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Others Highly Cited Researchers 619 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
Structural Optimisation
Free-form Architecture
Additive Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,003
21,668
0.570
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roads
sustainability
infrastructure
asset management
Disaster Mgm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,292
15,071
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Colloid and Surface Science
Biointerfaces
Biofilm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,936
11,951
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,117
4,366
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
hazards
disasters
wildfires
flood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,104
6,911
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Project Management
Procurement
Knowledge Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,848
4,811
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
evidence-based medicine
CA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,713
5,790
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
antimicrobial coating
liquid metal
nanomedicine
superhydrophobic
biomedical nanoengineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,395
9,357
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Whiteness studies
critical race studies
indigenous studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,188
6,704
0.550
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,796
8,011
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Light weight composite structure
Dynamic fracture
Thin film
Structural Optimization
3D Printin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
9,433
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
structural_optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,384
6,087
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,236
2,538
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
spatial planning theory
Deleuze and Guattari
more-than-huma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,945
3,297
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
evacuation
disasters
building fires
wildfires
computer modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,767
5,281
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Interdisciplinary conservation scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,475
6,046
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
COPD
asthma
lung cancer
inflammation
resolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,279
4,166
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Herbal medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,241
6,810
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
COPD
Inflammation
Oxidative Stress
Comorbiditie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,157
4,650
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Technology Facilitated Abuse
Cybercrime
Violence Prevention
Domestic & Sexual Violenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,114
6,869
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Drugs and the internet
cryptomarkets
new psychoactive substances
digital research methods
dru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,997
5,438
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Polymer composites
Bio-plastics
Renewable energy
Wastewater treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,616
7,868
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
GPS
GNSS
atmosphere
LBS
Surveyin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,495
5,075
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,341
4,138
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
digital picture coding
digital signal processing
image processing
picture quality assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,007
1,344
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,757
699
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yi Min 'Mike' Xie (谢亿民)
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,003
21,668
0.570
Structural Optimisation
Free-form Architecture
Additive Manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,389
1,171
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Arun Kumar
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,292
15,071
0.533
Roads
sustainability
infrastructure
asset management
Disaster Mgm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,902
1,826
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Russell Crawford
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,936
11,951
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,728
2,430
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Harsharn Gill
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,117
4,366
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,250
2,635
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Handmer
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,104
6,911
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,849
2,949
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Derek Walker
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,848
4,811
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,896
3,306
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charlie C Xue
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,713
5,790
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,061
3,410
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vi Khanh Truong
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,395
9,357
0.699
antimicrobial coating
liquid metal
nanomedicine
superhydrophobic
biomedical nanoengineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,116
3,823
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aileen Moreton Robinson
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,188
6,704
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,522
3,973
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jorge Paz-Ferreiro
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,796
8,011
0.679
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,441
4,372
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan Phuong Tran|Phuong Tran
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,961
9,433
0.861
Light weight composite structure
Dynamic fracture
Thin film
Structural Optimization
3D Printin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,531
4,645
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shiwei Zhou
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,384
6,087
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,261
4,720
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Fien
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,236
2,538
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,663
4,866
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean Hillier
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,945
3,297
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,860
4,966
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Erica Kuligowski
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,767
5,281
0.541
evacuation
disasters
building fires
wildfires
computer modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,669
5,146
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sarah Bekessy
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,475
6,046
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,372
5,253
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steven Bozinovski
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,279
4,166
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,892
5,274
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yue Sun
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,241
6,810
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,122
5,348
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ross Vlahos
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,157
4,650
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,754
5,372
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anastasia Powell
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,114
6,869
0.754
Technology Facilitated Abuse
Cybercrime
Violence Prevention
Domestic & Sexual Violenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,416
5,454
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Monica J Barratt
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,997
5,438
0.604
Drugs and the internet
cryptomarkets
new psychoactive substances
digital research methods
dru
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,263
5,706
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sabzoi Nizamuddin
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,616
7,868
0.913
Polymer composites
Bio-plastics
Renewable energy
Wastewater treatmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,222
5,791
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kefei Zhang
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,495
5,075
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,856
5,933
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kay Latham
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,341
4,138
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,778
6,205
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hong Ren Wu
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,007
1,344
0.168
digital picture coding
digital signal processing
image processing
picture quality assessmen