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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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,229
47,858
0.555
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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
121,085
22,265
0.184
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,374
13,913
0.213
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Prostatacance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,280
12,170
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Energy and Climate Mitigation
Policy
Behaviour
Resource Efficiency
Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,465
11,847
0.720
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brain repair
Parkinson´s diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,914
11,403
0.120
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cystatin C
kidney disorders
glomerular filtration rate
shrunken pore syndrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,954
10,529
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,042
10,443
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,536
10,147
0.750
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cancer
tumor microenvironment
angiogenesis
genetically engineered models of cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,436
9,567
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
9,208
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bird migration
genetics
blood parasite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,927
9,203
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
blood coagulation
apolipoprotein M
gas6
TAM teceptor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,491
8,392
0.146
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,567
8,193
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,922
7,970
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Process Control
PID control
Automatic tuning
Adaptive control
Monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,566
7,813
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,697
7,690
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Water
environment
and sustainable developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,122
7,484
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Social Epidemiology
Multilevel Analysis
Pharmacoepidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,319
7,430
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Atmospheric aerosol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,532
7,569
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Remote sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,633
7,387
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,577
7,381
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lab-on-a-chip
Acoustofluidics
Microfluidics
BioMEMS
Biomedicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,958
7,031
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
energy
climate
industr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,925
6,777
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eye movements
eye trackin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,814
6,919
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,157
33
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Franks
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,229
47,858
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,697
120
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Karl Johan Åström
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,085
22,265
0.184
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,645
250
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lars Edvinsson
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,374
13,913
0.213
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,558
312
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anders Bjartell
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,280
12,170
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,626
331
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Luis Mundaca
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,465
11,847
0.720
Energy and Climate Mitigation
Policy
Behaviour
Resource Efficiency
Developmen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,284
342
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anders Björklund
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,914
11,403
0.120
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,911
387
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anders Grubb
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,954
10,529
0.264
Cystatin C
kidney disorders
glomerular filtration rate
shrunken pore syndrom
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,313
394
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Per Åke Malmqvist
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,042
10,443
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,828
409
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michelle Chew
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,536
10,147
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,911
440
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kristian Pietras
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,436
9,567
0.426
cancer
tumor microenvironment
angiogenesis
genetically engineered models of cance
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,079
470
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William Agace
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
9,208
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,109
471
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Staffan Bensch
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,927
9,203
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,775
541
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bjorn Dahlback
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,491
8,392
0.146
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,361
562
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lil Valentin
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,567
8,193
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,206
588
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anders Ahlström
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,922
7,970
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,631
609
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tore Hägglund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,566
7,813
0.226
Process Control
PID control
Automatic tuning
Adaptive control
Monitorin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,788
628
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lars Hagander
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,697
7,690
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,820
661
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ronny Berndtsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,122
7,484
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,388
676
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Juan Merlo
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,319
7,430
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,972
648
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Erik Swietlicki
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,532
7,569
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,849
682
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lars Eklundh
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,633
7,387
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,914
683
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tobias Uller
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,577
7,381
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,777
739
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Laurell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,958
7,031
0.293
Lab-on-a-chip
Acoustofluidics
Microfluidics
BioMEMS
Biomedicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,812
779
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nilsson Lj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,925
6,777
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,123
754
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marcus Nyström
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,814
6,919
0.586