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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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422,020
148,443
0.352
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,620
122,743
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,912
56,835
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
fungal disease
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,692
41,392
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,212
36,224
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lipoprotein
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,070
11,784
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,348
22,900
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
healt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,969
20,416
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,381
13,122
0.289
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cerebral oncology
Imaging biomarker
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,044
11,298
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,664
15,794
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
kidney cancer
immunotherapy
gene therapy
adoptive cell therapy
engineered T-cell therap
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,871
16,046
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,318
14,933
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ICT4D
Development Informatics
Information Systems
Development Studies
Digital Developmen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,260
11,861
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Graphen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,797
15,537
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anti-infective pharmacology
critical illness
respiratory infectio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,035
27,660
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,797
16,077
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,233
9,808
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,802
8,982
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,444
11,736
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
extragalactic star formation
extragalactic dust
infrared data processing
submillimetre/millimetre data processin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,550
7,397
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Social networks
Graph theor
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,284
8,983
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rare decays and new physics search
CP violation measurements
Silicon detectors
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,774
15,586
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Workplace bullying
harassment and discrimination
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,538
7,852
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mental Healt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,965
11,697
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
KS Novoselov|Kostya S Novoselov
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422,020
148,443
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,265
93
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
GE Thompson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,620
122,743
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,504
115
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Irina Grigorieva
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,912
56,835
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,545
196
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Denning
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,692
41,392
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,051
242
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jørgen Vestbo
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,212
36,224
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,276
615
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Durrington
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,070
11,784
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,819
676
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alison Yung
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,348
22,900
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,147
976
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Bower
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,969
20,416
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,621
1,116
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Blake
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,381
13,122
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,486
1,358
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alan Jackson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,044
11,298
0.282
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,718
1,378
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kenneth Muir
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,664
15,794
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,207
1,420
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Hawkins
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,871
16,046
0.413
kidney cancer
immunotherapy
gene therapy
adoptive cell therapy
engineered T-cell therap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,272
1,516
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stuart Pickering Brown
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,318
14,933
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,863
1,676
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard Heeks
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,260
11,861
0.336
ICT4D
Development Informatics
Information Systems
Development Studies
Digital Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,251
1,717
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roman Gorbachev
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,797
15,537
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,199
2,117
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tim Felton
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,035
27,660
0.921
Anti-infective pharmacology
critical illness
respiratory infectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,475
2,143
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pendleton N
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,797
16,077
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,155
2,203
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bina Agarwal
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,233
9,808
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,717
2,247
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rebecca Elliott
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,802
8,982
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,206
2,283
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ariane Herrick
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,444
11,736
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,550
2,400
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
George Bendo
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,550
7,397
0.268
extragalactic star formation
extragalactic dust
infrared data processing
submillimetre/millimetre data processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,296
2,737
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin G Everett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,284
8,983
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,170
2,823
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Deepanwita Dutta
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,774
15,586
0.629
Rare decays and new physics search
CP violation measurements
Silicon detectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,636
2,870
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Helge Hoel
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,538
7,852
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,820
2,969
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Karina Lovell
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,965
11,697
0.488