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.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

3,832
World Rank

1,800
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total94,119
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Last 6 Years33,322
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.354
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

27,151
World Rank

12,360
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Business & Management / Business Administration
AI Cyber Security | Heterogeneous & Smart Computing | Machine Learning & Big Data | Cloud Computin
AI Cyber Security | Heterogeneous & Smart Computing | Machine Learning & Big Data | Cloud Computin
Citation Metrics
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Total27,853
-
Last 6 Years18,165
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.652
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

81,848
World Rank

33,325
Country Rank

240
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Business & Management / Public Administration
Public Policy | Science and Technology Policy | Political Scienc
Public Policy | Science and Technology Policy | Political Scienc
Citation Metrics
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Total12,373
-
Last 6 Years4,626
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Last 6 Years / Total0.374
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

104,822
World Rank

41,372
Country Rank

3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total10,045
-
Last 6 Years3,938
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Last 6 Years / Total0.392
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

116,976
World Rank

45,532
Country Rank

378
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Business & Management / Business Administration
The management of resource dependencies | corporate governance | and director selection and mobilit
The management of resource dependencies | corporate governance | and director selection and mobilit
Citation Metrics
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Total9,122
-
Last 6 Years5,984
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.656
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

166,323
World Rank

61,394
Country Rank

545
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total6,581
-
Last 6 Years2,004
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.305
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

204,396
World Rank

72,996
Country Rank

684
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Business & Management / Business Administration
economics | corporate governance | public choice | law and economic
economics | corporate governance | public choice | law and economic
Citation Metrics
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Total5,352
-
Last 6 Years1,516
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.283
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

218,123
World Rank

77,052
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Business & Management / Business Administration
Leadership | Psychological Theories of the Self and Relationships | Management Educatio
Leadership | Psychological Theories of the Self and Relationships | Management Educatio
Citation Metrics
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Total5,004
-
Last 6 Years2,969
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.593
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

232,031
World Rank

81,166
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Business & Management / Business Administration
organizational network analysis | organizational leadership | human resource development | people analytics | workplace learnin
organizational network analysis | organizational leadership | human resource development | people analytics | workplace learnin
Citation Metrics
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Total4,685
-
Last 6 Years2,650
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.566
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

245,639
World Rank

85,129
Country Rank

807
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total4,405
-
Last 6 Years1,451
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.329
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

247,516
World Rank

85,691
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total4,369
-
Last 6 Years1,371
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.314
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

273,086
World Rank

93,109
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Business & Management / Business Administration
Metacognition | Individual Differences in Learning | Memory | Replicatio
Metacognition | Individual Differences in Learning | Memory | Replicatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,919
-
Last 6 Years2,603
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.664
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

288,052
World Rank

97,330
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,685
-
Last 6 Years1,086
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.295
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

310,793
World Rank

103,862
Country Rank

1,013
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total3,370
-
Last 6 Years1,523
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.452
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

328,380
World Rank

108,759
Country Rank

1,053
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Business & Management / Public Administration
Public Policy | Public Administration | Public Opinion | Agenda Setting | Decision Makin
Public Policy | Public Administration | Public Opinion | Agenda Setting | Decision Makin
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,155
-
Last 6 Years1,341
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.425
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

340,901
World Rank

112,285
Country Rank

1,089
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Business & Management / Public Administration
Public Administration | Public Management | Public Service Motivation | Higher Educatio
Public Administration | Public Management | Public Service Motivation | Higher Educatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,012
-
Last 6 Years1,209
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.401
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

355,884
World Rank

116,441
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Business & Management / Business Administration
second language writing | computer-assisted language learning | applied linguistic
second language writing | computer-assisted language learning | applied linguistic
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,856
-
Last 6 Years2,182
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.764
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

368,481
World Rank

119,908
Country Rank

1,162
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Business & Management / Business Administration
Culture and health communication | health disparity | computational methods | and emerging infectious diseases | corporate social r
Culture and health communication | health disparity | computational methods | and emerging infectious diseases | corporate social r
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,735
-
Last 6 Years2,011
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.735
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

376,011
World Rank

121,963
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Business & Management / Business Administration
Systems/network telemetry and analytics | networked systems | distributed computing | machin
Systems/network telemetry and analytics | networked systems | distributed computing | machin
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,665
-
Last 6 Years2,103
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.789
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

378,756
World Rank

122,732
Country Rank

12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Business & Management / Business Administration
Engineering & Computing Education | Latinx Success | STEM Identity Development | Community Colleges | Men of Color in Educatio
Engineering & Computing Education | Latinx Success | STEM Identity Development | Community Colleges | Men of Color in Educatio
Citation Metrics
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Total2,640
-
Last 6 Years2,403
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.910
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

391,220
World Rank

126,112
Country Rank

1,212
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,532
-
Last 6 Years640
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.253
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

393,096
World Rank

126,617
Country Rank

1,223
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Business & Management / Business Administration
Facility location | location science | warehouse science | facility layout | energy managemen
Facility location | location science | warehouse science | facility layout | energy managemen
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,516
-
Last 6 Years570
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.227
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

424,509
World Rank

135,142
Country Rank

26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Business & Management / Business Administration
Business Analytics | Service Computing | Cloud Computing | Trust | Privac
Business Analytics | Service Computing | Cloud Computing | Trust | Privac
Citation Metrics
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Total2,269
-
Last 6 Years674
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.297
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

430,424
World Rank

136,792
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total2,226
-
Last 6 Years628
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.282
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

463,069
World Rank

145,607
Country Rank

33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Business & Management / Business Administration
Cognitive and social factors involved in leadership | groups | and entrepreneurship
Cognitive and social factors involved in leadership | groups | and entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
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Total2,010
-
Last 6 Years1,032
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.513