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Highly Cited Researchers 61 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
Telecommunications
computer networking
education managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,079
11,688
0.364
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,509
3,237
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,539
2,735
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Information Management
Information System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
1,448
0.302
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
complex networks
bitcoin
cryptocurrencies
graph drawing
visualizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
1,227
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Men's Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,822
1,102
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Musculoskeletal health
evolutionary medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,279
973
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Enviromnta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,314
771
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Enviromental engineering
hydrology
ecohydrology
remote sensing
flood risk managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
751
0.719
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
588
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Biological Control
Environmental Biotechnology
Sustainable Crop Productio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
575
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Network Management
Cloud Computing
Future Interne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
481
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sport Science Strength and conditionin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
586
468
0.799
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
380
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Autism
exercise
mobilisation with movement
myofascial trigger point
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
322
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sport and exercise scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
309
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Applied Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Lean Software Development
Safety Critical Software
Health related soft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
276
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Agriculture
plant agronomy
plant physiology
rotations
protein crop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
274
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Exercise Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
239
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
foods
polymers
nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
229
0.954
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rain erosion
Liquid droplet impact
High Velocity Droplet Impingemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
217
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
Antimicrobials
Virulenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
201
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Biology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Arthritis
Forensic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
149
0.241
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
corruption
governance
political finance
Irish politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
144
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anaerobic digestion
Waste managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
142
0.979
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,066
100
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Denieffe|Dave Denieffe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,079
11,688
0.364
Telecommunications
computer networking
education managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,536
746
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David N Dowling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,509
3,237
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,606
926
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Ryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,539
2,735
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,621
1,695
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
1,448
0.302
Information Management
Information System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,025
1,941
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martin Harrigan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,507
1,227
0.489
complex networks
bitcoin
cryptocurrencies
graph drawing
visualizatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,681
2,081
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Noel Richardson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,822
1,102
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,366
2,289
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Francis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,279
973
0.761
Musculoskeletal health
evolutionary medicin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,026
2,698
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guiomar Garcia Cabellos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,314
771
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,694
2,744
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Owen Naughton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
751
0.719
Enviromental engineering
hydrology
ecohydrology
remote sensing
flood risk managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,440
3,094
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carloalberto Petti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
588
0.505
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,197
3,128
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomais Kakouli Duarte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
575
0.634
Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Biological Control
Environmental Biotechnology
Sustainable Crop Productio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,978
3,456
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lei Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
481
0.561
Network Management
Cloud Computing
Future Interne
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,753
3,509
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul J. Byrne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
586
468
0.799
Sport Science Strength and conditionin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,579
3,950
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adriana Neves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
380
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925,457
4,331
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sharon Kinsella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
322
0.663
Autism
exercise
mobilisation with movement
myofascial trigger point
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
944,172
4,417
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ciara O Hagan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
309
0.334
Sport and exercise scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
997,682
4,673
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Oisin Cawley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
276
0.406
Applied Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Lean Software Development
Safety Critical Software
Health related soft
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,224
4,689
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John P Carroll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
274
0.486
Agriculture
plant agronomy
plant physiology
rotations
protein crop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067,806
5,004
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Declan Browne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
239
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088,546
5,096
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Phelan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
229
0.954
foods
polymers
nutritio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,114,070
5,223
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Edmond F Tobin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
217
0.648
Rain erosion
Liquid droplet impact
High Velocity Droplet Impingemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,152,292
5,390
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Damien Brady
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328
201
0.613
Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
Antimicrobials
Virulenc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,304,283
6,034
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rosemary O Hara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
149
0.241
Biology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Arthritis
Forensic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,322,271
6,108
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elaine Byrne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
144
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,332,242
6,143
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Navodita Bhatnagar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
142
0.979