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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 911 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
suicidio e psicogeriatri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,175
112,374
0.597
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Functional materials
Catalysis
Sensing Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,108
35,347
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Optimisation
multi-objective optimisation
multiobjective optimization
interactive optimisatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,642
33,348
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Researche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,238
32,226
0.889
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
public health
cancer
obesity
economic evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,494
32,045
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Engineering Management
Project Management
Knowledge Management
New Product Design
Supply Chai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,826
25,773
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Microfluidics
Nanofluidics
MEMS
Lab on a Chip
Magnetofluidic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,308
24,418
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Digital Health
Generative AI
Mobile Health
Pharmacoepidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,634
19,732
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Freshwater ecology
water resource managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,748
16,349
0.392
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Signal Processing
Speech Processing
Machine Learning
BioInformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,322
15,548
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marine Science
Automated monitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,737
14,143
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Catalysis
Green Chemistry
Nanomaterials
Biofuels
Surface Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,929
13,202
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Interface/Surface Science
Materials Design
Catalysis
Renewable Energy
Batter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,628
12,921
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Spectral Imaging
Image Processing
Pattern Recognition
Remote Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,587
12,901
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
patient engagement
patient centred care
patient safety
pressure injury prevention
ICU nursing practic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,772
12,898
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neuromusculoskeletal Biomechanical Engineering
Disability & Rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,441
12,274
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,526
11,750
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,754
11,415
0.349
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fisheries
Modelling
Statistics
Conservation biology
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,872
11,033
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Human resource management
employment relations
employee voice
industrial relations
HR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,953
10,782
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
quantum information
quantum measurements
quantum control
quantum foundations
Arthurian studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,094
10,733
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Water quality
aquatic systems
cyanobacteri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,936
10,697
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ecotourism
conservation
tourism
environment
ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,249
10,494
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Big Data
IoT
Recommender System
Data Privacy
Graph Data Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,433
10,437
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism
Climate Change
Environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,518
10,204
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Diego De Leo
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,175
112,374
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,077
239
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Huijun Zhao
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,108
35,347
0.578
Functional materials
Catalysis
Sensing Technolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,565
265
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Lewis
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,642
33,348
0.821
Optimisation
multi-objective optimisation
multiobjective optimization
interactive optimisatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,842
274
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leopold Aminde
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,238
32,226
0.889
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,897
278
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lennert Veerman
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,494
32,045
0.482
public health
cancer
obesity
economic evaluatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,343
387
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tsu Te Andrew Huang
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,826
25,773
0.470
Engineering Management
Project Management
Knowledge Management
New Product Design
Supply Chai
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,103
427
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nam Trung Nguyen
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,308
24,418
0.527
Microfluidics
Nanofluidics
MEMS
Lab on a Chip
Magnetofluidic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,652
580
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alireza Ahmadvand
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,634
19,732
0.689
Digital Health
Generative AI
Mobile Health
Pharmacoepidemiolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,711
796
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stuart E Bunn
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,748
16,349
0.392
Freshwater ecology
water resource managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,038
883
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kuldip Paliwal
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,322
15,548
0.496
Signal Processing
Speech Processing
Machine Learning
BioInformatic
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,825
1,039
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rod Connolly
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,737
14,143
0.596
Marine Science
Automated monitorin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,157
1,136
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Adam Lee
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,929
13,202
0.490
Catalysis
Green Chemistry
Nanomaterials
Biofuels
Surface Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,900
1,174
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yun Wang
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,628
12,921
0.694
Interface/Surface Science
Materials Design
Catalysis
Renewable Energy
Batter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,964
1,177
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jun Zhou
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,587
12,901
0.828
Spectral Imaging
Image Processing
Pattern Recognition
Remote Sensin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,973
1,178
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wendy Chaboyer
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,772
12,898
0.500
patient engagement
patient centred care
patient safety
pressure injury prevention
ICU nursing practic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,834
1,265
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Lloyd
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,441
12,274
0.447
Neuromusculoskeletal Biomechanical Engineering
Disability & Rehabilitatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,630
1,360
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alfred Lam
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,526
11,750
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,828
1,421
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephen Billett
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,754
11,415
0.349
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Educatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,314
1,488
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christopher J Brown
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,872
11,033
0.654
Fisheries
Modelling
Statistics
Conservation biology
climate chang
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,354
1,535
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Adrian Wilkinson
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,953
10,782
0.360
Human resource management
employment relations
employee voice
industrial relations
HR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,563
1,545
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Howard M Wiseman
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,094
10,733
0.357
quantum information
quantum measurements
quantum control
quantum foundations
Arthurian studie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,717
1,554
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Hamilton
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,936
10,697
0.488
Water quality
aquatic systems
cyanobacteri
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,608
1,603
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ralf Buckley
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,249
10,494
0.400
ecotourism
conservation
tourism
environment
ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,883
1,617
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nguyen Quoc Viet Hung
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,433
10,437
0.839
Big Data
IoT
Recommender System
Data Privacy
Graph Data Analysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,067
1,678
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Susanne Becken
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,518
10,204
0.523
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism
Climate Change
Environmen