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

28,255
World Rank

85
Country Rank

24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total27,138
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Last 6 Years7,349
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Last 6 Years / Total0.271
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

64,397
World Rank

220
Country Rank

44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total14,975
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Last 6 Years7,281
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Last 6 Years / Total0.486
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

120,137
World Rank

448
Country Rank

111
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total8,905
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Last 6 Years4,963
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Last 6 Years / Total0.557
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

156,762
World Rank

610
Country Rank

145
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Geography
Urban Food Security | Urban Food Systems | Geography | Urban Studies | South Afric
Urban Food Security | Urban Food Systems | Geography | Urban Studies | South Afric
Citation Metrics
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Total6,968
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Last 6 Years4,664
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Last 6 Years / Total0.669
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

524,810
World Rank

2,547
Country Rank

455
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total1,671
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Last 6 Years897
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Last 6 Years / Total0.537