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Highly Cited Researchers
Others Highly Cited Researchers 274 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
Professor of Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,455
14,934
0.507
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,574
5,516
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Epilepsy
Cerebral Palsy
Autism
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Global Child Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,420
7,783
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Implementation Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,619
2,603
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,983
1,506
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Infectious Diseases
Oral Healt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,504
1,493
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Urban Sciences
Global Environmental Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
840
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Waste water treatment
water treatment
water supply
Urban drainag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
554
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Long-term complications of HIV/AIDS
Non-communicable diseases in PLHI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
863
0.798
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Waste management
Resource recover
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
1,050
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
visualization
GI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
306
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
916
649
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biofuels
Biocomposites
Bioplastics
Biocha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
855
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
feminist political economy
feminist political theory
politics
land and agrarian studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
593
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Requirements engineering
Safety-critical systems development
Agile software developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
529
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
tea growin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
291
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maternal healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
520
384
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Responsible AI
Intelligent Systems
Autonomous System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
572
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
smart infrastructure
affordable and inclusive telecommunication solutions
resilience innovati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
251
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biomass and Bio-energy
Pollution monitoring
Design of Improved Cooking Stove
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
257
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Parasitic zoonoses
Diagnostic pathology
One Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
327
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
implementation science
adaptation science
intervention researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
375
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computing
Information Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
222
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philosophy of Education
Professional Teacher Ethics
Teacher Education
Early Childhood Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
295
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Respiratory health and Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
362
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,847
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Moses R Kamya|Moses Kamya
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,455
14,934
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,986
5
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Harriet Mayanja-Kizza
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,574
5,516
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,134
8
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Angelina Kakooza Mwesige
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,420
7,783
0.747
Epilepsy
Cerebral Palsy
Autism
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Global Child Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,089
60
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald Olum
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,619
2,603
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,191
86
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mark Kaddumukasa
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,983
1,506
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,708
141
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dianah Rhoda Nassozi
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,504
1,493
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,319
180
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul Isolo Mukwaya
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
840
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,200
196
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alex Yasoni Katukiza
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
554
0.497
Waste water treatment
water treatment
water supply
Urban drainag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,614
202
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Byonanebye M. Dathan
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
863
0.798
Long-term complications of HIV/AIDS
Non-communicable diseases in PLHI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,985
205
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joseph Jjagwe
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
1,050
0.993
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,098
227
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Patrick Ogao
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
306
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,857
233
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Badru Bukenya
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
916
649
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,637
240
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vianney Andrew Yiga
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
855
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833,707
289
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lyn Ossome
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
593
0.853
feminist political economy
feminist political theory
politics
land and agrarian studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
874,154
314
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rashidah Kasauli
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
529
0.855
Requirements engineering
Safety-critical systems development
Agile software developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886,735
327
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Musabe Junior
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
291
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941,231
357
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mike Kagawa
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
520
384
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
901,488
335
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ggaliwango Marvin
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
572
0.997
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Responsible AI
Intelligent Systems
Autonomous System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,884
363
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dorothy Okello
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
251
0.503
smart infrastructure
affordable and inclusive telecommunication solutions
resilience innovati
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,046,822
435
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hussein Kisiki Nsamba
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
257
0.636
Biomass and Bio-energy
Pollution monitoring
Design of Improved Cooking Stove
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061,261
453
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francis Mutebi
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
327
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,044,334
432
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Roscoe Kasujja
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
375
0.924
implementation science
adaptation science
intervention researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,906
464
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sonny Nyeko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
222
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,623
463
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anthony Mugagga Muwagga
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
295
0.785
Philosophy of Education
Professional Teacher Ethics
Teacher Education
Early Childhood Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,043
470
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Patricia Alupo
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
362
0.981