Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 92 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
1,792,258
World Rank
12,074
Country Rank
76
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
76
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Climate Change | Governance | Local Economic Development and Environmental Managemen
Climate Change | Governance | Local Economic Development and Environmental Managemen
Citation Metrics
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Total87
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Last 6 Years74
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Last 6 Years / Total0.851
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,797,079
World Rank
12,117
Country Rank
77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
77
Citation Metrics
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Total86
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Last 6 Years79
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Last 6 Years / Total0.919
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,902,849
World Rank
12,954
Country Rank
78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
78
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociology | Development Studies | Menstrual Equity | Critical Menstrual Studies | Youth and Developmen
Sociology | Development Studies | Menstrual Equity | Critical Menstrual Studies | Youth and Developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total68
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Last 6 Years62
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Last 6 Years / Total0.912
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,921,270
World Rank
13,107
Country Rank
79
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
79
Citation Metrics
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Total65
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Last 6 Years63
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Last 6 Years / Total0.969
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,058,506
World Rank
14,315
Country Rank
80
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
80
Citation Metrics
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Total46
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Last 6 Years42
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Last 6 Years / Total0.913
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,169,252
World Rank
15,354
Country Rank
81
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
81
Citation Metrics
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Total33
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Last 6 Years29
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Last 6 Years / Total0.879
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,184,909
World Rank
15,504
Country Rank
82
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
82
Citation Metrics
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Total31
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Last 6 Years31
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,205,827
World Rank
15,707
Country Rank
83
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
83
Citation Metrics
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Total29
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Last 6 Years29
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,295,265
World Rank
16,545
Country Rank
84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
84
Citation Metrics
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Total21
-
Last 6 Years19
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Last 6 Years / Total0.905
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,301,336
World Rank
16,601
Country Rank
85
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
85
Citation Metrics
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Total20
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Last 6 Years20
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,315,551
World Rank
16,733
Country Rank
86
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
86
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Food and Nutrition Security | Climate Change | Inequality | Sustainable agricultural developmen
Food and Nutrition Security | Climate Change | Inequality | Sustainable agricultural developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total19
-
Last 6 Years19
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,412,074
World Rank
17,661
Country Rank
87
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
87
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Climate Change | Sustainable Development | Renewable energ
Climate Change | Sustainable Development | Renewable energ
Citation Metrics
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Total12
-
Last 6 Years10
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.833
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,456,209
World Rank
18,066
Country Rank
88
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
88
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,471,818
World Rank
18,242
Country Rank
89
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
89
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Foreign Policy | International Relations | Epistemic Communities | Education and Trainin
Foreign Policy | International Relations | Epistemic Communities | Education and Trainin
Citation Metrics
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Total8
-
Last 6 Years7
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Last 6 Years / Total0.875
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,479,135
World Rank
18,317
Country Rank
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
90
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Conflicts in Africa | African Politics | Mediation | Localized Conflict
Conflicts in Africa | African Politics | Mediation | Localized Conflict
Citation Metrics
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Total7
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Last 6 Years7
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,573,994
World Rank
19,237
Country Rank
91
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
91
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,590,205
World Rank
19,395
Country Rank
92
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
92
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