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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
25,160
9,748
0.387
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Metacognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,955
5,988
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,599
5,206
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neurobiology of Stress-related Disorders / Emotional modulation of cognitive function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,194
5,688
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Virtual reality
rehabilitation
assitive technology
biomechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,495
4,843
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pain modulation profile
Pain Disorders among Women
Pain Evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,150
3,319
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,709
1,806
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,944
4,084
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anxiety Disorders
Treatment Processe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,143
4,457
0.624
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sleep
circadian rhythm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,032
2,858
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sensory processing
Vocational rehabilitation
Eating problem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,513
3,620
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
2,571
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elder Abuse
Family Caregiving
Intergenerational Relations
Aging
Gerontolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,013
1,750
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
trauma
child abuse
sexual abuse
use of drawings for assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,007
2,529
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
reading
reading disabilities
bilingualism
reading in different orthographie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,002
1,967
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,992
2,416
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Autism
Developmental Screening
Digital Health
Sensory Processing
Anxiet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
3,249
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cannabinoids
Stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,813
1,754
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
2,067
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Loss & Bereavement
Professional & Bio-Ethics
Psychotherapy
Supervision & Consultatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
1,247
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,155
967
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,049
1,021
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,866
2,657
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
pain neurophysiology
pain psychophysics
brain imaging
exercise and pain
sensory system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,565
2,379
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Positive Organizations
Relationships
Character Strengths
Meaning
School
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,459
2,880
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,550
186
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tzion Fahima
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,160
9,748
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,894
188
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Asher Koriat
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,955
5,988
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,900
266
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Avi Karni
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,599
5,206
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,487
370
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gal Richter Levin
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,194
5,688
0.331
Neurobiology of Stress-related Disorders / Emotional modulation of cognitive function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,132
475
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tamar Weiss
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,495
4,843
0.334
Virtual reality
rehabilitation
assitive technology
biomechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,413
937
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michal Granot
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,150
3,319
0.363
Pain modulation profile
Pain Disorders among Women
Pain Evaluatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,959
1,003
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yoav Lavee
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,709
1,806
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,196
1,133
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen Z Levine
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,944
4,084
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,531
1,294
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Idan M Aderka
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,143
4,457
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,063
1,322
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tamar Shochat
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,032
2,858
0.406
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,885
1,450
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eynat Gal
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,513
3,620
0.556
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sensory processing
Vocational rehabilitation
Eating problem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,592
1,493
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pnina Soffer
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
2,571
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,081
1,564
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ariela Lowenstein
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,013
1,750
0.291
Elder Abuse
Family Caregiving
Intergenerational Relations
Aging
Gerontolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,256
1,565
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rachel Lev Wiesel
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,007
2,529
0.421
trauma
child abuse
sexual abuse
use of drawings for assessmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,398
1,567
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Salim Abu Rabia
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,002
1,967
0.328
reading
reading disabilities
bilingualism
reading in different orthographie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,700
1,570
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dana Yagil
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,992
2,416
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,905
1,590
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ayelet Ben Sasson
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
3,249
0.552
Autism
Developmental Screening
Digital Health
Sensory Processing
Anxiet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,316
1,614
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Irit Akirav
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,813
1,754
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,992
1,619
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Miri Scharf
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
2,067
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,709
1,777
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simon Shimshon Rubin
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
1,247
0.238
Loss & Bereavement
Professional & Bio-Ethics
Psychotherapy
Supervision & Consultatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,672
1,807
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rachel Tomer
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,155
967
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,007
1,847
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Edi Barkai
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,049
1,021
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,674
1,920
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dror Angel
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,866
2,657
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,460
2,054
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Irit Weissman Fogel
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,565
2,379
0.521
pain neurophysiology
pain psychophysics
brain imaging
exercise and pain
sensory system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,482
2,086
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shiri Lavy
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,459
2,880
0.646
Positive Organizations
Relationships
Character Strengths
Meaning
School