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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 10 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
7,103
4,948
0.697
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Computational biomedicine
Biophysics
Lipids
Biomechanics
Nanoparticle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
325
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biochemistry
Glycochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemical Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590
312
0.529
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Teachers as writers
English education
teacher education
academic leadership
composition pedagog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
143
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
educational technology
online learning
technology integration
instructional design
social medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
95
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rural drinking water qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
74
0.186
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
history of mathematics
history of logi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
59
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mathematics
educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
18
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Social Wor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,705
33,228
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nathan Tintle
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,103
4,948
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,350
241,625
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Manuela Aseye Ayele Ayee
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
325
0.756
Computational biomedicine
Biophysics
Lipids
Biomechanics
Nanoparticle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,767
245,087
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hailiang Joshua Zhu
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590
312
0.529
Biochemistry
Glycochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemical Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,313,542
308,943
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leah Zuidema
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
143
0.369
Teachers as writers
English education
teacher education
academic leadership
composition pedagog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,523,933
338,649
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David J Mulder
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
95
0.841
educational technology
online learning
technology integration
instructional design
social medi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,642,535
354,507
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Derek Chitwood
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
74
0.186
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,747,992
367,933
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Calvin Jongsma
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
59
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,163,242
417,617
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Valorie Zonnefeld
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
18
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,493,557
450,704
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tara Boer
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,620,878
458,548
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Douglas De Boer
Dordt University
Sioux Center, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0