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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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
AI Advisory
Data Science
Data Strateg
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,963
4,142
0.695
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
1,519
0.886
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Smart Cities
Technology Adoption
Energy Storage
Transportatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,956
1,504
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,659
1,333
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Knowledge Graphs
Graph Representation Learning
Explainable AI
Linked Data
Semantic We
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
1,013
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
x-ray science
coherent imaging
rare gas clusters
ultra fas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
956
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
807
709
0.879
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Distributed Energy Resources Integration
Smart Grid Communication Networks
Utilities strateg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
650
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Conversational AI
NLP
Knowledge grap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
634
0.854
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Digital Twins
AI
Data Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
525
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,146
447
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Web of Data
Semantic Web
Linked Data
Computational Intelligence
Swarm computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
380
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Machine Learning
Probabilistic Models
Design and Analysis of Algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
816
343
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
324
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cognitive Neuroscience
Experimental Psychology
AI Interaction
Psychophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
278
0.883
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
257
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Process Mining
Knowledge Graphs
Cyber Security
LLM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
241
0.976
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biomimetics
Droplets
Cavitation
Aerodynamic design
Unmanned Aerial Vehicl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
233
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,176
207
0.176
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Signal Processing
Wireless Localization
Convex Optimization
Quantum Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
194
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Human-Computer Interactions
Computer Supported Collaborative Wor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
178
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Accountability
Dependability
Risk
Trust
Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
176
0.196
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
167
0.146
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Big Data Architecture
Cloud Computing
Architecture
Application Security
Reliability Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
167
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Knowledge Extraction from Heterogeneous Data
Multimedia Reasoning and Recommendation
Multimedia Ontolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
166
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,888
41,171
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karl Kugler
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,963
4,142
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,218
105,631
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carl-Johan Södersten
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
1,519
0.886
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,151
106,488
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Iana Nikolaeva Vassileva
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,956
1,504
0.380
Smart Cities
Technology Adoption
Energy Storage
Transportatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,175
116,729
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ethan Hadar
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,659
1,333
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,323
141,015
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Luca Costabello
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
1,013
0.805
Knowledge Graphs
Graph Representation Learning
Explainable AI
Linked Data
Semantic We
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,619
146,372
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maximilian Jakob Bucher
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
956
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,087
173,806
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luca Schiatti
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
807
709
0.879
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,526
181,669
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Emmanuel
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
650
0.765
Distributed Energy Resources Integration
Smart Grid Communication Networks
Utilities strateg
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,006
183,841
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roshni Ramnani
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
634
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,137
200,803
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Parya Aghasafari
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
525
0.823
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,298
215,157
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ivo Wenzler
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,146
447
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
851,407
229,502
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christophe Guéret
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
380
0.364
Web of Data
Semantic Web
Linked Data
Computational Intelligence
Swarm computin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,472
238,528
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ashok Rajaraman
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
816
343
0.420
Machine Learning
Probabilistic Models
Design and Analysis of Algorithm
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,611
243,533
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marzieh Dashti
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
324
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
996,794
257,086
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Harun Karimpur
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
278
0.883
Cognitive Neuroscience
Experimental Psychology
AI Interaction
Psychophysic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,423
263,545
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James Chang
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
257
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,662
269,133
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gal Engelberg
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
241
0.976
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,082,253
272,015
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vijayakumar Mathaiyan
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
233
1.000
Biomimetics
Droplets
Cavitation
Aerodynamic design
Unmanned Aerial Vehicl
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,138,736
281,476
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Narendra Mulani
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,176
207
0.176
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,172,553
286,995
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hassan Naseri
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
194
0.746
Signal Processing
Wireless Localization
Convex Optimization
Quantum Computin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,215,119
293,617
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Nguyen
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
178
0.230
Human-Computer Interactions
Computer Supported Collaborative Wor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,220,835
294,453
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Massimo Felici
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
176
0.196
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,247,671
298,598
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bogdan Sacaleanu
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
167
0.146
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,250,555
299,039
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jagaran Das
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
167
1.000
Big Data Architecture
Cloud Computing
Architecture
Application Security
Reliability Engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,251,076
299,164
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Antonio Penta
Accenture
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
166
0.310
Knowledge Extraction from Heterogeneous Data
Multimedia Reasoning and Recommendation
Multimedia Ontolog