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

6,145
World Rank

16
Country Rank

1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total71,423
-
Last 6 Years31,567
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.442
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

128,883
World Rank

93
Country Rank

5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
-
Total8,364
-
Last 6 Years5,297
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.633
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

316,010
World Rank

105,296
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Others
Astrobiology | Planetary Habitability | Extraterrestrial Life | Environmental Ethics | Space Settlemen
Astrobiology | Planetary Habitability | Extraterrestrial Life | Environmental Ethics | Space Settlemen
Citation Metrics
-
Total3,304
-
Last 6 Years2,042
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.618
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

523,493
World Rank

14,729
Country Rank

13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total1,678
-
Last 6 Years588
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.350
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

641,998
World Rank

19,671
Country Rank

21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
-
Total1,196
-
Last 6 Years582
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.487
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

649,597
World Rank

20,027
Country Rank

23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total1,171
-
Last 6 Years472
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.403
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

851,376
World Rank

239,950
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total663
-
Last 6 Years365
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.551
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

854,453
World Rank

30,560
Country Rank

36
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
-
Total657
-
Last 6 Years419
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.638
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,076,960
World Rank

40,986
Country Rank

48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
-
Total377
-
Last 6 Years287
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.761
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,102,062
World Rank

283,265
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total355
-
Last 6 Years327
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.921
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,121,049
World Rank

43,012
Country Rank

52
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total340
-
Last 6 Years147
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.432
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,131,534
World Rank

43,510
Country Rank

53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
EMI shielding materials | Electrospun fiber | Carbon nanofibers | Polymer composites | Carbon based mat
EMI shielding materials | Electrospun fiber | Carbon nanofibers | Polymer composites | Carbon based mat
Citation Metrics
-
Total331
-
Last 6 Years331
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,156,819
World Rank

44,631
Country Rank

55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total313
-
Last 6 Years116
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.371
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,160,897
World Rank

4,878
Country Rank

9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total310
-
Last 6 Years170
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.548
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,178,638
World Rank

45,757
Country Rank

57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
-
Total298
-
Last 6 Years0
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,211,322
World Rank

47,388
Country Rank

58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Others
Layered 2D materials | Electrochemical sensing | Water purification | Energy storage and conversion
Layered 2D materials | Electrochemical sensing | Water purification | Energy storage and conversion
Citation Metrics
-
Total278
-
Last 6 Years0
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,272,782
World Rank

50,654
Country Rank

60
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
-
Total244
-
Last 6 Years0
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,282,337
World Rank

51,189
Country Rank

62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Others
Signal processing | Image Processing | VLSI architectures for signal/image processing VLSI signal processin
Signal processing | Image Processing | VLSI architectures for signal/image processing VLSI signal processin
Citation Metrics
-
Total239
-
Last 6 Years118
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.494
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,286,860
World Rank

51,380
Country Rank

63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total237
-
Last 6 Years0
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,313,632
World Rank

52,880
Country Rank

64
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
-
Total224
-
Last 6 Years185
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.826
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,321,405
World Rank

53,275
Country Rank

65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
-
Total221
-
Last 6 Years60
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.271
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,351,858
World Rank

55,063
Country Rank

66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
-
Total208
-
Last 6 Years0
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,338,044
World Rank

316,293
Country Rank

10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
-
Total213
-
Last 6 Years205
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.962
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,354,289
World Rank

55,225
Country Rank

67
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
-
Total207
-
Last 6 Years0
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,354,477
World Rank

55,241
Country Rank

68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
-
Total206
-
Last 6 Years206
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000