Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 27 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
e-Learning design
ICT pedagogy
Indigenous knowledge
Language policy research
Applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
626
0.983
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Educational Leadership
Management
and Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
460
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Si photonics
mid-infrared photodetectors
2D materials
energy storage & conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
390
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
human resource development
international business
strategic management
marketing
CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
373
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ecology
Landscape planning
climate change
natural resources management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
189
0.979
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Renewable energy
Photovoltaic systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
154
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Educational Leadership
Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
129
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
English Language Teacher Professional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
127
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
RS/GIS
IAS
Subwatershed
Forest Management
Bio energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
37
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Geoinformatics
Water quality
Remote sensing
Air quality
Environmental Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
• Research interests - lifelong learning policy and practice of Nepal
lifelong learning and globalization
problems and prosp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
33
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Higher education
Ed. Technology
academic integrity
surveillance studies
discourse studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Information and communication technology
Education
Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
26
0.200
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Public administration
Governance
Federalism
Social Justice
DEIB or IDEA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Geomatics
map
remote sensing
gis
survey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Investment Management
Financial Institutions and Markets
Corporate Finance
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
17
0.274
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Organizational Behavior
Operations Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Abstract Algebra
Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Information Technology
Computer Science
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Blockchain
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Political Philosophy
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
4
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
management
administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Media and Communication Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
1
0.040
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,803
166
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karna Rana
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
626
0.983
e-Learning design
ICT pedagogy
Indigenous knowledge
Language policy research
Applied linguistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,460
226
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeevan Khanal
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
460
0.960
Educational Leadership
Management
and Administration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,906
263
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Krishna Sharma
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
390
0.725
Si photonics
mid-infrared photodetectors
2D materials
energy storage & conversion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,225
275
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arhan Sthapit
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
373
0.672
human resource development
international business
strategic management
marketing
CSR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134,796
469
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ramji Bogati
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
189
0.979
Ecology
Landscape planning
climate change
natural resources management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,232,033
537
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Indra Bahadur Karki
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
154
0.672
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Renewable energy
Photovoltaic systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,318,459
603
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jiban Khadka
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
129
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323,490
611
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Khem Raj Joshi
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
127
0.536
English Language Teacher Professional Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,828,442
1,014
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bishal Kumar Rayamajhi
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
37
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,842,049
1,029
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Prayon Joshi
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
Geoinformatics
Water quality
Remote sensing
Air quality
Environmental Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,864,194
1,057
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chandra Kumar Laksamba
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
33
0.647
• Research interests - lifelong learning policy and practice of Nepal
lifelong learning and globalization
problems and prosp
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,878,336
1,070
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Som Nath Ghimire
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
Higher education
Ed. Technology
academic integrity
surveillance studies
discourse studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,932,438
1,136
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ashok Kumar Rai
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
26
0.200
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,953,765
1,160
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Baburam Bhul
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Public administration
Governance
Federalism
Social Justice
DEIB or IDEA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,009,707
1,220
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ashok Shrestha
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
Geomatics
map
remote sensing
gis
survey
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,041,367
1,257
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rajan Bahadur Paudel
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
17
0.274
Investment Management
Financial Institutions and Markets
Corporate Finance
Risk Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,109,222
1,328
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kuber Prasad Bhetuwal
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,153,791
1,375
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gyan Bahadur Tamang,
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
Organizational Behavior
Operations Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,156,838
1,380
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ruma Manandhar
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Abstract Algebra
Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Teacher Education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,251,540
1,496
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Narayan Prasad Dahal
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Information Technology
Computer Science
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,254,405
1,503
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shukra Raj Subedi
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,254,405
1,503
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Navin Duwadi
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,265,441
1,525
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Khagendra Prasai
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
4
0.286
Political Philosophy
Political Economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,299,126
1,566
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Naniram Sapkota
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
management
administration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,341,878
1,641
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bhim Bahadur Sarki
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
1
0.040
Media and Communication Studies