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Others Highly Cited Researchers 141 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
Molecular Epidemiology of infectious pathogens.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,650
9,522
0.420
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,622
11,072
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lamb
Beef
animal nutrition
Meat Science
enteric infection
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,653
5,795
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,822
5,681
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
RNA therapeutics
antisense technology
neurodegenerative disease
rare disease
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,880
6,067
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,578
4,097
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
transformative education
transformative educational researc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,367
2,807
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
knowledge management
e-learning
research method
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,240
3,918
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
vector-borne disease
ticks
medical microbiology
veterinary parasitolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,829
3,530
0.400
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,915
3,230
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,749
4,799
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cycling performance
high intensity interval training
thermoregulation
Alzheimer's Diseas
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,502
3,745
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Intelligent System
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,417
2,723
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Innate Immunity
Newborn Immunology
Tumour Immunolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,156
2,503
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Process Systems Engineering
Process Modeling
Process Control
Optimization
Schedulin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,148
3,714
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,019
4,047
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Depression
anxiety
mental health
cognition
herbal medicin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,574
3,734
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Respiratory immunology
Immune regulation
Dendritic cell
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,568
875
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,555
2,594
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Antisense oligonucleotide
Aptamers
Oligonucleotide synthesis
siRNA & miRNA
DNAzyme
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,360
3,580
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
3,499
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,926
3,384
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Blood flow restriction
hypoxia
training monitorin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,700
3,480
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Expertise
Judgment
Decision Making
Bayesian inferenc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,698
2,293
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cancer researc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,673
3,578
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,551
1,625
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Una Ryan
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,650
9,522
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,722
2,325
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sulev Koks
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,622
11,072
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,857
2,523
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Pethick
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,653
5,795
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,071
2,957
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simone Volet
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,822
5,681
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,906
3,257
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sue Fletcher
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,880
6,067
0.437
RNA therapeutics
antisense technology
neurodegenerative disease
rare disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,037
3,680
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter M May
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,578
4,097
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,807
4,648
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Charles Sinclair Taylor
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,367
2,807
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,012
5,277
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jane Klobas
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,240
3,918
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,024
5,558
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Irwin
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,829
3,530
0.400
vector-borne disease
ticks
medical microbiology
veterinary parasitolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,648
6,287
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Trengove
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,915
3,230
0.408
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,747
6,421
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Belinda Brown
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,749
4,799
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,031
7,701
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeremiah Peiffer
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,502
3,745
0.576
cycling performance
high intensity interval training
thermoregulation
Alzheimer's Diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,374
7,804
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chun Che Fung Lance
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,417
2,723
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,603
8,111
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Currie
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,156
2,503
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,815
8,119
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Parisa A Bahri
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,148
3,714
0.604
Process Systems Engineering
Process Modeling
Process Control
Optimization
Schedulin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,726
8,303
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tania Urmee
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,019
4,047
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,002
8,912
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adrian Lopresti
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,574
3,734
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,223
8,919
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Phil Stumbles
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,568
875
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,660
8,941
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tanya Mcgill
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,555
2,594
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,653
9,260
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rakesh N Veedu
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,360
3,580
0.668
Antisense oligonucleotide
Aptamers
Oligonucleotide synthesis
siRNA & miRNA
DNAzyme
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,186
9,647
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Artur Deditius
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
3,499
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,923
10,028
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sofie Elisabeth De Meyer
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,926
3,384
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,900
10,392
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brendan Scott
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,700
3,480
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,992
10,395
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Guillermo Campitelli
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,698
2,293
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,088
10,430
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tao Wang
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,673
3,578
0.766