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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
tecnología de membranas
separaciones magnéticas
microfluídic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,313
12,438
0.534
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,013
12,402
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Medicina
Cáncer
Nuevos Fármacos
Ensayos Clínico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,177
8,196
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plasmids
synthetic biology
horizontal gene transfer
mobile genetic elements
bacterial genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,428
7,054
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,735
4,421
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
schizophrenia
mri
neuroimagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,549
4,389
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Photo-
photoelectro-
and electro-chemical conversion of CO2
membrane separation processe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,138
4,191
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Analisis de ciclo de vida
gestión residuos
ingenieria químic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,368
3,781
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jahn-Teller
Oxides
Perovskites
DFT
Magnetic anisotrop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
3,637
0.657
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Climate variability and change
downscaling
climate modelling uncertaint
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,776
3,623
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Advanced Oxidation Processe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,763
2,490
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cancer
tumor microenvironment
cancer-associated fibroblasts
cytoskeleton
signallin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
2,398
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Life Cycle Assessment
CO2 utilization
Integrated Waste Management
Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membrane
Photovoltaic solar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,508
1,924
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ingeniería Offshore
Energías renovables marina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
1,907
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
1,819
0.166
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Land Use
GIS
Transport Geography
Transport
Accessibilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,636
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
IoT
Smart City
Sensor Networks
Cloud
Semantic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
1,624
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
membrane technology
separation processe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,067
1,596
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biomedicine
signaling
cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,948
1,579
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Insuficiencia cardiaca
trasplante cardiaco
ecocardiografí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,489
1,501
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
1,487
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neuroimage
first episode psychosis
genetic
polymorphism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,244
1,475
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
1,372
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,111
1,344
0.148
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,459
1,327
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,525
478
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Inmaculada Ortiz Uribe
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,313
12,438
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,642
481
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Javier Llorca
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,013
12,402
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,077
914
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Enrique M. Ocio
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,177
8,196
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,221
1,158
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fernando de la Cruz
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,428
7,054
0.329
plasmids
synthetic biology
horizontal gene transfer
mobile genetic elements
bacterial genetic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,504
2,432
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jose Miguel Lopez Higuera
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,735
4,421
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,428
2,458
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roberto Roiz Santiañez
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,549
4,389
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,794
2,641
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan Albo
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,138
4,191
0.683
Photo-
photoelectro-
and electro-chemical conversion of CO2
membrane separation processe
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,797
3,037
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maria Margallo Blanco
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,368
3,781
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,907
3,199
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pablo Garcia Fernandez
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
3,637
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,328
3,226
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jesús Fernández
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,776
3,623
0.535
Climate variability and change
downscaling
climate modelling uncertaint
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,508
5,325
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maria J Rivero
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,763
2,490
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,866
5,576
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fernando Calvo
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
2,398
0.585
cancer
tumor microenvironment
cancer-associated fibroblasts
cytoskeleton
signallin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,794
7,159
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Antonio Dominguez-Ramos
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,508
1,924
0.767
Life Cycle Assessment
CO2 utilization
Integrated Waste Management
Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membrane
Photovoltaic solar
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,158
7,233
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Raúl Guanche
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
1,907
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,792
7,611
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Piero Crespo
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
1,819
0.166
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,467
8,533
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rubén Cordera|Ruben Cordera
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,636
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,527
8,603
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Luis Sanchez
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
1,624
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,582
8,770
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniel Gorri
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,067
1,596
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,726
8,878
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jose Pedro Vaque
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,948
1,579
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,805
9,368
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francisco Gonzalez Vilchez
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,489
1,501
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,718
9,450
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lucia Gomez-Coma
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
1,487
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,076
9,522
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Suárez-Pinilla P
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,244
1,475
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,028
10,177
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Samuel Cos
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
1,372
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,183
10,370
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vicente Rodríguez-Valverde
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,111
1,344
0.148
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,677
10,515
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Igor Gutiérrez Zugasti
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,459
1,327
0.540