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Highly Cited Researchers
Others Highly Cited Researchers 180 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
Women's health
health risk assessment
sexual and reproductive health
elder care
Global Burden of Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,472
70,745
0.950
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,589
5,744
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Horizontal gene transfer
antibiotic resistance
GMO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,146
3,802
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
low back pain
neck pain
spinal disorders
musculoskeletal disorders
osteoarthriti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,021
4,850
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Reproductio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,875
3,303
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Youth researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
3,397
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sustainability
textiles
clothing
consumption
laundr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,214
3,259
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
sosialt arbeid
familie
symbolsk interaksjonisme
særbo
kvinne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,885
903
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,875
1,484
0.383
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
workplace information
digital workplace
information behaviour/practices
task-based information searchin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,768
1,192
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
interactive information retrieval
IIR
IIR evaluation
user studies
test desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,586
779
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
2,998
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
livskvalitet aldrin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,060
1,729
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,283
1,346
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
1,914
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,518
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
713
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kvalitativ metod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,483
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Optimal Control
Adaptive Control
Robust control
Estimation
and Marin applicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,063
1,558
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Youth Drop-out Vulnerable youth Living conditions of children and youths Mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,020
1,184
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
1,311
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Behavior analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,731
631
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,094
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
766
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Work
family and health
longitudinal family studies
work-family conflict
marginalization from work and educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
1,080
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,692
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sezer Kisa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,472
70,745
0.950
Women's health
health risk assessment
sexual and reproductive health
elder care
Global Burden of Diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,939
334
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Atle Fretheim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,589
5,744
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,543
567
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kaare Magne Nielsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,146
3,802
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,775
647
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Margreth Grotle Soukup|Margreth Grotle Soukup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,021
4,850
0.484
low back pain
neck pain
spinal disorders
musculoskeletal disorders
osteoarthriti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,223
750
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Trine B Haugen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,875
3,303
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,759
1,272
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anders Bakken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
3,397
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,154
1,741
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kirsi Laitala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,214
3,259
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,345
1,897
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Irene Levin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,885
903
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,928
1,903
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Simon Innvær
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,875
1,484
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,699
1,959
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katriina Byström
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,768
1,192
0.316
workplace information
digital workplace
information behaviour/practices
task-based information searchin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,925
2,046
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pia Borlund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,586
779
0.217
interactive information retrieval
IIR
IIR evaluation
user studies
test desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,854
2,056
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anis Yazidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
2,998
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,646
2,323
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Hansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,060
1,729
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,526
2,966
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tone Alm Andreassen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,283
1,346
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,749
2,967
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonas Debesay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
1,914
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,550
3,018
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Susanne Søholt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,518
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,810
3,085
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anne Britt Djuve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
713
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,471
3,174
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mette Sagbakken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,483
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,419
3,182
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vahid Hassani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,063
1,558
0.755
Optimal Control
Adaptive Control
Robust control
Estimation
and Marin applicatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,269
3,230
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mira Sletten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,020
1,184
0.586
Youth Drop-out Vulnerable youth Living conditions of children and youths Mental healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,415
3,336
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hege Hofstad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
1,311
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,802
3,587
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Per Holth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,731
631
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,943
3,698
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,094
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,778
3,723
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tone Berge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
766
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,392
3,817
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wendy Nilsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
1,080
0.689
Work
family and health
longitudinal family studies
work-family conflict
marginalization from work and educatio