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Highly Cited Researchers 21 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
e learning
computer adaptive test
visual programmin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
501
0.506
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
User modelling
e-leaning
programming language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
493
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
IoT
Wireless Sensor Networks
Unmanned Autonomous Systems
Embedded systems
Industry 4.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
431
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Renewable Energy Source
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
353
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
web development
mobile web sites
mobile applications
m-learning
e-commerc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
154
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Automation
Mechatronics
Wireless Sensor Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
150
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
130
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Network Utility Maximization
Cross-Layer Design
Time Delay Estimation
Signal Processing
Video Watermarkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
110
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
105
0.739
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Distributed Aggregatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
86
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
84
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fremdsprachen - Deutsch
Rahmencurricula
DAF
SD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
81
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
76
0.099
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
FPGA
Biomedicine
Educational process
Coding algorithms
Embedded system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
75
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
embedded programming
ARM
IoT
Digital Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
49
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elektrotehnika i računarstv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
43
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
mathematics
IT
Computer scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
41
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Operational researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
25
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
UML
Education
Computer scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
19
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
English language
Irish history
Irish-American histor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
11
0.224
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
IT
web
ph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
2
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,565
1,158
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sanja Maravić Čisar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
501
0.506
e learning
computer adaptive test
visual programmin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
739,430
1,174
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Pinter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
493
0.518
User modelling
e-leaning
programming language
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,827
1,339
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Janos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
431
0.461
IoT
Wireless Sensor Networks
Unmanned Autonomous Systems
Embedded systems
Industry 4.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
885,690
1,636
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Róbert Sánta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
353
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,291,550
3,043
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zlatko Čović
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
154
0.483
web development
mobile web sites
mobile applications
m-learning
e-commerc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,305,198
3,078
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gogolak Laslo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
150
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,379,604
3,322
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Igor Fuerstner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
130
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,466,291
3,608
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zoran Veličković
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
110
0.390
Network Utility Maximization
Cross-Layer Design
Time Delay Estimation
Signal Processing
Video Watermarkin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,491,479
3,686
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Piroska Stanic Molcer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
105
0.739
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,590,845
3,958
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nyers Lehel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
86
0.330
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,604,350
3,993
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zoltan Papp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
84
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,622,508
4,051
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Karmelka Baric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
81
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,651,619
4,117
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nándor Burány
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
76
0.099
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,659,483
4,142
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bojan Kuljic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
75
0.510
FPGA
Biomedicine
Educational process
Coding algorithms
Embedded system
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,856,281
4,554
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tibor Szakáll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
49
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,910,881
4,649
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nenad Marković
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
43
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,930,509
4,682
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tanja Krunic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
41
0.366
mathematics
IT
Computer scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,108,831
4,998
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gabriella Diveki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
25
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,192,674
5,147
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anita Sabo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
19
0.576
UML
Education
Computer scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,317,033
5,340
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Livia Szedmina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
11
0.224
English language
Irish history
Irish-American histor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,510,631
5,567
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Atila Nađ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
2
0.250