Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 603 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
188,932
World Rank
8,855
Country Rank
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
76
Citation Metrics
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Total5,793
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Last 6 Years5,388
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Last 6 Years / Total0.930
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
188,967
World Rank
8,857
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
77
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Plant synthetic biology | Plant metabolic engineering | multigene stracking system | CRISPR/Cas
Plant synthetic biology | Plant metabolic engineering | multigene stracking system | CRISPR/Cas
Citation Metrics
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Total5,792
-
Last 6 Years4,438
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Last 6 Years / Total0.766
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
190,726
World Rank
8,939
Country Rank
60
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
78
Citation Metrics
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Total5,737
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Last 6 Years3,941
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Last 6 Years / Total0.687
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
191,350
World Rank
8,969
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
79
Citation Metrics
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Total5,717
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Last 6 Years5,409
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Last 6 Years / Total0.946
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
196,502
World Rank
9,252
Country Rank
61
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
80
Citation Metrics
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Total5,563
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Last 6 Years3,534
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Last 6 Years / Total0.635
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
197,360
World Rank
9,288
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
81
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Energy conversion and storage | Functional nanomaterials | Energy storage material
Energy conversion and storage | Functional nanomaterials | Energy storage material
Citation Metrics
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Total5,539
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Last 6 Years3,269
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Last 6 Years / Total0.590
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
205,369
World Rank
9,700
Country Rank
62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
82
Citation Metrics
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Total5,318
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Last 6 Years2,559
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Last 6 Years / Total0.481
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
207,672
World Rank
9,838
Country Rank
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
83
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water Resources Management | Water-Nutrient-Crop-Energy-Environment | Crop Modelling | Global Environmental Chang
Water Resources Management | Water-Nutrient-Crop-Energy-Environment | Crop Modelling | Global Environmental Chang
Citation Metrics
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Total5,256
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Last 6 Years4,611
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Last 6 Years / Total0.877
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
213,587
World Rank
10,112
Country Rank
64
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
84
Citation Metrics
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Total5,107
-
Last 6 Years2,307
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Last 6 Years / Total0.452
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
214,997
World Rank
10,171
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
85
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
wearable electronics | polymer binders | water purification | Pickering emulsion
wearable electronics | polymer binders | water purification | Pickering emulsion
Citation Metrics
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Total5,072
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Last 6 Years3,481
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Last 6 Years / Total0.686
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
221,735
World Rank
10,542
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
86
Citation Metrics
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Total4,912
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Last 6 Years2,951
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Last 6 Years / Total0.601
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
223,214
World Rank
10,613
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
87
Citation Metrics
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Total4,877
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Last 6 Years1,445
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Last 6 Years / Total0.296
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
223,310
World Rank
10,620
Country Rank
65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
88
Citation Metrics
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Total4,874
-
Last 6 Years4,181
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Last 6 Years / Total0.858
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
230,377
World Rank
11,001
Country Rank
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
89
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
contaminant fate and transport | colloid-facillitated transport | pollution | environmental science | water resourc
contaminant fate and transport | colloid-facillitated transport | pollution | environmental science | water resourc
Citation Metrics
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Total4,715
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Last 6 Years3,729
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Last 6 Years / Total0.791
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
230,933
World Rank
11,024
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
90
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Agronomy | Plant Breeding and Genetics | Crop Physiology | Molecular Biolog
Agronomy | Plant Breeding and Genetics | Crop Physiology | Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
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Total4,703
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Last 6 Years3,654
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Last 6 Years / Total0.777
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
234,208
World Rank
11,202
Country Rank
67
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
91
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Environmental Engineering | Environmental Nanotechnology | Oil Spill | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | CO2 caputr
Environmental Engineering | Environmental Nanotechnology | Oil Spill | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | CO2 caputr
Citation Metrics
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Total4,632
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Last 6 Years3,342
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Last 6 Years / Total0.722
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
236,213
World Rank
11,302
Country Rank
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
92
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Climate change and crop production | Crop modellin
Climate change and crop production | Crop modellin
Citation Metrics
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Total4,590
-
Last 6 Years3,970
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Last 6 Years / Total0.865
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
236,519
World Rank
11,319
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
93
Citation Metrics
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Total4,584
-
Last 6 Years2,175
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Last 6 Years / Total0.474
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
242,337
World Rank
11,608
Country Rank
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
94
Citation Metrics
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Total4,462
-
Last 6 Years3,937
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Last 6 Years / Total0.882
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
244,110
World Rank
11,699
Country Rank
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
95
Citation Metrics
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Total4,427
-
Last 6 Years2,833
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Last 6 Years / Total0.640
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
250,719
World Rank
12,036
Country Rank
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
96
Citation Metrics
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Total4,303
-
Last 6 Years2,485
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Last 6 Years / Total0.578
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
255,805
World Rank
12,304
Country Rank
70
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
97
Citation Metrics
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Total4,210
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Last 6 Years3,819
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Last 6 Years / Total0.907
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
262,804
World Rank
12,666
Country Rank
71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
98
Citation Metrics
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Total4,089
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Last 6 Years1,127
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Last 6 Years / Total0.276
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
263,395
World Rank
12,693
Country Rank
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
99
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
wheat | genomics | pan-genome | DNA methylation | bioinformatic
wheat | genomics | pan-genome | DNA methylation | bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
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Total4,078
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Last 6 Years3,518
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Last 6 Years / Total0.863
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
268,902
World Rank
12,968
Country Rank
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
100
Citation Metrics
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Total3,983
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Last 6 Years1,220
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Last 6 Years / Total0.306
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