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Highly Cited Researchers
Others Highly Cited Researchers 169 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
Servicios ecosistémicos
planificación de la conservación
gobernanz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,986
2,701
0.542
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative Neurobiology
Remyelination
Multiple Sclerosis
Vascular Nich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,818
2,553
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hydrology
Droughts
Climate Change
Water Security
Sustainable use of Surface and Groundwate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
2,965
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
applied acoustics
noise and vibration contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,846
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,018
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ciencias del Suelo
Física de Suelos
Conservación de Suelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,251
1,510
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,972
1,132
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
natural hazards
floods
fluvial geomorphology
risk mitigation and resilienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,995
1,200
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brain energy metabolism
neuron-glia interactions
neurodegenerative diseases
brain agin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
925
0.466
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,982
1,049
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Functional anatomy
mesozoic trackways
biomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
595
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Micología Clínica
Micología Ambiental
Test de Susceptibilida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
588
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Inflamation
cancer
neutrophils cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
1,133
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Salud Materno Infantil
Epidemiología
Práctica Basada en Evidenci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,623
731
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cultural studies
youth anthropology
historical anthropology
ethnography and literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
486
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,305
660
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,078
610
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Information Systems
Telework
Technostress
Consumer Behavior
Data Visualizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
901
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Population genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
375
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Semiochemicals for agricultural pest management
Integrated Pest Management
Beekeepin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
454
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fitotecnia
Proteccion Vegetal
Malherbología y Diseño de Experimentos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
388
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pensamiento Sistémico
Organizaciones Comunitarias
Desarrollo
Conocimiento Libr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
178
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
resiliencia urbana
resiliencia comunitaria
humedales urbano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
471
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Obesity
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
metabolism
exercis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
579
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
510
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,562
446
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Laura Nahuelhual
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,986
2,701
0.542
Servicios ecosistémicos
planificación de la conservación
gobernanz
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,814
475
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francisco J Rivera
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,818
2,553
0.530
Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative Neurobiology
Remyelination
Multiple Sclerosis
Vascular Nich
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,009
675
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Camila Alvarez Garretón
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
2,965
0.826
Hydrology
Droughts
Climate Change
Water Security
Sustainable use of Surface and Groundwate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,701
701
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jorge P Arenas
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,846
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,776
742
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nelson Valdivia
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,018
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,894
765
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
José Dörner
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,251
1,510
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,298
853
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leonardo D Bacigalupe
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,972
1,132
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,911
1,345
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bruno Mazzorana
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,995
1,200
0.602
natural hazards
floods
fluvial geomorphology
risk mitigation and resilienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,767
1,355
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maite A Castro Gallastegui
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
925
0.466
Brain energy metabolism
neuron-glia interactions
neurodegenerative diseases
brain agin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,085
1,356
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Claudia Quezada
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,982
1,049
0.529
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Rankings
494,302
1,486
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Moreno Karen
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
595
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,466
1,530
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patricio Godoy
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
588
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,788
1,552
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ingrid P Ehrenfeld
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
1,133
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,098
1,646
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
R Mauricio Barría P
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,623
731
0.450
Salud Materno Infantil
Epidemiología
Práctica Basada en Evidenci
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,514
1,899
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yanko González
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
486
0.355
Cultural studies
youth anthropology
historical anthropology
ethnography and literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,297
1,977
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Natalia Méndez
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,305
660
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,696
2,282
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrea Silva
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,078
610
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,198
2,335
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cristian Salazar-Concha
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
901
0.863
Information Systems
Telework
Technostress
Consumer Behavior
Data Visualizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,919
2,757
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marcela P Astorga
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
808
375
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,280
2,792
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Esteban Basoalto
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
454
0.575
Semiochemicals for agricultural pest management
Integrated Pest Management
Beekeepin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,164
2,815
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ricardo Fuentes
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
776
388
0.500
Fitotecnia
Proteccion Vegetal
Malherbología y Diseño de Experimentos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,784
2,999
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alejandro Ochoa Arias
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
178
0.258
Pensamiento Sistémico
Organizaciones Comunitarias
Desarrollo
Conocimiento Libr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,279
3,040
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paula Villagra
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
471
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
848,810
3,046
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sergio Martinez-Huenchullan
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
579
0.868
Obesity
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
metabolism
exercis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,389
3,051
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Loreto Troncoso
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
510
0.766