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Highly Cited Researchers 210 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,442
43,264
0.996
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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
21,308
21,213
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
parenting
interventions
cultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,891
6,221
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Affective Computing
Educational Data Minin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,499
3,053
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psychology
Social Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
2,287
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Governance
Institutions
Political Economy
Economic Development
Public Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,995
1,975
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Atmospheric Science
Air Qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
1,842
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Applied Physics
Innovation
Science Polic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,004
1,218
0.174
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Archaeology
Traceology
Prehistoric Technology
Modernity and Human Behaviour
Migration and Maritime Interactio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,361
1,195
0.506
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Air Quality
Atmospheric Chemistry
Instrumentatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
1,183
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
1,162
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Social Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
963
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Analytical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
856
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Development
Marginality
Governance/Structures
Gender/Climate Vulnerability/Resilienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
839
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aquaculture Nutrition
Fish Biology
Aquaculture Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
826
0.794
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
migration
mental health
masculinities
positive psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
808
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peace psychology
political psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,772
786
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computer Science
Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
772
0.965
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Colonial history
Nationalism
Global migrations
Citizenship
Election
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,495
756
0.303
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
geophysics
tectonics
coastal sedimentology
environmental geology
geohazard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
654
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
572
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sensors and Sensor Networks
Optics and Photonics
Sustainable Engineering and Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
560
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
English sociolinguistics
English education
Forensic and legal linguistics
Education polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
560
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nanoscience & Nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
947
530
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Health Systems and Policy Research
Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
500
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,708
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Veincent Christian F. Pepito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,442
43,264
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,476
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Arianna Maever Loreche Amit|Arianna Maever Loreche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,308
21,213
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,170
22
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Liane Peña Alampay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,891
6,221
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,241
55
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maria Mercedes T Rodrigo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,499
3,053
0.555
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Affective Computing
Educational Data Minin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,814
85
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maria Regina Hechanova Alampay|Maria Regina Hechanova Alampay, Maria Regina Hechanova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
2,287
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,795
90
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ronald Mendoza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,995
1,975
0.395
Governance
Institutions
Political Economy
Economic Development
Public Economic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,525
99
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Maria Obiminda L Cambaliza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,968
1,842
0.621
Atmospheric Science
Air Qualit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,309
175
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gregory L Tangonan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,004
1,218
0.174
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,603
178
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alfred Pawlik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,361
1,195
0.506
Archaeology
Traceology
Prehistoric Technology
Modernity and Human Behaviour
Migration and Maritime Interactio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,913
182
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
James Bernard B Simpas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
1,183
0.436
Air Quality
Atmospheric Chemistry
Instrumentatio
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,880
187
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fabian Dayrit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
1,162
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,988
244
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ma Elizabeth J Macapagal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
963
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,014
285
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ian Ken D Dimzon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
856
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,050
295
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emma E Porio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
839
0.502
Development
Marginality
Governance/Structures
Gender/Climate Vulnerability/Resilienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,991
302
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Janice A Ragaza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
826
0.794
Aquaculture Nutrition
Fish Biology
Aquaculture Biotechnolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,012
316
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Melissa Garabiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
808
0.924
migration
mental health
masculinities
positive psycholog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,733
329
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cristina J Montiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,772
786
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,749
336
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patricia Angela Abu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
772
0.965
Computer Science
Engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,008
347
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Filomeno Aguilar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,495
756
0.303
Colonial history
Nationalism
Global migrations
Citizenship
Election
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,038
409
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karlo Queano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
654
0.563
geophysics
tectonics
coastal sedimentology
environmental geology
geohazard
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,221
459
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Olivia Erin M Buenafe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
572
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,635
471
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nathaniel Libatique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
560
0.461
Sensors and Sensor Networks
Optics and Photonics
Sustainable Engineering and Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,792
472
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Isabel Pefianco Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
560
0.601
English sociolinguistics
English education
Forensic and legal linguistics
Education polic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,811
508
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael Mananghaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
947
530
0.560
Nanoscience & Nanotechnolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,086
545
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jhanna Uy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
500
0.969
Health Systems and Policy Research
Epidemiolog