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: 526
Psycholog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 527
Coastal Geomorpholog
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8
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 528
filmmaking
Punk
Community
Participation
Imperfectio
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5
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 529
International Economics
Environmental Economic
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1
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 530
Cyber Law
Intellectual Property Law International Commercial Arbitration consumer Protection
International trade law IHR
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 531
Performance Art
drawing
printmaking
sculptur
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3
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 532
Information Systems
e-tourism 2.0
Web 2.0
personality traits
digital marketin
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4
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 533
Geology
Palaeomagnetism
Geochemistr
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3
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 534
compassion in healthcar
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3
3
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 535
Computer Science
Information Technology
Image Processing
Data Scienc
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2
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 536
Education
Science
gender
LOtC
Learning outside of the classroo
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2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 537
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1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,438,877
95,485
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 526
Paul Sharpe
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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10
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,467,289
95,909
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 527
Simon Hird
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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8
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,474,412
96,012
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 528
Allister Gall
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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8
5
0.625
filmmaking
Punk
Community
Participation
Imperfectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,477,679
96,044
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 529
Fangya Xu
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
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8
1
0.125
International Economics
Environmental Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,516,042
96,611
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 530
Aparrajitha Ariyadasa
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Cyber Law
Intellectual Property Law International Commercial Arbitration consumer Protection
International trade law IHR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,526,984
96,761
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 531
Patrick Shaun Ford
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,533,511
96,853
532
Ranking Based On Selection: 532
Ukamaka Onyenucheya
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Information Systems
e-tourism 2.0
Web 2.0
personality traits
digital marketin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,551,955
97,092
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 533
James Hepworth
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Geology
Palaeomagnetism
Geochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,551,955
97,092
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 534
Hazel Cowls
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,573,703
97,335
535
Ranking Based On Selection: 535
Heshan Kavinda De Silva Laththuwa Handi
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Computer Science
Information Technology
Image Processing
Data Scienc
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,573,703
97,335
535
Ranking Based On Selection: 536
Kelly Davis
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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2
2
1.000
Education
Science
gender
LOtC
Learning outside of the classroo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,597,586
97,598
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 537
Douglas Robert Watson
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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1
1
1.000