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Highly Cited Researchers 205 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
Empirical Software Engineering
Software Quality
Evidence-based Software Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,546
16,521
0.440
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
software engineering
software processes
software metrics
software security
software process improvemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,525
9,726
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Software Engineering
Technology Product Management
Requirements Engineering
Value Based
Agile / Lea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,289
4,598
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Empirical Software Engineering
Evidence-based SE
Human-centred SE
Applied Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,910
4,508
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Epidemiology
Geriatrics
Infectious diseases
Public Health
Applied Health Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,954
4,006
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Empirical Software Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
3,480
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,065
3,428
0.201
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Software engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,527
2,834
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Industrial Dynamics
Spatial Economics
Urban and Regional Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,888
2,761
0.401
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Software Engineering
Computer Science
Empirical Methods
Modeling
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,053
2,612
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Global Software Engineering
Distributed Development
Outsourcing
Agil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,847
2,470
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sustainable Design
Sustainable Product Development
Sustainable Engineering Design
Design fo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,403
2,273
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Empirical Software Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Natural Language Processing
Testin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
2,273
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,885
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,793
1,848
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steganography
image processing
computer vision
applied ML
#unitartuc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,538
1,758
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Health Technology
Health Informatics
Gerontechnology
Assistive Technology
Disabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
1,753
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Software Engineering
Software Business
Open Innovation
Product Management
Requirements Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,090
1,677
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Empirical Software Engineering
Computer Science Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
1,674
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Software Engineering
AI4SE
Software Testing
Lean
Agil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
1,656
0.698
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Engineering design
Product Service Systems
knowledge managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,540
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Parallel programming
Computer Architecture
Machine Learning
AI
Image Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,006
1,425
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Synthetic aperture radar
radar remote sensing
Signal processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,011
1,417
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quality of Experience
network measurements
fluid flow models
virtualisatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,552
1,396
0.251
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Engineering Design
Mechanical Engineering
Product-Service Systems
Innovation Engineering
Produc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,126
1,325
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,705
206
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Claes Wohlin
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,546
16,521
0.440
Empirical Software Engineering
Software Quality
Evidence-based Software Engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,108
432
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kai Petersen
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,525
9,726
0.589
software engineering
software processes
software metrics
software security
software process improvemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,209
1,382
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tony Gorschek
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,289
4,598
0.447
Software Engineering
Technology Product Management
Requirements Engineering
Value Based
Agile / Lea
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,738
1,405
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Emilia Mendes
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,910
4,508
0.379
Empirical Software Engineering
Evidence-based SE
Human-centred SE
Applied Machine Learnin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,864
1,655
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sanmartin Berglund Johan
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,954
4,006
0.504
Epidemiology
Geriatrics
Infectious diseases
Public Health
Applied Health Technolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,995
2,009
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Mendez
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,906
3,480
0.709
Empirical Software Engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,415
2,038
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mats Viberg
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,065
3,428
0.201
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,497
2,585
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Mattsson
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,527
2,834
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,667
2,671
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martin Andersson
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,888
2,761
0.401
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Industrial Dynamics
Spatial Economics
Urban and Regional Economic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,259
2,841
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ludwik Kuźniarz
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,053
2,612
0.644
Software Engineering
Computer Science
Empirical Methods
Modeling
Educatio
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,435
3,005
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Darja Šmite
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,847
2,470
0.510
Global Software Engineering
Distributed Development
Outsourcing
Agil
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,400
3,305
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sophie I Hallstedt|Sophie Byggeth, Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt, Sophie Hallstedt
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,403
2,273
0.516
Sustainable Design
Sustainable Product Development
Sustainable Engineering Design
Design fo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,419
3,307
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Unterkalmsteiner
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
2,273
0.615
Empirical Software Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Natural Language Processing
Testin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,560
4,060
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lisa Skär
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,885
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,869
4,148
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hans Jürgen Zepernick
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,793
1,848
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,527
4,378
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Abbas Cheddad
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,538
1,758
0.387
Steganography
image processing
computer vision
applied ML
#unitartuc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,439
4,396
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Anderberg
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
1,753
0.813
Health Technology
Health Informatics
Gerontechnology
Assistive Technology
Disabilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,839
4,595
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Krzysztof Wnuk
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,090
1,677
0.543
Software Engineering
Software Business
Open Innovation
Product Management
Requirements Engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,318
4,612
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jürgen Börstler
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
1,674
0.474
Empirical Software Engineering
Computer Science Educatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,309
4,657
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nauman Bin Ali
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
1,656
0.698
Software Engineering
AI4SE
Software Testing
Lean
Agil
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,558
4,963
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marco Bertoni
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,540
0.598
Engineering design
Product Service Systems
knowledge managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,808
5,325
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Håkan Grahn|Håkan Nilsson
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,006
1,425
0.474
Parallel programming
Computer Architecture
Machine Learning
AI
Image Processin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,539
5,360
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mats Pettersson
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,011
1,417
0.471
Synthetic aperture radar
radar remote sensing
Signal processin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,071
5,431
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Markus Fiedler
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,552
1,396
0.251
Quality of Experience
network measurements
fluid flow models
virtualisatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,577
5,655
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tobias Larsson|Tobias C. Larsson
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,126
1,325
0.424
Engineering Design
Mechanical Engineering
Product-Service Systems
Innovation Engineering
Produc