The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Medical Microbiology
Virology
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,598
14,218
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Natural products
Diabetes
Oxidative Stress
Free Radical
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
294
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Energy Economics
Development Economics
Labour Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
247
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Neuroanatomy
Neuroscience and Biomedical Sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
251
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
neuroscience
Nanomedicine and genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
243
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Solid Minerals Resources
Porcelain Production
Developmental Studies in Ceremics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
33
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neglected tropical Diseases with a special interest in venom and Antivenom Research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
136
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Environmental health/Antimicrobial Resistance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
122
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Democracy and Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
95
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
international economic relations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
110
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cancer biology and cell signaling in tumorigenesis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
90
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Broadcast media
Broadcast Entertainment-Education
Public Relations
Gender Studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
52
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Distributed database management and parallel computation
computer and education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
52
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
17
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Climate Change
Water Resource Management
Quantitative Technique
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
19
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Gender Economics
Labour Economics and Development Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
38
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Visual Arts and Ceramic Art
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
International relations
peace
security
democracy
development and theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Numerical Analysis
Integral transforms
Integral equations
Special functions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Health Education
Human sexuality
Primary Health Care
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
13
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Item Analysis
Differential Item Functioning
Mathematics Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Applied Econometrics
Development Economics and Health Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Environmental Microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
16
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Numerical Optimization
Numerical Methods in Engineering
PDE
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Geophysics
Tectonophysics
Structural Geology
Geology
Groundwater Exploration and Development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Surajudeen A. Junaid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,598
14,218
0.411
Medical Microbiology
Virology
Mycology
Abubakar Mohammed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
294
0.571
Innocent Okwanya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
247
0.901
Kabeer Abubakar|Kabeer Abu Bakar
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
251
0.996
Maryam Mailafiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
243
0.996
Solomon Manzuche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
33
0.221
Solid Minerals Resources
Porcelain Production
Developmental Studies in Ceremics
Fatima Adis Adamude
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
136
0.971
Neglected tropical Diseases with a special interest in venom and Antivenom Research
Peter Upla
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
122
0.924
George Genyi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
95
0.748
Stephen Nnaemeka Azom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
110
0.957
Abraham Ubhenin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
90
0.865
Ukwela Ojoma Comfort|Ukwela, O.C.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
52
0.881
Broadcast media
Broadcast Entertainment-Education
Public Relations
Gender Studies
Timothy Moses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
52
0.912
Distributed database management and parallel computation
computer and education
Rene Mary Mathew
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
17
0.378
Ayiwulu Ezekiel
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
19
0.432
Climate Change
Water Resource Management
Quantitative Technique
Ehigocho Peace Aimua
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
38
0.927
Jonathan Okewu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757
Enoch Amila Shehu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
International relations
peace
security
democracy
development and theory
Vanenchii Peter Ayoo|Peter Vanenchii Ayoo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
Numerical Analysis
Integral transforms
Integral equations
Special functions
Adigun Joseph Oluwaseyi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
13
0.684
Joseph Taiwo Akinboboye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
Item Analysis
Differential Item Functioning
Mathematics Education
Abdulganiyu Salami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
Applied Econometrics
Development Economics and Health Economics
Osuyi Uyi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
16
0.889
Collins O. Akeremale
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
Yohanna Andarawus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Geophysics
Tectonophysics
Structural Geology
Geology
Groundwater Exploration and Development