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Highly Cited Researchers 550 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
Economía de la Salud - Evaluación Económica de Vacuna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,213
148,307
0.768
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Experimental Allergy
Immunology
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,795
8,817
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Knowledge Management and IC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,085
8,010
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Environmental Sciencies
Biodiversity
Natural Product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,486
5,951
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
corporate governance
gender diversity
CS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
5,234
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,779
4,942
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
soil scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,940
4,600
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Finance
Small and Medium Enterprises
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Family Busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,509
4,339
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
medio ambiente
análisis de riesgos
rehabilitación
metales pesados
suelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
4,095
0.616
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tecnología Postcosecha y procesado mínimo hortofutícol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,711
4,055
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dynamical System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
3,784
0.799
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tecnologías Postcosech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,996
3,657
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Life chemistry
Molecular machines
Replicating biological functions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,414
3,518
0.144
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
materials science
nanomaterials
chemistry
photovoltaics
perovskite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
3,395
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
horticulture
soilless culture
cultivation techniques
protected cultivation
vegetable crop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,482
3,228
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wind energy
PV power plants
renewable energy integration
energy efficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
2,994
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nanoencapsulation
Bioactive compounds
Food packaging
Food quality and safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,398
2,977
0.677
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
immunology
allergology
dermatology
personalized medicine
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,416
2,756
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antennas
Microwaves
Electromagnetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,148
2,689
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Project Management
Multi-Criteria Decision-Making
Renewable Energy
Soft Computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
2,674
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Postharvest
Fresh-cut
Reuse of by-products
Functional Food
Packagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,132
2,639
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,544
2,438
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Productivity-Quality-Efficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,024
2,381
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Family Firm
Innovation
Earnings Management
Gender Studies
Industry 4.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
2,336
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sintesis de procesos
simulación de procesos
optimización de proceso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,937
2,336
0.795
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nelson Rafael Alvis Guzmán
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,213
148,307
0.768
Economía de la Salud - Evaluación Económica de Vacuna
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,467
56
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Luis Caraballo
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,795
8,817
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,616
946
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan Gabriel Cegarra Navarro
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,085
8,010
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,503
87
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jesus Olivero-Verbel
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,486
5,951
0.477
Environmental Sciencies
Biodiversity
Natural Product
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,990
1,867
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Emma García-Meca
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
5,234
0.588
corporate governance
gender diversity
CS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,552
120
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Josefina Zakzuk
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,779
4,942
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,541
2,302
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Raul Zornoza
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,940
4,600
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,085
2,499
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Domingo Garcia-Pérez-De-Lema
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,509
4,339
0.510
Finance
Small and Medium Enterprises
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Family Busines
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,959
2,717
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose Alberto Acosta Avilés
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,644
4,095
0.616
medio ambiente
análisis de riesgos
rehabilitación
metales pesados
suelo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,330
2,752
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Francisco Artés-Hernández
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,711
4,055
0.526
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,661
3,031
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Juan Luis García Guirao
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
3,784
0.799
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,033
3,175
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Francisco Artés Calero
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,996
3,657
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,328
3,361
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Toribio Fernández Otero
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,414
3,518
0.144
Life chemistry
Molecular machines
Replicating biological functions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,179
3,539
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francisco Palazon
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
3,395
0.755
materials science
nanomaterials
chemistry
photovoltaics
perovskite
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,061
3,781
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Juan A. Fernández
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,482
3,228
0.589
horticulture
soilless culture
cultivation techniques
protected cultivation
vegetable crop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,883
4,202
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Angel Molina-Garcia|Angel Molina, Angel Molina-Garcia, Angel Molina-García
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
2,994
0.607
Wind energy
PV power plants
renewable energy integration
energy efficienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,013
4,242
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gines Benito Martinez Hernandez
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,398
2,977
0.677
Nanoencapsulation
Bioactive compounds
Food packaging
Food quality and safet
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,045
274
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nathalie Acevedo
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,416
2,756
0.509
immunology
allergology
dermatology
personalized medicine
biomarker
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,126
4,827
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jose Luis Gomez Tornero
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,148
2,689
0.522
Antennas
Microwaves
Electromagnetic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,353
4,872
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
M. Socorro Garcia-Cascales
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
2,674
0.625
Project Management
Multi-Criteria Decision-Making
Renewable Energy
Soft Computin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,022
4,958
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Encarna Aguayo
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,132
2,639
0.370
Postharvest
Fresh-cut
Reuse of by-products
Functional Food
Packagin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,186
322
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
D Acevedo
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,544
2,438
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,517
332
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
José Morelos Gómez
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,024
2,381
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,859
5,736
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antonia Madrid-Guijarro
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,140
2,336
0.564
Family Firm
Innovation
Earnings Management
Gender Studies
Industry 4.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,890
342
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Angel-Dario Gonzalez-Delgado
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,937
2,336
0.795
sintesis de procesos
simulación de procesos
optimización de proceso