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Highly Cited Researchers 41 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
Statistics
Composite Indicators
Non Sampling Errors
Business Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,909
2,047
0.704
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
causal effects
R&D
patents
evaluation of public interventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,539
642
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
588
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
573
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
turismo statistica disabilità inclusione social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
424
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
economia
innovazion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
393
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Economia Internazional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
369
0.294
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
statistics
social science
demography
healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
359
0.918
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
361
0.768
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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
471
237
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
231
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
urban studies
economic geograph
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
227
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Survey methodologies
Machine Learning
Big Dat
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
223
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social statistics
road accidents
health statistics
demography
econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
193
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
economia statistic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
159
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
salute
allattamento
parto
nascita
fecondit�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
157
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
156
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Survey Sampling
Official Statistics
Inequality Measures
Big Data
Multivariate Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
148
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Statisticia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
146
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
139
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
sociologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
129
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Spatial Statistics
Sampling
Spatial Sampling
Spatial econometrics
responsive desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
119
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Corporate taxatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
109
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
105
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
101
0.856
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,517
10,979
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matteo Mazziotta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,909
2,047
0.704
Statistics
Composite Indicators
Non Sampling Errors
Business Intelligenc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,932
26,337
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marco Ventura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,539
642
0.417
causal effects
R&D
patents
evaluation of public interventio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,667
27,518
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marcello D'Orazio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
588
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,623
27,863
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mauro Scanu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
573
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,111
32,046
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Simona Staffieri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
424
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,835
33,117
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Giulio Perani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
393
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,015
34,025
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Claudio Vicarelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
369
0.294
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
879,144
34,434
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elena Grimaccia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
359
0.918
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876,420
34,350
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Barbara Guardabascio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
361
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,074,588
40,113
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eleonora Bartoloni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
237
0.503
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,087,677
40,455
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Taralli, S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
231
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,096,059
40,671
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gianluigi Salvucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
227
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,232
40,879
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Giulio Barcaroli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
223
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,176,806
42,703
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Silvia Bruzzone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
193
0.420
Social statistics
road accidents
health statistics
demography
econometric
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,275,974
45,166
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alessandro Zeli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
159
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,282,657
45,330
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lisa Francovich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
157
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,286,521
45,406
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gianpiero Bianchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
156
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,314,806
46,030
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alessio Guandalini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
148
0.809
Survey Sampling
Official Statistics
Inequality Measures
Big Data
Multivariate Analysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,321,593
46,187
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrea Fasulo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
146
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,346,757
46,771
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tiziana Tuoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
139
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,385,418
47,647
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Massimo Lori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
129
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,426,771
48,541
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marco Ballin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
119
0.385
Spatial Statistics
Sampling
Spatial Sampling
Spatial econometrics
responsive desig
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,472,196
49,502
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Antonella Caiumi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
109
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,492,491
49,925
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Domenico Tebala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
105
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,513,547
50,353
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Livia Celardo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
101
0.856