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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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,278
21,697
0.223
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,915
18,390
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Natural Products
Pharmacognos
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,652
12,944
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,451
16,614
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
resilience
robots
complexity
cognition
safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,280
12,366
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evidence-based practice
child and adolescent mental health
intervention research
wellnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,252
18,757
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Motivation
Academic Cheating
Violence Against Educators
School Transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,333
10,874
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Variable Univers
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,402
12,257
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,983
7,897
0.247
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,841
9,115
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,418
10,868
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
spine
low back pain
musculoskeletal
ergonomics
occupational biomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,782
6,052
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
intuitive eating
positive body image
body appreciation
disordered eatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,318
15,922
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,241
10,649
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,777
6,296
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
medical imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,269
7,377
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
mindfulness
exercise
functional connectivity
aging
multiple sclerosi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,151
9,890
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,092
7,681
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
self-regulation of learning
motivation
post-secondary
metacognitio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,376
8,447
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,904
14,899
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Commitment
Socialization
Motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,080
6,051
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Motor Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,033
8,603
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,464
6,506
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,423
4,874
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
ice
glacier
greenland
antarctica
alask
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,184
8,911
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,617
1,688
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marilynn Brewer
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,278
21,697
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,911
3,739
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roger Ratcliff
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,915
18,390
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,693
4,567
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
A Douglas Kinghorn
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,652
12,944
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,040
4,738
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Raymond A Noe
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,451
16,614
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,417
5,366
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Woods
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,280
12,366
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,772
6,913
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,252
18,757
0.455
Evidence-based practice
child and adolescent mental health
intervention research
wellnes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,024
8,363
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Anderman
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,333
10,874
0.299
Motivation
Academic Cheating
Violence Against Educators
School Transition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,500
9,430
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
KZ Stanek
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,402
12,257
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,973
10,075
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gail Mckoon
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,983
7,897
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,115
10,142
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carl Maresh
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,841
9,115
0.286
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,759
10,879
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Heremans J
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,418
10,868
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,204
12,376
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
William S Marras
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,782
6,052
0.218
spine
low back pain
musculoskeletal
ergonomics
occupational biomechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,260
14,088
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tracy L Tylka
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,318
15,922
0.629
intuitive eating
positive body image
body appreciation
disordered eatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,402
14,146
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bennett Tepper
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,241
10,649
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,200
14,477
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Oded Shenkar
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,777
6,296
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,226
14,859
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Orlando Simonetti
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,269
7,377
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,476
14,970
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ruchika Prakash
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,151
9,890
0.410
mindfulness
exercise
functional connectivity
aging
multiple sclerosi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,608
15,030
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dale Shane Smith
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,092
7,681
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,751
17,513
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christopher Wolters
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,376
8,447
0.395
self-regulation of learning
motivation
post-secondary
metacognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,858
19,110
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anil Bilgihan
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,904
14,899
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,479
20,122
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Howard J Klein
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,080
6,051
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,638
20,184
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jacqueline D Goodway
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,033
8,603
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,623
20,967
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
A Kahraman
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,464
6,506
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,717
21,005
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clark Spencer Larsen
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,423
4,874
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,598
21,373
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ian Howat
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,184
8,911
0.490