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

232
World Rank

102
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
-
Total305,083
-
Last 6 Years120,678
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.396
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

404
World Rank

171
Country Rank

2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
-
Total267,110
-
Last 6 Years118,349
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.443
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,360
World Rank

589
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
-
Total160,178
-
Last 6 Years36,293
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.227
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,769
World Rank

1,292
Country Rank

6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
-
Total111,732
-
Last 6 Years74,018
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.662
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

4,115
World Rank

1,933
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Particle Physics | Data Analytics | Machine Learning | Simulation Softwar
Experimental Particle Physics | Data Analytics | Machine Learning | Simulation Softwar
Citation Metrics
-
Total90,415
-
Last 6 Years70,772
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.783
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

8,198
World Rank

3,881
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
-
Total59,754
-
Last 6 Years51,855
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.868
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

18,645
World Rank

8,629
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Physics
neutrino oscillations | nanoparticle quantum dots | quantum chromodynamic
neutrino oscillations | nanoparticle quantum dots | quantum chromodynamic
Citation Metrics
-
Total35,596
-
Last 6 Years7,978
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.224
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

21,779
World Rank

9,999
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total32,207
-
Last 6 Years5,342
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.166
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

26,110
World Rank

11,901
Country Rank

30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
-
Total28,572
-
Last 6 Years8,394
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.294
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

27,494
World Rank

12,497
Country Rank

31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total27,641
-
Last 6 Years5,530
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.200
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

30,227
World Rank

13,640
Country Rank

34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total25,935
-
Last 6 Years5,774
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.223
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

30,856
World Rank

13,917
Country Rank

37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Physics
Nuclear fission | heavy-ion reactions | heavy-ion fusion | relativistic heavy-ion collisions | nuclear astrophysics reaction
Nuclear fission | heavy-ion reactions | heavy-ion fusion | relativistic heavy-ion collisions | nuclear astrophysics reaction
Citation Metrics
-
Total25,566
-
Last 6 Years4,304
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.168
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

32,100
World Rank

14,448
Country Rank

39
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Physics
Materials Physics | Synchrotron Radiation | Surface and Interface | Quantum Materials | Energy Material
Materials Physics | Synchrotron Radiation | Surface and Interface | Quantum Materials | Energy Material
Citation Metrics
-
Total24,870
-
Last 6 Years21,219
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.853
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

33,363
World Rank

14,930
Country Rank

42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total24,238
-
Last 6 Years5,018
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.207
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

32,754
World Rank

14,694
Country Rank

41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
-
Total24,532
-
Last 6 Years11,667
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.476
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

35,006
World Rank

15,630
Country Rank

47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
-
Total23,413
-
Last 6 Years8,375
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.358
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

35,683
World Rank

15,905
Country Rank

50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total23,097
-
Last 6 Years16,803
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.727
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

35,632
World Rank

15,886
Country Rank

49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
-
Total23,115
-
Last 6 Years8,645
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.374
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

36,349
World Rank

16,189
Country Rank

51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total22,786
-
Last 6 Years9,970
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.438
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

38,309
World Rank

16,988
Country Rank

56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,978
-
Last 6 Years9,088
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.414
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

46,608
World Rank

20,199
Country Rank

65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,068
-
Last 6 Years2,444
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.128
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

47,474
World Rank

20,540
Country Rank

68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,815
-
Last 6 Years9,520
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.506
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

47,079
World Rank

20,385
Country Rank

66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,928
-
Last 6 Years6,090
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.322
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

47,168
World Rank

20,417
Country Rank

67
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,904
-
Last 6 Years5,742
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.304
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

52,146
World Rank

22,388
Country Rank

75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
-
Total17,543
-
Last 6 Years3,614
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.206