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Highly Cited Researchers
Others Highly Cited Researchers 100 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bioenergy
Bioproducts
Fast Pyrolysis
Activated Carbon
Circular Bioeconom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
1,873
0.944
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioprocess
Bioproducts
Bioenergy
Pyrolysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
1,579
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Parasitology
Ruminant diseases
transboundary animal disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
332
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Animal Breeding and Reproduction …
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Veterinary Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
194
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Teaching and Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
microbiology
microbial ecology
biodiversity conservation
and ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
94
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
human-animal interaction
mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
167
0.988
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
136
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Aquatic Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
91
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Animal Nutrition and Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Veterinary Patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
26
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genetic diversity and ecological studies of …
utilization of soil microorganisms in
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Educational Policies
Educational Psychology
Teaching and Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
95
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ruminant health and nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
58
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ruminant Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
78
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Environmental Science
Aquatic Biodiversity
Aquatic Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
50
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Agricultural Biology
Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
41
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Soil Biogeochemistry
Nanotechnology for Agriculture
Advanced Materials
carbon material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
63
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biology education
BioEd researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
63
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nanotechnology
Natural Products
Biopesticides
Waste Valorization
Chemistry Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
59
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Machinery Systems
Precision Ag
Soil and Water Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
61
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Science
Plant Stress Physiology
Biodiversity Studies
Ecology
Remote Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
35
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,665
200
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elmar Villota|Elmar M. Villota, Elmar Mateo Villota
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
1,873
0.944
Bioenergy
Bioproducts
Fast Pyrolysis
Activated Carbon
Circular Bioeconom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,174
282
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wendy Mateo
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
1,579
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
948,013
870
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Virginia Venturina
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
332
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,202,632
1,413
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peregrino G Duran
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,282,258
1,664
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joel Salazar
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,344,626
1,880
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fredelon Sison
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
194
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,426,575
2,171
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Florante Ibarra
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,443,766
2,252
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diana Castillo
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
94
0.540
microbiology
microbial ecology
biodiversity conservation
and ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,457,416
2,311
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Evelyn F Acoba
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
167
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,537,503
2,613
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Khristina Judan Cruz
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
136
0.938
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,575,426
2,760
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gemerlyn Garcia
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
91
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,636,393
3,033
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Antonio J Barroga
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,688,920
3,289
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Esmeraldo M Cabana
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
26
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,746,841
3,563
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maria Luisa T Mason
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
0
0.000
Genetic diversity and ecological studies of …
utilization of soil microorganisms in
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,747,326
3,568
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rosario Flores Quicho
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
95
1.000
Educational Policies
Educational Psychology
Teaching and Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,760,603
3,644
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alvin P Soriano
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
58
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,805,507
3,877
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Raniel Valencia
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,806,863
3,884
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeffrey Lavarias
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
78
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,854,385
4,157
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lorenz J Fajardo
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
50
0.658
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Environmental Science
Aquatic Biodiversity
Aquatic Ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,878,701
4,284
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zosimo Ii Battad
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
41
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,305
4,429
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marilou M Sarong
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
63
0.926
Soil Biogeochemistry
Nanotechnology for Agriculture
Advanced Materials
carbon material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,913,888
4,510
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Paul Santos
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
63
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,927,792
4,611
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Danila Santos Paragas
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
59
0.922
Nanotechnology
Natural Products
Biopesticides
Waste Valorization
Chemistry Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,944,939
4,745
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonathan Viernes Fabula
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
61
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,971,163
4,951
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Arnel Celestino
Central Luzon State University
Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
35
0.603
Plant Science
Plant Stress Physiology
Biodiversity Studies
Ecology
Remote Sensin